The food is quite bad. For instance, the Chow Mein comes with a mix of chicken and beef, but they…read morereally don't taste like chicken and beef. I've never eaten meat that tasted... synthetic. Whatever they use to tenderize the meat, they need to dial it way back. Weirder still, the prices listed in the menu on their website are out of date. Add an extra 20-30% to get a realistic idea of how much it'll cost you. Pretty lame surprise when they ring up your order. Hard pass.

Ordered for delivery regular items that we always have . Haven't done that for a while. Everything…read morewas even tastier than before. Do they have a new cook staff...or did we just luck into a better than usual taste fest?

Not many words needed. Best Chinese food in town…read more The food is amazing and the service is perfect.

Been to this restaurant 10 times, and every time it's hit or miss. Tiny little restaurant that is…read morealways busy but the quality has definitely gone down hill over the last few years. The staff always seem angry which is a bit of a turn off when you are trying to enjoy a meal. Szechuan beef very one note but I'd suggest Ginger Chicken, nice bite. Sweet and sour chicken very sweet and not many veggies. There's worse Chinese restaurants out there and better ones so it's really a 2.5/5

Solid place for Chinese bbq meats and other associated food. Picked up some bbq to go, and also had…read moresome noodles and congee which was okay.

I always come here for lunch, the service is friendly, food is always amazing and price is super…read moreaffordable. A hole in the wall, ambiance is alway loud and festive kinda reminds me of my family lol. All their bbq items are delicious, tender, juicy never dry. Portions are also very generous. Their congees, shrimp noodle roll, salt and pepper wings, and rice dishes are also definitely worth a try as well

I don't know much about the regions of Chinese cuisine, but I do know lunch specials!…read moreHarmony is one of my go-to's for lunch special as they have $7.99 deals that are pretty decent and come with egg drop soup. I do know it's not the typical cantonese style of fare here, and the dishes are somewhat "off" from what I was expecting. Regardless the heaping portions of steamed rice are welcome. I don't even ask for any condiments of which there aren't any on the tables. The chicken and eggplant dish is quite good and there are a couple others that don't disappoint. The best part is the price. I believe the total is right around $10 which is the cheapest I have found in chinatown for a sit down meal with table service. Seems like a great deal and is a bit less greasy than some others which offer fried rice instead of steamed rice. Worth it! Head down those stairs and ask for the lunch special menu, you've got until 4 pm!

I haven't tried their dine-in yet however I dis order takeout multiples times. So far I have not…read morehad any issues. It is a basic Chinese take with a wide variety or options. I deducted two stars because the portion size is okay for a person who does not eat much but for an average person, it is lacking.

Food is delicious Service was wonderful…read more Ambiance good Very happy I stopped in for a quick dinner!

Got the chicken friend rice and general Tso's chicken…read more The fried rice was okay. Not great on its own, had to add soy sauce to it for some flavor. They didn't have chili oil just hot sauce :/ I found this strange for a Chinese restaurant. I was skeptical about ordering a deep fried dish but I went for it anyway. Honestly, what a scam.. it's 95% fried batter and then a tiny piece of chicken inside, some of the pieces didn't even have any chicken. I ended up biting into the pieces to see if there was chicken inside and everything in the attached picture is fried batter!! I'm not vegetarian so this was pretty annoying to eat, I just threw it out. I've never had this happen before: Its a rip off. Pro - food packaging was good, spill proof ...

***UPDATED MARCH 2026: We have been loving this spot for…read moreyears! Great didden gem in Old Cabbagetown on Parliament Street! The last time we ordered it was very underwhelming [they were very very busy], so I was hesitant to get takeout again - BUT IM SO GLAD WE DID! We have friends in town and we ordered: 1. Chicken Pakoras 8pcs/order - hot chili garlic flavor 5/5 2. Manchurian Fried Rice - w.Eggs, no beansprouts 5/5 3. Chili Chicken - w.Gravy/Sauce 5/5 4. Crispy Sesame Beef 5/5 5. Hakka Style Chowmein - w.Shrimp 5/5 6. Chicken MoMos 8pcs/order - chili sauce 5/5 Each dish was packed w.so much flavour and spices! The team here are always friendly and swift! Thank you Hakka Bistro - we look forward to another great meal! ***PREVIOUS VISIT FEB 2026: We love going here for our Hakka cravings but tonight didn't hit the mark for us. We had 4 items for take out. 1. Sweet/sour chicken $14 [1/5] sliced chicken*, about a handful or 2 of chopped veggies (bell peppers, onions and broccoli) drowned in s/s sauce that resembles the grocery store red ones. The chicken wasn't breaded - and it was quite dry. Perhaps it could be mentioned in the menu the chicken is not* breaded? Generous amounts of sauce for the steamed rice though. 2. Chili beef w.gravy $14 [4/5] Also very generous on the gravy here as it goes amazing with the steamed rice! Dial back on the ginger here if you cant take the heat. 3. Hakka style chowmein w.egg $12 +$2 egg [3/5] This is the only place where you actually get eggs when its the main protein in the dish! Its usually got more flavorful spices but today it only tasted spicy... 4. Manchurian style fried rice w.chicken $12 +$2 chkn [3/5] similarly to the noodles, this also lacked that kick of flavorful spices.. Overall today the dishes were missing that wok taste and kick of flavor. Gotta note it was about 8pm on a Sunday night - its a busy dinner rush for the team. Thank you Hakka Bistro, until next time!

Great place for Indian-Chinese food. The taste reminds me a lot of back home food. The quantity of…read morefood is really good. This location is only for takeout. However there is a seating (not great but okay) for customers who are waiting for the food.

But it's been a long time since I ate at Swatow and wanted to come here with my siblings for lunch…read moreon my birthday! And the food was delicious as always. I've been coming here for decades and I had many fond memories when I lived in the area. The place is a medium size restaurant and looked exactly the same. The service as fast as usual. Usually there's a long line to get in but we got a table for four right away on a Sunday after 1pm. Then after we ordered our server offered us a larger table which we really appreciated. And glad we did because all the dishes were huge! We ordered to share: -Ginger Scallion Lobster -Shrimps in lobster sauce on rice -Cantonese Chow Mein -Fried squid -Spring rolls Everything tasted great and fresh but I wish the ginger scallion lobster tasted better. It wasn't the same as the one I had at another restaurant on Baldwin St. that closed many years ago. But it was still so nice to return to this iconic Chinatown restaurant.

Use to be the spot, decided to come here for lunch with my mom…read more Food was great, there was no interaction other than the waitress standing by their designated spot gossiping. Ordered my regular Stir Fried Beef rice noodle (lots of Wok Hei) and Fried bean curd with vegetables. Food came out great and tasted great. The only thing I did not like was when my mom barely finish they brought out the bill to rush us out. It wasn't that busy since it was after the lunch rush hour. The thing is when the bill came they overcharged us by a buck and we just decided to leave it be along with tipping them greatly. There was absolutely no interaction or even a thanks for stopping by and come back for more. This was my fave spot to eat whenever I'm craving for Chinese food, guess I will have to find something else. It's also cash only since they have an atm by the washroom entrance.

To dine at BAO is to encounter a lineage. The photographs that line the walls -- statesmen,…read moredignitaries, moments of quiet historical weight -- speak to a heritage that precedes the restaurant's arrival in Toronto's Chinatown and traces back to Goubuli, the celebrated Northern Chinese institution whose name has been synonymous with baozi craftsmanship for well over a century. This backstory alone is enough to recalibrate one's expectations before the first dish arrives. And the kitchen does not squander that inheritance. The Xiao Long Bao -- delicate, thinly pleated, their skins holding a generous reservoir of clear, fragrant broth -- display the kind of technical care that only sustained practice produces. The crabmeat and pork filling carries a pronounced, honest sweetness from the sea that lesser renditions routinely sacrifice to cost-cutting. The Peking duck arrives with ceremony: skin lacquered to a deep amber, shatteringly crisp, served alongside wrappers of remarkable thinness. The Kung Pao Chicken is a study in balance -- its heat bright and forward without overwhelming the underlying savour -- and the Beijing Shredded Pork, folded into soft pancakes with scallion and sweet bean sauce, is a composition of aching simplicity executed with confidence. The dining room itself projects a considered, unhurried opulence: white linens, elegant tableware, and an atmosphere that distinguishes itself meaningfully from the more utilitarian establishments in the surrounding neighbourhood. Service is attentive, if occasionally uneven, and the pricing reflects the ambition of the enterprise -- this is not a destination for the budget-conscious, though one could argue the quality merits the premium. An occasional tendency toward over-salting, noted across a handful of preparations, is the sole substantive caveat. But in the broader sweep of the experience, BAO is something genuinely rare in this city: a Northern Chinese table with institutional depth, cooking with conviction, and a story worth sitting still long enough to hear.

I went back here with a friend after noticing the new Dim Sum sign out front…read more (Oh, as a side note, since then my Sichuan spice buddy and I were fans of the duck necks, wings and duck heads sold out front on the sidewalk as well.) Back to the dim sum. I was impressed right off the bat, as to my delight, my new friend knew the staff at this place and they said hi as we came in which was great! The food was perfect, and what was most impressive was that the price was in line with the other greasy spoon dim sum places in the area here in west Chinatown. There's no need to be in a diner type joint with greasy floors and screaming kids around you when you can go here and have the same experience in a much nicer atmosphere! The decor is gorgeous, the staff has nice uniforms and the tables look awesome with upscale accoutrements, rather than disposable chop sticks and chipped chinaware. Look at my pics of the dim sum, as it was top notch!