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Jacky's Cafe

3.9 (37 reviews)
Closed 10:00 am - 4:30 pm

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Shrimp dumpling noodle soup with pan fried dumplings and Chinese greens (and chilli oil).

Moved to Nova Scotia last year from Toronto, and have been on the hunt for authentic Chinese food. I've tried many places and narrowed down the list to the following go-to places: Fans and Jacky's Cafe. Jacky's Cafe is a tiny spot near Dalhousie University with comforting soups and other items. My favourite is the M2 mixed noodle soup that comes with shrimp wontons and pan fried dumplings. I also add the Chinese greens to round out the meal. DELICIOUS!!!!!

Dumplings and vegetable spring roll.
Murray W.

Tucked away in the Spring Garden Professional Centre (aka the ugly office building on the corner of SGR and Robie that has a Starbucks that you may or may not occasionally visit), Jacky's is a quaint little office building cafe that is a lot of different things. Tightly packed with about 10 tables, I enjoy that it's a deviation from the usual Greek/Lebanese-esque cafes that populate the city, instead going the route of Chinese food in addition to the standard breakfast and lunch fare. I've had a couple enjoyable visits here before over the years, and there seems to be a reasonable amount of customers of the Asian persuasion, so I was looking forward to coming back. Meeting up with a friend for lunch, we wanted to hit up the Chinese side of the menu to try and get a taste of what Jacky's is all about. We ordered dumplings and a vegetable spring roll for appetizers and the Hunan chicken and black bean sauce chicken for our mains. Not thinking about it, we forgot to order drinks and the cashier didn't catch on either to make the sale, so we got back up to get them, but really it was our own fault. After a short wait, our apps were brought out to us. The spring roll was crispy, although I'm not a fan of crunchy, long strands of cabbage in my rolls and prefer more of a mash. The dumplings were a nice size, browned nicely on the outside and soft on the inside. The stuffing had a nice pork and veggie flavour for the greens, and I just wish there was a bit more of it to fill some of the empty space in the dumpling. The mains were somewhat underwhelming when they arrived. While the veggies were reasonably fresh and crunchy, the sauces were a little on the weaker side, perhaps due to being an office restaurant and trying to tame things down. The chicken in both the dishes, while cooked properly, had an unfortunate texture that suggested it had come from a freezer. The rice was adequate and I was a fan of the noodles that came with my black bean dish, although I'm a sucker for noodles in most of their forms. With some minor improvements, Jacky's could definitely rise above the office restaurant pack to be something unique and special, which is something that would be good for the city and my belly.

Shawna D.

I have heard a lot about this place and it always seems to be busy. It is located in the Professional Centre on Spring Garden Road. They have been around for about 5 or 6 years. It is a pretty simple interior, clean with about 10 tables. I think the location wins out over everything though. Now I have eaten enough noodles to know that these ones were definitely not on the top 10 list for me. I ordered the chicken with fried noodles. Hmm, I was expecting to be wowed, unfortunately I was not. The chicken was dry and looked like it was sitting around and then redone. The noodles had no life. The portion size was small for $7.00. The menu looked interesting though. Maybe next time I will try the soup. Or maybe the Turnip Cake. For you breakfast lovers, they have all day breakfast, Bacon/Ham and Egg on an English Muffin for $2.95, or a Western Sandwich for $4.95.

cheryl d.

Located in the Professional Building on Spring Garden road Jackies Cafe was a quick fix for lunch on day as I was on the run. Small and Cafe style with tables totalling about 10 -12 just enough for a lunch time crowd from the offices upstairs. Grabbing on the run I had the Garden Vegetable Soup with half sandwich. The soup had a great consistency of vegetables and tasted like it was homemade. you know some locations all you can taste is salt. Is Jackies a location that would go out of my way for no but for every now and then it is a great fix for something that is homemade apposed to deep fried. Check it out as each day the special are clearly displayed our front.

Katla A.

I liked the food a lot! BUT The service could definitely have been better, the person behind the counter seemed pretty sulky, unfriendly and bored.

Great place for lunch!
Gabriella G.

I love their porridge, deep fried bread and shrimp wonton noodles. Milk tea is also a good choice for drinking.

Eating in the sun
Du Preez S.

Nice cheap place for some decent authentic Chinese food and Asian fusion. The place smells great and from what I can tell their noodles are their specialty. It's nice and bright with plenty of light in the afternoons, especially if you're trying to escape winter.

Pork Dumplings in noodle soup

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This place is a hidden gem. Had the wonton soup with braised beef and it is very good. Service is quick and very friendly.

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This is comfort I love this place! Try the curry chicken and yuan yang drink. COMFORT!

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My favorite HK food in Halifax ,I beg is the most traditional one! Luckily it still has dim sum in the cafe allow us to choose about it

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