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| - Yep. Definitely not a crowded restaurant alright. I would only suggest coming to this restaurant when it's dinner time and you're fed up with waiting in lines at the other places nearby.
Parking:
Oh dear, where do I begin. For anybody who's a little bit familiar with First Markham Place, you know that the parking situation during weekend dinner time is tragically painful. You're lucky to find a parking spot by taking over somebody else's place, when you wait long enough at the same spot and stalk the people walking by. Or else, have fun with circling around the parking lot for many many rounds.
If you're impatient like me, I suggest parking near where the Cineplex used to be and walk a little. There's always parking there, even during 6-7pm on a Saturday, and the walk was maximum 5 minutes for me. But then again, the weather is getting cold, so for some people the stalking strategy may be optimal. Your call.
Restaurant:
Now that you've finally found a parking spot lets get to the food part. Like what many Yelpers have already mentioned, this place is never packed, not even during weekend dinner hour, so you can always expect to find a seat. Don't expect quick service however, the cafe is pretty understaffed, only 2 waiters were there when I came. I was disappointed that they didn't even serve us water when we sat down, so you're kinda forced to order a drink. For lunch (12-3pm) and dinner (6-9pm) they have this combo thing where you pay $2.75 extra to get a drink that's normally $3.99 and a complimentary dessert. Sounds like a pretty good deal, so both me and my friend opted for the combo.
I ordered the pop corn chicken and my friend got the ribs and we tried a little bit of both. The dishes came pretty slow, waited about 15 minutes. The ribs were ok, the flavoring wasn't special enough to be memorable, but I do give it points for being really tender. My popcorn chicken was kinda the same deal, I've definitely had better and more crispy pop corn chicken else where. For me personally it doesn't deserve all the praises from the other Yelpers. You get a tiny bit of veggies in the side. The broccoli tasted fresh, but too soft and overcooked. The corn was definitely made from frozen packages, pretty bland and soggy.
The taro milk tea that I got with the combo was made from powder, but they size was big and I think the container was cute. My friend's ginger tea was too sweet and it did taste like ginger. The hilarious part was that even though the tea was already sweet enough they even included an extra pack of sugar on the side. Just imagine not tasting the tea beforehand and added the pack of sugar in...... The desserts that we got were those pudding cups that you'd normally see at AYCE sushi restaurants, not bad, not spectacular either.
The bill ended up being like $12 per person before tips, with the combo, so it was alright for a casual dinner. Like I said before, this restaurant is never packed so it is a good alternative to go to if you feel like lining up for the other places. I ever saw people bringing their laptops there too.
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