This food court stall is quite different from other food court Chinese options. They don't have the usual Westernised dishes but a more 'authentic' (the term is contested, but it will suffice for a Yelp review!) menu & there was even at least one dish I'd never seen before. The flavours here are simpler, like in Chinese home cooking (versus what you'd get at a restaurant). Had fried rice mixed with fried noodles, Sichuan boiled fish, pork with mountain vegetables, chicken with mushrooms, fried cabbage & other vegetables & dry pork ribs; the dishes were so interesting that I added some on. The carbs were decent & the dishes were pretty tasty. The fact that they don't have labels for the items suggests that the menu changes regularly, so it should pay to drop by regularly as you'll probably see something new. I went on a Friday & was told that from Tuesday to Thursday they have even more dishes. read more

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the workers yelled at me and my rice was not fully cooked and discusting but is was so bad that I wanted more. And t was also really loud five stars read more

decent customization options / pricing, i got large box 2 dishes for ($12). lots of options to choose from

I walked passed Modern Wok in one of the PATH's many food courts. There was a huge line up so I figured I'll try on a Friday when the PATH is quieter. I ended up getting a small Beef Brisket with White Rice for under $10. They have different options like 1 protein + base or 2 proteins + base etc. They have food in trays so you can see what they have available and you tell them your order. Somethings cost extra like Beef Brisket for like a dollar more. It's a good option if you're craving Chinese food and don't want to spend too much on lunch. Checkout my IG account @wanderandeatwithme for more foodie adventures. read more

Modern Wok - Small Beef Brisket on White Rice - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Modern Wok is one of the only non-chain Chinese restaurants that you can visit in PATH. There's always an extremely long line up of hungry people waiting for their fix of Cantonese lunch, so arrive early if you don't like waiting. You can pick one of their specials (on the board), or make your own combo with a base and some of the dishes that they have on display. Either way, it'll be cheap regardless which is a big positive. I've ordered twice from here, and tried a number of their dishes. Some of their dishes, like the steamed fish and eggplant were cooked well and tasted nice and light. Their bases were also good, albeit quite oily. Both the e-fu noodles and the fried rice went well with their hot sauces and chili oil. Their meats were alright, but there was one recurring theme with them, and its how much fat they leave on their meat dishes when served. I've tried both their BBQ pork and their braised beef and they were both ridiculously fatty in an unpleasant way. One of the pieces of BBQ pork was almost entirely made out of fat, and that was gross. Modern Wok is just okay when it comes to Chinese food. There are much better options if you're willing to go further (like in Chinatown), but it's not a bad lunch option if you're stuck in the financial district. Just don't get their BBQ pork or braised beef, unless you like fat. read more

Modern Wok - E-fu noodles with fish and BBQ pork - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Newly renovated with a nice refresh look! It reopened today and treated their customers with some tasty roasted pork. This is in a smaller food court in the path that is a bit hidden but it's pretty well known among the Asian community. It looks like the same people are running the place and similar dishes. If you're looking for traditional Chinese dishes in the downtown financial district like BBQ duck, BBQ pork, Hannai Chicken, Beef Brisket, Salt & Pepper Pork Chops, Ma Po Tofu, Eggplant, etc, then this is the place. There's definitely a big selection of dishes and some of their dishes change daily. My favourite dish is the "Drooling/Mouthwatering Chicken in Chili sauce" - the name sounds funny when you translate it from Chinese....I love this dish! Unfortunately they didn't have this dish today. Price wise, it's not the cheapest, but it's pretty reasonable for what you get. For about $9, you can choose any 2 items with rice. The place gets really busy at around 12:30pm with a long lineup so if you want to avoid the lineup, try coming either just before 12pm or after 1pm. read more

Modern Wok - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Went with a coworker the other day around 2 when the lunch rush hour was gone and nobody is waiting in-line. I went for a small combo with noodle and 2 sides - sichuan chicken and some sort of fish. The chicken dish was recommended by my coworker and it's indeed good - will order again next time. The fish was decent but not at the same level as the chicken one according to my personal taste. Noodle is also decent - soft but not mushy. A bit salty to my liking. Will go again in the future. Am happy to find a place near metro center with decent Chinese food read more

This restaurant is probably one of the best restaurants in the PATH food court. You will always see a long lineup in front of this place during lunchtime. What I like: the taste, reasonably priced, variety What I don't like: small portion, long wait time, cash only The food here is better quality than average Chinese food court place. However, this place is very busy and the lineup does not get shorter during 1-hour lunchtime from 12-1. You better to know what to order beforehand. I ordered a combo of 2 dishes with beef and tofu on fried rice. Both dishes taste pretty good. I recommend this place to grab lunch in the area. However, try to avoid lunchtime. read more

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It was okay. I mean food court food usually isn't the best to begin with. You can either order set combos off their menu or get something from their steam table. The workers are efficient and the wait wasn't long. The food was decent so if you're in need of a quick Cantonese style food fix this is a good place to go. read more

I kept hearing people talking about their restaurant and last week I finally found it at the PATH and decided to try it out. I normally don't do food court reviews but this is an exception, I am impress. Modern wok looks like any other food court restaurant but when you see the long lineup you know there is something special about this place. First of all, the service was incredibly fast, the long line scared me initiallt, but I had only waited about 5 mins to get to my order. They have a gigantic selection of food items, so many trays that they had to pile on top of each other. I ended up getting the hoi nam (vietnamese) chicken, it was only 6.99. The chicken was tender and juicy and the rice, mixed with chicken fat/juice, was very flavourful. It tasted like something that I could get from a real restaurant. Yes I admit this place probably doesn't deserve 5 stars on the food alone, but for a food court Chinese restaurant, Modern Wok is substantially better than the chain restaurants. Modern Wok is cheaper, offers more authetic Chinese food, and best of all, it tastes better. read more

Modern Wok - Hoi Nam (Vietnamese) Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

***THEY ARE OPEN, in the deserted Underground of the pandemic, please go give them some biz*** Have worked in the financial district for over a decade and been coming here through the years. They are pretty much the only place that serves authentic Cantonese food in the Underground. Is it top notch restaurant quality? No, but it IS great food court quality, and even now in the wasteland that is now the Underground they still have lots of variety daily. Reasonably priced and tasty. Pre-pandemic always long (but fast moving) lunch lines as others have mentioned but it's a ghost town now, they're also not open as late as before (used to be open until 4ish but now they're shut down shortly after 2ish). If you're in the area give them a try, need this place to stay open! read more

This is one of my favorite places in the food court. I always get the same thing here... Beef brisket noodle soup. It's really good. I've had this dish at several other places and nothing comes close. Love the noodle texture, as well as the flavor of the beef and broth. There's also some broccoli and you can also request peanuts. On one of my first visits here, I tried the 2 item combo. That was fairly average, but enough to send my rating down to 4 stars. Cash only! read more

I'm in the middle of studying for an industry exam and I don't take stress well. The best antidote is comfort food, and of the many different kinds, Chinese Mom Comfort Food is one of the most effective. Except my Chinese mom is a 50min subway+20min car ride away from me, and I'm too prissy to get my hands dirty, especially when I'm studying. What to do? In a situation like this, I'd go to Chinatown, but I work in the financial district so it's not an option for lunch. Usually, I'd just get kimchi fried rice at Ho Ga or Manchu Wok at Metro Centre (it's not authentic but it's good enough in a pinch). I finally stopped by Modern Wok today and decided to give it a try. No idea what was stopping me, especially since the always long lines speak for themselves, but there I was. I. COULD. CRY. (of happiness) The friendly person behind the counter walked me through how to order (small box comes with 2 items unless you get fried rice/noodles, then it's 1 item) and quickly gave me a rundown of what was available. I arrived at about 12:30pm and many of the pans were already emptyish, though more food was always being brought out from the kitchen. I was super skeptical when I was told that the huge pan of beige lumps was steamed fish, but I'm a sucker for any kind of fish, so I chose it, along with stir-fried napa cabbage with vermicelli, over plain jasmine rice. It came to $6.75 after tax - so the price increased, but it's still very reasonable, especially for the financial district. The fish was awesome. I mean, it's not the same as home-made, or restaurant-quality, and it certainly looks different because they're fish chunks as opposed to a whole fish, but it was tasty! It totally hit the spot. Steamed fish is one of my favourite foods in the whole, wide world. I liked that it was boneless & skinless, I liked that they were generous with the amount, I liked that it wasn't fishy at all, I liked that it was seasoned just right, and I loved how I could shovel huge hunks of fish into my mouth, without getting poked and without choking. The napa cabbage was pretty good. It was cooked properly and while it wasn't exactly what I expected (there was Chinese preserved sausage in it as opposed to dried shrimp), it was good. The vermicelli was kind of over-cooked, but it's to be expected when it's been sitting in its own juice under a heat lamp. The amount of rice was appropriate, and cooked a little on the softer side (which is great compared to Manchu Wok, where the rice is always rock hard). I also really appreciated that the person helping me added a nice, big spoonful of green onion/ginger sauce to my fish. I am full, it was a very reasonable price, the food quality was much better than most Path eateries nearby, and my stress-frizzled psyche is soothed (at least temporarily). I'm a fan! read more

Modern Wok - Steamed fish and napa cabbage with vermicelli over plain jasmine rice - $6.75 after tax! - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Modern Wok is an authentic Chinese fast food restaurant located inside a food court in the PATH near the St. Andrew station (the food court is directly across from SunLife financial). I love coming here for a quick lunch once or twice a week, $6.50 for a small rice with 2 toppings is pretty much one of the cheapest legit and filling meal you can find in the PATH financial district area. They have a large selections of standard toppings everyday with some daily special toppings which they do not make as much and it's more of a first come first serve style. As a Chinese from Hong Kong, I think it's more convincing when I tell you how good the food taste and how authentic they truly are! It's not those typical Manchu Wok or chain Chinese fast food restaurants where they always have sweet and sour chicken balls. If you ask me to recommend two toppings on rice, i personally like to have one topping with sauce and the other topping a little drier. My typical (if they have) toppings are Tofu Fish (or Eggplant with meat) and Stir Fried Fishcake vegetables on a small box of white rice. As I have mentioned before, for only $6.50, you cannot go wrong with it! (A burger king meal is WELL over $6.50!! and a salad next door which i also reviewed will cost you $10!!) I would also like to mention they occasionally have soup of the day, if you are a very traditional Chinese and is used to having a soup for most of the meals, I do highly recommend paying an additional $2-$3 for the soup of the day (yes it's legit authentic Chinese soup as well!!) Overall 4/5, 1 point off because not all the toppings taste as great, but overall a must try for all downtown workers who want some legit Chinese food around the area. read more

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Foods are tasty. I love their noodle soup, the portion is quite plenty for $10! The only negative side is long line up at 11.45. read more

Modern Wok - Steamed chicken & Wonton noodle soup - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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The fish balls are the non fried ones, which I like. So I got the fish ball hor fuun(white noodles) and told them to ask brisket sauce to add to the broth to give it extra flavour. Very good for food court standard. read more

Conveniently located in the PATH under 145 king street west, this is a gem of downtown. Make sure to come early to avoid the lunch rush. You will never find the line with less than 20 people waiting at any given time during lunch hours. Their menu is consistent with various daily specials for those who are looking for something new. read more

I'm surprised a place like this exists downtown. I would've expected this in Chinatown, or a version of Modern Wok with inflated prices, but not at this place for this cheap. I'm a fan. It's rare to get good Chinese food in the financial district. I had lunch with my brother and we both had noodle soups - I had the roast duck noodle soup and he had the beef brisket noodle soup. I love roast duck but I think the beef brisket soup was better: it had a nice, strong flavour, perfect for those cold winter days, whereas the roast duck broth was a bit more plain. You also get different types of noodles: the beef brisket soup had long, flat, white noodles (more slippery) whereas my noodles had yellow egg noodles (not fantastic, but not bad either). You get some token vegetables as well (we had broccoli), but from other reviews it looks like there's baby bok choy as well. There are a lot of options beyond what we got - free-range white chicken, soy sauce chicken, bbq pork, as well as your typical stir-fry fare. You could probably eat every day for a week and not get bored. Overall, it's still a food court option, but you could do a lot worse downtown. At these prices (~$7) and with this selection, it's pretty much one of the cheapest and filling meals you can get in this area. Authentic Cantonese and Taiwanese options at cheap prices. Who knew? read more

Modern Wok - Roast duck noodle soup. $6.99 - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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If I could give zero stars.. I would for Modern Wok. The food is the most crappiest quality one can find.. the food is soaked in oil.. there was a cup of oil left on my plate from my overpriced 8.50 lunch for 2 choices (egg plant, and sweet and sour mystery meat) and rice. What a ripoff for lousy food... can't understand why there is a line up for this place. Anyways, I'll never go back.. not even for free. read more

Not so secret place in the Financial District. Mole your way over to King & University through the path and you will happen upon the best take out Chinese food in the path. 2 choices with steamed rice for $6.50 or 1 choice for $5. Free tea, even! The food is pretty good and not your typical Chinese fast food fare of sweet n sour pork or chicken balls with that god awful red sauce. Modern Wok's food is fairly authentic as the long queue of Chinese people (and non-Chinese in the know) can testify. Had the spicy eggplant with ground pork and stir fried choy-sum with shitake. yum!! read more

Best (and probably the most economical) lunch spot in the downtown financial area. They have a great selection of different Chinese dishes to pick from, there are also some soup noodle dishes that are written on the wall (in Chinese) that are amazing. Loved the laksa noodle soup! read more

This is the most (or should I say the only) authentic Chinese food you can get in the PATH. My favourite dish is the rice noodle soup with either beef or BBQ duck. The price is fair too, but they only accept cash. If you want to avoid the lunch rush, try to get there before 12:00. read more

The best authentic Chinese food you will find in the path. Their fast food is good - but I usually go for their off the menu items. The hainan chicken is delicious and so is their chicken in noodle. Servers are friendly and can speak Cantonese, mandarin and english. Good quality Chinese food at a great price. Highly recommended. read more

Best food court restaurant in Toronto Financial District! This small restaurant has the greatest varieties of Chinese food amongst all the Chinese restaurants in Financial District food courts. The Chinese food they have are mostly Cantonese ones, and you can't miss their soup !!!! It is real Chinese/Cantonese soup (cooked for hours). Unlike many other Chinese restaurants that tend to satisfy the taste of Canadian people, Modern Wok makes you feel like you are eating the food in China/Guangdong. Warning​: the queue is quite lengthy during the lunchtime​ (12 - 1:30 pm). I would suggest that you go there after 1:30 something. read more

Most authentic fast chinese food in the PATH. If this place ever closed down, not sure what I and thousands of other office workers would do! Very reasonable prices and the variety of dishes is quite mind-blowing. Great home-style comfort food. read more

After a long day of walking around and looking for attractions, My friends and I stumpled into this place and it turn out to be the perfect spot for a great meal. "Like: Basically everything. The food was really tasty, a good size and incredibly affordable. We lingered a little longer than normal after eating but never felt pressured to leave. Dislike: would be nice to have more variety I guess." If I lived around the area, I could see myself making frequent trips to this place. read more

Honestly, I'm somewhat shocked by this place's mediocre Yelp score. Taken for what it is, namely, a nameless Chinese place on the PATH, Modern Wok is awesome. It's pretty much the only Asian non-chain offering even remotely close to the Financial District, and it's far cheaper than its generic competitors. The food is hot, authentic, and served with characteristic indifference. The line will be long, but it moves surprisingly fast - expedited no doubt, by their only cash policy and impatient glares should you take longer than ten seconds to order. A great place for a cheap and cheerful lunch option. read more

Draws workers from all the five banks, who dub it "145" for the building it's in (145 King West). For Chinese food in Toronto, it's not particularly special. For the PATH, it's the only non-chain Chinese food you're going to get without hiking to the Sheraton Centre (for Noodle King). Try the bitter melon dishes, or maybe the steamed chicken. Pork ribs liberally laden with chili sauce is another good choice. read more

Best option for takeout Chinese food in the financial core.. Food is fresh and flavourful and authentic, prices very reasonable and everything is absolutely delicious.. Staff is always pleasant and friendly and they have so many different choices during peak lunch time that they don't even fit on the counter.. Amazing spicy beef noodle soup, great wings, every dish is mouthwatering good.. They even have roast duck that's not advertised, what more can you want? If you want real Chinese food, many dishes that you can't get anywhere else that mom makes, this is the place to go read more

If this was in chinatown or in scarborough, it would probably get 3 stars. However, because I can't get hoi nam chicken rice anywhere in the financial district (not that I've seen anyways), it deserves an extra star! This place has a good variety of authentic food. The hoi nam chicken rice was 5.99. Rice was very tasty, but the chicken was a little dry. The sauce that went with it was good. The line up was not that long but we went at 11:45am. I hear it gets quite long after 12pm. You get free tea and water with your meal as well. read more

I went to this place for lunch and was really excited, however, I was terribly disappointed. Maybe it was because I went towards the end of their lunch hour, I'm not sure, but I couldn't finish my meal. It was really gross, extremely salty and stale. I personally wouldn't go back their again. read more

Agreed! Very hard to find non-chain restaurant in the PATH. I am not a fan, but it is a great food option in the PATH. This place draws great crowds every lunch. read more

Great tasting Chinese food in the Path by St. Andrew station. I always seem to get here after the lunch crowd and there's always an abundance of nearly empty trays of this or that. I usually get pointed in the direction of some deep-fried something rather than the potentially healthier options, but never mind because the deep-fried something is always delicious. Trays always are finished with a scoop of mixed veggies. Cash only so I've never asked for a receipt, although I'm not sure if I'd get one if I asked. Inexpensive and filling. read more

Love this place. Food is authentic and delicious, and there is variation each day. I always look at the food to see what is new before lining up. The line is usually long but it moves very fast. I go there when I don't bring lunch to work and I take my friends there, too. Highly recommend this places. read more

They do all the dishes my Mom used to make! Awesome! Even the scary dishes! MW is waaay better than that overpriced gloop served at that place in FCP (cough SS) even though it's food court. Want to know why the lineup gets 50+ long during lunch hours? Because it's good food at a great price! BTW, the fried chicken (boneless thigh) is amazing...second best I've ever had. read more

Please note that this place is cash only. And please be extra careful with how much they charge you - since the service is fast and no receipt would be provided at the cashier, they tend to charge you more. This doesn't please me by all means - I don't think I will go back. read more

This is a great place for lunch. I usually get the rice noodle with soy sauce chicken or the wonton egg noodle with BBQ duck. There's a line if I go there at 11:30 A.M. or 1 P.M. but the line moves pretty fast. read more

Nothing special. The taste tends to stay only on the outside but inside taste quite plain. Will buy from them if I am in a hurry and work is overwhelming. The price is good comparing to other places. So if you are looking for a cheap eat and don't really care much about the taste then this place is perfect! read more