If you're tired of Americanized Chinese food that tastes like sugar and cornstarch, this is the…read moreplace to go. This is the real deal. The menu is massive and packed with authentic dishes you don't usually see on typical takeout menus. We ordered the mapo tofu and the twice-cooked pork, and both were packed with that signature numbing Sichuan peppercorn kick. The portions are incredibly generous - we had leftovers for two more meals. The dumplings were hand-made and perfectly pleated. The service is no-frills and efficient - don't expect white tablecloths, but do expect incredible food. Already planning our next visit to work through more of the menu.

Mom and I visited over the weekend and this place was packed. They have a huge menu, just like a…read moretypical cha chaan teng, so it honestly took us forever to decide what to order. We ended up getting the ham macaroni soup with a cheese ham sandwich combo, along with the O Street signature beef sandwich and fries from their new menu. Despite how busy it was on a Saturday, the food came out at a pretty reasonable speed, which I appreciated. The macaroni soup was just okay, very much the kind of simple comfort food that fills you up, but nothing especially memorable. I was most excited for the signature beef sandwich, but it didn't fully meet my expectations. The burger/sandwich itself was smaller than I imagined, and it only had about 2-3 pieces of beef brisket inside with marinated bell peppers and their homemade sauce. The sauce leaned sweeter than expected, which might work for some people, but personally I was hoping for something more savoury and more generous with the beef. However, the brisket was tender, which was a win... ish. Overall, still a decent spot if you're craving classic HK cafe vibes and variety, especially for a casual meal with family.

April 11, 2026 - I got the seasonal vegetables and grouper belly. The grouper is definitely a bit…read moremore of an acquired taste. It was good, but I feel like there was a bit too much batter and the fish to vegetables ratio was not very good.

The best spot you can ever find for lunch during weekdays, in my humble opinion you know it's an…read moreauthentic one when you find Mandarin doesn't work here and you have to speak Cantonese or English. To be honest, it is not perfect in many dimensions: It's not spacious and feels too greedy to have too many tables. It is not a good place if you really want to have an elegant environment to have your meals. The servers are a bit aggressive. But despite of all those disadvantages, I still give it 5 stars because it has the PERFECT food! I almost dropped some tears when I tasted my first bite of the dish I ordered, stored fried beef with tomatoes and eggs. I think what it does best is that it adapt its dishes to use the local produce and meat, and still keep the legit HongKong food flavors. My wife ordered the stir fried instant noodles and it was full of pepper, mushrooms and soy sauce flavor. I highly recommend this restaurant to have meal with friends or family (but not too many people since it's small and crowded. You can go to other coffee shop to chat

Good food and service. Many people line up. Recommend to make online reservation before comingread more

This is a traditional Cantonese-style restaurant that brought back wonderful memories of travelling…read morein Hong Kong. The atmosphere and even the way the waiters interacted with customers reminded me of Hong Kong. My wife ordered Hainan Chicken Rice, and I ordered Combo D, which included beef noodles, egg toast and milk tea. I even told my wife a joke about ordering food in a Hong Kong restaurant. I remembered a girl being asked to order in English and carefully explaining the full names of each dish, while the busy waiter just wanted her to choose a combo by its letter, from A to D! The food was good, and the experience brought back a lot of memories. My only regret is that we were too full to try the pineapple bun with butter. I'll definitely try it next time!

Great Hong Kong cafe on Bayview in a strip mall. Came early on Monday - beat the lunch rush. Had…read moreto get the classic baked spaghetti with chicken and pork chop. Food came out fast - huge portions and came with choice of hot drink - got a lemon tea. Service was quick and good. Late hours as well!

We have been there twice, the food is pretty on the spot. We ordered eggplant pot, gongbao chicken,…read moreit is the right amount of spiciness. Just wish the service could be more consistent. We went in and waited for a good couple of minutes until being greeted as the server was so focusing on one particular table and later the chef also came out chatting with one table of customers. We were treated with less attention. The place is pretty big, comfortable seating though. We will go back to try their other dishes, just hope they can be more professional.

I'm always hesitant to order pork chop baked rice at HK tea restaurants, because I am extremely…read moresensitive to pork that is not 100% fresh. I feel some restaurants tend to use pork that is not fresh for this dish to save a few bucks, particularly, because they thought the tomato sauce could cover up that taste. I decided to give it a shot at Cha Kee because I just really wanted to have it today, and damn, I've got to say I was extremely impressed by the baked pork chop on rice here. It was perhaps one of the best I've ever tasted in recent years, after visiting countless HK tea restaurants. The tomato sauce itself is perfect - sour and sweet in the best way possible. The pork chop? Excellent. Not only is it super fresh (unlike how it is sometimes served in other Hk tea restaurants), but the texture, the cut and the flavours are all perfect. The uniquely juicy thick cut was nicely coated in panko and cooked to crispy perfection. Every bite is a satisfying, pleasant surprise. While it is not the cheapest in town, it comes with a free drink (and the ice drink is the same price!) I will definitely come back often.

Craving Chuck E. Cheese? Actually I'm craving Cha Kee! This simple meal spot has become one of our…read morego-to HK cafes in the area of Richmond Hill filled with many Asian restaurant options. Their signature baked pork chop rice has a brimming amount of meat atop plain egg fried rice. It's a nice blend of crispiness & umami in each bite, although the tomato cheese sauce can be on the watery side. The other all-day meals we've tried include vermicelli with scrambled egg & toast, and tomato beef vermicelli. HK drinks are included in the meal (milk, coffee or lemon tea). Good affordable option for a quick bite.

This one is a family staple, good value for eating in or take out! Food comes fast and service is…read morepretty standard for a hk cafe. Finally came here for afternoon tea. Pork chop udon soup - Fried pork chop, with a fried egg and udon an amazing combo. Pork chop was made well, still a little crispy on the outside, well seasoned and just about cooked perfectly. Fried egg the same, a bit runny on the inside. A small amount of udon compared to the rice noodle soup below. Soup tasted a bit off, kinda like burnt onions... Braised beef wonton rice noodle soup - Beef was a more on the chewy side. Wontons were great and there was lots of rice noodles. Soup was tasty. French toast - The afternoon tea version has 2 slices of bread vs the regular 3 slices. This was a tall stack, not too eggy and not too crispy. A load of butter on top. Nice to try. Would come back to try other items on their menu.

They have lunch specials for $16.95 and you select a list of noodles or rice dish and it comes with…read morea drink (tea, milk tea, coffee, lemon tea). Ordered a few lunch special dishes for sharing. Minced meat with eggplant efu noodles has a nice sweet umami taste and you can taste the wok hey flavours. Noodle texture was chewy. This was my favourite dish. Singapore vermicelli was spicy and strong curry flavour with lots of small shrimps. The noodles were a bit broken off. Wished the vermicelli noodles was held together nicely but overall flavour was good. Sticky rice with chinese sausages was slightly on the blend side but felt healthy. The sticky rice are soft but not oily. Beef rice noodles has good wok hey and the rice noodles are bouncy. Flavours from soy sauce along with the wok flavours are outstanding. This was simple yet delicious. Baked rice in tomato sauce with porkchop was tasty. Sauce was not too overly sweet and the porkchop was tender. The baked rice has good texture and cook time was just right for the dish. This is a great Hong Kong style cafe and lunch portion size was generous. This plaza has lots of parking space too. I recommend this place if you are in the area.

This is one of the 3 go to spots for its family. Great flavors at a good value. And there is a 10%…read morediscount for take out. I think we've been going there for over 10yrs. They have lots of good dishes. See my other reviews. There is one dish I miss. There's used to have this lemon chicken that was stringy deep fried chicken with lemon sauce on it. But they change their recipe years ago it is like everyone else's now... no longer special. Large long spears of chicken white meat with a lemon sauce. Boring. So we don't order it anymore. They have lots of other good stuff still. And the dining room has been updated.

Heard so many good things about this place, and since this restaurant has been around for over 10…read moreyears, we decided to give it a try on a Sunday afternoon. The restaurant is small but quite clean inside. It looks like they recently renovated. The service wasn't as good as some of the other reviews suggested, but it was pretty much what you would expect from a typical Hong Kong café--very casual. We ordered the chicken with vegetables. There was a good variety of vegetables, and the portions were quite large. However, the plate was so small that it was difficult to get to the food underneath if it wasn't on top. I don't understand why they couldn't simply use a bigger plate, which seems like the easiest solution after a renovation. The prices weren't as good as we had anticipated. Maybe we just didn't order the right dishes. They also offer dish combos, but instead of letting you choose the dishes, they have set combinations to choose from, very limited choices.

Came here for a quick lunch and to satisfy some rice rolls cravings. Usually I grab take out here…read moreand have only come once for lunch during the summertime. This place has no heat.. it's winter now and everyone's wearing their jacket inside. Kinda made me want to leave and get takeout instead. Aside from the cold issue, the service is prompt and fast. I asked for hot water and it came fast. I mean there are only two other tables at the time. Food is good. Decent for when you have cravings I guess. Also ordered salted fish and chicken fried rice, a little over $12 during lunch. Also asked for no peas, came out how I want! Will be coming here again but for takeout only during the winter! Rating 3.8/5

Someone told me this place wasn't very good, I still gave it a try and thought otherwise. I got the…read morebeef flat rice noodle, it was very good and had wok hey. The curry beef brisket with rice was also tasty. Their portions were a bit on the smaller side. And the service was quick but particularly friendly. Seating was spacious, we were a group of 4 and got a large corner table with cushion seats. I would come back if I was in the area but maybe not my first choice as there are some really good competition if you're willing to drive a bit more.

Small cafe good for breakfast. Price is reasonable and friendly service…read more Ordered the oatmeal with fried eggs and tea. They have many combo choices.

HK cafe longest standing in the plaza with over 20 years of service…read more Good homey food, affordable pricing reflecting it's comfortable portions. Smaller portions than other HK cafes in the area. Flavours of the dishes are on the slightly blander side which does give a healthier feel. Stir fry wasn't too oily. Apparently there is a specific chef that makes Chinese dishes and one that makes the Western breakfast. The chili oil is quite flavourful and delicious. Breakfast, lunch, tea time, dinner, all day combos available. Loved the service here, the servers were all polite, kind, warm and quick. Clean restaurant, single stall washrooms. Dining area is a bit tight (so strollers are not recommended).

The brunch at Chillax coffee is stupendous. You order your meal on your phone and the service is…read morevery efficient. The plate was beautifully presented and every morsel was delicious. The toast and potatoes are amazing and they were my favourite aspect of the meal.

This is my first time at Chillax Coffee & it was a great experience. There is an option to join a…read morewaitlist on Google but on our way there (15 minute drive), we checked & both times it said that there is no wait. We arrived at the small plaza with a small parking lot today (Saturday) around 10:15 a.m. & luckily enough, it was a quiet start to the day as parking was plentiful though I can imagine it being a bit hectic during busy times. This location (there are 2 others) is in the plaza right next to the Richmond Hill location for AI Sushi. As soon as we entered, we were promptly greeted & seated at a nice corner table. Shortly after that, a nice gentleman came to placed a QR code at our table asking if we've been here before. After we said no, he explained to us how to order using the QR code. We can all scan and order individually then it shows up as one large order for the table. I think he said he can split the bill if needed & we would just need to let him know. The place itself was nice. A bit above casual with around 20 tables inside. Well light and seemed clean. I ordered the Thai red curry pasta with clams, hubby and our friend both ordered the chicken and waffles, and my cousin ordered the mushroom benedict. We all ordered a drink (hubby a flat white with the rest ordering some type of latte). Our food came pretty quickly. My pasta was delicious and had good heat (spicy kick) to it & the red curry sauce was full of deep rich flavors. I enjoyed the clams but they were a bit small so it's taste got overpowered by the sauce. I would have preferred it if they gave me fewer but larger clams. I had a taste of my hubby's fried chicken & it was really good. The batter was well seasoned & crispy but not oily and the chicken thigh was moist. The staff know what they are doing there. We were asked whether we are enjoying our food & they always made sure our water glasses were full. I highly recommend this place & am looking forward to my next visit there!