Choice of the Orient

The restaurant is straight up not clean. When we sat down, all the utensils such as chopsticks and…read morespoons were stuck together with some very sticky residue. The atmosphere is so so and pretty old. The place needs a serious cleaning. The food was ok, but one of the dishes smelled pretty funky (vegetable dumpling). Other dishes such as pork ribs, BBQ pork rice noodle l, and fried tofu were not bad.

Came here for some dimsum. There is a variety of items to get, with my favorites being the Rice…read moreNoodle Rolls. Other items include dumplings, pork buns, shrimp balls, and fried octopus. Pretty typical foods you would expect at a dim sum place. Service was average. Overall a solid dimsum place. Food(50%): 7.3 Staff/service(25%): 7.0 Value(25%): 7.0 Overall: 7.2/10

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Maple Garden Chinese Restaurant

3.5(25 reviews)

11.9 km•Maple

I ordered takeout dinner enough for 3...Gen.Tao,plus noodles,chicken balls, broccoli etc..... this…read morewas our first time trying this location.. it was without a doubt, the worst food I've ever tasted!...No i could not eat it! The general was not edible, hard,stringy,and definitely not general.tao!..looked like left over pieces of something, but dont know what?..the chicken balls were hard as baseballs!...not joking, everything was horrible, also, it seemed like the food was cooked 12 hours ago!...probably leftovers!!!!.I'm so disgusted!!... will never order there again!...good luck, I'm not sure how long you can keep serving food like this...and still have a business.

Everything was excellent ordered on Uber eats a couple of times. Realize the food was excellent…read morecalled the restaurant directly and they delivered to my house since then I've ordered a few times. The food is always coming extremely hot fresh tasty good portions and excellent value for your dollar.

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Szechuan Szechuan

3.0(70 reviews)

8.2 km

The food is ok, it's pan Asian so you have a lot of options, however the restaurant is stuck in its…read moreglory days of the early 2000s. While the interior remains very nice for a family dinner or dinner date with friends, the service would have been better. It felt like our server kept waiting for us to finish our meal and then leave. We took out takeaway containers but my friend and I wanted to stay and yap for a little bit because we hadn't seen each other in a long time and the restaurant was rather empty but the kitchen staff came out and quickly packed our meals at the table. Speaking of, when we ordered our mango salad, it looked haphazardly put together, and the mango (ripe and unripe) were cut in very large chunks... not very bistro like at all... At the end when we asked for our bill, I went to pay and our server went "what? No tip??" And he stood there and watched me pay. Tip is customary, not mandatory. Moreover he wasn't supposed to "watch me pay." I felt like I was coerced. Never coming back here, would not recommend this place.

Szechuan Szechuan is one of the better fast food options around…read more I came by for a quick takeout meal & was pleasantly surprised by the decent flavours of the crispy Cantonese chow mein. While the noodles were not crispy, the dish was loaded with chicken, shrimp, bok choy, mushroom & other vegetables that soaked up the delicious savoury sauce. We added a cream corn soup to round out. I've also had the Szechuan Chicken before and have to admit it's another hit fast food dish. This restaurant has a mash of different menu items including pho, sushi & Thai curry as well. The sushi rolls were passable. It doesn't have to be perfectly authentic to be a good option at the mall. While we've never tried the server experience, the metal takeout tables here work perfectly fine for a quick meal. For our latest meal, we had the Ginger Beef with rice which is another pleasant Chinese takeout dish popularized locally. It came hot out of the kitchen. The deep fry technique here preserved the tenderness of the beef much better than other places where I've tried this dish. It went well with the crispy batter drenched in sweet spicy soy sauce. Skip it or it hit? If you're looking for Asian food at the mall, an occasional visit here is not bad.

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China Wok Super Chinese Food

4.5(18 reviews)

7.6 km

My fave spot to get fried chicken and noodles. This spot is…read morethe most popular at York gate mall and they're pretty affordable. I used to get the kids meal which consist of fried rice or noodle with 2 pieces of chicken. Don't recall the price but it's less than $10 (I feel like it's $5 or less). The chicken is so good! This time around we got 2 boxes of chicken (24) and noodles for total of $32. Service is ok! And there's food court if you want to eat there. Otherwise mainly takeout spot. Also get the red sauce! It's so good with the chicken. They also gave me hot sauce packets and soy sauce.

China Wok Super Chinese Food provides the best-breaded chicken wings in the Greater Toronto Area…read more The scrumptiously marinated wings are coated with a seasoned batter (with unique, refreshing seasoning blends, such as rosemary) and fried to an absolute crispy golden brown. Once you start those wings, you can't stop. In fact, these wings are so good that I ordered 200 of them for my party last winter, and I still don't get tired of those damn wings! Also - they are great if you keep them in the fridge for a day & reheat them too. Although their fried rice and vegetables are not as out-of-this-world as their wings, they all still pack great wok hei while tasting surprisingly "healthy" (because they are not as heavily seasoned as other Chinese food places). I think the chef wanted to ensure that the other dishes did not steal the show of their wings. Overall, I strongly recommend China Wok Superb Chinese food, regardless of whether you want to grab a combo meal with wings, rice and vegetables or just ten wings for a meal. They are all great options with a decent price.

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Ann's Congee

3.9(110 reviews)

12.5 km

Ordered Chinese takeout and was a bit thrown off by the blunt lady on the phone at first. But when…read moreI met her in person, she was actually sweet and even gave me 5% off for paying cash on orders over $40! The food is Cantonese style and just as good as the big chains in Toronto. We got Cantonese fried noodles, special fried rice, Chinese broccoli with beef, and Singaporean vermicelli. Super tasty, though I did feel extra thirsty... probably a sign of some heavy sodium, but still delicious! The place is no frills geared towards takeout only. The great thing is she packed it tightly even though it was a tall tower of takeout boxes falling over as I drove nothing fell out. Food was packed to the brim. She had all the utensils and even added a generous helping of delicious chilli oil on the side without asking.

Ann's has a lunch menu! Good selection at a decent price. Main dish comes with a soup and spring…read moreroll, you can add a pop for an extra charge. They encourage you to call in your order with the lunch special item you want that way you can just pop in and pick up to go! Portion size is very generous!

Chinese take out. A portion of the Cantonese Chow Mein has been scooped up.. fam couldn't wait until I took a photo!

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Taste of Hakka

3.3(54 reviews)

8.7 km

I ordered catering and the service leading up to it was terrible. They asked for 50% deposit via…read moreemail transfer (which is fine), but afterwards, they are so rude. I spoke with Pauline and her attitude was not it. On the day of pick up, they claimed they didn't have my order and we had to go back and forth for 30 minutes. It was the most stressful and unpleasant experience. The food was fine but nothing amazing. Wouldn't order here again...

I needed to ordered some take out food in an unfamiliar locale and thanks to the many other…read moreYelpers, I selected this place. I ordered Hakka Chow Mein and Spicy Dry Chili Chicken take out. They told me to come in 30 mins and I showed up a little early and the food was all ready for me. No issue with my order (exactly as orderd). Kind of annoyed with myself for not paying cash and saving 10% (I saw this after I left and read the take out menu I took). The Hakka Chow Mein was actually quite good-tasty, well prepared (noodles were not too hard/soft); we ordered spicy and it had a hint of spice but not enough kick. The Chili chicken was decent as well-they have dry or wet options-I ordered the dry and it was good but once again the spice did not have enough kick to it. However, keep in mind that I would not be their core client (who may not be able to handle very spicy food like I can). It was good but not as good as a few of the other Hakka places I would categorize as the "gold standard". They offer Halal as well. Would I come back? For sure! This is a decent place in this part of the 905!

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Legend Chinese Restaurant

3.5(141 reviews)

15.6 km•Langstaff

This restaurant has been around for quite a long time, and my friend lives nearby and goes there…read moreall the time Today, we decided to give it a try and ordered a few dishes she recommended. The fried squid, fried green beans, chicken feet, and beef rice rolls were all quite tasty The fried dumplings, however, were not as good as the ones I can buy at the grocery store The fried meatballs were below average too--the skin was just too thick. The service was actually pretty good The interior was spacious, clean, and pretty standard. Overall, we had a nice meal, but I wouldn't say it's a must-try

Service was good and food was decent. They seemed to have all-day dim sum, as we were presented…read morewith 3 different menus upon being seated on the table: main menu (large dishes), dim sum menu on paper, and a small card containing 3 items on special that day. The restaurant was packed and it was a bit hard to get a hold of a server at times, but their service was pretty good overall given the speed, ability to customize some menu items, and attentiveness. We ordered the Scallops with Vegetables, and we got to choose what type of vegetables we wanted (usually we don't get to choose in other Chinese restaurants). We opted for choy sum, but we also could've chosen from a selection of mixed vegetables, bok choy, snow peas, mushrooms, etc. Surprisingly, the scallops came as jumbo scallops. I was expecting smaller-sized scallops like in other Chinese restaurants. The dish was tasty and I could taste the ginger. Seafood and Garlic Fried Rice was alright - no different than those in other similar restaurants. The rice was quite dry and there were small pieces of shrimps and scallops in the mix.

Fried Glutinous Dumpling w/ Pork

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Szechuan Gourmet

3.7(97 reviews)

13.2 km

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

Szechuan Gourmet - Inside the restaurant as they're cleaning up & getting ready to close. Looking to the back of the restaurant from the front. September 2019

Inside the restaurant as they're cleaning up & getting ready to close. Looking to the back of the restaurant from the front. September 2019

Out front from the parking lot right outside the entrance. September 2019 at night

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Steeles Garden

4.1(12 reviews)

5.3 km

Have been going here for a very long time, used to work close by. Recently changed ownership and…read morethe prices have gone way up. Always enjoyed the food because it was not too salty and the flavours came thru. Went there recently and everything was drowning in salt and very bland. If you take over an existing restaurant, keep the same formula that made them successful. I wish them the best of luck, but Sorry to say that I will never be returning.

In area with friends - decided to try a local establishment. We found this Chinese Canadian…read morerestaurant by chance using the Yelp app. We got lucky! Steeled Garden was definitely worth the stop. Their hot and sour soup was larger than expected and loaded with Chinese vegetables Almost a meal in itself. The spring rolls were tasty and crisp. The portions for our shrimp dish and Singapore noodles with pork were sufficiently large to feed two hungry adults. I bookmarked this location for a return visit or takeout. Clean establishment with friendly staff. We enjoyed the food and being able to eat in this restaurant.

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