When there were no Hakka restaurants in GTA, this was amongst the very few that we visited almost…read morethree decades ago. While in the area we decided to stop by with family to see how it now stands up to 100s new Hakka restaurants. The owners have changed for sure since then. The inside is still the same as I remember with new table and chairs. Still clean and tidy. The service is still good. The owner/manager gives to personal service and answered all of our ingredient questions. Our taste buds have evolved and the competitors are feeding us dishes that are more amplified than the ones we got here. Our favourite Manchurian Pakorra in gravy was OK. Not bad, but the pakoras were to big and just doughy. The gravy again OK. The Tofu Chilli not hugely spicy and felt under seasoned to us. The Fried Rice was again very plain. Noodles were OK and the same goes for Szechuan Mixed Veggies. Felt as if we are eating at a traditional Chinese restaurant rather than Indian style Hakka restaurant.

Oh my goodness. Who knew I needed this in my life? Well, I did. Look, I began thinking that maybe I…read morehad no idea what chow mein was. I have bisoted several establishments in Phoenix and always seem to get lo mein noodles when I order chow mein. We wandered in a bit later in the evening and placed an order. I was so happy to see so many veggie options to choose from. I decided upon the Manchurian Vegetable Chow Mein and I am so glad I did. No joke, I munched on it for 3 days. The vinegar & chilli was used on day 3 and I wish I wasn't so terrified of it on da 1 because man, did it amp it up! I also had a veggie spring roll which was good, but nothing to write here about. Ma went back 2 more times after our visit and thoroughly enjoyed her dishes. Will I be back? When I am back in town and so long as they're open and around, absolutely I will be back. It was everything I needed on my first day back "home". Packed full of flavor, yum!

I was going for a walk looking for bite to eat. We've been to Hakka Fusion before a few years ago…read more The restaurant did not have any customers inside. The restaurant is very clean and organized. The dining area is pretty spacious. I heard they still have some good lunch special deals Tuesday to Friday for $9.99 (chicken, tofu, or veggie) $10.99 (beef , fish, or shrimp). We ordered the chilli chicken gravy medium spicy and spicy pepper chicken medium spicy lunch specials. You get small corn soup and steam rice. If you want to substitute for veggie fried rice or hakka noodle for $1.50. If you want to substitute your soup for soda it will set you back $1.00. The chilli chicken with gravy was very good and chicken was tender and gravy had the right amount of seasoning. The spicy pepper chicken dry was a bit disappointing. Some of the pieces of chicken were overcooked and hard to chew. Overall, the food is decent and maybe I will stay away from dry dishes and stick to the saucy ones. Their food is more Indian Chinese influenced versus other places that serve Caribbean style chinese food. I will come back and try other dishes.

It's been over four years since I've been to this Indo Hakka restaurant in my neighbourhood so I…read moredecided to give them a try for lunch. They have several lunch specials for only $9.99 including their soup of the day. I eventually chose the Chicken with Green Beans. It was okay, with decent flavour but just a wee bit salty for my taste. The soup was also okay. The place was very clean, same as my previous visits. It's good to see they have kept up that standard. With decent food, clean environment, and good service, I'd come back. 3.5/5.0

I have been going to this place since the first time I was referred here by a coworker 16 years…read moreago, and introduced me to the owner who was very friendly and hospitable. I believe to this day, it is the same man who is the chef and now his daughter runs the order desk- very sweet and kind folks. Their chilli chicken (dry version) is consistently packed with the best chilli flavour and the crunchy texture is delightful. My kids now also choose this place as their favourite place to get their chilli chicken fix- just like their mama!

Had two lunch specials, chilli chicken and beef and green onion…read more The meat and method of cooking is too homey, didn't give that natural bounce texture known in Asian stir fry. Sauce was good. There are better Hakka Chinese places out there. For the price it was ok. Food came hot, spicey and fast. This place deserves 2.5 stars but I could only select 2 or 3 stars.

Food: 4.5/5 First off, everything was so well priced, especially considering the generous portions…read more I've ordered here multiple times and the food never misses! My personal favourite is the dry Bombay chicken. The savoury and spicy tones in contrast to the fresh and tarte mango salad creates such a balanced immersion of flavours! The mango salad is an absolute must order! Truly compliments nearly all the menu items. The chicken momo are also fantastic, quite large and comes with 8 pieces. Fish Pakoora is also a great choice, with the same savoury notes but with a less heavy taste in comparison to the richer Bombay chicken and Bombay beef. Overall amazing taste with large portions at such an affordable price! We all had leftovers to take home! Whenever I order takeout here, one Bombay chicken can last me nearly 3 meals. Service: 5/5 Amazing staff and service! Food came out quick and it was never hard to ask for water or order more items! Atmosphere: 3/5 nothing special about the interior or atmosphere but the patio is nice for the summer. Definitely one of the only worth visiting food spots in Lawrence Park.

The shrimp pakora ($13) is a great way to start the meal. Its batter is applied with enough to…read morecover the large prawns without being overly thick. Although how long the pakoras are fried needs to be standardized - one night it was absolutely perfect creating crispy parcels of prawns, while on a follow-up visit it's golden but the centre slightly underdone so each bite finishes mushy. While it isn't overly flavourful, the spicy Thai basil chutney that comes with it is absolutely delicious. This same chutney goes really well with the Hakka style rice noodles ($12), which is very plain by itself, but is a good choice to pair with other saucier dishes in lieu of rice. They're essentially like Singapore noodles without the curry. Urban Hakka's Singapore noodles ($12) gets the Hakka touch with a healthy dose of curry powder, probably 2 to 2.5 times the normal amount you'll find at Chinese restaurants. It's not terrible, but creates a rather strong dish where you'll only need a small portion. Luckily, they provide a big bowl of rice with the rest of the dishes and even offers refills if it gets empty. You'll need the rice to accompany the Manchurian chicken ($12), which packs a flavourful punch. With a choice between wet and dry, we stuck with the recommended dry and it was fantastic - still a moist dish with each morsel of chicken covered with a salty, spicy, aromatic rub that appears to be made with freshly pureed ginger, garlic, and a host of other spices. Hakka cuisine is essentially Chinese-style cooking outside of China. In Toronto, it tends to signify Chinese dishes with an Indian influence. At Urban Hakka, the dishes that lean towards the Indian side of the spectrum is a lot better, while the Chinese side falls flat. For example, the General Tao chicken ($12) essentially tastes like sweet and sour, which could be overlooked if it wasn't so saucy that the batter is rendered mushy and it tastes like you're eating gluey sweet chicken. The sesame crispy beef ($14) is better, but extremely salty and is too powdery so you taste the flour and corn starch. If you're going to get a "crispy" protein dish, stick with the crispy chicken ($14), which is cut into larger pieces and not as heavily coated. Nonetheless, eat quickly. When it arrives, scalding hot, the sauce is fantastic; once it starts to cool it begins to crystalize and tastes like candy coated chicken. I can't help but notice how their poorly laid out dining room affects the experience. The food delivery companies keep stomping through the dining room to the kitchen in the back, which is distracting when the restaurant is so silent. Urban Hakka wants to create a serene environment, the décor is posh and there's jazz music playing in the background. If they're going to create a tranquil space than they have to go all in and get rid of the distractions... mainly all the people walking by within inches of a diner's table. Simply ask the delivery people to wait by bar and have a staff member get the food from the kitchen (this could be a problem as the place is already understaffed) or ask the delivery people to go to the kitchen through an outside door (likely the more realistic choice).

So delish! Our orders: Chicken corn soup, chilli chicken,…read morefried noodles I love hakka food but hakka food does not love me! We grabbed the order to go and it was piping hot. It was ready in fifteen minutes. We made some dietary modifications and they were super accommodating. Will def try it again!

3.5 - Never had hakka before and so my partner recommended Hakka Legend to me. We were in the area…read moreand so off we went. We both got the chicken pakora, honey garlic chicken and Manchurian chicken (we did not realize that we actually ordered 3 chicken dishes after haha oops). I enjoyed the pakora, it was crunchy and they used a good amount of spice for it as well. I liked the honey garlic chicken more than the Manchurian chicken in my opinion. Although it was sweeter, I still preferred the honey garlic chicken. The Manchurian chicken was okay for me. Service was standard, there was no customers in the store when we came in but people started piling in after we were about to leave. Good portion, I did have to bring some home. Overall, I can check off on my list that I have tried hakka food (Y).

Extremely disappointed. We got:…read more Crispy Beef- This dish was never crispy. Extremely soggy, almost no flavour. Imagine 3 day old leftovers that you heated up in the microwave. Kung Pao chicken-also very soggy but not as bad as the beef. Had OK flavour but the texture was very chewy, very unappealing. Fried chicken wontons-the only bright spot. Crispy, but little flavour to the meat, and not hot. Schezuan chicken chow mein-the only flavour is "spice". No actual taste to the dish. Mixed veggies-hard to screw this up so won't give them any credit for this, but even the broccoli here was overcooked. Even the white rice that I didn't order that they provided was extremely wet and sticky, almost to the point of being sushi rice. Wanna know why they haven't opened their dine in area after COVID? Because they would have a never ending line of complaining customers in the restaurant refusing to pay for their meals.

Got takeout here. The lady was nice and we didn't have to wait long for our food. There wasn't…read moreanyone else in the restaurant because it was half an hour to closing time at the end of the day. Tried the vegetable noodles, vegetable pakora, a shrimp dish and chili ginger beef. I enjoyed the vegetable pakora - they were balls of veggies mixed with batter, in Manchurian sauce which had garlic bits. For the veggie noodles, also went with Manchurian and it was good level of spicy, but would maybe want to try Szechuan next time. Shrimps were big but didn't come with that many, and I didn't like it that much cause the shrimp didn't taste that fresh. The chili ginger beef was a bit too sweet for my liking (but I'm no expert in chili ginger flavouring so maybe that's normal for the dish?)

It's been three years since I last had Khao Hakka, and I was really impressed by the overall…read morequality. I've seen the mixed reviews, but the $14 Manchurian chicken--with its killer gravy--still hits the spot. The rich, salty, and flavorful sauce pairs perfectly with plain rice. I still love this place for its price and value. And don't forget--the food is made to order.

First time coming here and have low expectations since almost all the best Hakka places are in…read moreScarborough. After trying the food here, all I can say is that I was really impressed with how good the food is and the fact that they don't skimp on ingredients/sauces unlike other places. They have lunch specials with a choice of pop or bottled water and we tried both of them. First thing we tried is their Chicken Hakka Noodles. I love this noodles - flavourful and juicy chicken, crunchy vegetables, just the right spiciness and umami sauce drench noodles, what's not to love about this dish? The second lunch special is the Chef's Special Fried Rice with a choice of either Sweet & Sour Chicken or Chilli Chicken. Opted for the latter and it tasted like your favourite Chinese fried rice but more spicier and savoury. Combined with the soft and succulent pieces of the Chilli Chicken, this dish is so good, full of flavours and deliciousness! The food are made to order so it's always fresh and you have to wait longer. But the result is worth waiting for. Adding this place on my rotation of best cheap places to eat in Toronto.

A few friends and I came here on a Saturday afternoon around 5pm after doing a couple of activities…read morein the area and realizing we were starving! And as always, with the promise of great portions and tasty food , Hakka was the obvious choice. We went here as it was the closest to us and we're really pleased with the decision. There were only two tables filled in the restaurant which worried us a little on terms of the food quality but competing with thousands of other food venues in the area makes up for it. The service was really friendly and all the staff were more than happy to help. We ordered the veg hakka chow mein, crispy beef, sweet and sour chicken and fried rice with all the additions as well as some spring rolls. Everything was full of flavour, really tasty and left us content. The only thing that lacked in flavour was the spring rolls, they tasted a little over fried and were very oily. Crispy beef was definitely the highlight!

This restaurant is great to enjoy flavourful Hakka Chinese food. The taste is authentic, portions…read moreare big and the service is excellent. This is one of 3 locations and has not disappointed once. A variety of lunch specials, each one delicious. Notable dishes are - Chilli Chicken, Mango Chicken, Szechuan chicken, Hakka Noodles , Hot & Sour soup, fried rice to name a few !!