I feel bad for giving Tom's House such a low rating because it was empty when we arrived...and stayed empty when we left. Having a restaurant in Markham that specializes in ChiuChow cuisine (vs. the sea of standard chinese food in Markham), I was quite excited to try this place out. But the quality of the food is not good.
The first dish that came out was their Braised (Lo Shui) Duck. The colour of the duck looked very different from the picture (it was much darker in colour in real life), and it became apparent that this duck was probably left soaking in the sauce for much too long. The duck itself also had that mushy texture (an indication that it is not very fresh). The flavour however, was decent.
We also ordered the lamb stew and rice, and their oyster pancake. The flavours were there, in fact it tasted quite homemade (perhaps no MSG was added? Which is great!). But I do feel that I've had better at other restaurants.
Lastly, the price point was a little too high to make up for the lack of quality. The oyster pancake was $15 (and didn't have much oysters in there), and a small bowl of rice was $3ish (For a bowl of white RICE?! most places are just $2!). I don't think I'll be coming back to Tom's.