Came here because I was craving some Chinese food and there aren't too many Chinese places in…read moremidtown. I was trying to eat a little healthier so I asked the waiter if it was possible to get the chow mein noodles simply boiled instead of also fried - if not that's totally okay I would simply get a different dish. There was a bit of a language barrier but he seemed to understand and said they could do it. The food took a very long time to come, well over half an hour. Unfortunately it seems like my request for the noodles wasn't interpreted correctly, as they came deep fried as normal. I know this is a risk that comes when ordering with a language barrier, but slightly unfortunate nonetheless. The chow mein was definitely heavy on the dark soy sauce and too salty for my preference. I did appreciate how generous they were with the meat and veggies though. My boyfriend got the cashew chicken and he enjoyed his dish. To note, none of the proteins come with rice and you have to order it on the side. Overall this restaurant is just okay, and doesn't really compare to the other great and affordable Chinese options in the city. However, in a pinch it works.

* I am a Xiao Long Bao (XLB) enthusiast. I ordered XLB only (take-out); thus my review is very…read morelimited. I have seen mixed reviews about their XLB from different review sources. Many people complained about the lack of juice and thick wrappers. So I did not have high expectations. Surprisingly, their XLBs were good. Yes, the amount of soup is small, but it's there enough to taste the deep flavor. Yes, the wrapper was thicker than those popular XLB places, but beautifully pleated and had no leak. Transfer to the container was carefully done, which I appreciated greatly. The meat texture is good, without any stringiness. It was smooth and tender and with a well-rounded flavor. If it had a little more soup, and the skin was a bit thinner, it could participate in the best XLB competition (organized by me lol ) in GTA. Starting to feel winter in the air, I thought eating this XLB may be enjoyable on a cold day :) The restaurant had a high ceiling with stylish decorations - nice!

To be honest I've only had delivery from here but the food is always incredibly delicious. They…read moretake such care with my allergies, too. seem like lovely people.

Great food and tasty drinks. The service is pretty good. The disco fries are really tasty and I…read morelike how the decked the place out for the holidays, super cute. The themed drink menu is fun

Good sandwiches, quick service. I didn't love the salad that it comes with but overall, good,…read morefreshly made meal at a reasonable price.

Was feeling peckish and finally stopped by here. A Ban mi sandwich looked too big so grabbed a…read moreGrilled Chicken Bao. It was perfect. Service is friendly. They have lots of seating and some standalone benches near the window.

When Hosu closed a few years ago, I was pretty disappointed (to put it mildly), since the Yonge and…read moreEglinton area suffers from a curious paucity of Korean joints. We have at least a dozen Thai restaurants but not a single Korean one, somehow. So I was surprised and delighted when I discovered that Hosu was operating a ghost kitchen out of ChiChop. I knew I had to try this for myself, so on a recent (and very cold) Thursday, I placed my order. I decided to get the Chicken Bibim Bap ("Original Korean bibim bop served with an assortment of vegetables & marinated chicken on rice") and it was ready for pickup as soon as I walked into ChiChop. It's fine. The accompanying gochujang sauce ensures that it always tastes like the venerable Korean dish, but the lack of ingredients was frustrating. I feel like this dish was 90% rice and glass noodles, and 10% other components (including chicken rife with inedible pieces). I ate the whole thing, of course, but was my bibimbap craving satisfied? Not entirely. We also decided to start with the Deep Fry Wonton ("Deep fried Chicken Wonton (12pcs) served with house made sweet & sour sauce), which was okay but nothing special. The chicken filling was so minuscule that it was almost impossible to taste, but the sweet & sour sauce was decent.

Ordered Taiwanese fried chicken and got some sort of weird burnt chicken nuggets.read more

This was the first time I tried Rolltation and definitely won't be the last time…read more They offer fresh burritos full of Salmon sashimi/shrimp/crab and tasty poke bowls assembled in front of you. It is both creative and delicious with a reasonable price. We ordered one Salmon sashimi roll and one Boiled shrimp roll. They were both delicious, but I will go with the salmon sashimi next time. Also, I would suggest ordering with extra sauce.

We love this rolltation for the food. We usually get take…read moreout but we have eaten there once. It's our favourite choice for take out. My go to is Teri tempura shrimp with mango, my partner's is miso salmon. I love the flavours of the sauce and the crunchy shrimp and the toppings. I have tried the karaage chicken but didn't find it flavourful and the habernero is spicy. The kimchi beef was ok.

Been coming here for years. They no longer do dine in but takeout is fine. Their X-large pho has to…read morebe the largest size in the city, can feed two. Personal favourite is the seafood noodle soup which uses a chicken broth and is sweeter than the pho. Good stuff

I think any pho place should be judged by how good their pho is…read more I ordered a small pho with rare beef and flank. I liked that they had thinner noodles. The soup base was nice with some nice beef and msg flavour. The meat and serving amount was average. However, I have one major issue. The small was extra small. It was honestly the smallest small pho I've ever had for the same price as the other small phos I've had. My friend, whose order was a medium, looked like the smalls I'm used to. The actual pho wasn't bad but I really hold the portion size against them.

I went to Blooming Orchid restaurant for some takeout food. Blooming Orchid is an Asian fusion…read morerestaurant that replaced Duckee restaurant. The staff was very friendly. It took a long time to order as the menu is very cluttered and confusing. They have Chinese food, sushi, dim sum, etc. Normally when a restaurant have so many choices, the food is terrible. The prices were pretty high as their dim sum dishes cost 5 dollars a plate. I ordered the dim sum no.1 platter which has steamed spinach hai gow, shrimp hai gow, and fried shrimp rolls. I also ordered the salmon rolls. To my great surprise, the food was very good. The fried shrimp rolls were great as it wasn't overcooked. The salmon rolls were also very good. Would I go back? Sure as the food was very good.

I love love love Blooming Orchid!!!…read more With such a huge menu (with Thai, Japanese, Chinese offerings), one might think that the dishes would be mediocre. But no, you would be totally wrong. I've ordered a la cartefrom here three times, and in that time tried many different items on the menu, and everything was stellar. Among the items I've ordered - sushi Party Platter B, Mango Avocado Salad, Honey Garlic Tofu, Eggplant with Garlic Sauce, Shrimp Tempura, Coconut Shrimp, Pork Shu Mai, Shrimp Dumpling With so many Asian fusion restaurants in the GTA, it really takes culinary skill to be a standout. I absolutely think this place is a hidden gem. To top it off the price is right, all the dishes are reasonably priced so you can eat to your heart's content and it won't break your bank.

On a hot, sunny day, I visited The Captain's Boil with friends for some seafood, and I have to say,…read moreI had a great time. From the outside, the familiar black-and-white sign was clean but showed signs of age, with faint white streaks suggesting that the exterior could use a refresh. Inside, we were greeted by a wall of colourful sticky notes, adding a fun touch to the dark, brick-lined interior. I also appreciated the nearby sink, making it easy to wash our hands without heading to the bathroom. It was definitely convenient. After being seated, the menu left much to be desired. It showed its age, with white scratches that made it hard to read the items. The ordering system was not intuitive for a first-time visitor, so we had to rely on our server for guidance. Also, the drinks menu looked like a printout from Excel, which was small, hard to read and, unfortunately, overpriced. We ordered the Matey's Feast along with another order of seafood, which was a generous meal for three people. Matey's Feast is one of their set meals that allowed us to choose two types of seafood, along with a variety of sides. Each boil also came with two regular sides, which was a nice touch. We went with Captain's Boil seasoning at medium spice, which was just right for enjoying the seafood. The boils arrived in clear bags, and we had to take them out of the bag and eat by hand. Shrimp Basket: A hot and crispy appetizer served on a bed of Cajun fries, which really whetted my appetite. The tartar sauce and ketchup on the side complemented the crunch. Captain's Fried Rice with Seafood: A simple but tasty plate of rice with shrimp. We added some of the sauce from the seafood boils for extra flavour. It was filling. Seafood Boils: Each bag of seafood was packed with seasoning and came with disposable gloves so we could dig in with our hands. The clams were cooked perfectly, with just the right amount of spices. The shrimp required a bit more work, with the heads and shells needing to be removed, but they were large and fresh, making it worth the effort. The extra sauce in each bag was perfect for drenching our sides or adding more flavour to the fried rice. Sides: We chose corn for the regular sides and sausage for the premium side. Corns were quarter-length cobs of corn and the sausages were served sliced. We tossed both into the seafood boil bags to soak up the spicy sauce, making them even more enjoyable. The service was adequate, with staff checking in occasionally to ensure we had everything we needed. The washroom, located downstairs, was not spotless but still serviceable. In terms of value, I found the pricing to be on the higher side. The drinks, at $4 each, were refillable but expensive considering I only had two cups. Given that it's a seafood restaurant, higher prices were expected, but I appreciated that sides like fries and fried rice helped fill us up. Overall, I had a good time. My rating of 3 reflects the tricky ordering process and steep prices, but the food was definitely enjoyable, and I left feeling full. I'd return if I was in the mood for seafood boil and ready to splurge a little.

Horrible experience We made a reservation and still had to…read morewait 10 more minutes when we entered into the restaurant. There was a table free, but it's like they didn't want to clear it, which is fine. We weren't upset when we were seated our server, didn't come back for a good next 20 minutes. Our server was straight to the point didn't care to introduce himself. Didn't really want to explain anything on the menu or offer us anything more when we were inquiring about different foods, which is fine our order was missing a side of calamari and literally every side with the seafood so the corn potatoes and etc., even extra sides that we ordered were missing. We thought they come separately so we were waiting, but we got so hungry. We just started eating the gloves they gave us. We didn't get a bucket, never inquired about anything. Our server didn't come back to ask us if we needed anymore assistance or anything we had to pull another server to the side and ask them if we still going to get our calamari in our sides and she implies that came in with the seafood bag. We just didn't know how it worked. We never been there and you would think someone that works. There would know what they're doing, but that's OK. Things happen so we asked for our sides but this is how I know our server which was a male was out to get us when my friend kindly asked for some water and our server proceeds to give her hot water on purpose when my friend turned around and shocked to look for the server he gave her a dead blank stare with a little grin. At that point we just wanted to go we asked the server that was supposed to give us our sides, which by the way didn't come another 10 minutes pass by we just asked for the check and told her we don't want the sides anymore. We just wanna go. Our server, which was the mail gives us our bill and I see that the sides are still on there. He proceeds to say it's a part of the package and then we said OK just give us the sides and then he proceeds with a lot of attitude to say well you are the one that sent the sides back, our food was already halfway done lol we just paid and ran out. I think the service in here is disgusting and the server that served us purposely had a problem with us. He was so kind of everybody else in the restaurant besides me and my friend all servers were amazing everybody else besides me and my friend and we didn't come in there. Complaining are making attitude are doing anything rude, we were kind and we still got treated like garbage. I think this change should be embarrassed of their selves. The manager should be embarrassed, and the guy serving us should be fired giving my friend hot water is evil and disgusting. He knew what he was doing and honestly, I don't even trust the food the way they were acting if you guys want sass and attitude with your food then yeah eat here.

While the sushi pieces might be a bit larger than I usually prefer, they are undeniably good…read more The food also always comes out pretty quickly, which is a huge plus. The restaurant itself is very clean, and it's never so busy that the service gets ignored. Definitely a reliable choice for fresh sushi! All you can eat dinner menu was 40$/per person which is normal price for good sushi.

99 Sushi: Japanese and Thai is phenomenal! Last week, I…read moredined in with my brother and it was amazing! Clean, elegant, comfortable decor...I've been telling people about this restaurant since last week. Tonight, I had a session with my mentor and mentioned it. We both started salivating!I couldn't eat another sandwich after talking about this restaurant, so I ordered through UberEats. It arrived within 20 minutes - hot and appetizing. I ordered the Bento box with Teriyaki Beef and all the sides that came with it that I didn't expect...Good for two meals with Tempura !!! Excellent!

Not my first time at this restaurant, but it definitely has been over a decade since my last visit…read more Went for lunch today and it was a bit busier than I thought it would be for 1pm, which is great for the restaurant considering people are dining out less these days. We were seated right away and menus provided at the same time. There was a Lunch Special menu but we decided to order full portions from the regular menu. We were able to order right away and our drinks and ice water were brought out. Our food was brought out fairly quickly, all of it being hot. Roti is a must order item! The noodles were also very tasty with the shrimp not being overcooked. Fried chicken was crispy on the outside and nice and juicy inside. Service was attentive with the servers checking on us every so often and clearing empty plates away. When we were done eating, the server packed up our leftovers for us instead of just giving us containers. You can pay by card or cash, but just be advised that they do not accept $100 bills. Parking was pretty easy to get a spot that wasn't too far from the entrance.

Food 3.75/5 Service 4/5…read moreAmbience 3.75/5 I have been to this restaurant many times over the years and more recently we usually order a take-out. On Friday, we decided to dine-in. We were quickly seated and the service was really attentive and appreciated. At around 6-630pm the restaurant began to quickly fill with couples and families. We had the chicken and shrimp Pad Thai and the Nasi Lemak Ayam Goring. We really enjoyed the fried chicken, coconut rice of the Nasi Lemak Ayam Goring, and the amount of spice in the sambal onion and anchovies. The noodles in the Pad Thai had a firm texture which we liked, but for me the sauce was a bit sweet. If coming to the restaurant from 6pm on a weekend, the parking lot is very busy and you could be circling for a parking spot and having to move around vehicles that are double parked for take-out orders.