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  • [] In Brief [] Lunch specials are cheap and nothing tastes bad, but there are significantly better Hakka options in the the GTA. [] In Length [] Asian Wok 'n Roll (AWnR) was my first experience with Hakka food, back in 2005 or something. I don't remember the flavors or menu items per se, but I can still remember the general feelings I had when trying shrimp pakora for the first time. They can be best described as this face: ... (0_o) ... followed by the words, "Where have you been all my life?!" Every trip to Toronto/Mississaga thereafter involved other Hakka joints so I kind of forgot about AWnR for the most part. That is, until I was back in the area with a friend. I was telling him about the fond memories I had of AWnR and the influence it had in shaping my tastebuds and expanding waistline. My friend's curiosity ultimately led us to choose AWnR for lunch. My friend, a Calgarian, kept exclaiming about how cheap the prices were compared to what he's used to back home. It seemed to be on the cheapish end; prior to tax and tip, the lunch specials were in the $7 range. Choose between a spring roll, or a carbonated beverage can with your lunch entrée and rice. I went with the spring roll. It was disappointingly bland. The entrées we chose were two different things, but they tasted very similar. I'm not sure I could differentiate between the two if I had my eyes closed. Actually, even with my eyes open, I probably couldn't differentiate between the two because they looked and tasted similar enough that I was left wondering if they were in fact the same thing. A whole lot of rice was included in the mix. Probably more than I would have preferred but I don't think, "This restaurant provided more sustenance than necessary" is ever a reasonable complaint. The food tasted fine, but I didn't have any culinary-induced fireworks going off. At the time, I wasn't hungry enough to want to add shrimp pakoras to the mix. They're probably still amazing. Or they're not, and I've romanticized my first Hakka experience. Two days later, my friend, and I went searching for the Hakka fireworks experience, which was found (like it always is) at Chilli Chicken House. Go there. Go here if you want to play it safe. AWnR is not bad, but in an area that has such a variety of nomworthy noms, "Not bad" is not good.
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