The Short Version: Instant hot pot restaurant. I had the…read morevegetable set meal for one and it was delicious. "Mild" was quite spicy, lol. Service was excellent. The Long Version: My first time having "instant hot pot" where the kitchen cooks all the ingredients for you and your soup comes out in a bowl (as opposed to traditional hot pot, where you're brought raw ingredients and you cook it yourself in the boiling broth at your table). This is great when you're by yourself (which I was), because hot pot is like a communal and social meal, but I was hungry and just wanted to eat, lol. They have two options for instant hot pot at Mr. Maocai, they have set meals and choose your own ingredients meals. If you choose your own ingredients you are charged by the ingredients (starting at $2.39 each for vegetables, the price is higher for meat ingredients). The set meals are a better deal if you like all the ingredients in the set meal. I chose the vegetable set meal for one ($18.80). This came with cauliflower, konjac knots, tofu skin, enoki mushrooms, tribute vegetable, potato slices, black fungus, Napa cabbage and potato noodles. I got it in the mild spicy hot pot broth. So the spiciness levels are mild, medium, hot, and hell (LOL). I don't want to know what hell tastes like because the mild was quite spicy for me. Haha. My nose was running and I had tingly lips. Nonetheless I enjoyed it. The broth was flavourful although it had a bit of a sour taste that I wasn't too fond of, but the sourness wasn't overpowering. The meal usually comes with a bowl of rice, but they ran out of rice so offered me Shanghai noodles or instant noodles and I chose Shanghai noodles. I think I actually prefer to have noodles in the soup over a bowl of rice on the side. So lucky me (especially since the a la carte price of the noodles is more than that of the rice). The Sweet potato noodles were thick and chewy and so delicious. My favourite ingredient in my hot pot. The konjac knots were konjac noodles tied up in a knot. I loved these. It was my first time having Tribute vegetable. It's the stem of a leafy green vegetable that it shaved, then dehydrated and then later rehydrated. It had an interesting crunchy texture and I quite enjoyed it. The black fungus was cut into little strands. They were nice and chewy. The cauliflower was still al dente which I liked. It wasn't soft and mushy. The potato slices were also al dente. I always love enoki mushrooms, so was thrilled that these were in my soup. The Napa cabbage was soft, but I didn't mind this. The tofu skins were chewy. I actually prefer the dehydrated bean curd sheets over these fresh tofu sheets, but that's just a personal preference. The Shanghai noodles were a little thinner than I expected, but they were nice and chewy and I'm really glad they ran out of rice for my order. Haha. The portion size was excellent. I had enough for lunch and had leftovers for dinner. They give you a pitcher of water for your tablet, which I appreciated because my "mild" soup was spicy! Lol. Service was courteous and efficient. The server asked if it was my first time there and when I said it was, she explained their process to me. She checked in on me and was helpful in getting me containers to pack up my leftovers. They have a sauce bar, but I didn't use it. Decor is nice with a bright red and yellow colour scheme. Street parking only. I highly recommend Mr. Maocai for instant hot pot. Review #61 (2026)

Had a delicious dinner here. There are a few value sets and combo for one. I got the dry pot while…read moremy friend got the soup one. Spice level was great and tasty.

I have been ordering from Lucky King for years and I find the service to be excellent. The delivery…read moreis always on time and the driver is friendly. The food is warm and excellent in flavor and presentation. I would not order from any other place. When we lived in Kanata we would drive from Morgan's Grant to pick up our order. It is sad that they receive such negative reviews but our experience has always been great!

We have frequented this establishment for 2 years---the last two times were not good. Last nights…read moretakeout dinner for 50.00 ended up in the garbage---eggrolls tough as leather as well as chicken balls--fried rice on the burnt side and very granular---very very disappointed plus an hour for delivery.

Do not order General Tao chicken. Sauce was like glue and the chicken was so so overcooked that we…read moreput 70% in compost as unable to eat.

We were always anticipating ordering from Brother Chius but the last couple of orders have been…read morequite awful. Eggrolls where burnt, vegetables stir fried was drowned in soya sauce (salty). The almond chicken was dry and the gravy was a liquid mess. Unfortunate, disappointed in Barrhaven

I honestly don't understand how this place is still operating…read more They also list themselves under two different names on Uber Eats -- "Papaspicy" and "Ann's Donburi" -- which is very confusing. It makes me question how transparent this business is. What made the experience worse was the order issue. I ordered rice, but I received noodles instead. When I called the owner to clarify, I was simply told they "don't even have noodles," and there was no apology at all. Instead, it felt like they were suggesting I was lying, even though I had received a fully packaged order exactly as delivered. I even tried to be reasonable and suggested it might have been an employee mistake and that I could pick up the correct order myself, but there was no response or attempt to resolve the issue. Overall, this experience was very disappointing. I would not recommend ordering from here because there seems to be no guarantee of order accuracy or basic customer service.

Hunan food is fantastic…read more Very authentic Great food profile Super service, friendly staff Nice decor for small corner restaurant Also make great tea and plays nice Chinese HK Pop music LOL

Very glad we found this place. It was already 10:30PM, and we were looking for a somewhat decent…read moreplace to eat. From what we saw outside, in the pouring rain, it looked a little run down. However, do not judge a book by its cover! Once we were inside, we ordered a few dishes to share and some tea. The food came out quick and hot. With rice, every meal tasted delicious. Overall, would recommend.

Came late at night and they were open until 12:45 AM! Food was very tasty and came quickly after we…read moreordered. The place is known for their spicy food, but it's possible to adjust spice to mild. Their kong pao chicken was pretty good.

The food was good and relatively cheap, and the service was lovely! A nice spot to stop by on the…read moreway to class.

Omg! Flour Kitchen is the cutest little takeout hut on the University of Ottawa campus run by the…read morecutest old Asian couple, lol! They have a tiny menu, selling only Chinese snacks and noodles, but are super popular. I've tried their Bao Buns ($2.50-$3 each), Egg, Sausage and Lettuce Wrap ($7) and Beef Brisket Noodles ($14). Admittedly, the food is 3 stars, in my opinion, but the owners are super sweet, and it's relatively cheap eats, and reminds me of my own university days (and my tastes back then, lol) so I threw in an extra star ;) The beef buns are $6 for 2 and the pork buns are $5 for 2. I tried both. The buns were a good size and the bao pastry was soft and fluffy. The filling was a bit sparse, but flavourful and good. It was ground meat with cabbage and onions. The accompanying black vinegar dipping sauce was good. They also gave me some spicy chili oil, but it contained sesame seeds so I couldn't eat it. I liked the Baos the best out of everything I tried there. I thought the "sausage" in the Egg, Sausage and Lettuce Wrap would be Chinese sausage, but it was just a big hot dog, haha. A big hot dog, in a thick crepe with an egg layer, lettuce and sauce, lol. The crepe was soft with good chew and it was pretty filling. The sweet and umami sauce balanced the saltiness of the hotdog. University student me would have been all over this. Current me thought it was just ok, but liked that it reminded me of my student days ;) The beef brisket noodle was very carby, lol. Lots of udon noodles. The meat was too fatty and sinewy for me, haha. But the flavour was good. It had a strong five spice flavour. The bok choy in it were good, but I wished that there was more of it, and it would have benefitted from having some other vegetables. If the meat was leaner, I would have enjoyed this dish more. There was a constant line up when I was there. Most customers were speaking with the owners in their native tongue, so I feel like this place is legit, lol. They have something called squash congee, which I've never heard of before. I might try that next. They also have tea eggs, which I have also never tried before. Their hours are limited (not open on weekends) and they are only open during the regular school year (closed in the summer). Street parking only, which is a pain in the butt to find, lol.

Super delicious spot on Bank Street for baos! Definitely a smaller restaurant with limited seating…read moreso come early. We sat in the back so it was nice and cozy. I personally loved the fried chicken bao and taro chips! The ginger seltzer was fantastic as well. Service was nice and prompt.

On a Saturday, nine of us visited this small cozy restaurant. The attendant was kind to let us all…read moresit together within a few minutes. On a good day there are fair number of tables on the sidewalk as well. We had many different items and some of them we shared although some of them have visited on Wednesday their all vegan day, they pleasantly surprised of the the items they had our first we were blown away. We had Vegan Brekkie Bun - a Just (vegan)Egg topped with vegan cheeze, tomato and chili crisp. Absolute gem. The chilli crisp made all the difference. If all breakfast sandwiches were like this. Take this McD and TH - you can never do this. 5 Spice Tofu Bun - a massive burger of deep fried crisp spiced Tofu topped with relish, lettuce, on a home made bun. To eat you must cut in half or it is huge. But the burger was again absolute gem. Would have loved fries with it to make it a typical burger meal. However my side was... Congee - a simple dish of far east. Family and me were ready for a bland bowl of Congee. The first spoon I had and if the above two dishes were 10/10, this was off the charts. The gentle Ginger taste with some mushrooms and deep fried golden garlic. Creamy rice in every spoon and this was heavenly. The Ratio Coffee was disappointing and Lemon Tea was good. I wish this was not 500kms away for us. I wish we could visit on every Wednesday

Visited Shanghai One Fine Dining for the first time on a Sunday afternoon for dim sum. We waited…read moreabout 20 minutes to be seated, even though a few tables were clearly vacant but just not cleaned, a bit frustrating, clearly understaffed. The layout seems to cater more to larger parties, so smaller groups may feel a little out of place. Unfortunately, the service left a lot to be desired. It took over 10 minutes just to receive a menu after we sat down, and we had to wave someone down multiple times for basic things like tea refills. (Even with the lid open... the universal sign for "more tea," no one came.) The staff didn't seem very attentive or interested in checking in, which made asking for help feel like we were being a bother. Several dishes, like the deep-fried squid, spring rolls, and egg tarts, arrived already cooled off, as if they'd been sitting around for a while. Not ideal. Prices weren't cheap either, so it was hard to justify the overall experience. All in all, pretty underwhelming. Not rushing back.

TL;DR/The Short Version: It's slim pickings for dim sum in…read moreOttawa and this place is the best I've had here (that is still open). Not as good as in Toronto or the GTA, obviously. Order only, no carts pushed around. The Long Version: I took my mom here for dim sum because she loves dim sum. We got there at opening on a Friday. We were thrilled to discover that Happy Hour was Monday to Friday 11am (opening) to 2pm. During Happy Hour, all Small, Medium and Large items were $5.95 (which is the regular price of Small items). Otherwise, medium items are $6.55 and large items are $6.95. We ordered 8 items. We might have overdid it, lol, but we managed to finish everything! Here's the rundown on what we had: Shrimp Siu Mai: easily the best item of the lot. Four big and juicy shrimp balls wrapped in a wonton wrapper and steamed. So delicious! Shrimp Dumplings: these are Har Gow. The wrapper was not chewy but rather starchy and ripped easily. However, the filling was excellent. Very similar to the Shrimp Siu Mai filling. All shrimp, no bamboo filler. Chicken feet: I did not eat any. Too creepy looking, lol. However, my Mom enjoyed them. She said they chopped them up into smaller pieces than at other places though and she didn't like this as much. Glutinous rice with chicken: glutinous rice with ground chicken and tiny pieces of mushrooms, wrapped in lotus leaf and steamed. It was ok, but was too filling, as it's mostly rice. I don't regret trying it, but I wouldn't personally order this again. Radish cakes: crispy on the outside, soft and creamy on the inside. Small pieces of preserved sausage mixed in. I enjoyed these. Rice rolls: we got a shrimp one and a beef one. They were identical except for the filling. The rice rolls were soft and tasty. The fillings were good. The shrimp ones had 2-3 shrimp per roll. The beef was more a beef paste, not actual slices of beef. Deep fried shrimp rolls: they were shrimp spring rolls. Crispy on the outside with ground shrimp filling. I enjoyed the sweet, sour and spicy dipping sauce. Service was good. My mom noticed that some people who arrived after us got served before us (and ordered some items we had ordered too), but they appeared to be regulars or maybe friends of the staff/owners. We didn't wait too long for our food, so I wasn't really bothered by it. I loved that they gave us a whole pitcher of water. Saved us having to ask for refills throughout the meal. So they put 2 pieces of paper on the table for you with a pen. One of the papers is for you to indicate what you want. The other paper is for them to keep track of when you ordered, what you ordered and what's outstanding after they bring you your food, since plates are brought out one or two at a time. The place is a good size and I loved the high ceilings with cool chandeliers. There's a nice mural on the back wall with what looks to be the CN Tower. Ah, a little slice of my hometown ;) The space is reminiscent of the Chinese restaurants in the GTA that are also banquet halls that are popular for Asian weddings, but on a bit of a smaller scale. And while most of the restaurant looks nice, along the walls and at the corners of the restaurant they do store some items in plain sight and it feels less nice as a result. The restaurant is in a plaza, so there's lots of free parking. (165)