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| - for western style chinese food with a lot of more traditional items available as well , this place is most definitely "woohoo! as good as it gets!"
have been eating here for 15 years and it is the most consistent restaurant in toronto . yes it is insanely salty - or sweet depending on what you order - but that is why it is SO FRIKKIN GOOD ! if i want to eat healthy food , i cook for myself , if i want mind-blowing authentic chinese food i go to markham (well , i dont bc its way too far but i would if that was what i wanted) , and if i want straight up delicious super crispy salty sweet spicy szechuan chicken with perfectly cooked white meat and tiny lil bell peppers and fresh ginger and garlic and hot chillis , then i go to lee garden .
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#21 forever ! (i recommend ordering it "the old way" with bb bok choy ;D )
our other white person faves include : beef with chinese broccoli which features very tender-chewy thin slices of beef as well as carrots cut into lil birdy-discs , shanghai noodles with loads of chicken (disguised as more noodles) , sizzling beef tenderloin , and crunchy mushy salty chicken chow mein with loads of super fresh delicious veggies .
the quality of ingredients and execution of dishes is so above and beyond the other spots on spadina , it really puts lee gee in a class of its own
if you feel like something different and healthier on the side i recommend the choy sum (pea shoots)
they also do have a reasonably extensive chinese menu that i never eat from but i have to say that having patronized this resto for so many years its not really accurate to say , as previous reviewers have claimed , that their customers are all tourists/whiteys . i usually see quite a few groups of chinese friends and family eating here , as well of course as lots of tables mixed with various ethnicities , as is the wonderful toronto way ! i think they do a very good job of catering to various palettes , you just need to know what to order
for mid-range "ethnic" food , lee garden is absolutely my favourite restaurant in the city and i would keep it a secret if there wasnt already a steady line-up out the door !
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