Meh. I read all the other reviews before deciding to give this joint a try. I will give them this: they might be the best Chinese food restaurant in east york...a notoriously under served community where Chinese food is concerned (note to enterprising would-be Chinese food restauranteurs...open here, deliver and make good food...you will have a captive market!).
The good:
- decent prices
- quick
- chicken balls were good
The not-so good:
- ginger beef was bland. Like really really bland.
- Singapore noodles had no curry flavour, bland
- fried dumplings,not so fried and bland
- general tao chicken, boring bland and not good
- lemon chicken was not lemon-y....bland
- spring rolls. Flavourless. Like frozen. Bland.
- no fortune cookies in the bag!!! Whaaat???
I bet if you just ordered chicken balls and rice it would be just fine. Not great. But totally serviceable.
Now considering some of the other disasters in the neighbourhood - SANDY's at woodbine and danforth, eden on coxwell for example - this place was a welcome upgrade. But it was not 5 out of 5. No way. It was ok. Just ok. Not good, not even average (Manchu Wok is average to me). And certainly not 5/5.
Why can't these places hire a qualified cook and buy decent and fresh ingredients and then make sure they do the service right (like why no delivery??? Isn't that a basic requirement for staying in business as a chinese food joint?).
Seems an easy formula.