Updated review April 5 2026. Food is very good and big portions. When we arrived there was a big queue for tables. We took the bar seats and were seated right away. The ambiance is pretty casual and clean. I recommend this place if you are looking for HK cafe in Unionville. read more

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I haven't been to Matsuya in several years since there are many other HK Cafe options that have opened up in Markham. We popped in one weekend because it was late, and kids were hungry after hockey. Because it was slightly later than prime time lunch hour, before the afternoon tea specials started, there wasn't much of a wait for a table. The restaurant itself was still filled inside. We ordered typical all day menu options, like satay beef rice noodle that comes with egg and toast, hainan chicken rice, and another rice dish (can't remember). All 3 came with a drink, we chose hot milk tea, cold drinks have a surcharge. The Hainan chicken rice also came with choice of Chinese soup, or borscht. We chose the borscht because i find Chinese soups at these places are hit or miss, depends on if they had a huge crow and are low on soup, they dilute it.... Portions are a decent size, but taste wise, nothing was stand out really good, but nothing to complain about either. Pricing is reasonable. Definitely a good option if you have hungry hockey players who aren't particularly picky about food. read more

This is a very good experience and very server are very happy and greet. Sat down to order rice noodle and egg toast. It is good taste and milk tea is excellent. The ambiance is casual and it is pretty busy in the parking. Food is ok and I love the take out which is beef noodle stir fried and tomato pork chop. read more

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Overall the experience was quite pleasant. Despite a pretty full house and two people in line in front of me, I somehow scored a booth for 4 immediately. Win! Esp with 2 hungry toddlers in tow! Upon sitting, we noticed the menu was VERY similar (font, layout, etc) as the Pine House menu. Which was fine by us, my son's fav spot is PH! We ordered our usuals at a CCT and it came quickly and piping hot! The food was alright, nothing over the top but it hit the spot for our cct craving. The waitresses were friendly and attentive... probably one of the better experiences we've had compared to other spots (like PH). If it wasn't so far (for us), we'd probably visit again. Sorry, no pics... had to tend to hungry hungry hippos! read more

Imagine, this spot is actually an HK cafe despite the Japanese name and Korean house title! I'd been meaning to visit since hearing about it a few years back and finally had the chance to today. There was a bit of wait at the weekend lunch rush. The menu is slightly more expensive for standard HK cafe fare. We had the Satay Beef & Vermicelli in Soup that was savory with Egg Sandwich that was a bit bland. We also had a larger bowl of Preserved Vegetable & Pork w/ Vermicelli Soup & Egg. The lunch specials came with milk tea that was well-steeped. Our hunger was satisfied after a day at the park nearby. The interior showed some of its age. They seem to be one of the go-to HK cafe in the neighborhood judging by the packed crowd. They have to work on the name though to make it more obvious! read more

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This one has an identity crisis. A Cantonese restaurant with a distinctly Japanese sounding name and "Korean House" in the title. Regardless, of its name, this is definitely a HK Cafe with the usual staples. I've mostly come here for breakfast. They have amazing prices for a generous amount of food. For around $10 you can get a bowl of noodles that also comes with a side of eggs, protein, and buttered bread. That's a steal. When I ordered the Sausage & Egg noodles on their own, it came with 3 whole hot dogs. I think the "Korean House" part of the name is referring to a couple of fusion items they have for dinner. I personally haven't tried these dishes but they look good on the menu. Service is quick and efficient, though pretty hands-off like most HK Cafes. read more

Matsuya - Korean Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Good variety of lunch specials Quickly seated Found two long curly hairs in my Portuguese Chicken My friends deep fried chicken leg came out bloody and pink and had to be sent back. Gross? Yes Not much else to say given this read more

Matsuya - Portuguese chicken fried rice - Korean Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Been here a few times in the past as there aren't many Chinese cafe or restaurants around this area. I came here with a friend on a weekday for lunch. There was plenty of parking available as it's located in a pretty big plaza. The restaurant was a bit busy, I guess it was because it was around lunch time. We ordered the lunch special. I got the baked Portuguese chicken with rice and my friend ordered stir fried beef noodles. The prices are about the same compared to other chinese restaurants in the area $13/$14 however the portion was huge and it also comes with a hot drink. Overall, I like this cafe and will be returning again. read more

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Unlike its name, nothing related to Korean food at all. It's a typical HK style cafe located in Markham East. Food was okay. Aside from good servers, not too impressive as it is just very ordinary. Pricing is average, and speed is not particularly quick neither. In other words, the positioning is not clear with no specialty whatsoever. Honestly, I would say there are lots of other choices with more tasty selections in Markham. read more

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Overall was a great experience. Service was reminiscent of the very quick service you'd find in Hong Kong. The food came out within a matter of minutes. The space is definitely a little cramped. The price for the food was also very reasonable. Portion size was generous, and flavors were pretty authentic. You can tell they don't make an effort to add extra "flair" to the food, but if you want traditional Hong Kong style breakfast, this is not a bad spot. read more

Definitely interesting to see korean fusion HK style cafe. We came for breakfast and the restaurant was surprisingly full, but I guess there's not much selection in this area.  Food wise, I'm not sure I personally like this combination. I ordered the Satay Beef noodles, and although this is usually one of my favourites, it didn't seem to work well with the korean style instant noodles. I also found it very expensive, almost $10 for a couple pieces of beef (maybe 5 pcs all together?) and a pack of instant noodles. The pork chop was better and felt much more satisfying for basically the same price but is still just average.  As a redeeming factor, their milk tea was good.  I've heard some good things about this place, so I'd love to go back and try dinner or lunch instead as those meals usually require more cooking and are less instant. read more

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Pretty decent HK Cafe. Came here after a long day at Markham Stouffville Hospital. Pretty tasty house soup, Portuguese Baked Chicken meal & HK tea! My mom had the fish skin wonton soup and said it was good! read more

Matsuya - Portuguese Chicken - Korean Near Me - Markham, Ontario

It really pains me to give this updated review. We've been fans for a long time, but the last "three" visits (yes, we still gave them the benefit of the doubt), were below average at best. The Pork Chop with Onion Gravy and Egg on Rice is our favorite dish, but the pork chop was red and not cooked thoroughly. No apology, they just re-fried it. The egg, which is always too raw with runny watery whites, overcooked yolk, or burnt, is a huge disappointment. Unfortunately, it's time to try some other HK cafes, but I do hope they improve for other customers. read more

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As a fan of Matsuda (their parent Japanese AYCE Restaurant), I had high hopes for this place especially since it was closer to home. However, those hopes have fallen both times after my first and second visit. The place is called Matsuya Korean House (wrongfully so; means Pine Tree in Japanese which I guess they got it from their other restaurant Pine House Café). It was more of an HK café styled restaurant with majority Cantonese/English speaking workers. Nothing about the restaurant seemed Korean. Interior is spacious with plenty of seating. Exterior has plenty of free shared parking with other shops of the plaza. First visit, I had Baked Portuguese Chicken and Hainanese Chicken. Both dishes were disappointing with its portion and quality to price. For my second visit, I came for Afternoon Tea and the menu for just that was provided. It was SMALL so I requested their full menu. I saw zero Korean dishes to try so we just got a one dish from the full menu (Hainanese Chicken) and rest from the Afternoon Tea Menu. For the Baked Portuguese Chicken, the sauce was runny, not tasty and there was more potatos to chicken pieces. The Hainanese Chicken Rice which I have tried on my first visit was flavourless and dry. Unfortunately, consistent for my second visit, we ordered just half a Hainanese Chicken which again, was flavourless and dry. The Deep Fried Chicken Leg w/ Fries was dry and supremely overcooked providing for a tacky chew. Fries were good though there wasn't a lot of it. Perhaps it was due to the large plate it came on that made it seem even more mediocre than it was. The Hong Kong Club Sandwich were standard and consisted of a triple layered toast with egg, tomato, ham, cheese, lettuce. The Satay Beef Vermicelli was mediocre since there was little to no satay flavors and seldom pieces of beef. Overall, this is not a restaurant I would recommend or return to due to its quality, portion, plating and price. read more

On October 13th, I went to this restaurant for lunch. I was first in line for a table for three. The staff asked if we would sit at the bar, but I said no, so we waited. After around 15 minutes, I noticed a four-person table about to settle the bill, and I figured it would be our turn next. Since we were in a rush, I politely asked staff member A if we could place our order in advance to save time. Staff member A went to check for us. However, a short-haired woman at the drink station suddenly yelled at us, pointing at the bar seats, saying, "If you're in a rush, sit at the bar! Otherwise, you wait!" Her tone was as if she was scolding a dog. I was furious and asked staff member A why she was treating a customer like that. I had simply asked if we could place an order early. If it wasn't possible, they could've just said no politely. Staff member A apologized, but the damage was already done. Coincidentally, the four-person table became available, and we were seated. Since we were pressed for time, we ate quickly and prepared to leave. I planned to ask for the short-haired woman's name to file a complaint with the owner, but despite asking several times, all the staff covered for her and refused to tell me. To the owner of this restaurant, I'd like to ask: Is this how your staff treats customers? Yelling at us like we're dogs? I was speaking politely, yet she shouted at me like that. This is truly horrible service! I hope you take this seriously, but either way, I'll never return to a restaurant that treats customers this way. Anyone who doesn't want to be treated like a dog should avoid this place! With the current challenges in the restaurant industry, hiring staff like this will only make things worse. I wouldn't be surprised if this place shuts down soon! read more

Matsuya - Korean Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Very nice waitresses. Clean places with many tables. A little bit noisy. The food was good. The ramen pork broth was a little watery though. It felt as if we were in Korea ! read more

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We arrived just before 11 am. There's breakfast until 11 am and then it switches over to the lunch menu. When asked the waitress provided both the breakfast and lunch menus for us to look through. We ordered the Korean Instant Noodles (with luncheon meat, sausage, ham, egg and fish cake but we got a cubed shaped piece of tofu) and Grilled Chicken Steak & Eggs with Teriyaki Sauce and Sweet Bun from the breakfast menu. The complimentary drinks were the first to arrive and then the sweet bun that comes with the grilled chicken steak. These two dishes didn't take long to arrive. Everyone at the table had received their dishes and were well into eating them but the braised beef brisket with noodles was taking quite some time. We had to follow up to make sure that it wasn't missed. We asked for mild spice for the instant noodles but they must've just left the spice out all together. I was pretty surprised at all the ingredients that came with the noodles. Most places only provide a couple of ingredients along with the noodles. The teriyaki sauce that came with the grilled chicken steak was very tasty. The dish also had some mixed veggies on the side. We managed to finish both breakfast dishes but those that ordered off the lunch menu had to get takeout boxes to pack up the rest of their meal since there was just so much. All in all it was a good meal with decent portion sizes and reasonable prices. read more

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Compared to my recent sizzling hot plate steak reviews, this one gets passing marks in the degree of doneness. This time I asked for 3 out of 10 in anticipation of it being prepared a certain way and when cut into, it was delightfully pink and more on the rare side as I enjoy anyway. HOWEVER, at what cost? The cost being the garlic sauce was all but flavourless with only the raw taste of garlic and the steak on its own was otherwise bland and unseasoned. But hey at least it was cooked how I liked it this time right? read more

Matsuya - Sizzling Hot Plate Sirloin Steak - Korean Near Me - Markham, Ontario

One of my go-to Hong Kong cafes. I came for a late lunch on a Saturday. Their lunch menu goes until 3pm and has an extensive menu of rice and spaghetti dishes. I ordered the Spaghetti and Meat Sauce and Pork Chop and Tomato Sauce on Rice ($13). They fused 2 dishes together so you can get the best of both worlds. The lunch dishes are pretty big too, so it's definitely worth the price. All lunch meals come with a soup and a drink. My go-to drink is the Cold Lemon Tea ($+1 extra charge). Service is always great. The staff are super friendly and fast too. I would highly recommend this cafe for quality food and good prices! read more

Matsuya - Spaghetti and meat sauce/Pork Chop tomato sauce ($13) - Korean Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Went here for lunch! It's an HK cafe styled restaurant with a variety food but a bit expensive. Their portion sizes are pretty good though. I got the baked Portuguese chicken on rice ($11.99). It came with soup and a drink (pictured). I got the cold milk tea (+$1). Overall, felt portions were good but it was a little pricey without having anything that stood out in particular. Not my first choice of restaurants in the area but they're alright. read more

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It cost $16.99, and it was disgusting. The sauce was watery. All i can taste is salt in the sauce. The seafood was some unknown spongy tasting fish( I hope that it is), squid, shrimp, mussels and imitated crab meat, 2 of each, basically cheap combinations of seafood. The presentation was so awlful but I was hoping that it would taste better than it looks, well it was just awful. I didn't want to waste the food and tried real hard to like i, but I couldn't. I told the server about it, and she came back to tell us that she had reflected my comments to the kitchen. She didn't offer to make me another one or order another item. I paid $16.99+tax to eat something worse than those frozen ones from the grocery store. We ordered the pork chop rice, which was ok, but I would not go back or recommend this place to others. read more

Matsuya - This is Spaghetti seafood with cream sauce. - Korean Near Me - Markham, Ontario

This place is tucked away in a plaza corner. There are several locations with different names. This is a HK style restaurant. Hainan chicken rice is pretty good here, good portion size. The lunch specials usually come with a soup and tea/coffee. It is busy here on weekends. A good selection of food. I also got the macaroni and bbq pork soup, it was alright, $9.99 with a cup of coffee and tea, the bbq pork was a bit dry the day I had it. The service was quick as well. Most waiters speak Cantonese, mandarin and English. It's a good local place with many selections. I've been to this place a few times and I would eat here again because there is so much to choose from and brings a sort of comfort to me to be able to order these HK dishes that I crave at times. read more

A quite decent Hong Kong style cafe. Don't confuse by the name. Not Korean nor Japanese food. I heard their steamed chicken with rice is good and it's pretty good. Tender and juice chicken, and special tasty rice are yummy. Bake pork chops on rice is good portion, but the meat on lean side, little bit dry and tough. I like the source (not over sweet and more on sour taste) the place is clean and spacious. Quite noisy during rush hour. Over all not bad. If nearby should try. read more

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It called Korean but it is a HK style cafe serving all kinds of Cantonese dishes. Most of dish combos comes with tea/coffee! We ordered two lunch combos -Satay beef rice vermicelli, egg sandwiches and tea for $8.99 , the other one deep fried onion chicken with rice and tea for $12.99 with tax Beef was tender, lots of egg in sandwiches , HK tea is about right. Deep fried chicken came in bento box setting, sides were egg/tomato, black fungus/carrot and half egg, worth of the price. I highly recommend to order ahead to avoid wait there. All menus are posted outside the window. read more

Matsuya - Satay beef vermicelli, egg sandwiches - Korean Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Quick service, decent food, the spacing between tables is very tight so it does feel kind of claustrophobic, but otherwise a good quick in and out hk cafe from the limited selection of Chinese cuisine in this area. Teatime and lunch selection is pretty decently priced for a healthy portion and comes with soup and drink. they take cash, debit and visa payments read more

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If I had to rate it based on the name, it's probably closer to a 2.5 star. It's not a Korean house. It's a Hong Kong style cafe. The selections are a bit odd but the food is not so bad. It's 5 something on a Sunday afternoon so it's not busy. The service is ok. We were greeted as we came in. I would say the girl didn't have much of a smile on her but given the setting, I don't really expect much. We were 3 in our party. We ordered a curry brisket on rice, a hainan chicken with rice and a bbq beef ribs with spaghetti. I wouldn't say the good is overwhelmingly great but descent. The portions were a good size. It is on the pricier side, but 2 of the meals come with a HK style milk tea. The milk tea is actually ok in terms of quality. read more

Matsuya - Beef bbq with spaghetti. - Korean Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Hai Nam Chicken with rice is very good. Quite a lot of choices for food. Will recommend it to friend. read more

Matsuya - Menu Page 1 - Korean Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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We go here at least once a week! The staff is friendly. We like to get the chicken teriyaki bowl, kalbi with rice and vermacelli noodles with preserved vegetables. Used to love the Korean instant noodles but they don't make them anymore . Milk tea is yums too! read more

Good portion of food and good price! Love the variety of veggies under the steaks on the sizzling plate. HK milk tea is nice. Comfortable sitting. read more

Matsuya Cafe is a great addition in the neighbourhood. I would not call this a Korean restaurant as it is really a Hong Kong Style Restaurant with some "Korean" fusion dish. Opens 7 am daily for breakfast serving Hong Kong Cafe style breakfast. Then lunch and afternoon tea with the various set that includes a drink. Sadly dinner is all al la carte. Spicy Minced Pork Bibimbap ($9.99) with braised fatty pork belly served in this sizzling hot pot. It is not spicy at all but if you want some heat, Korean hot pepper paste could be added. Matsuya Special Steamed Chicken with Rice ($10.99) which is basically Hainanese chicken. It was just ok. Though the leaner free range chicken is used. Price point is a little higher and the menu is quite different from their Scarborough location. Since they just open a week or so, hopefully they can fine tuned their menu and service. read more

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"Meh" encompasses my entire reaction. If I could just submit with "meh", I'd do it. Their entire restaurant is suffering from an identity crisis. The name states "Korean house", but there are like 3 dishes that have some tethers to Korean culture (ex. the baps). Their anglicized name "Matsuya" sounds Japanese, and their Chinese name translates to "pine house", which is a very Chinese-sounding name. They are just a regular Chinese HK-style diner place: a "cha chaahn tang" (CCT). I know not to expect a lot with CCTs, but this one is just horrific. First off, they charge for take-out boxes. I guess they rather throw the food out. The service is horrible. I have different standards for CCT than for western places, such as: swift service, they don't talk to you (so that they won't bother you), and generally, "efficiency" is their middle name. Not this place!! They are slow, rude, and not very happy to answer questions. Getting the bill should not take more than 5 minutes. I get this is probably not their ideal job nor is it their motivation for immigrating their whole lives to Canada, but c'mon. You don't need to smile but you also don't need to be rude. The prices are hilarious. They charge Korean-food prices for HK-style food. $16 for a baked rice dish? I can get a better equivalent at Golden Horse for $4 cheaper, and I consider Golden Horse a slightly expensive CCT. I have not seen anyone order a Korean dish here. Quality of food was subpar. Plating is non-existent. Stuff looks just thrown together and then thrown out the kitchen counter so the staff could throw it to your table. I have rated other CCTs 4 stars before: they were efficient, courteous (aka not rude), and the food quality had some plating and was decent. This place was a total whirlwind of chaos. Def not recommend here. I honestly don't know why people line up for this when there are literally much cheaper and better food within a 5 min radius. Abysmal. read more

Came here for dinner tonight. Place seems to have a Japanese name but says it's a Korean place but it is an HK cafe with maybe 5 Korean items. Didn't see kalbi on the menu but might have missed that. Staff was friendly and attentive clearing plates and were courteous. They have 2 soups (usual hk borche and cream) unfortunately ran out of borche and it was only 6pm. Ordered the sizzling plate and a Ramen. Ramen was a bit small especially for $11.99 but there were 4 good pieces of pork belly with lots of flavour. The bowl that they use is very slim at the base so you don't get as much content. Egg was over cooked so didn't get that nice runny yolk. Sizzling plate , although when they poured the sauce to make it sizzle they poured in one spot, a lot of the chicken just stayed dry from sauce. Surprisingly the chicken was actually really good, and portion was actually huge (good to share). Place is still new,and is quite clean. Because of how close they are, would give them another chance. read more

Matsuya - Egg over done but pork belly was delicious - Korean Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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HK Cafe | Breakfast | Lunch | Service was a bit slow. We ordered two cold drinks but wasn't sure why it came separately. I know they're still new and probably training bit it wasn't nice to hear the manager yell at a server "who did table 15!? Why didn't you wipe it? .. why is there no utensils on table 21!? Who did that?" Maybe you should do it at the back ... Cold HK style milk tea and Cold Ying Yeung Pretty smooth and fragrant. Combo soup Cream soup was decent. We weren't given a choice though. It's creamy not too watery and came with a piece of bacon. Meat sauce on spaghetti Typical, not very exciting. Sprinkled with parmesan cheese since it's not baked. Teryikaki pork neck on rice with fried egg Presentation was nice but we asked for half raw egg so you get the running yolk on the rice but we got a cooked egg. The rice and pork was decent. Overall I'd suggest this restaurant to others bit nothing amazed me here. read more

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For a place whose name is called Matsuya Korean House, you would expect this place to serve Korean food but this is actually a Hong Kong Cafe!! Prices are higher but they are huge portions and it comes with soup with their meals. Service was good. Cold drinks a $1+. Their Yin Yang and HK milk tea had good flavour. Seems everyone was ordering the Curry Beef Brisket so it is a must have. Baked Pork Chop Rice was too ketchupy but again huge portions. Their afternoon special ends at 5:30pm. Lots of seating and tables. read more

This is a pretty good HK style western cooking lunch place by far in this neighborhood. We came on a Thanksgiving Monday. Servers are experienced they worked at other HK style restaurant before. Speedy service, special lunch and breakfast menu. They forgot to give us special menus so just ask for them during lunch and breakfast hours. Note: a menu also posted outside the window, be sure to check them out。 Busy lunch time We arrived. It is so called Korean Restaurant, however it offers HK style food, Japanese Ramen and Korean signature items. I would say it is a Chinese-Jap-Korean Fusion Cuisine. To evaluate a fusion restaurant , I haven't try Korean and Japanese items therefore my rating is based on only the food we tried today. Food are 4/5. Service are 3/5. No cutlery, no table setup and unfinished cleaning table before directing customers to the seating ~ bad impression before ordering. Cleanliness 3/5 One score lost on food because the Milk tea base is not the greatest I had ever tasted. If other sugar choices can be provided that would be great. Such as brown sugar, or honey etc on a side Two scores lost on service and cleanliness because of the server did not make a proper table setup before sending customers and no cutlery. Pretty good value and got left over to take home as well. We keep our minds and will give them another chances to improve things I would look forward. Thank you for reading my yelp!:) read more

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First of all, their name is KOREAN house, but they're a HK-style cafe! Very underwhelming. Big lineup on a Saturday afternoon. Started ordering in English and the server said they don't speak English, so I had to switch to Cantonese. Ordered beef brisket noodle, Korean pork belly instant noodle with cheese, and macaroni with bbq pork, each $8.50 and came with a drink - we got soy milk and HK tea. The soups didn't have flavour except the beef brisket one which was from the brisket sauce. Pork belly only had four small slices but they didn't have any sauce like you would expect. The main flavour came from the melted processed cheese, and no veggies except frozen corn/carrot/beans mix. Beef brisket was only small pieces of meat and just okay. The macaroni bbq pork was flavourless and even my kids don't like the frozen vegetable mix. Maybe other food here tastes better but I won't be coming back here when there are other options nearby. read more

Matsuya - Korean Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Close to my house, regular customers. Food is average, but I like their services, they will call you name as a regular customer, greet you feel like home read more

Craving for Hong Kong style French Toast this afternoon. Since restaurants are now opened for dine in, I am seizing the opportunity to enjoy what I am craving for. Unlike the traditional Hong Kong style french toast, , it came out cut in pieces already. Although it says bite-size, it's still too big for me to finish with one bite. Another uniqueness about the French toast, it came with condensed milk instead of syrup. In general, it's not too bad, just different from what I expected. read more

Matsuya - Korean Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Love this spot right next to my crib Restaurant name can be misleading They do not serve sushi here lol it can get busy during weekend lunch hours but I love coming here for dinner ! great for small groups of 4 , they do have limited bigger tables but not much. I always prefer to come here to order off the set lunch or dinner menu and pick a letter you get a daily soup & they have an awesome rendition of hot hk milk tea LETTER O is my recommendation for dinner pan fried chicken steak with garlic gravy , nice spring vegetables & white rice with a sunny side egg on top !! Fuckin delish !! their main competitor is PHOENIX and they blow them right outta the water with their good service & nicer decor with TVs that dont blast chinese soap operas Family friendly, affordable & good eats with an eclectic fusion menu that combines , chinese , Japanese, korean & italian dishes all come together. read more

Matsuya - letter O on the set dinner menu , chicken steak with garlic gravy , veggies + white rice + sunny side egg on top , HOT hk milk tea - Korean Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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The food is similar to any Chinese Hk style restaurant. The price of the meals are a bit pricey compared to other locations. Worst service ever - the staff are horrible at responding and they are always in a rush. They charge for take out boxes. read more

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