Here's a restaurant that's perfectly unchanged. As its name implies, "Hot Taste Restaurant" has no fluff, no extraneous adjectives! And true to its name, this Chinese restaurant is all about that. Whether it be spicy hot or piping hot dishes. We visited a third time for an abundance of spicy food. The signature dish that jumped out at us was the $11.95 Chongqing Spicy Deep Fried Chicken. The dish came fast and furious out of the kitchen. This chicken was crisp & tender with decent seasoning under a mountain of dried chilli peppers, and had sugar to balance. It was still on the salty side as northern cuisine is heavy & bold. This time we tried the $13.99 Szechuan Sliced Fish with Pickled Vegetables, in a huge cauldron of heated broth. We should have ordered with the fresh fish instead of the sliced basa. $8.95 Pork Slices in Spicy Sauce was a classic which we didn't pass on. And surprisingly, a large bowl of $9.99 Minced Meat Thick Soup was a crowd pleaser to balance out the heat. All in all, this is a good Chinese restaurant to visit when looking for spicy comfort food with an extra dash of salt. The menu remains very affordable so your tum's guaranteed to leave here feeling full if nothing else. Hot taste fitting for our frigid winter stretch yet again! read more

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So this was a great recommendation from someone who frequents this place. Finally, I found a Chinese restaurant that serves real Gongbao chicken and not some sweet and sour chicken mixed with veggies and peanuts. The taste is authentic, the portion is good enough for two people I'd say. The service was great as the two waiters were attentive and taking care of all the customers very carefully. The best part other than the taste - the price! I ordered one Gongbao chicken, two rice and still it was just $16! And when I left the tip, they brought the change that I refused to take. They don't even expect tips! Note - they told me they take cash only. I had to go to the atm to get the cash. So, better be mindful and ask on phone in advance if they are accepting cards or not. No music, but still very peaceful. There's ample parking available outside. I will pay a visit again, and again, and again! read more

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Great prices & late hours! Would recommend to anyone who is craving some spicy Chinese food, especially late at night. A very casual restaurant with authentic dishes. read more

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Hit the spot for spicy fried food. First time here, got the house vegetable casserole, spicy deep fried beef and concqing (?) deep fried chicken- avg about $10 each- with rice. The spice factor is on point, the veggie casserole was delicious. Five star based on these foods, will have to try others n Update: Went again with family, had all the same dishes as above, plus also cucumber appetizer, spicy shrimp, and mapo tofu. They all loved the food and kept on complimenting it and thanking me for taking them there haha. The shrimp was delicious, and the cucumber as well. Great place for family if u like spicy food. Pricing good too, $88 for 4 ppl with beer and we took home lots of leftovers. read more

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Today is takeout galore day!! I'm craving a little bit of everything from everywhere!! Hot Taste Resturant is for sure on my list of to check off list. Whenever I am craving for spicy food, this is my joint. The food is delicious and in my lists of comfort food. You'd have to call in to place a takeout order, the server isn't the greatest in English, but if you go with the names on the menu, you can't go wrong! read more

When I'm feeling for some spicy Chinese dishes, this will be my to-go to. They have just enough spice to satisfy your cravings, but be prepared to have a mouth full of oil haha everything is super oily which makes the food so good. Their deep fried pork intestines are one my my favourite because they fry it till it is crispy and you cannot find that much anywhere. Until next month until I can devour a whole bunch of oily food again but definitely my favourite spot for spicy dishes read more

Hot Taste Restaurant - Sweet and sour pork - Chinese Near Me - Richmond Hill, Ontario

I think this restaurant deserves 3.5 stars because my group didn't think Kong Pao chicken was up to standard . But because I had a great time with friends so I bumped up the rating to 4. The best dish was the Peking Duck. Some other dishes was pretty good too. The service and ambience were decent. read more

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This is almost the only place you can go when you are hungry at 2 am, so round applause for that! I come here roughly once a month for late night spicy food cravings and i order their spicy chilli chicken every single time. You never go wrong with that (unless you don't like spicy food). I also try to order a second item every time that i haven't tried before, this is where things can go wrong lol A year passed, i finally found a dish that i can order other than chilli chicken, the onion lamb stir fry! its oily but at the same time heavenly! Their portion is very good even as a person with huge appetite (applies to all the dishes i've ordered). So, 1 star for open late, 1 star for chilli chicken, and 1 star for stir fry lamb! read more

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Hot Taste Restaurant Opens till 5 AM everyday!?! I am not really sure I can handle all these Hot and Spicy food after midnight. But this restaurant have been in business for years and seems to be quite popular with the younger crowds! Maybe we didn't order the right food?! But what is the right food to order?! Beijing Style Cucumber ($5.50) - nice and crunchy, quite refreshing! Pork Lungs in Hot Sauce ($7.99) - lack garnish and the taste was one dimensional Roasted Chicken ($12.99) - nice smokey flavor but was hard and dry Szechuen Style Hot and Sour Noodle ($4.99) - more sour than hot and why all these ground pork?! and no garnishes?! Portion though was huge! Everything was a little off or missing something. Service was slow with just 1 waitress working when we were there. The restaurant is quite small and the noise level can be quite high if you have a rowdy group. I must be lucky as there was a group of 10 young people talking on top of their voice... I had a headache at the end of my meal... Maybe that's why everything was off?? I won't be coming back unless nothing else is open in the area.... read more

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The service was terrible They had an attitude from the moment we walked in. When we were asking questions about items on the menu, they were condescending and demeaning. They brought incorrect food items and when we told them they brought the wrong order they tried to make it seem like it was our mistake. Worst service I've ever experienced in a restaurant setting. Of course we didn't want to tip at the end of it but they wouldn't let us leave without tipping. There are places within the same shopping center that have better food and MUCH better service. Avoid at all costs. read more

Came here for dinner, we ordered some steamed rice and this eggplant dish with seafood, it's a little sweet and salty with fish, shrimp and artificial crab drizzled with peas. We really enjoyed this dish and came back for it a second week in a row. Last time we had it with a veggie fried rice, but the rice didn't really let us enjoy this dish because it was very flavourful. We also ordered some fried onion pancakes, these I don't think we would be ordering again, but the other items we enjoyed. There is no dessert menu or items that we were able to order for dessert, and our waitress had a significant language barrier, but she was able to assist us and was good at what she did. Would really like to come back here for more meals and try different menu items read more

hmmm.......... just 2 reviews and 2 stars?! Guess I came here on a lucky day with good service and picked the right dishes. "Saliva" chicken is the best. Don't be scared by its name tho. It's poached chicken in chili sauce (for most restaurants), but Hot Taste has added sesame sauce. This is the first time I had this chicken with sesame sauce and I just love it! The sauce was real goooood!! Tomato egg noodle and spicy deep fried beef are highly recommended as well. The spicy deep fried beef was loaded with red chili peppers, and we had to dig out the beef from that mountain of red chili peppers. The tomato egg noodle was such a refreshing dish after all those spicy food. If you like spicy, this is the place : ) **They don't do lunch ** read more

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The Dan Dan Noodles with Spicy Sauce were not the typical "dam dam" noodles type made with peanut butter. Instead, it was a bowl of noodles swimming in a pool of spicy oil. While the dish was spicy, it was still a very good bowl of noodles. We were able to take the spice. The Szechuan Style Sliced Lamb contained many slices of lamb sitting in a bowl also with spicy oil and sauce. There were also glass noodles and bean sprouts near the bottom of the bowl which soaked up all of the spicy oil. This was a perfect dish to go with steamed rice! The slices of lamb were delicious. The House Special Fried Pancake was really a chives pancake and I've had this many times in other restaurants; it is one of my favourite Chinese side orders to get. I found that the portion size was good here but the pancake itself was very chewy. I wish there were more scrambled eggs and vermicelli inside of the pancake too. read more

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3.5 stars. The Sichuan style deep fried chicken and spicy beef are well worth the trip to Richmond Hill. The crispness of the fried chicken is complimented well by the spice level of the red chili peppers and Chinese five spice. I consider myself to have a fairly high heat tolerance but do not take these chilies lightly as they pack a punch. The spicy beef is also made with the same chilies and spice blend. The beef is very tender but can get a bit oily at times. The restaurant itself is a late night dive for northern Chinese cuisine and the service can be hit or miss at times but the food is worth a try. read more

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For hot chilli lovers! Service wasn't the best,but the food def. made up for it. This place is packed after 11pm,open till late. Great place for hangovers,but be careful not to overdo the fried stuff. read more

Hot Taste Restaurant - Chili pork intestines deliciousness. - Chinese Near Me - Richmond Hill, Ontario

Great place if you like spicy stuff. The price was decent, for dinner we paid $16 per person (group of 9). The pepper lamb, papper fried chicken, papper fish, and chicken with mushroom were pretty good. The plaza has additional parking at the back and in the basement read more

Hot Taste Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Richmond Hill, Ontario

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Came here for a few times and had hits and misses each time. Fav was the congqing spicy fried chicken (which felt like 75% dried chilis) and stir fried pancake (not spicy). Definite misses were the spicy marriage (tripe tasted weird) and various stir fried lamb dishes, which wasn't seared enough to get a nice crisp. The interior is nicely spaced so tables aren't cramped. Meat dishes tend to be on the small side tho so make sure to order enough food! read more

This restaurant is hit or miss. There are misses and there are hits, but firstly thank goodness there is a restaurant that is open until 5:00 am in a city where everyone shuts down and goes to bed at 8:30 or whatever (hello local barbecue restaurant that puts the chairs up on tables at 8:30 in gleeful anticipation of closing at 9:00). Misses: all dumplings. Skip these here. They are not special. Moreover, I half suspect they buy their dumplings elsewhere frozen or ready-made. Hits: tofu dishes. They have tasty tofu dishes. Preserved vegetables with noodles and crab dishes of which they have several. The restaurant makes its living off its specialty, which is spicy food. With that said, they do have non-spicy and mild dishes, which are marked on the menu or rather not marked with a pepper icon. The waiter and waitress were polite and friendly so no issues with the service there. The atmosphere is quite bland and other than a thankfully off television and a fish tank do not expect any decorations. read more

I've been coming here for a year now but once in awhile only for their spicy beef and chili crispy chicken! This place has the worst service ever! I mean worst!!! When we came here to have a late dinner, the server was gossiping and laughing with the table next to us and no one has approached us for 15 mins. She keeps looking at our table and still continues to talk, I finally raised my hand to get her attention and she rudely said "ready?". After we ordered she forgot our drinks even though we reminded her constantly. The crispy chicken is soooo spicy. I can't take spicy but this is sooooo addictive and for some reason I beat through the pain. I kid you not. There's a lot of chili peppers fried with some spices and the chicken is super crispy. The beef on the other hand is so tender and like the chicken very spicy so beware! Both very flavorful!! We usually order plain rice and pop. This place is open till 5am! Great place to hangout and eat after a long night of partying and drinking read more

Hot Taste Restaurant - Chili crispy chicken - Chinese Near Me - Richmond Hill, Ontario

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Everything just felt super oily and heavy. I had the Water Cooked Fish (essentially oil, dry chilly and lots of peppercorn). And a stir-fry noodle. The fish was flavorful, but often over powered by the peppercorn that got stuck onto the meat. The stir-fry was typical. I know many of my Chinese friends are into this type of cuisine, but it just felt too unhealthy for me. I was wiping my oil drenched lips every few bites. Service was good though! read more

Updating my review to 2.5 stars. We went here last night at 9:45 in the evening, knowing that this place is one of the better choices for late night eats. As expected, the place wasn't busy at this time, with only 3 tables occupied including ours. They have 2 servers and took them quite a while to give us the menu, and coming back to take our orders. We had to literally flag them down to get their attention. I was expecting more of a prompt service on slow times like this. When we finished eating, I paid and requested for takeout for the leftovers. I have been going to this place long enough to know that they always pack the leftovers for you. My mistake was I paid first and they already got the tip so they won't care to pack it for you anymore. Next time, I would pay at the last moment :) read more

The 2 women wait staff don't speak any English or Cantonese. It's all Mandarin. They must be newcomers to Canada no doubt from a privileged upbringing! They resent the fact that they'll have to work from the bottom again! So, they take their frustrations out on customers like me. The service was surly and abusive just because we were Asian and preferred to order in English!! We waited much more longer for our order than other patrons. To get back at them, my White girlfriend and I got up and proceeded to leave as the food was being served! They shrieked in protest demanding we pay. We reminded the wait staff about their horrible attitude and left! Never again! These people don't realize there's a lot of choice even at 2am on a Monday morning! Spend your moment elsewhere! read more

3.5 (+ .5 for amazing soup) If you're a fan of spicy food, definitely give this place a try. Pros: Very good fish soup Spicy food lovers haven Cons: Portions are on the smaller side Being half Taiwanese, I love spicy food. Came here on a recommendation of a friend and was not disappointed. I was given this tip though, stick with the entrees and don't go for anything that could be considered a side dishes. The entrees are where it's at when it comes to this place. We came with a group of about 10 so we were able to try many dishes. The standout dish for me was actually the fish soup. It comes in an earthen pot and set on one of those portable burners. You get a ton of fish per order. The soup is a perfect blend of spiciness and saltiness. Seriously, if you come as a party of 2, just order this and some rice and you're good to go!! I was late joining the group so most of the dishes were ordered by the time I got there. There was a fried green bean dish which was pretty good. I personally ordered a chicken with walnut dish. It was well done. The chicken was crispy and spicy on the outside and tender on the inside. The portions were a little on the smaller side. I counted about 15 bite sized chicken pieces in the entire dish. It's about the same for every other dish. Not too big a deal but if you're a big eater, you might need to order a little extra than you usually do. All in all, i like this place. If I'm craving a spicy soup I know where I'm going. If you like food on the spcier side, you should give this place a go. read more

My family had been coming to Hot Taste restaurant everything they crave for some spicy Szechuan food. I would say it's my 10th time here in the restaurant and the food is consistently pretty good. It's difficult to compare places if everything on the menu is just spicy! They're open until 5am so it's one of the better choices for late night eats (either this or pho next door...yuck) I'm not sure if it's the style of Schzuan food but I find all their dishes are particularly greasy.. especially fish cooked in chilli oil. If you want cheap beer, Hot Taste offers for $3.50 for a bottle of domestic! read more

Located in a strip plaza where most of the restaurants are open until the wee hours of the morning, even during the week. Service is so so but prices are good. This restaurant is somewhat less popular than others on the other end of the plaza. read more

Typically have the hot oil and fish dish with the spicy pulled chicken. Close by and pretty tasty. This place is open really late, and has been a steady go-to option. read more

Hot Taste Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Richmond Hill, Ontario

Want to support local restaurant during COVID but food was very disappointing. Went to order take out on Tuesday around 5:30 pm. Took over 20 minutes to get the food. Ordered beef noodles in soup, pan fried dumplings and green onion pancake. Food taste terrible. Very few beef in noodles and mostly fats. Holes on every dumpling. Green onion pancake was overcooked, burn and dry. Don't have much green onion inside the pancake. Won't go back again. I would give no star if I can. read more

I'm a big fan of spicy Sichuan food. I got off work late and ended up looking for dinner at 12am and was surprised to see this restaurant open on a Tuesday night. I decided to give it a go and ordered my typical go to Sichuan dishes (spicy beef in oil, broccoli and white rice). The garlic broccoli was typical, nothing special, totally satisfied my need for greens and tasted fresh. The spicy beef was decent. The chilli oil had a nice flavour, spice and cumin blend. The beef quality itself was a bit hit or miss. Some pieces tasted different and were a bit chewy. Not sure if it's cause I showed up in the middle of the night. I might try it again if I'm in the area late at night. read more

Worst service ever, and can't help but think it's because we're not Asian. Rude. After waiting 15 minutes to order, it wasn't until they saw us put our jackets on to leave that someone came over. We explained we wanted hot pot, and the reaction we got was "if you don't like it, can't send it back" We should have used out judgment and left. The bowl showed up with more chills & pepper corns than chicken, veggies or noodles. Now that we are done, not once did someone respond to our attempts for service. If you're white, don't waste your time or money. We have too many fantastic spots that won't be rude. read more

Food is always consistently good! Please remember this is Richmond Hill! For the prices of food, it's worth to be a regular every week. No wonder why they have many regular customers to eat in, take-out as well we delivery! read more

This place used to be one of my go-to restaurants when I wanted spicy food, but recently they must have changed their chef or recipes. The food used to be really good because it was salty. Now most of the dishes I tried are SWEET (like they added too much sugar to it), which made a lot of their dishes (in my opinion) taste a lot worse.. I'm not sure if I'll go back here again now. I may check it out again in 2-3 months to see if they reverted to their old style of flavour. read more

Food is so so. The service is really terrible. Regret that we went there, and would never ever go there again.

Both the food and service here are mediocre. The chefs have really bad temper too and were grouchy towards customers.

im chinese fyi and i can say its the most legit mapo tofu i ever had... forgot to even take a pic... always getting mapo tofu from here on