I don't think it's fair to say that with so many Asian restaurants in the Spadina and surrounding neighborhood area that they are all the same, but I usually find that there are ways that certain ones stand out from their counterparts.
I ordered lunch here and had a good experience. First off, Chinese food can sometimes be a bit rough for even the most seasoned of eaters, but I had no troubles at all after eating the food here. The woman who owns the place was my counter person and cook and was friendly and chatty. She said if I ever had a party to call her for the food and she'd give a good price, although I got the sense I wasn't the first nor the last person she told that to, but it's still a nice gesture.
For my order I got the ginger crispy beef and chicken fried rice, both separate. The ginger beef was pretty tasty even though it looked absolutely nothing like it's picture in the menu. The rice was tasty as well, a tad bit greasy bit tasty and more flavorful than other fried rice I've had with large chunks of white meat chicken in it.
My meal total came up to just over $20, which is not too bad. If if gone to Spadina I think I'd have gotten about twice the amount of food, but I'll be fair in acknowledging that I don't need it. The portion was just right.
Overall pretty good, but nothing mind bending. Still worth the trip if you're close