Looking for a quick bite in the food court at Shops at Pickering City Centre. I ordered the…read moremanager's special $11.50, one meat, one vegetable, and choice of rice or noodles. The Shanghai noodles looked good. I ordered the General Tso chicken and green beans. The food was pretty good for food court Chinese food. The portions were generous. Only gripe I had was the chicken had too much breading and not enough chicken. The food court is located in the lower level of the mall. I recommend giving them a try if you are looking for some Canadian style Chinese food.

Manchu Wok is a reliable and affordable fast food chain serving Chinese cuisine in many malls and…read moreshopping centres. This location was inside the Pickering Town Centre in the mall's food court. They have Create Your Own Combo Meals where you Pick 1 item (or 2 or 3 Items) with your choice of rice (Steam Rice or Fried Rice) or noodles (Lo Mein Noodles - thin egg noodles or Shanghai Noodles - thick egg noodles) and 1 Entrée. Entrees include BBQ Pork, Orange Chicken, Honey Garlic Chicken, General Tso Chicken, Black Pepper Beef, Sweet & Sour Pork, Chicken Wings (3 pieces), Salt & Pepper Fish, Spicy Beef, Spicy Chicken, Breaded Shrimp and Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls. They serve vegetable sides like Stir Fried Corn, Mixed Vegetables and Garlic Green Beans. A La Carte meals are another option for takeout where you can order a box of noodles or seafood or fried rice. If you're ordering for a group they have Family Meal Dinners for 2, 4, 6 or 8 people which come with fortune cookies. I opted for the Manager's Special plus egg roll. Picking Shanghai Noodles with Grilled Chicken, Mixed Green Vegetables and added on an appetizer Chicken Egg Roll. The Shanghai Noodles* were just right, perfectly chewy how they should be. The vegetables were crunchy, crispy zucchini, celery, cabbage, broccoli with onions. It was very tasty and very filling. Good value.

The best Thai spot in Pickering. The space is big and beautiful, and the menu has a great selection…read moreof Thai classic dishes including Pad Thai and Pineapple Fried Rice. Their cocktails are great and reasonably priced too.

I had the lunch special which comes with your choice of appetizers and main, and I got the fried…read morespring roll, mango salad and khao soi. The flavours were pretty good but I found the khao soi to not be quite hot enough and not much meat in it. Good Thai option in the area. The space is clean and pretty.

I got the Braised Beef Noodles with classic noodles. Great food! I am traveling in Toronto for work…read moreand stopped by when I started craving home cooked beef soup. I am taiwanese and I have to say this was delicious. There is someone actually making noodles in the back. Service was quick and very nice and upbeat. My server was Kelly and she was great- I ate in and took what I didnt finish to-go and she even separated my noodles from the broth! The mango green tea was also fantastic. Thank you!

Toronto Review 4/Many: I went to this excellent Lanzhou spot with another person as one of my…read moreearlier meals. Our server, Sophia, was bubbly and friendly, giving suggestions and helping with the ordering process for the other person who wasn't as sure what they wanted. We eventually went with two appetizers and two entrees, which was more than enough food, and honestly, we could have only ordered one appetizer. The better of the two appetizers was the CAD 8.95 Hand Shredded Pepper Chicken/手撕椒麻雞/Shou Si Ji. The dish consists of cold chicken in a flavorful sauce, topped with some greens. The chicken was tender, with a mild, pleasant spice and a bit of numbingness from the Sichuan peppercorns, along with some fragrance, presumably from sesame oil. It reminded me a bit of salivating chicken you find in some Szechuan spots, but it was more aromatic and a bit less spicy. The other appetizer was the Steamed Edamame/岩鹽毛豆 with Himalayan pink salt for CAD 5.95. The other person chose between this and the vegetable dumplings, as he avoids pork, and it was, of course, lighter than the other appetizer. The decent portion of edamame was topped with some pickled carrots as a garnish. My main dish was the Braised Beef Noodles/紅燒牛肉面/Hong Shao Niu Rou Mian. The dish included several options, including size, noodle style, and spice level. I chose the large for CAD $20.95, medium spice, and for the noodle style, I chose flat/宽面, as it was closest to the prism style I like at Lanzhou spots in the States. Along with these, I also added a tea egg for an extra CAD 2.95. Outside the add-on, the dish also had a couple of large slices of radish. Compared to some spots in NYC, I slightly preferred the QQ/bouncy texture of the noodles at a spot near me. However, the broth was better here with a balanced amount of mala, though I would likely order spicy next time, as I tend to add chili oil to the relatively lighter Lanzhou broths. The beef was also much better, being tender with a mild chew regardless of whether it was tendon or other cuts. The tea egg was flavorful and worth the add-on, especially when the inside was dipped further into the broth. I can see why others order this. The other person went with the Signature Stir-fried Noodles/招牌炒面/Chao Tatiaozi. There was an option of protein, and he went with Chicken for $17.95 and added the same egg. I tried a bit, and there was a pleasant pepperiness with a bit of numbing flavor, but less than my dish. The noodles had a good bounciness and overall had a slightly better chewiness than mine. This was lighter overall, but also tasty. This spot has apparently come to the US already at the Mall of America, and I would love it if there were a location closer to me. Good place.

Jin's Mi-Fen in Ajax recently celebrated their first anniversary so I had to drop in to…read morecongratulate them and, of course, enjoy some of their delicious Hunan style noodle soup. I had their Rou-Si Pork noodle soup, one of my favourites. It was delicious, with rich flavour. It hit the right spots and satisfied my craving. While dining, the couple at the next table struck up a conversation with me and offered to share their dessert. Yes! I couldn't resist the Fried Banana, one of my favourites. Thank you! Besides the great tasting food and friendly service, diners received a gift from the restaurant to commemorate their anniversary. Thank you and congratulations to Jin's Mi-Fen! I wish you continued success!

Jin's Mi-Fen has opened a new location in Ajax as the second franchise outside of its popular…read moreMarkham location. They're on UberEats for delivery and there is a store pickup option too. Jin's Mi-Fen hails from Hunan's Changde City in the northwest part of Hunan Province in China. The restaurant itself has a nice bright interior with plenty of seating. I was seated quickly and given the opportunity to ask the server if you have any questions about ingredients. The server recommended the most popular item on the menu which was the Signature Spicy Beef Double Up, 招牌双拼牛肉粉 , where it's a combination of 2 different kinds of beef, cooked 2 ways. M2. combined together with M3 on the menu. M2. 酱香牛肉粉 JIANGXIANG BEEF LOIN (STRIPLOIN) M3. 津市麻辣牛肉粉 - MALA SPICY BEEF JERKY (EYE ROUND) The server forgot to mention that this dish is recommended with soup on the side. She mentioned that the Signature Spicy Beef Double Up is spicy and said that, even when customers opt for a mild spice level, it does contain spices. She recommended to request no spice if you're unsure of spice preferences. Good advice. I like it hot and spicy, and in the end the cautious approach failed to deliver the requisite heat. I ordered 2 different soups using the table's QR Code sticker. M5. 番茄牛腩粉 - TOMATO BRAISED BEEF BRISKET M1. 招牌双拼牛肉粉 - SIGNATURE DOUBLE BEEF You get to choose the noodles and spice level ahead of time. For being the most popular MUST TRY choice among customers the Signature Spicy Beef Double Up wasn't my most popular choice. The broth was watery, salty and lacked spice. On the bright side, springy soft noodles and pickled vegetables were the MVPs, with the pickled vegetables adding a nice sour and crunchy texture. The Original beef brisket noodle tomato soup was a favourite! The sweet-tangy flavour of the tomato went well with the tender soft and chewy beef brisket. This one's a winner! 老配方牛骨牛肉真實熬湯 . They make their soup in house from an old-fashioned 400-year-old recipe which uses real beef bones, no MSG, and 24 herbs. When you are ready to pay the bill, there are a few steps to walk down to get to the bar area. I had a nice chat with the really friendly people who will cash you out. Glad to see this authentic Hunan style mi-fen noodle restaurant open in Durham!

I've been looking forward to try this place for awhile . Unfortunately it was a disappointment…read more Ordered: - Crispy Pad Thai with chicken : chicken was very limited ( there was more tofu ) and extremely dry. Portion was very small for the price $18. Noodles were not crispy and super oily/ soggy - granted I ordered take out. It tasted like the soggy won ton chips in a noodle dish :S - Khao Soi- this had to be the most authentic tasting dish . I'm not a fan of curry and thought this tasted not bad. Portion again was smaller than other places we've been to - KHAO PAD KA PRAO- this tasted like Chinese fried rice with super dry as sand beef. Taste wise was not bad but not authentic Thai and not what I expected. Again not worth it for the price point $19

Always delicious ! I usually just order on a food app but it comes piping hot. Have been inside and…read moreit's very welcoming and cozy. Very authentic Thai food

What a nice surprise close to the border! An inexpensive, well decorated experience. The dim sum…read moreoptions were good, from pork buns to the wontons. The Ramen was pretty good, but I was envious of the other plates on my table. The vegetables were toothsome, seasoned, and steamed perfectly in sauces. Our waitress was alone and kind. We left with a tasty pudding dessert shaped like a kitty cat, which jiggled and bounced around. Fun all around.

Amazing Asian food! Noodles awesomeness, smashed cucumber salad amazing! Wait servers very…read moreaccommodating and polite! Highly recommend and reasonable prices.

Came by on a nice quiet week night for a bowl of comfy noodles. We had the stir fried pork on their…read moreregular hand pulled noodles to start. It was really oily, though the noodles were really nice and chewy. I found the pool of oil quite difficult to get past though. Next we got the classic beef noodles. We went for the flat, soft noodles which were great. As they state though, it gets really soft and mushy after a bit, so I recommend maybe sticking with the regular chewy noodles. The beef was soft and the radish was sweet. The soup base was comforting in a way but also very heavily salty. I couldn't tell if there was just a lot of MSG in there, but I couldn't sip on the soup much. We also ordered the shan xin bao, which is a fried soup dumpling of sorts. The breading was really thick and the soup was quite sweet. Not really the taste we were use to. We also got the pig ear and cucumbers cold dish. This was absolutely swimming in oil as well. They chop up black bean in there for flavour and it just added a really bitter taste. We didn't end up touching most of this, opting to bring it home, rinse it, and re-season it ourselves instead so the food wouldn't be wasted. All in all, the service is nice. I think the baked rice could be worth a try, but there's a lot of great noodle options in the area I personally prefer. As always, give it a try! They have a lot of great reviews on Yelp, so it potentially just doesn't suit my preferences.

Big Beef Bowl Hand-Pulled Noodle is such a long standing spot in Markham for a good reason…read more Their lunch is tasty, fast, and inexpensive. $25 lunch combo for two people (Mon, Tues, and Thurs, opens at 11AM). It comes with 1 hot clay pot rice, 1 soup noodle, and a decent sized snack. A few choices for each of these items. Check the menu out. Honestly can't ask for more and this is why it gets jam packed easily at lunch time. Good news is that people are usually eat-and-go without sticking around for long. So even with the crowd, you might be able to get a seat in 10~15 min during the busiest time. Alternatively, quite a bit of people simply call-in for takeout's and Uber. Awesome price-value, decent comfort food with great taste, jam-packed at lunch time. Not a bad choice.

We once again ordered food from C&T Wok Express…read more It is probably one of the best in Durham region They get fairly busy on weekends so I would call ahead earlier in the day if you are looking for food around dinner time Service is always friendly there Food is excellent as always We enjoyed the pork wonton soup, orange chicken, garlic broccoli, mixed vegetable fried rice and beef udon on this occasion We got free wontons for our order over $50 which is a nice touch that they have You can also get sweet and sour pork as the other option Highly recommended for Chinese food in Durham and especially in the Ajax area

My family and I are slowly making their way through their menu..so far we love their fried rice,…read morechicken wings, and chilli chicken. Highly recommend!!

My sister and I came here on a Sunday morning and we were the only people there for a good hour or…read moreso. We both shared crab cake and fried portobello eggs benedict. I liked the mushroom more than the crab cake as the crab cake was quite dense and not very memorable. The house fries was very hot and crispy, not overly seasoned so you can season it to your liking! The portion size was excellent and we were both very full by the end of it. The restaurant is located on the top floor and it was beautifully decorated with Christmas decorations. They also had some cute music playing as well. The restaurant is clean and service was nice.

Tried Chillax Eatery for the first time for the Tantan ramen special for $9. Close to Sheppard…read moreYonge subway station, there is a grocery/convenience section downstairs for some takeaway snacks. The dining area is very cozy with cabin vibes and decor. Large windows with natural lighting as well. The ramen itself was better than expected! Comparable if not better to the chain ramen spots, didn't really have any complaints. Good portion, slightly bouncy noodles, and the favouring was spot on. Definitely worth $9 at half off! Service was also good, wasn't too busy on a weekend and you get a small jelly at the end. The orange in the water is a nice touch as well. Will definitely be back to try the other items!

Recently in the area helping my daughter move into Mac U and found this nearby restaurant for…read morelunch. After reading some reviews, I almost changed my mind from coming. We were quite impressed with the food here...it's actually very authentic northern style Chinese food. If you are not familiar with the food in this region, I can see why some people had negative comments. My advice to you if you are not familiar with some of their menu items, order the fried rice/noodles and fried dumplings and not items like chicken with ginger & scallion sauce. The latter dish is actually a popular Chinese chicken dish that is not commonly offered in Chinese westernized restaurants. I did see a photo of this dish on google soaking in oil which doesn't look too appealing so I would request for the ginger onion oil sauce on the side (maybe it's prepared in Northern style?). I will definitely try it on my next visit. We got the shrimp fried rice and beef brisket udon in beef bone soup. Both dishes were good and I was surprised that there were quite a few large shrimps in the rice. The soup base was a bit bland but the beef brisket was tender and flavourful. Highly recommend this dish if you are looking for comfort food. Make sure you ask for their chilli sauce which is great for the beef brisket! My favourite dish was #519 fried tofu...this was perfectly done and I requested the sauce to be on the side. The best way to eat fried tofu is to dip the hot crispy tofu with a bit of the sauce! The pan fried dumplings were only okay but they did serve it well with vinegar sauce! I will definitely be coming back on my visits to MAC U.

the food here is generally great but quality has been inconsistent the last few times I've been.read more