A decent experience taking slow service into consideration lool We came in a group of 10 with reservation at 7pm but regardless we arrived 5 min earlier, we were still kept waiting for 15 minutes before being seated. Ordered 12 dishes in total :D Love their sweet sour chicken, I know it sounds like a white peoples dish but as someone grew up in China, we do have such dish in canto region and Congee queen makes it real legit I.e. Not the one you usually get at food court, much better Tried their seaweed and crab meat salad, refreshing as we have had many meat dishes, will order again :) Other thumbup: turnip patties- man you have to get this one, it's my must order here.. even my friend who doesn't like turnip loves it, it tastes better with their hot sauce ;) also, salt pepper pork chop is very yummy too heehee Average: disappointed at BBQ duck! So slim that it's basically skin attached bones!! No meat! Where's my juicy meaty BBQ duck!?!? Also the two fried rice were average.. we ordered one salmon and one eel, tasted pretty much the same loool and the chicken congee is disappointing too, it's the "special" one with many fancy ingredients.. I'd recommend going for the traditional/ basic congee which is more original and flavourful in my opinion (basically the cheaper one at the bottom of the menu) 10 people, 20 bucks each including tax and tips, not bad at all! Will def. come back again and again lol read more

Congee Queen - 12 dishes we ordered lol - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Walking into this Congee Queen for the first time; the decor is fancier than the other locations. Maybe the fancyness of this place has the front staff acting pompous... I'm not sure. This place would have gotten a 1 star based on the type of service received... but the food was on point. Got the usual (the I don't need a menu, I already know what to order) - minced pork & fish w/ beans, crispy chicken, fried squid w/ spicy salt, cantonese chow mein.. ohhh and the BBQ pork. BBQ pork was succulent. Crispy chicken, skin crispy, chicken juicy... veggies on other dishes not overcooked... Have to say The. Food. Was. Goooood If the food is always like this at this location - a tip for management/owners... Get rid of the front of house staff - servers, hosts. THEY SUCK. Let patrons sit themselves and order for themselves, let the cooks get the credit they deserve and guarantee 4 and 5 star ratings will be the norm. read more

Go to for chinese cravings. It's simple and fast. Food is consistently good. Double egg congee, roast pork, wonton noodle soup just to name a few. Can't go wrong with Congee Queen. read more

Today ordered satay beef rice, black bean with rice noodle, seafood with tofu soup, snow pea leaves with garlic and chile turnip patties for take out. At 4:30pm tables are filled but still seating available. We came here mostly because I had to drop by maternity store and wanted to maximize our time in this area since its abit out if the way for us. Hence order Chinese from a place that we typically wouldn't go to (live in Etobicoke). Congee Queen has never disappointed us in the past and I am happy to say it didn't disappoint this time either, even with take-out. read more

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Knowing this place can get busy, I called earlier in the afternoon to make a reservation for six people at 6:30pm. The gentleman proceeded to ask for a name and concluded our phone conversation with a friendly "see you then!". My party of six arrived at 6:30pm and upon our arrival, we were told that we would have to wait 15-20 minutes for our table - which completely negated the whole point of making a reservation. The rude wait staff that shoved right past us and the "gentleman" at the front told us that a reservation didn't mean that we would be seated at 6:30pm, it simply meant essentially nothing. All of us angrily left and the man working the front, presumably the same person who had taken our faux reservation, yelled out, "you don't want to wait 15-20 minutes?", to which we replied, "no. We had a reservation and you didn't honour it, so you lost our business for life". Horrible restaurant, horrible wait staff, horrible front staff - horrible experience. Will never return and will tell everyone I know not to eat at this restaurant. read more

this seafood chow mein has won me over and i come back for it again and again, it's so good - generously large enough to share read more

Congee Queen - Seafood Chowmein - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

we went to Congee Queen in Christmas Eve. It is not our first choice. We went to Mr Congee but we couldn't find a parking spot there so we decided to give this congee restaurant a try. Since it was christmas eve and there were a lot of people waiting there. We waited half an hour before getting seated. The restaurant is very noisy as any other busy Chinese restaurant so we wouldn't expect any difference. However, the food is very disappointing. we ordered a congee with seafood and minced winter melon. The seafood was not very fresh, so the entire congee had unpleasant smell. There were a lot of ginger slices inside the congee, which was very annoying since I don't eat ginger so I had to take them one by one. As for the winter melon part, it was so undercooked that it was very crunchy. I have had seafood and winter melon congee in other restaurants and this is the first time I had raw winter melon in it. We also ordered Fried Eggplant with minced pork and spicy sauce. The sauce was nothing but salty, and there was a lot of starch in the sauce, making it very unpleasant in texture. Another dish we ordered was fried handmade udon with beef and soy sauce. This is usually a signature dish in any cantonese style Chinese restaurant, and every good chef should be able to serve a good one. However, what's on our table was very bad. The noodle was broken badly while some of the noodle sticked together and undercooked. The soy sauce seemed to be burnt and tasted bitter. The only decent dish that night was the stewed beef tendon. I don't know whether the food was always that bad in Congee Queen, or it was because of the Christmas eve and the main chef was taking a break. The dining experience was so terrible that we wouldn't give it another try. read more

Thought it was excellent HK Cantonese food for the price, conveniently located at a Western plaza. Fried noodle dishes were excellent; would definitely go again if I wanted one-stop shopping plus Chinese food. read more

This joint is always busy. I came here twice and both times, I've waited around 30-40 minutes to be seated. I came on a Sunday evening around 5:30pm last time and there was a huge crowd waiting to be seated. Luckily the food does come quite quickly. I would recommend everyone to look at the menu while you're waiting to be seated so you can order as soon as you sit down which means you can spend less time waiting and more time eating. read more

Been here a few times and the food seems consistent each time. Came for lunch around 3PM Thursday and ordered some combo meals with a drink. Really enjoyed the cold lemon tea, while my gf wasn't a fan of the HK milk tea. Wasn't that busy around that time, half the restaurant was closed off (empty) while our half only 3 tables including us. Food came out quite fast and big portions for a decent price tag. Would come here again. read more

Having grown up in Vancouver, I love me some good Chinese food. Imagine my devastation when I moved to Toronto and discovered that my expectations needed to be adjusted way down! It's almost like you're forced to pick 2 out of 3 attributes: cheap, delicious, or clean. It's such a rarity to find all 3 in one restaurant. That is, until I came across Congee Queen! For those not familiar, this is not a place that just sells congee! Their menu is vast and includes a variety of rice/noodle/congee dishes, as well as barbecued meats and traditional Chinese dishes. Their prices are very reasonable, given the quality of food you are getting. You can definitely find cheaper Chinese food, but you usually get what you pay for... While the Centrepoint Mall location is not the first one I've tried, it's definitely one of the best. I believe it's the newest one of the chain, and it's very spacious with many large tables to accommodate bigger groups. The staff are not particularly warm and friendly, but this is on par with what you would expect at most other Chinese restaurants (unfortunately). The only other drawback to this location is that their drinks (in particular, their HK-style milk tea) is not as smooth and delicious as the Kennedy/Sheppard location. Milk tea enthusiasts take note! Nonetheless, this location offers free delivery on orders above $25 for as far south as Yonge/Sheppard. A great place to dine-in or take out for any occasion! read more

This is good canto Chinese food after a good day of exercise... After our NTSC ski day, this is the place we head to to forge on Chinese food.... Prices are cheap and the quality of bbq pork is excellent., Meat is lean (not fatty) , warm and amazing.., the fried tofu/vegetable dish is great too... Free parking at centre point mall but it gets very busy on a Saturday night.. The sweet and sour pork was crispy combined with the sweet/sour sauce.., Overall it's an amazing place for good canto foof read more

The Congee Queen franchise has been serving up Western-friendly Chinese food without selling their souls by serving sweet and sour chicken balls. But even among their various locations, this one definitely stands out for their interior design, friendly service and generous portions. Came here for a family get together and it's a great place to share good food. The temperature of each dish was just right and I actually ordered too much food because I didn't know how big their portions would be. (This is definitely not a complaint.) The go-to dishes are fried turnip, Canto Chow Mein, Seafood Special Congee, salt and spice squid, Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce, etc. and heaps of hot sauce. You can't go wrong with this place. Centrepoint Mall is not the most hoppin' place, but CQ is definitely a good excuse to swing by. read more

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I have gone to two Congee Queens so far. This one and the one near it, on Lawrence. I want to give both 5 stars...Very low price for huge servings and fresh ingredients. They do not skimp on the ingredients either. Most importantly, they have mastered the art of making everything taste good, at least to an average Canadian. Because this location opened up around August, the decor here is even better. They have some fancy looking lighting and decorated ceilings. If you like Congee Queen, I would say this location lives up to the expectation. read more

Food is good but the staff are so unkind to none asians. Very poor discriminated service They always take none asian people to sit on the end side which nobody is there read more

Why they decided to open a Congee Queen here that is a stones throw away from the one at Steeles and Don Mills is beyond me. If they really felt like it could be a contender, I've got some news - it's not. The place is crowded beyond belief, and our party of 13 was just three small round tables pulled together side by side. It was like we were "dap toi" (sharing a table with separate bills), extremely uncomfortable and tight and so noisy that we couldn't hear the conversation two persons over. The food was passable, but not up to the quality of other Congee Queens I've eaten at (4 in total now). I don't even feel like recommending any of the dishes. If you're absolutely desperate for a congee fix, this is doable - but I'd suggest you drive the extra 10 minutes to go to the next closest one. read more

This is one of their better locations. My family ordered 5 dishes that came up to a total of roughly $130.00 post-tax and pre-tip. We were a table of 4 and we essentially packed up 40% of our food as leftovers because we simply could not finish everything. Fast service and good quality food for a reasonable pricepoint. What more can I say? read more

We ordered takeout from here last week. It was good, but not as good as Congee Wong. All the standard dishes are there and they certainly try to stuff the containers full of food. It was just one notch away from being really lip smacking delicious. They do deliver to the immediate area so that's nice. But I'm not sure if we would order from here again. read more

Very good service, food is amazing. My favorite is the turnip patties. And the salmon congee. The lobster is good here too

Took a while for them to come take our order.. staff are friendly they move around quick.. I've noticed all locations are pretty busy and this location is busy as well I guess due to its in a mall. After our order food came out within 5min.. We ordered the super bowl congee which is good enough for 4- people depending on their appetite it has soft clam crab meat salmon shrimp and scallops.. The other dishes we got was the crispy Cantonese chowmein with assorted meat beef chicken bbq pork crab shrimp squid and few pieced of veggies.. The taste is òk they use alot of MSG in their dishes though.. I don't know when the best time to come cause it seems they are always busy no matter what time.. and make sure once a server comes to you finish whatever you need to say cause it will take a while before they come back and check in you cause the people that bring the food to the table are in training.. Would I go back to this place yes it is worth the money and fast service.. read more

Was invited to dinner with a few friends. I had seen this location before, but never had stopped in. All in all, was a very nice meal, good service and very reasonable prices. I have been back twice since and each time, the food was consistently good and the service was quick, fast and friendly. Overall, I highly recommend this location. read more

ordered lean Roast Pork and soya chicken as i stated in the phone. however the roast Pork is just skin and fat. the soya chicken's meat tasted like rubber. i think it is leftover foe a few days. paid for leftover food . read more

Best congee place in toronto! We had the queen congee and lobster, only 40 bucks to feed two adult. Love it! read more

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The best Chinese food I have ever had in my life. The honey garlic wings had actual honey and garlic shavings, not some fake honey garlic sauce. The general Tao chicken was the perfect balance of sweet and spicy. The rice noodles with satay sauce had the yumiest grill flavour. Excellent service and good price. Would definitely go back there again. read more

Congee Queen - Honey garlic wings - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Solid Chinese comfort food. Because of location and fancier decor, they're charging a few dollars more per dish. Service pretty typical of a congee place - get the food on the table ASAP and try to turn tables quickly. Clean. Tonight we had: Cha siu which was delicious and excellent quality Snow pea leaves in garlic sauce, also yummy Ying Yang fried rice, nicely presented and delicious All in all a good meal. We had leftovers to take home. read more

My fiancé took me here for the first time and I loved it!!! The food is great, prices are reasonable, the staff is prompt, and the food comes out quickly! I don't live in Toronto or Canada for that matter but every time I come to visit, Congee Queen is on my list of places to eat! read more

3 stars out of 5 We ordered the Salmon Congee and Chicken Fried Rice. The place feels more spacious than the other Congee Queens, perhaps because we went at 6pm but it gets busy closer to 7pm. The Salmon Congee has enough salmon and was nice and hot. Not bad for $7. The Chicken Fried Rice had a good portion but there wasn't much chicken in the rice (see picture). Overall, we felt the place was average. read more

Congee Queen - Let's play 'find the Chicken'! - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Went here on a Sunday with the family. We had a party of 8. Food was delicious, fast service and you can really tell the quality difference in comparison to your everyday Chinese food restaurant. Parking was a bit of a challenge being in the heart of a mall and busy streets. Being a busy restaurant on a Sunday it was challenging getting our waiters attention. I will be coming back with the family soon. read more

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I used to occasionally get food from the Don Mills/Steeles location but now this location has opened up literally across the street from me. They have also recently started delivery. The items I have tried so far taste exactly the same as the other location, so no complaints there. The prices are cheap considering that each item can usually feed over 3-4 people. Wish they had a bit more vegetarian options however, or a separate section since their menu is quite large. So far I have eaten in once, and ordered delivery twice. My only complaint for eating in is that they have huge air vents that were blowing out cold air over almost every table so it could not be avoided either. read more

Luxurious Chinese food restaurant!!!!! Nice decoration and good service! Waiters are hospitable and friendly and kind! It's really worthy to go ! And now it has discount of about 10% off! read more

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I've been coming here for about a year now and out of the year, it totalled to 6 visits. I should have written a review when I was out with my family but after my last visit, I had to let some steam out. My girlfriend and I including another friend dropped in about 2 hours before closing right after the gym. (We were definitely HANGRY) So I noticed that they finished with there late night dinner rush. We were shown to our seats and we've placed out order with the server who spoke english. As we waited (30 minutes in) I noticed that other tablets that came after us were being served including the table next to us that just sat down within 5 minutes of me noticing that we weren't being served. We ended up eating 1 dish out of the 5 we've order and I've decided to check out since we only received 3 dishes out of the 5. So the other 2 got cold and I said "fuck it" we are leaving. At the cash out, this is where it got REALLY bad. The host/owner printed out our receipt and I noticed that there were only 3 dishes ordered and that was when I noticed how these sneaky servers are. TIP: If you are planning on coming here, make sure they read back your order. ALSO if you notice that you didn't get your entire order at your table at a timely manner, DO NOT check with the server because chances are, they probably forgot to punch it in and they will not even tell you that. They will tell you that "it's being made right now" in order to cover up their fuck up. If it's one thing I hate its a cover up of a mistake you've made. OWN UP TO IT. So pretty much at the cash out, the server was debating why I didn't follow up with him and in my mind I was like "uhhh, I know your dirty secret of how you cover things up so..." pretty much it confirmed a lot of my experiences before at this location. Cherry On Top - They expected us to pay the entire bill when we only ate 1 dish out of the 3 that was ordered. Management didn't bother to offer to comp our meal, or offered anything for our bad experience. WILL NEVER COME BACK TO THIS LOCATION read more

There are many selections on the menu. The menu itself is just like a book. The food is excellent with authentic taste of Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. This is the place for Asian food. The place was very busy however relatively fast turnover for Friday evening. The service was fairly good and efficient. I definitely will go there again read more

Other than the service being sucky.... the food is GREAT. Huge portions and a huge variety. A few dishes that stand out as favourites are: Seafood Vermicelli, Salt and Pepper Squid, Cantonese ChowMein as well as the BEST SHRIMP WONTON SOUP EVER. Do make sure you make a reservation because it is always busy! read more

this place is like... if you dont have any idea what to eat you go here. slightly above average food and huge variety.

There are so many dishes to choose from. I especially love the congee and the eel fried rice. They are to die for. Customer service is great and fast. There is surprisingly a short waiting time when you order to when you get to eat :) read more

Congee Queen - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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I've dined here about 4 or 5 times over the past 2 years and the value you get is tremendous if you split various dishes for several people. I usually come here with a group of 4 and the variety of food is impressive from many types of congee dishes, various noodle and rice dishes, dumplings and meat and vegetable dishes. Every group I've gone with has always been satisfied after a meal which usually around $10 all-in when in a group of four. The place is fairly clean and generally has a nice decor. The closest franchise I can compare this to is Congee Time, and I would rate Congee Queen a bit higher since the place appears cleaner. Service-wise, the place is standard, but to me this is less important than the quality of the food. Congee Queen offers a excellent amount of variety for groups of people with unique tastes, with above reasonable quality food at excellent value. If you are just ordering single dishes, you might be underwhelmed. The key is to order multiple dishes to share amongst a group of 4 or 5 ideally. read more

Been to a couple of different locations, and this one felt like it was lacking something. The congee, sweet and sour pork, general tao chicken was good, perfectly seasoned and had no problems with the taste whatsoever. But the fried rice and noodles were way too salty and had them remake but yet it was still salty.The service was slow, it took quite some time to get someone to serve us and did not come with our tea until 5 mins later. The interior layout was nice and well managed. In terms of pricing, it will get the job done and will provide u a reliable restaurant meal good for both adults and children. Would definitely give it a try again. read more

Food is great! Service could be more attentive and friendly. Everything I've tried here has been good, so enjoy!

I used to go to the Thornhill location quite a bit. Now my family and I go to this location as it's much closer to us. I really like this congee queen as it's newer so the interior is cleaner and it's a bit more spacious and allows for more customers. My family and I arrived around 6:30 on a Sunday evening and we had to wait about 10 mins for a seat. We got fried rice, lobster, pork chops, green beans and tofu. All the dishes are usually consistent in taste and pretty good. The fried rice we usually have is the chef fried rice. We decided to try the Empress fried rice. To be honest I didn't really like it but I can see why it's so popular. The green onion and ginger lobster was delicious, the pork chops were okay, and the green beans were my favourite. I also had a Hong Kong milk tea which is really good here, it tastes like a true HK tea compared to the other ones. The service is always good here as there are tons of servers and you can always flag one down easily. I would recommend this location! read more

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This location was a surprise to me, even though I have been here a million times. The location is also incredibly busy! I was surprised how busy it was. Nevertheless the wait time wasn't anything crazy. We were able to find a table for 2 within a reasonable amount of time. We ordered a few items, from each of the different food groups: pork, beef, chicken, you get the idea. With all the food groups covered, we had a really enjoyable time. The food was good, and the service was speedy. The only drawback might have been the noise level, but there's not much you can do about that with a full restaurant on a very busy day. read more