I have a little secret to share. I have this thing where I like to go to Chinese Restaurants in Montreal and try to order "off-menu" meaning, disregard what the menu says and ask if they can create something that I know would be awesome. This also lets me get a good idea if I'd like their food or not because sometimes the chef is fine, but it's just the dishes that I find not so appealing. Believe it or not this works in about 90% of the Chinese Restaurants here. Sometimes I just dont feel like a spring roll, or general tao or something in peanut sauce.
I came here and ordered a crispy noodle chow mein, with tofu, chicken, chinese mushrooms, broccoli and in a sauce that was slightly spicy and not sweet. I got exactly what I envisioned and it was delicious, my friend got a quarter duck (quarterquack) , bowl of rice. We both had a filling meal, and the service was great. The server accommodated to what I wanted with no problem. We joked around for a bit. Prices are very affordable, and best of all we showed up at quarter to midnight, and sometimes there is not a lot of selection when it's that late. Mon Shing is open til 4am! There were a few tables of people that were there as well, so it seemed like the place to go for some midnight eating.