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| - Blessing for the cold and hungry!!! My first impression was wrong...and I'm not too proud to admit it. I've shun Congee Queen for so long because somewhere in my foggy memory, I remembered that their price was steep. It was only when I came back recently that I realized how wrong I remembered the experience.
This was a lovely blessing to my pneumonia stricken self. All I wanted was a nice bowl of congee to soothe the feeling of death that plagued my body, late night and stormy, in the middle of Scarborough. We came in from the cold to stuff ourselves with glorious Chinese food. We of course over ordered in our state of weakness; ordering a mushroom congee, fried salted pork, and a vegetable fried rice.
The price was average but the portions more than justified the price tag. The congee was amazing. Silky smooth, warm, and the blend of rice and gluttonous rice gave its texture nice and thick feel. The mushrooms was an added bonus. The fried pork came out and I was a little worried as it looked under battered. However, first bite dictated the contrary. Its crispy exterior and tender juicy interior left me a happy sick mess. The rice dish was massive and delicious, we piled on the condiments (especially their satay).
Overall, service was average, food was great!!! Well worth the trip out that stormy night. This place was worth the praises. Will certainly be back often, hopefully in a healthy state this time around.
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