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| - We've eaten here numerous times and will be back as many more. I read about Soos in an article in the Toronto Star about the family last year-- it turns out the old Mata Hari on Baldwin, an old favourite of ours, was theirs up until ten years ago when Johnny Soo was forced to return to his home country of Malaysia. When he returned about two years ago he opened this place with his wife and culinary-degree'ed son as chefs and daughter Lauren in front.
There they serve Malaysian food that is at least as good, if not better in the sense of more creative, than the old Mata Hari. We've been to Malaysian restos all over, incl. the oft-mentioned Restoran on Major Mack in R. Hill, and the Fatty Crab that got famous in NYC (& whose chef wound up on food network) and I can honestly say that Soos is better, more inventive, tastier, punchier.
Last summer we had a big birthday party in the backroom others here have talked about and service was incredible. The big hit was the pork belly on crispy rosti-style potato cake. An incredible dish, the kind I would like to be served on the day I die, one of the most memorable things I have ever eaten.
An added bonus is that the drinks, including the 'tea shots' (which are served in tea kettles if a larger amount is desired) are also quite creative and really stand up to the other cool spots on Ossington.
Seriously recommended!!
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