New City Restaurant is one of those long-standing spots in the plaza that people keep coming back to. Although there is a lot of parking in this plaza, there are times when there is hardly any available spots. Service is quick and efficient every time I've gone. The menu is HK-style café with a wide range of options, so there's something for everyone. I've tried quite a bit from their menu over time, and nothing has been disappointing. One thing I appreciate is that they don't over-season their food, especially with salt. Most of their meals come with drinks and a choice of soup and they have CREAM SOUP! It's much rarer to find a place that still offers it nowadays. Drinks are also better than average compared to the surrounding hk styled cafes in this plaza. I'd come back because it's reliable and easy to enjoy, especially with a small group of people! read more

I was referred by my cousin to visit this HK cafe located in the busy strip mall on Kennedy Rd and Hwy 7. This restaurant serves up some delicous HK diner favourites and most dishes come with soup and hot drink. My first visit I tried the viral sizzling sirloin steak with fries and black pepper gravy. It was $29.99 when I tried it. I believe the prices have gone up slightly. I also got a scoop of ice cream for dessert. Perfect meal for me. My wife got the baked curry beef brisket. The dish was good but mostly rice and not enough beef brisket. Our second we tried the fried chicken leg with fried egg and choice of gravy. The chicken had a nice chinese breading and I believe some salted egg yolk as well. The chicken was crispy and juicy inside. We definitely marked this dish as a must have when we come back. Our 3rd visit we tried the baked cream chicken with rice. This dish was underwhelming and didn't have enough chicken. The cream sauce was tasty but we felt it was more of a frozen dinner variety. I ordered the fried grouper fish with garlic gravy. The fish was crispy and really nice breading. The dish needed some veggies for garnish but I understand they are trying to keep the prices affordable. If you are looking for some HK cafe that serves up some viral dishes and great value, then I recommend this place. read more

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We wanted to come to New City for breakfast but got here too late so we got their sets! They revamped their menu design and it looks like a legit Hong Kong café now! :) Loved their Regular set D with the juicy egg and ham sando (juicy pic on slide 5) but their egg foo yung on rice stole the show (slide 2). Lots of toppings and the flavour is BANGING You feeling hungry? Their lemongrass pork on rice with egg is HUMONGOUS. It does taste a little sweeter than usual but this was a deal! New City might be in my favourites now! Staff are very accommodating and polite, they allowed us to change noodle to macaroni. Vibe is casual and very easygoing. If you're coming for breakfast, come early even though it ends at 11:30. It's very popular! read more

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Yes, we came back! When I came here Last time, I just started exploring HK cafe at that moment. After that, I have been to many different HK cafes. This one is still at the top of my list! I ordered the tepayaki pork & chicken with fries and onion sauce. OMG! the amount was still shockingly huge! Very very very nice deal! Check out my latest photos of the dish, it was crazy, the owner of this restaurant was crazy. It basically the two-people's amount of food. The most important thing is that the food was soooo delicious! The pork chop was full of flavour. How's that possible? Pork chops are most lean meat and flavour is hard to get in, we usually add flavour via the condiments, sauce, salt and pepper, etc. New City Restaurant somehow made the saltyness and umami marinated into the meat and made each bite an amazing experience! The service was great great great! The servers spoke basically Cantonese, but they tried to spoke to us in not that fluent Mandarin. I'm very grateful, because they could just speak English, but they tried their best to use our mother tongue. Highly recommend this place! read more

I love this place that open at 8:00am in the morning . This has been opened for a lot of years and still the milkTea is very very good. Lots of choice for the breakfast. The service is very fast and it is the go to breakfast place if you live. It is a casual restaurant which you can bring kids and family to . The washroom is very clean and on the same level. read more

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2.5 STARS I ordered uber eats for dinner. I got the steak with gravy sauce on rice and their baked pork chop with tomato sauce on fried rice. Came with Hong Kong borscht soup and soda. I was pretty excited to try it as I've seen good reviews. I was wrong. The baked pork chop had very little to no flavour, dry, the tomato sauce tasted like canned tomato paste with water and the fried rice was meh. The steak with gravy sauce was the biggest disappointment. The steak was .5cm thick, chewy, no flavour, and the gravy didn't help at all. My daughter wanted the steak and she said that was not steak; mind you she is only 4 years old. Hong Kong borscht soup was the worst I ever had. Too sour and it felt like I was served the last bits of soup of the bottom of the pot. Couldn't eat most of it, had to throw away everything. Safe to say I will never order from them again. read more

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Heard that this is one of the OG HK-style cafes in Markham that's still dishing out delicious food so we had to come give it a try! We arrived after 2pm after the lunch rush and the restaurant was still filled with diners so we just ordered pork chop over rice to go. Very tasty!! They give a generous amount of pork chop and the meat was tender and not dry at all. I liked the consistency of the tomato sauce. At other places, it's either too watery or a thick gloopy mess. Served over a fried rice base. YUM! The dish also comes with a delicious Borscht soup and a tasty HK-style milk tea. Great deal! read more

New City Restaurant - Baked pork chop over rice - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

This is such a fun Hong Kong style diner! There was a bit of wait when we got there a little before 9, but it wasn't too long. The atmosphere is super lively, and it makes me feel less self conscious with kids. It was really enjoyable since we didn't have to shush them or worry about them being too loud and bothering other patrons. Everything you order comes with a drink I think! We ordered to share but got the milk tea and horlick for our kids to share. The milk tea has such good body! And you add sugar to your tastes. Horlick is such a fun drink -- a malty milk...it kind of has this roasted rice flavor to it that adds this depth and richness while being sweet. It's really good! What we got: - HK style french toast with peanut butter This was just ok to me. A bit too heavy and greasy for me. I think as a dessert I would've appreciated it more than first thing in the morning. Too rich on an empty stomach. But I can definitely see why people like it. - Toast with condensed milk Classic, but for a reason. It's so tasty. The bread was thick and light and fluffy. Perfectly toasted. Our kid loved this so much. It's all she wanted. - Vermicelli soup with fish balls and meatballs This was so good. Clean broth. Light but satisfying. Our child ate this so well. She loved it. - Ham and egg with macaroni soup My husband ordered this and it was so nostalgic for him. He loved it. The soup was so tasty. And the ham was such a nice springy texture and not too salty. And paired with the scrambled egg was perfect. read more

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Another HK cafe in Markham, which means its a must try. The restaurant is just like any other HK cafe in the area, minimally decorated. Fast paced. Hopefully good food. Fried Chicken thigh with fries - First off the chicken was massive. Skin was hella crispy and bubbly. But inorder to achieve that, the chicken was overcooked. Like the ends of the chicken was getting dry, like thai deep fried pork belly dry... On top of that the chicken lacked seasoning, almost no seasoning at all... And for these two reasons, I cannot recommend this. Fries were crispy though. Milk tea was okay. Not enough tea flavour. read more

New City Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

We enjoy coming to try different HK cafe places to see what is good or not. Here the seating is decent and the menu is quite a bit of options. Got their chicken wings ($11), Baked Garoupa with cheese rice cream- $15, Rice Noodles w/ Beef ($14.50) and got it as combo with soup and drink. Got their hot and cold milk tea which taste good. Overall the food is fine. read more

Went for their afternoon tea (from 230 to 600). Got their hk style toast. It came with a big slab of butter on top. We cut it up a bit to help speed up the melting process. Comes with the no name syrup. It wasn't crispy but not soggy either. The afternoon tea version comes with peanut butter, but it looks like they have salted egg yolk or coconut on their regular menu. I didn't get as much peanut butter flavor as I would have liked, likely because the bread slices were pretty thick. The milk tea tasted a little salty. Not as much tea flavour. Might order their soya milk next time. Restaurant looks relatively modern inside and felt clean. read more

New City Restaurant - Hk style toast with pb - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Wide range of dishes to choose from! You'll definitely find something you like. Service is super quick. Soup and drinks came in like 2 minutes after ordering and main dishes soon after! Generous portions! If you're looking for a HK cafe, give this place a try! read more

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Very worth the price. It's a good amount of food that you can often get with soup and a drink! Here's what we ordered for our combos 1) Soups - Russian Borscht - Cream Soup 2) Mains A. Baked chicken w/ Cream Sauce $11.25 I. Baked Beef Brisket w/ Portuguese Sauce $11.99 3) Drinks - Cold Milk Tea - Read Bean Shaved Ice Very tight space, with several tables. Definitely good for small group or a couple. Servers are nice. Ours was so quick, I didn't even need to ask her for a takeout box, she just knew to bring me one - so good! read more

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Classic Hong Kong style Cafe. Food is always good and consistent. The staff here are actually pretty pleasant.

Cool little place in a strip mall with plenty of parking. Can get busy quick, prices are fair and food is good. I ordered the grouper in a spinach cream au gratin with cheese over spaghetti for $15.00, I would've paid $30 for that dish, decadent and delicious. You won't mistake this for a five star restaurant, yet worth a visit for sure. read more

This restaurant has been here forever and is always busy. We came late on a weekday morning, and the restaurant was already almost full. For three adults and a baby, we ordered two bowls of noodles, a shrimp wonton, and a slice of toast. There was a choice of macaroni, vermicelli, spaghetti, rice noodles or instant noodles along with beef ball, fish ball, squid ball, fish slice, beef tendon and brisket, Chinese sausage and wonton. The second bowl of noodles came with luncheon meat, bacon, slices of ham, two fried eggs, sausage, and bbq pork. Each of the three meals came with a complimentary drink of coffee, tea, or soy milk. The prices are reasonable, except for the slice of toast; that was $2! Drinks arrive at the table first, and the food not too long after that. For those bringing young children, they only have booster seats (way too big for babies or toddlers) and no high chairs. read more

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One of the best HK Cafes. Their service is quick and their food quality is consistent. I'm a regular with my husband here and the staff are friendly! read more

If you know what's up with HK cafes, you know this is the spot. Amidst all of the new "fusion" cafes, it has been quite discouraging to try as they don't hold up even a decent quality on top of a high price tag. But new city...they're the GOAT and they know as long as their food is good, they don't need any gimmicks to keep customers coming back. I've had a plethora of menu items from here but my go to is the guilin rice noodles and baked dishes. their french toast is also killer with PB in the middle but don't say I didn't warn you if you feel your coronary arteries start occluding. PSA : cash or debit only!! read more

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My go-to place for simple, quick cha chan tang breakfast. Restaurant is always packed in the morning but I never have to wait long in line for a table. Staff are always friendly and very attentive. What I love most about this restaurant is that I can substitute their combos with something else without extra cost and without attitude from the staff. For example, I could change their pre-fixed menu from bacon to hot dog, and scrambled eggs to sunny side up. read more

Ok, I have not been to New City for a while. There has been a lot of new HK cafes in the area and this place stills holds a sacred first place in my heart. I went recently and it did not disappoint. The food was excellent and the prices were consistent with other places. There has not been a single food item I've ordered and was upset. Everything is good! The baked rice is legendary. The fried noodles are crispy. The curry was just the way I remember it; sweet and spicy, and savory. Overall, this is still the OG, the best. read more

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Everyday I'm shuffling! After a 24hr power outage due to a chaotic storm, we were itching for hot comfort food. This led us from one city to another, landing us at New City Restaurant. This HK cafe was packed with diners inside. Always a good sign, and we lucked straight into a 2-person corner spot. A myriad of menu cards flashed across our eyes. I landed on the Garoupa Cutlet on Rice. Prior to the dish, we received the sweet & sour Russian borscht soup, a classic of such cafes. In a pleasant surprise, milk tea arrived in the esteemed KamCha cups. The fried fish cutlets arrived in a thick katsu batter accompanied by a bowl of black pepper sauce. This fulsome meal warmed the soul on the chilly day. The aptly named Bowl of Noodle caught my wife's eyes. Despite the plain description, it included everything from the chef's pantry (beef ball, fish ball, squid ball, fish slice, beef tendon & brisket, Chinese sausage, & wontons). The simple rice noodle soup tasted balanced with no complaints. It came with, and the dish was literally, her usual cup of tea. Update: we've also tried the Hot Plate Top Sirloin Steak with black pepper sauce. It's quite a massive plate with a sizzle and fries, cabbage & carrot underneath. The medium rare was slightly uneven. Baked Steak & Pork Chop w/ Tomato Sauce on top of spaghetti was creamy and came in a huge portion as well. New City Restaurant has old school flair. It was literally the busiest spot among the many food options at New Kennedy Square. Staff buzzed around at a hectic pace as patrons came & went. Fast food came streaming out of the kitchen. Along with an affordable menu, the friendly service is a nice hallmark of here. read more

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My favourite Hong Kong style cafe in the area. They are definitely your typical no-nonsense Chinese restaurant and I love it. My favourites are the fish ball / beef innards noodle soup (ask for it with the brisket sauce!) as well as the baked salt chicken with rice. Their iced lemon tea is one of the best in the city. Closed Tuesdays. Afternoon tea menu runs from 2:30pm to 6pm. read more

New City Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Good portions at good prices. Lot of meals come as combos so you get soup and drink as well. Lot of different menus focused on different kind of items, so there's quite a bit of options that should be able to cover your preferences. Good for groups or just dropping by for something quick. read more

Quick eats lots of selection. HK cafe most items come with a drink. Serve is quick. Ambiance is simple Sizzling hotplate feast! 3 course meal Got the black pepper sauce. Comes with a soup starter the plate with spaghetti or rice and rice read more

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My favourite HK cafe in the area. Gets super packed busy during peak hours but their staff and service are very efficient!

I've been seeing this place on YouTube and wanted to give this place a try. According to one of the bloggers, this place is supposed to make the best baked pork chop. The restaurant is the cozy kind of small, with the walls being made of jade and the booths being made of wood. The booths line the walls and windows, while regular tables are placed in the middle. Modern silver chandeliers hang over the regular tables and ball-shaped lights dangle above the booths as well. We arrived right before the lunch rush and got immediately seated. Originally, we were seated at a booth by the door. I had to request a change because there was a fan blowing on us while we were sitting there. Daughter and hubs were sick and I didn't feel it would be wise to sit there and freeze in silence, especially with the cold weather that Canada was experiencing at the moment. The waitress changed our seats without question. I'm glad we did that because the tables were all occupied within minutes after we sat down. Hubs ordered the Rice Noodle/ "Guilin" style . Guilin style has minced pork, tomatoes, cilantro, sweet and sour preserved vegetables. It's served with any kind of noodle in soup. The noodle choices were macaroni, vermicelli, spaghetti, rice noodle, instant noodle). He ordered it with instant noodles. He absolutely loved it. It was nice and savory and it satiated his soupy noodles craving. It came along with a drink and he ordered coffee. Daughter ordered the Special Baked Meal E, which was Baked Beef with tomato sauce and rice lunch special. She ordered Russian Borscht and coffee. Her entree took a while to come out but we didn't mind as her blood sugar was a bit high. She was waiting for it to come down before she could eat. So, it was a blessing in disguise that it took a while to be made. My guess is that they forgot her order. Daughter loved her baked beef and thought it was soft. She loved the borscht and her coffee. Lastly, I had the Special Baked Meal F, which was Baked Pork Chop with spaghetti. I thought the pork chop was a bit overdone. It was ok. The pasta was ok. I ordered borscht and tea and loved them as well. Coffee and tea tasted great. It was nice and strong and we loved the cups it was served in. It hit the spot. I'm very glad we came here. I've been wanting to come here for a while and it didn't disappoint. Service was friendly and quick. I was very glad that we didn't feel rushed so that they can clear the table for people waiting. Feels like everything was laid back and I really liked that. I was worried that we would be rushed because daughter had to wait a bit to eat because of her blood sugar. But, my worries were for naught. Will definitely return to try other items on the menu! read more

After 3 very long pandemic-affected years I was finally able to return to Toronto this past weekend, and I made plans to return to New City again since it had made an impression on me the last time I was in town. I was also able to try a bunch of other 茶餐廳s around Markham and Milliken so I had a better reference of taste this time around. I can say now confidently of all the places we tried over the weekend, New City definitely is the most faithful to HK-style taste. While other places may have had more daring fusion-y products or better locations/interiors, something about New City really hits the spot when it comes to grimy 茶餐廳 nostalgia, from the cramped seating to additional menu items hand-written and stuck on wall posters to the taste of the food itself. There was some wait time when I went around Saturday noontime but wasn't longer than 10 minutes or so. My party ordered two different types of soup noodles and I would characterize New Citys soup noodle flavors as light. Both the satay and beef brisket were well made and on the light side flavor wise and not too salty. This worked well for the brisket but fans of satay might want more kick out of a satay beef. Noodles were basic but the brisket was soft and of pleasant texture. I had the lunch set with a chicken steak and onion sauce; over the years I have had some heinous attempts at HK-style onion sauces in both Canada and the US and was relieved that New Citys onion sauce is pretty good, also hews to the light side a little. The milk tea was better than I remembered it, New Citys milk tea style is definitely on the milkier end of the spectrum, which works for me but the actual tea flavor won't be as pronounced for those who like a more "濃" style. No doubt that the pandemic and that I live in a part of the USA where Cantonese food is borderline nonexistent has amplified my longing for this type of cuisine, but whatever the reason, New City just tastes immensely satisfying to me and sends me down memory lane in a way other restaurants in the area didn't. Highly recommend to those looking for unfancy yet authentic 茶餐廳 taste. read more

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Excellent food , good value for money. service was satisfactory for the type of restaurant. ambiance was expected for a HK style cafe

Ahh this is a true HK Cafe that I often go to for afternoon tea. I came here on a Saturday around 2:30PM and was lucky enough to get a table for 2. Usually it is packed and you would have to wait after you put your name on the wait list. My go to at this place is usually the hk milk tea or lemon tea. They have lots of options to choose from and all of them are super affordable. I ended up getting the ramen with spam and egg. The broth was warming and the dish tasted great. It came out super fast as well. I do recommend adding chili oil to this as it added a nice kick to the dish! Definitely will be back! read more

New City Restaurant - Ramen with spam and egg - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

This is the OG SPOT. I used to have breakfast here every saturday morning. I love how fluffy yet silky the egg sandwich are. The satay soup noodles are also really good. Honestly everything is good and the waitresses know you by name. It might be on the higher end in terms of price compared to other places but for the old school HK cafe feel and just childhood memories, I would come here from time to time read more

Under the new management, foods went downhill, tastes are bland, beef slices are chewy, fried flat rice noodle are mushy, portions were smaller. However, the milk tea and coffee remain good standard. read more

Food is fantastic, Service is great , really fast , We come here every weekend, Price is ok . read more

Been sitting on this review for a few years now but New city is definitely the most authentic HK style type of cuisine in the Markham/ GTA area. I have searched far and wide for the best HK style locations and I keep ending back at New city. My go to is the cutlet pork chop with gravy sauce with an ice cold hk style milk tea. I also love their french toast with peanut butter + honey for my sweet tooth. I have tried many other items such as their signature baked rice options and steak with rice. I will say though that their OG HK style dishes like instant noodles with ham & egg or luncheon may not appeal to some who are not accustomed to this type of cuisine as they will not blow your mind with incomparable flavours. New city is a Markham gem and may not blow you away but if you are looking for an authentic HK style cafe, they are a must try! read more

Large portions, tasty food, reasonable prices. I've ordered take out a few times during COVID and this time I tried their outdoor patio for a quick afternoon tea. Place your order and they'll bring you the bill to pay first. Food comes out pretty quick and fresh. One of my preferred go-to HK cafes. read more

New City Restaurant - Honey garlic wings with fries - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Great make of noodles. Yummy lemon ice tea. Not a place for large groups. Went in with a friend for a cheap eat option. It took about 15 mins to get seated because they were very busy, but their turnover rate is very quick. It's a little hole-in-the-wall type of place. Got seated and ordered the rice noodle with meats option (fish ball, squid ball, beef ball, beef tendon and brisket, some other ones I forgot) and a lemon iced tea. It literally took less than 5 minutes to get the food. Everything was hot and tasty. The iced tea was delicious and sweet. I would totally go back there. read more

New City Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Authentic HK style restaurant. Delicious fried spaghetti with beef and their milk tea closely resembles HK. Very friendly staff with great service. read more

New City Restaurant - Delicious fried spaghetti with beef. Authentic HK style restaurant with very friendly staff. Their milk tea rocks too - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

If I can give zero star, I would!! I've been visiting this restaurant for so many years, from high school to now. My husband and I are very, very disappointed from our recent visit. COVID makes it tough for every business, everyone is trying to survive from this pandemic. But I really can't support them if their food quality goes down this badly. My husband ordered steak with gravy on rice. It is typical for every HK style cafe to at least have a nominal amount of vegetable to go with the meal, but they have now become very literal. Only has steak, gravy and rice. And there is proportionately too much rice. Drink is included, but it's an extremely small cup. Just slightly bigger than an expresso cup. I order hot lemon tea for my drink, and I can finish it in 3 sips. Oh dear!! Many restaurants have had to adjust to manage costs given less business, which I can understand. But they are cutting and scrimping on everything while others can keep their food quality and portions consistent. Guess I won't visit them again until the pandemic is over. read more

New City Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Finally a HK cafe that still serves sizzling plate steaks! DECOR: 4/5 It's spacious and clean! It's FOOD: 4/5 The prices are on par with most HK cafes I think. They have a large menu, but they're scattered across a bunch of little specialized menus so it can get a little confusing. This is one of the few places (if not only) places left that still serve sizzling plate steaks. They were a lot more common when I was growing up but they seem to have gone extinct.. I ordered the mixed platter for $19.99 which came with steak, pork chop, 2 deep fried chicken wings, bacon, sausage, and ham. All on top of a bed of french fries (you can get spaghetti or rice too), drizzled with garlic sauce, and with some veggies mixed in there (cabbage and carrots). The platter combo also comes with garlic bread, a soup (cream or borscht), icecream, and a drink (I added a $1 for iced hk milk tea). THE VALUE! We also ordered a spaghetti bolognese meal and for $11.25, which also came with all of the above, except the icecream. They both tasted amazing. Albeit, a little greasy, but what do you expect when eating a sizzling plate steak? The steak was a little overdone, as it was at the very bottom of all the meats (closest to the hot plate). I remembered after that you can specify how well done you like your steak. She didn't ask us for our preference, but we could've probably asked it to be more rare. SERVICE: 4/5 The service was really good to us, I have no complaints. Some minor notes are that everyone at the table has to do the contact tracing form, and they only checked our vaccine receipt once we were already seated. We spoke to her exclusively in Cantonese, and the one time I didn't know what something was called in chinese and said it in English, she was confused. The other patrons were mostly Cantonese too. Anyways, happy to add this place to my usual food roster :) Definitely a must try if you haven't already. read more

Another average HK restaurant amongst the plethora of restaurants available in the Toronto area. The menu selection is good but the resulting food is very average -- saucy but with no real complexity. The best item I tried was the curry, which has a HK style curry flavor (quite different from Thai and Japanese styles). The beef stew and potato combination was nice comfort food. The baked rice was a bit too saucy and the rice underneath really lacked any flavor and wok hay. Alright choice, but you can do better elsewhere. read more

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Always solid. Typical cafe but great food for great price. 12.99$ and you can get a meal with a drink and soup. I love the cream soup. Recommend the black pepper gravy on any of the meats and the honey baked chicken is so yum too! Comes with the egg fried rice read more

New City Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario