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    Sam Woo BBQ

    3.5 (103 reviews)
    ModerateBarbeque, Chinese
    Closed • 10:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Terry C.

    It's been awhile since I have come to this restaurant, but felt for two dishes that I know they have and do well. To start, we received the complimentary pork and peanut soup. That was not bad. Flavour was fine. We decided to go with my 2 favourite dishes. Black cod with black bean. This dish was not up to the previous standard. The fish was not as fresh as it could be and it had a bit too much black beans. At $30 it should be excellent. Next was beef tenderloin with sweet and sour sauce. This name has changed- I think it was previously with HK sauce. This did also was not as good. The sauce flavour was off balance. With one bite it was tangy and the next was sweet. The beef was not seasoned. This was not enjoyable for me. The cooking quality has gone down. The restaurant could also use some upkeep.

    Grace L.

    Everything was tasty, I would like to come back try their fried tofu dish it looked very delicious!

    BBQ Platter
 * BBQ Duck
 * Roast Pork
 * Soya Chicken
    Chris C.

    I was out with my aunt and uncle, assisting them with an errand and grabbing some lunch. We went to Sam Woo BBQ, a place I haven't been to in a very long time. Of course, we had a BBQ platter, consisting of BBQ Duck, Roast Pork, and Soya Chicken. We also had Cantonese Chow Mein, and Sticky Rice. It was all pretty good! Their food has always been decent, well above average, but their service has been hit or miss. You never know how it's going to be. This time it was pretty good. We finished the BBQ meats and I took home the balance of chow mein and rice to enjoy later.

    BbQ Duck. Looks skinny.
    Mark M.

    Got a craving to eat more Roasted Pork Belly after eating the entire Piglet at Christmas Eve. So I decided 9to give Sam Woo BBQ a try again. Haven't been there for many years. It was one of our favorite restaurants before but then we had a few bad experiences and stopped going there. Anyway, since it way on my way home, so I decided to give it a try. Ordered 1 lb takeout of the Roasted Pork Belly. The sign says 12 dollars a lb., but when I pay, the guy that cut the stuff up says it's $14 per lb. because it has a bone inside. $12 per lb., if no bone inside the meat. Sounds illogical to me, but for $2 a lb extra, I'm not going to waste my time to argue. So the Pork Belly costs me $15.68 instead of the $12 in my original budget. My wife loves to eat BBQ Duck. At $40 a duck, what the heck, Happy wife, Happy Life. So total bill comes to $55.68 plus tax. Total damage, $62.92 for a BBQ Duck燒鴨 and a pound+ of Roadted Pig Belly 燒肉。 Took it home and can't wait till supper time and eat a few pieces to try. Both the Duck and Pork are pretty good but a bit too Salty. Definitely have to eat it with a bowl of rice and some stir fried vegetables. Would I go again? Probably, unless I find another better place.

    Roasted bbq pork + soy sauce chicken rice.
    Julie D.

    So I know Sam Woo has been around for ages, but I've only gotten to really try their food over the last month. Their prices are so reasonable, and super tasty. I had tried their dumpling noodle (Sui Gao), and the broth isn't your typical wonton noodle broth. You can evidently tell that they use their roast bbq pork bones in the noodle broth, which makes it so much more savoury and flavourful. I recently got their "choice of 2 bbq meats" rice, and it was under $15, with massive portions. Meat was tender and juicy. Order ahead if you're picking up as the parking lot is super busy, but also don't expect quality service over the phone as they're busy lol.

    Sally W.

    I love their sweet and sour pork!!! Th sweet n sour flavour i just perfect n th amount of veggie is just right. The best part is they have enough pineapples!!! Bbq pork and duck!! AMAZING!!! Crispy skin the fat n meat proportions yummy!! Veggie n are over cooked and it has a good portion

    BBQ Pork with rice
    Jeslyn X.

    You can get authentic Cantonese food, also expect the 'authentic' level of service quality - not me being stereotyping but HK diners service style is known as being 'direct'. Wasn't quite a pleasant experience but their BBQ pork was really good. Only in the end they refused to offer an extra chili oil sauce while paying for the bill. Homey ambiance. You could see many families coming here so that speaks to the food. Just don't hold high expectation for their service and you'd probably enjoy much more. Food (quality, presentation) - 4/5 Drinks (quality, variety) - 3/5 Ambience (interior, cleanness) - 3/5 Service - 1/5 Value - 3/5

    Richard M.

    I grew up in LA and Sam Woo was an institution: if you wanted the absolute best HK style BBQ you go to Sam Woo. I can't remember how many hundreds of times I had Sam Woo both dining in and take out. That said, this Sam Woo is not the same Sam Woo. Service was poor (not the waitress' fault, they had TWO people in the dining room when it's completely full). The duck was meh, like worse than Chinese supermarket duck. The chicken was OK, and the soup was tasteless. Highlight of my dinner is hearing "we're too busy to make X today" 3 times. Yeah I'd avoid this place.

    Gabriel S.

    This Chinese restaurant has a prominent BBQ meat counter, but their other dishes were actually better. They get 4.5 stars. Got the 3 meat selection. Sadly lean roast duck (pipa duck) couldn't be 1 of the 3. Roasted duck was pretty good with nice fat & a good roast flavour. Roasted pig was ok - a bit dry with little fat; the skin was a bit brittle, not like the more delicate crispness you get elsewhere. Char siu (which we were served with wrongly at first) was decent. Soy chicken was pretty tasty but a bit tough. Fish maw & Shredded duck soup was good though there was little fish maw. There was quite a bit of duck. The regular portion was big, filling about 6 small soup bowls For seasonal vegetables we chose pea shoots with garlic. It was a big portion & good: Well cooked with a good texture & taste Rice noodles with beef & soya sauce had a good smoky wok flavour (one of the best I've found here) & a good amount of beef. It was very good value. There was complementary rock melon.

    Braised lamb stew
    Joan T.

    Great spot for chinese food at a decent price. They've got quite an extensive menu. My favourite thing to get here is the BBQ pork noodles (and always be sure to ask for extra sauce). The fried vermicelli noodles are great and surprisingly, the curry dishes are amazing. We actually save the extra curry sauce and make curry fish balls at home sometimes. The servers here have been here for a long while. It's kind of cute how they all wear bow ties and they're pretty funny. They're quick to make recommendations for the night and are hardly wrong. Great place for a quick dinner!

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    Vidya D.

    Snow peas $7 Tofu & mustard green ( oily). Complimentary tea ( earthy). Efficient staff.

    Their famous bbq pork
    Irene H.

    One of my favorite restaurants in Markham when I want to get some bbq pork (which is one of the things they're most famous for). You would think that coming at night on a Sunday wouldn't be as busy, but actually they're always pretty packed. When we came, all the tables were full of diners. You can also choose to just buy the meat at the cashier to take it home, and don't have to dine in. The workers here all spoke Cantonese which made it a lot easier for us to communicate. The menu offers a good selection of their specialty meats, as well as rice, veggie and noodle options as well. I would write the item number plus the name on the sheet as not every server remembers the whole menu. Food came fairly quickly, esecially the bbq pork since it was already made. The bbq pork was very soft, tasty, and one of my favorite things is that they have a slight crisp on the edges to them. I honestly don't think i can find better bbq pork here than them. Service wise was pretty good as the servers were attentive to us, but as a Chinese run restaurant, don't expect the service to be top notch. However, for Chinese standards, they were pretty nice which made the experience better.

    Roasted Duck (Half)
    Angel C.

    An iconic place that's been around for many years, with one of the best BBQ meats in the GTA. This is one of the rare asian restaurants where you'll still see the servers who have been around for years, wearing bow ties with quick and friendly service, and giving you that authentic HK feel (back in the day). Their 乳鴿 Baby Pigeon is probably one of the best I've had, juicy, big, and tender. You'll find at a lot of locations nowadays, they tend to come out tiny and dry. Their Peking Duck is on point as well, see photos for reference! Oh and by the way, you can expect complimentary 例湯 Soup of the day for starters & 水果 Fruits for dessert. They'll have all the traditional dishes, and a great deal for steamed fish only priced at $13. If you're searching up this place for a dinner spot, and haven't been here before... What are you waiting for?!

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