During this pandemic, one of my pastimes that I have picked up is browsing food apps to decide where I should go to get takeout. Last week, I was looking at my Uber Eats app and noticed that Taoyuan Neverland had a $6 promotion on a couple of items. I did a double-take to see if I was losing my mind. Nope, it was correct.
I took advantage of it last Wednesday night. I got the General Tso chicken on rice and the cheesy baked bolognese spaghetti. Each one was indeed $6.
This eatery offers Taiwanese and Hong Kong-style dishes. The dishes listed on the menu are extensive.
Here's a crazy fact. It takes me roughly six minutes to drive from my home to this place, which is at Langham Square. Have I ever been to this mall before? Nope. Well, I broke this streak at long last. So, there!
As usual, when I am getting great deals like these two meals, I feel the need to get something else. Taoyuan Neverland also offers ZenQ bubble tea. The only ZenQ place that I have frequented was the store in downtown Mississauga. I could never find my go-to drink the three visits that I had made there.
I got to Langham Square and figured out that this eatery is outside on the second floor. I needed to drive up a shallow ramp to get there. The parking lot is not designed well. Markhamites tend to be poor drivers in general (I need to exclude myself, as I'm a transplant from Toronto, so I know better). Starting them off with a crazy intersection on a ramp incline is horrible!
I managed to avoid the confusion that this intersection had brought to two vehicles and got to the eatery. I backed into a parking spot. This mall was pretty dead at around 7 pm on a Wednesday night. However, there was steady business at Taoyuan Neverland, which made me happy.
I walked in and said hi to a cheerful woman. I said that I had an Uber Eats order and rattled off the last four digits of my order number. She happily handed a plastic ba with my goodies to me. I thanked her. She reciprocated. I walked out.
Sadly, when I placed my food in the backseat of my car, it did take a side tumble. When I corrected my takeout package, everything was intact. There was no sauce spillage. I was highly impressed.
I drove home and had dinner. I didn't eat everything. Rather, I had half of each dish for dinner and had the leftovers the following day.
Let's start with the bubble tea. The fourth time at ZenQ was the charm. I ordered a large peach iced tea, with no sugar and less ice. It was refreshing, the tea was done just right, the flavours were perfect, and I was a happy camper.
I went with the General Tso chicken. I learned from a documentary years ago that General Tso isn't a real guy in history. Anyway, this dish had a hot pepper next to it on the menu. The sauce was sweet and tangy. I didn't taste any heat. I am so used to Hakka food that it didn't have enough heat that I am now used to. It was too sweet. Still, I enjoyed how tender the chicken was.
It came with a lot of rice. I couldn't eat all of it. I used the remaining rice to make fried rice, which turned out well. The rice here is good. You simply get a ton of it.
I loved the cheesy baked bolognese spaghetti. Spaghetti is comfort food to me. it had the perfect combination of bolognese sauce with the spaghetti and cheese goodness on top. The spaghetti was al dente. I enjoyed how yummy it was. I loved it. It tasted even better the following day. Its regular price is $12. I'd be happy shelling out for full price. The portions here are generous.
I am a fan. I will definitely come back to try more items off the menu. It's nice that I can get bubble tea and a good meal at one eatery.
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