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This location is located at Centre Point Mall, if you turn in from their Yonge entrance/ driveway the restaurant is located on your right. The venue is spacious, offering various table sizes that can accommodate most party types. I feel like their food is better than their downtown location. Pro: Cash discount 5% Cons: They don't give courtesy change - automatic assumption that all the reminder is their tip
Congee Queen used to be a family tradition at a different location growing up, and their consistent and reliable execution of Cantonese Chinese dishes keeps us coming back, even as they've expanded into an empire with multiple locations. Recently, I was searching for lobster E-Fu noodles to add to our New Year's gathering. I mean, most if not all Western establishments are closed on New Year's Day. Most Chinese restaurants lack an updated online menu, but I appreciated that Congee Queen's app had everything listed, and at lower prices than Uber Eats ($45 vs. $54). It probably isn't the cheapest around but it was simple, I didn't need to call in to clogged up phone lines and can schedule for pick up the time I needed it. The user experience of the app isn't great. After I placed my order for schedule pick up at a later time, the app auto prompts that it would be ready in 30mins. Making me call the restaurant immediately to check and they then reassure me that it would be ready for the time I scheduled. I mixed the noodles on top of the lobster to prevent overcooking, though it might appear skimpy in photos, the lobster is all at the bottom. However, the app has some glitches; clicking on offers like the free item with the first purchase didn't work. Besides that, I also ordered sweet and sour chicken and fried turnip cakes. The sweet and sour chicken had steamed up a bit and lost it's crunch for takeout, which I don't think was too preventable (perhaps take off the lid as soon as you get home). Overall it was still a delicious addition!
This cha chaan teng (Hong Kong-style tea restaurant) has a good standard, and the portions are generous. I particularly love their ice cream with red bean shaved ice. It's something that I haven't found in many other places in Toronto. 呢間茶餐廳嘅水準不錯，而且份量都多。我特別鍾意佢嘅雪糕紅豆冰，基本上冇喺多倫多其他地方飲過。
So I'm giving them a 4 stars because of the value of what we came for. Otherwise it would be a 3 instead. They have an afternoon tea special that goes from 2-5pm and from like about 20 different items it also comes with a cold drink and price ranges from 11-19$. It's great value and selection is pretty good. Worth it for sure if timing makes sense. The chain is decent in terms of decor. The staff was helpful and nice. No complaints there. Would come back again for the afternoon tea special.
Came here with my family because Congee Wong (CW) was closed for renovations so we thought Congee Queen (CQ) was the next best option. I ordered efu noodles with ginger, green onion, and tiger shrimp; beef ho fun; turnip patties; salted fish fried rice; and crispy chicken with their secret sauce. Compared to CW, CQ was just okay. The servers were nice but we had trouble communicating with some of them as we couldn't speak Canto/Mandarin (e.g. asked for hot sauce but instead got cups of water) but we were fine with this. The portions were good for sharing and it tasted mostly good but there was a lack of protein. The turnip patties also didn't have shrimp and radish like CW. The fried chicken with their secret sauce was good but compared to a previous visit, my sister was suspicious that it wasn't the actual dish even though the servers confirmed it was what we ordered. For a dish with a secret special sauce, the chicken didn't come with any sauce at all! Still flavourful. Cleanliness and service was OK! Conveniently in Centrepoint Mall.
My dad usually comes here because it's more convenient for my sister, so I was ok and it's alright for the quality of the food. The waitresses are friendly! The noodles are crispy & good! I like to come here since the food is good.
I often get take out from here so thought I should leave a review. Food here is decent, typical Cantonese style congee restaurant. It's chinese comfort food, nothing spectacular but good for everyday takeout. We used to get the giant Seafood Congee bowl back in the days, always been a must get when dining in with a group. Dishes used to be very economical, inflation seems to have hit in recent years. The place is big and often very busy pre pandemic days. During this covid period, takeout is fast and efficient and seems organized.
My go to is always the fried turnip Pattie's. I was craving them on a gloomy Monday evening and they never disappoint. The house fried rice was a bit bland for my preference.. I would skip this next time. The Cantonese Chowmein is always on point. Congee Queen never lets you down.. it hits the spot when you are in the mood for it!
This Congee Queen location is excellent. The food is prepared super quickly yet is of high quality. The service is friendly, and the interior is large, modern and clean. It does get a little noisy but that's mainly because of how busy Congee Queen restaurants across Toronto can get. I'd happily come back here again.
I come down here often with my family because they live in North York area. We always come at dinner time. SERVICE: Decent and kind of a typical service you get at mostly all Chinese restaurants. They are fast and sometimes gets your order all correct, missing an item, or gets an order wrong. Our recent visit was a double birthday celebration 95 years old and 1 year old. Nothing "special" was done by the staff (not that we expected any). FOOD: It's pretty consistent here. Food is good. We typically order calamari (fried squid), congee, fried rice, lemon chicken (my little brother loves this), and beef with vegetables. They've always tasted the same and texture is the same. STARING: So this is one of my pet peeves in restaurants. My 1 year old (one of the birthday celebrants) was not having a good day. She didn't get her nap so she was crying so much if I didn't hold her. Some of the employees were eating right beside our table (not sure why they couldn't eat on the other side but who knows). One of the girls that came our from the washroom stared at my baby and shook her head. Then she went over to that table and said something, the one guy facing me stared at me for a few seconds and shook his head too. He then said something to his peers and they all start laughing. How professional! People judge others all the time, but please don't be so obvious. For all I know they were talking about something that doesn't relate to our table anyway. RECOMMENDATION: The food is good, service is fast, and some employees love to stare even if it's for negative reasons. It's a busy place, but it's huge and doesn't appear to be as busy as the one on Shops on Steeles.
This place is well decorated and was bustling with people at almost all hours (as I been told). We got seated, looked at the menu and ordered. Our food came out fairly fast and everything we ordered was delicious. I've let my friend order for all of us and he picked out 4 entrees. I apologize if the name of the dish is incorrect, I'm trying to recall from days later: Peking duck 5/5: it was very moist and not dry. Flavor was perfect and it was cooked perfectly. Fried turnip: 4/5: well lightly fried and it melted in my mouth. It lacked a bit of flavor but a simple chili oil did the fix. Forgot the name of the noodle dish 3/5: pretty average. Salted squid 4/5: seasoned pretty well and also lightly fried but there was something missing here that I can't pinpoint. Overall a full 4/5 star review. I love Chinese comfort food, I live for it. It made me miss home.
Most likely the best place I've been to this holiday season. The place was packed, but clean and nicely renovated. We got in within 5 min. As they say: food is fresh when turnover is fast! We went there for brunch mostly craving congee, but ate a lot more. We got the classic Shredded Pork and Gold Preserved Egg congee, beef chow mein, Two Assorted BBQ Combo and Spicy Pepper salt Garoupa Fillet. The congee was great, and so was the roasted duck. The char siu was better than average, and the addition of those sweet beans on the side was interesting. The chow mein, which usually doesn't get too much of my attention, was nicely done. It had a lot of flavor, yet wasn't too salty. My absolute favorite, however, was the fish. It was so tasty, I probably ate half of the dish by myself! The coating was crispy, with a sparkle of salt and pepper that hits the taste buds perfectly. The inside was tender and hot, with no bones. The chopped green onions and red pepper had been cooked just enough to release their fragrance. The veggies added extra flavor, and their tenderness complimented the crisp of the fish. I though about this dish a lot in the days after. I'll definitely get it again in the future - I hope it tastes just as good! Their menu is also very pleasant - very clear and well illustrated!
There was a cockroach in the chili oil and when we brought it up to the staff after we consumed the oil and expressed our frustration. The staff said the chili oil is always at the table it must have crawled in there on its own. Not much we can do. Sorry. Replace the oil with a horrible attitude and that was it. No compensation or apologies, management didn't even come handle the situation. Don't come here
Food is pretty good here, service not so much. Prices also went up (but still very reasonable). Even during a non-busy time, the service was lacking. It was hard to find someone to flag down. On our most recent visit, we ordered: Congee (dried fishstock & pork bone & peanut) - ordered the small size and most of the bowl was pork bone, so not as much congee as we would've liked Chili turnip patties - turnip cubes were mushy this time around. Tip: add chili oil Spice and pepper pork chop - delicious, esp w white rice Dough fritter rice noodle roll - I think these were overdone as they were very crispy. Also didn't come with enough soy sauce. Snow pea leaf w king mushroom - This was the best dish on the table. Done pretty much perfectly. read more
This franchise has become our dining spot/chain of choice, particularly when we're in "default" mode - and why not? Yes there's often a line during the lunch and dinner rush hours, and 'intimate' is not the first word you'll think of (i.e., take your boy-/girl-friend some other place for a romantic VD-type dinner), but the food is usually of decent quality. Prices have slowly crept up, even when one's mindful of the difference in exchange rate between CAD and USD, but it's still pretty good value, as portions are usually large. Service can be spotty when they get busy, but on this visit, it was good. read more
9 years ago
Congee Queen is my go to for Cantonese style cuisine. My preferred location would have to be at Leslie/Hwy 7 but I find myself coming to this location more often for the convenience. It's always busy at this location but the wait time is no more than 10mins usually. We ordered a bowl of chicken and corn soup, noodles in scrambled egg sauce, and hong Kong Style lobster. This place is my favourite place for lobster and every time I order it, I'm never disappointed. The chicken and corn soup was good and tasted balanced. Not salty and all and the corn adds a sweetness to the soup that works. The noodles in scrambled egg sauce was average. I didn't enjoy it as much as the other two dishes. read more
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Congee Queen at Yonge/Steeles is one of my frequent go-to's for lunch. Although I find their decor a bit on the tacky side, they do a decent job on their BBQ meats and snack type dishes. For actual congee itself, it's also alright, although I find Congee Wong down at Yonge/finch to have tastier congee (and around a dollar cheaper on average). Being at a Chinese restaurant, you are expected to flag down any servers instead of having someone check on you every once in a while - not really an issue, however the restaurant is a bit on the big side and servers tend to congregate around the cashier area, so people sat at the corners and sides tend to have a hard time flagging down servers for ordering and getting the bill. Overall, Congee Queen is an acceptable restaurant, and prices are relatively affordable. Just don't expect anything mind-blowing. read more
5 years ago
9 years ago
Come for the food. Not the service. The congee queen and king chain are all over the place but i think this one is by far the best one. Its very well kept, spacious and clean compared to the older ones. Its decor Is also much newer In terms of the food, the congee of course is the must have with good price. I feel the waitress do not have firm grasp of sizing... for example, we asked how many bowls (The small asian bowls used in this place) are typically in the small congee. They told us probably 3-4 but in truth there were at least 6 bowls of congee. So don't worry you will not get hungry. They also have some pretty good side dish. We like the steamed fish and vegetables. The stoneware rice with chashu is also pretty tasty. The vegetarian fried rice wowed our guests so much that they insisted on making one last trip before leaving the country. The service here is inconsistent, unfortunately. Seems to be up to their moods. Most of the time they get their job done. But once or twice we found their patience lacking when we phoned for takeouts or if visit close to closing time. I think this is like a place you can come day to day, but not the special occasion type of place, and for its price range, it successfully occupies the niche it aims for. read more
5 years ago
CQ is always a reliable pick for a satisfying meal. This location is no different. Big portions, good prices, and above average food. Surprisingly, I rarely get congee at Congee Queen, since their other Chinese dishes are so vast and I always crave them. The best congee if I do feel like congee would be the seafood special. Mix in a little of their special chili oil (which comes with a spicy meat texture paste mmm) and its heavenly. Service here is a bit slower than their other branches but not too bad. Recommendations: the "yinyang" fried rice dish topped with half cream sauces shrimps and half tomato sauced pork, the scrambled egg and beef/shrimp fried rice noodles, kung pao chicken, beef and broccoli, rice rolls wrapped with youtiao and dried pork floss, and turnip patties are always a must. Reliable consistent meals for a quick lunch or dinner. Warning. There will be line ups if you go during dinner time so try making resos. read more
10 years ago
Came in Friday night at around 9:00pm and it was quite busy, almost every table was taken and it was very loud. We were greeted promptly and seated at a booth. The booths were quite small as well as tables (could only fit max maybe 5 dishes) but comfy. Food was good but very oily. I guess that's kind of expected at most Chinese restaurants. Right now they're offering their seasonal lobster for $24.99 (I think it was 1.5lbs). Prices went up from the last time I was here. I would recommend coming with multiple people so you guys can share the dishes (portions are quite large) and split the hefty bill (e.g one vegetable dish could be $15.99). The service is what you would expect at any Chinese place-so many staff around but hard to get the attention of any. Food came out speedy though which was excellent for us hungry people. read more
12 years ago
Been here a couple of times now and the very first time I came here, it was very disappointing. A lot of people were waiting at the front door because it was a Saturday night and it was extremely busy. We had a reservation for that night and the hostess at the front took forever to attend to us. We had to force ourselves in the front to get them to talk to us. And even then, a lot of customers were complaining about how they were given different information about reservations. They were questioning why they were told they couldn't reserve when others were able to reserve seats. Knowing that there were other angry customers made it really awkward for us who were able to reserve seats fine. Even with reservations, we waited for about 20 minutes. Finally, we got seated. The rest of the service were good from then. Food came fast (and we ordered a bunch of food) and we were able to get out there within an hour. The second experience I had was today...and a lot better. Service was fast and better organized. We were immediately seated and our orders were taken right away. We ordered the shredded pork congee with salted and golden egg...this congee is really delicious and comforting. They have so many other choices on the menu but this one sounded really good..and it was! Super delicious and filling. Can be shared between two people. Good portions and reasonably priced. We also got the deep fried shrimp wontons..it came with 8 shrimp wontons..and for $6.50, it was really worth it. Service was 10x better this time. I highly suggest to go on days and hours where it is less busy...because you get a good and quick service. The food is always good so there are no complaints there. Prices are reasonable and portions are great and shareable. Nice and clean place. Servers and hosts are okay...some need to be friendly, but if you're looking for quick service, this place is great...just avoid the busy hours. read more
I'm a huge fan of the Congee Queen franchise. I've been to the Congee Queen on Steeles and Don Mills and Markville location a million times so I used those locations as comparisons. I went at lunch on a weekday. The parking lot was really busy (likely because of the mall) but it wasn't busy inside. The space is large with 2 sides and beautifully decorated. We ordered Singapore noodles, Cantonese chow mein, roasted pork and their signature Congee Wong super bowl, and found the food quality to be the same as other locations. The roasted pork skin was really crispy, the portions were big, and the dishes were flavourful. I'll be back when I'm in the area. Price is reasonable for what you get. read more
9 years ago
Looking at the various locations they have of this restaurant we lucked out because we were closest to the restaurant with the highest rating. We came here for breakfast and got a huge vat of congee. I don't mean to make it sound unappealing but then again congee is porridge that is shared across the family. The seafood one we ordered was fishy. The kids weren't huge fans of it. Other dishes that were a hit was the fried dough. I know.. it's just bread made in a deep fryer.. nothing too complicated but it was the perfect crunchiness to it and I loved it! I use it to dip into the congee and eat it like a makeshift spoon. Their rice crepes are ginormous. Note: pictures in the menu do not always match the food served. The rice crepe on the menu was teeny tiny compared to what we got. That's good right? Service surprisingly was very NY style (or maybe HK style). The server was terse, busy as heck and in a bit of a rush as if he was also manning the porridge in the kitchen and didn't want to overbook or overboil it. I doubt he has kitchen responsibilities but he was clearly busy running around and manning a lot of tables at once. It's fine. We got our food and things were Yummy! We will be back. read more
7 years ago
Usually always end up enjoying my meals here. Always consistent quality. I can't say the highest of quality but it's quite dependable. Usually get, crispy roast pork, duck, preserved egg and salted egg congee, sweet and sour pork, turnip cakes, wanton noodle soup, which all are our go to items here which are all good! Some items they do lack such as their noodle and rice items, they don't have enough "wok hay", meaning enough wok flavor. They lack oil sometimes which is required for a good fried noodle or fried rice. So we usually stick to our favorites I listed. Staff / service is good and bad, place can get pretty packed! read more
8 years ago
We came here tonight with my family and my 5 month old baby. I learned my lessons in the past during holidays I never think of making reservations, we usually end up in the waiting list or struggle looking for another restaurant. Since I have a baby, I got smarter I always check the location online and make a call. It's labour holiday so I know it would be crowded as usual in almost all of the restaurants in Toronto/GTA(When you live in the city always expect busy, crowded, and small space on holidays or weekends). I called in the morning to make a reservation for 6pm dinner I told them I have a baby too. We got there 10 mins before 6pm we we're seated by the host right away. She's very nice, friendly, and attentive(she wears contact lense just a heads up and thank you too for her service). Even though she was extremely busy, as a lot of people we're waiting to be seated, she was very quick, after we sat, she took our order of foods as soon as we're ready. Also, thank you for the extra space for our stroller we got a very good family spot my baby was happy and extremely excited(he was screaming on the top of his lungs until my fiance put him to sleep lol). The service is awesome, I went here once before with one of my close friends she brought me here to have dinner as well last year, we had a good experience. Their food is good. We ordered vermicelli noodles seafood, szechuan beef spicy, fried rice with pork, eggs, sausages in it, fried squid spicy(highly recommended!), regular soup with drop egg, and chilli turnip(very crispy! Highly recommended as well, under the side orders). If you are a big group, I suggests to make reservations if you don't want to wait to be seated for dinner as this location is extremely busy. Otherwise, it's still good on a regular days. I would definitely come back here again and try the other food they have probably on the side orders, I struggled looking for sweet and spicy side orders which I thought was the chilli turnip but it wasn't. If you tried a sweet and spicy side order please leave me a suggestion. Thanks. read more
The good: * Fried Chili Turnip Patties (diced turnip patties stir fried with shrimp, chicken, pickle and egg) - fan favourite. * Beef Tendon/Beef Brisket Noodle in Soup - Big chunks of beef with delicious "mein" noodles in a flavourful broth. * Fried Squid - Big chunks of squid, battered lightly with salt and pepper. * Fried rice - big shrimps! The meh: * Their congee is super thick and flavourless. I like mine thin and well, flavourful. * Beef and gai lan. Pretty meh. * Lychee Bubble Tea - very watered down and the bubbles were mushy. The décor is modern and spacious. Plenty of seating and great for big groups. read more
7 years ago
Congee Queen is a American styled Cantonese chain restaurant but most Chinese customers can accept the taste. The overall taste is good but acceptable for non-Chinese customers (it is true that they cannot accept really authentic Chinese food). So if you want to dine out with a non-Chinese friend and want to have a dinner that both of you and your friend can enjoy, Congee Queen is a good choice. By the way, the series of congee here is really recommended. If you want to have a comfortable Cantonese congee on a cold winter night, just visit Congee Queen. read more
7 years ago
Empress fried rice with 5 pieces of eel on top. Ordered general tao with more than half rice. Those two meals cost 35$. Never visiting this establishment again. Would not recommend to anyone. A reasonable cost would've been less than $15 for both. With the amount of restaurants around the area, please spend your hard earned money elsewhere. 0/5 stars read more
9 years ago
Love this place, here 2X a month.. The only downfall is there sautéed vegetables are super oily and lack that garlic flavour. I recommended you ask for non MSG, and I usually feel tired and bloated after eating at congee queen,so now i say no MSG! Food will not be as salty read more
The wait at the door took 15 minutes but I guess the service made up for it. I was quite impressed at how quickly the orders came to our table. So far, this location is better overall compared to Congee Time which is nearby and the food had more flavour. As for the interior, they have an odd mixture of decor and I guess they attempted to aim for a fancier restaurant compared to other congee places. All in all, much cleaner than other congee locations with a tad loud but still casual atmosphere. I guess if I have to go back to a congee restaurant, it'll be this one for now. read more
Lobster chow mein is a must try here. Generous portion enough for two people. Duck BBQ is also freshly made and good. Servers are nice enough. I enjoy this place. All foods here are good. Big menu so there is always things to try out. Totally recommended! read more
Nice atmosphere similar to Springrolls, comfy chairs and good food for good prices but the service was bad. It was hard to get a server's attention because she doesn't look at you even when you stare at her to get her to take your order. Neither of us knew what to order from their menu. There are so many kinds of congee, soup, chow mein and rice dishes as well as drinks and desserts. I wanted to try Fried Chili Turnip Patties and she got Corn and Bean Curd Congee and Fried Thick Noodles with Shrimp & Shredded Pork in Shanghai Style. Fried Chili Turnip Patties was pretty good. It tasted like roasted chopped potatoes. I think I could have it for breakfast. The congee was okay. I wouldn't choose congees with bean curds in them though, because bean curds are soft; I want some crispiness or some flavour in my congee. Fried Thick Noodles was really bad. After taking one bite, we didn't want to eat it. I felt so bad wasting that huge dish but we didn't even have it packed to go. It was that bad. I'm sure people enjoy that dish but it just wasn't for us. There were very little pieces of shrimps and shredded pork; it was mostly the noodles and even the noodles were cut short and broke easily. I would try a different congee if I come here again. read more
12 years ago
Very similar to the other congee places. Good food, fair prices, speedy service. Would recommend and come again. read more
12 years ago
Today is the first it opened 10% discount for the first week may get extended. The food is wonderful I love getting the Cashew nut chicken with Fried rice along with BBQ Combo of Pork & Duck. They have one of the best BBQ Duck. Service is always quick which I like & prices are very reasonable, the best is it's closer to me. Entrance is outside next to Pickle Barrel & No Frills read more
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11 years ago
Yummy salt squid...so so pad thai but gorgeous in appearance. I think it lacked flavour n it tasted artificial sauce wise. Cantonese chow mean was yummy yet couldn't help but think that it too had an artificial tasting flavour in the sauce. Beef sizzling plate was nice. Over all nothing to write home about. Its nicely decorated also has a cased in duck n BBQ room . A little music would have been nice to drown out the kids and general kitchen noise. Customer service is one of the worse I've ever encountered. No hello no greeting just a stoned faced person w a samurai expression asking if we know what we want. At the end my husband gave the wait person a $50 n $20 dollar bill to pay the $53. Dollar bill and gave him $7 in change. My husband had to ask her for the other $10 Will I go back? Nah...this was a test run. Dismal customer service read more
9 years ago
Ive been here multiple times. Service is better than Congee Wong for sure, servings are larger and prices are slightly higher. I like the ambience here, its updated with modern furnishings and ive never had to wait for seating which is a plus. Lots of waiters that serve on you, accommodating and actually thank you at the end. I find some asian restaurants forget to say thank you and just ignore you after you pay the bill. Dont try the mango pudding tho that sucks! read more
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8 years ago
Food and service were decent hence 2 stars. The Congee queen steeles and 404 is always busy but definitely wayyy better than this location. I was very disappointed with the Hong Kong style lobster which was soggy and not fresh. read more
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