662635 Tue Oct 27 08:28:59 -0700 2009 14 23 Ontario (including Toronto) 0 5134295 I used to hit a restaurant just south of College on the east side of Spadina...I think it was called The Shanghai Restaurant. The hot and sour soup there was unmatched! I also believe they were voted the best in the city in a Star reader's poll. They disappeared a few years back and I have yet to find any H/S soup that can hold a candle to this one. Again, as with most things I have posted here lately, I am pregnant and the baby REQUIRES a HUGE bowl of this soup. It was hot and sour, yes, but it also had a small hint of sweetness that I have yet to find anywhere else. I even emailed the food columnist at the Star, but she couldn't help. So, I leave it in your capable hands. Please find me the BEST hot and sour soup....or one that is close to the Shanghia Restaurant. Does anyone else remember this place? Tue Oct 27 08:28:59 -0700 2009 1116582 Gormlaith 1 5134377 Try the hot and sour soup at Thai Plate. It is exactly what you describe -- a solid Chinese hot and sour soup but with a sweetness that I suppose makes it Thai. The sweetness is what I don't like about it, but it is otherwise a very good soup. Tue Oct 27 08:56:33 -0700 2009 5134295 12124 TorontoJo 2 5135550 TJ....I'm a big fan of the Hot and Sour at Thai Plate...had it on a cold, windy, snowy night last winter and it lingers in my mind as one of the best ones I've had in recent times. Tue Oct 27 15:15:36 -0700 2009 5134377 113420 tochowchick 3 5135565 Yeah, my lunch buddy swears by that soup -- says it's his favourite hot and sour soup of all time. But I can't get over the sweet aspect of it. I just grew up with soup that had no hint of sweetness, so this just tastes wrong to me. It is otherwise a great soup -- right consistency, good ingredients, nice heat. Sigh. Tue Oct 27 15:21:04 -0700 2009 5135550 12124 TorontoJo 1 5134505 The one at Graceful Vegetarian also has a sweetness to it. It is one of my favourites in the city! Tue Oct 27 09:31:56 -0700 2009 5134295 166743 pinkprimp 1 5134537 Kom Jug Yuen hands down. I often ask for extra hot, and add vinegar if it needs it. Tue Oct 27 09:38:12 -0700 2009 5134295 204258 Everythingtarian 1 5135881 I remember that place. I don't think I ever had H & S soup there but I thought it was a good restaurant. I think it depends on what you like in your H & S soup. I tend to be (what I think is probably) a purist: I like fungus, bamboo shoots, tofu and maybe a little egg. I don't like much if any meat or seafood in it and I think it should have a little bit of fresh scallions to finish it. I used to really like the H & S soup (even though it has chicken in it) at Asian Legend but last time I tried it, it just seemed wrong. Not unpleasant but too pale and just the wrong depth of flavour. I try H & S soup at pretty much any asian place I visit and many are very forgettable. But the classic type I've found most memorably at Spadina Gardens and (oddly) C'est Bon. The only issue I have with CB is they need to make it more hot (stove hot, that is). I sometimes ask them to reheat it. They are both very good, reliable H & S soups. Tue Oct 27 17:31:57 -0700 2009 5134295 174519 Ediblethoughts 2 5135893 I like the h&s soup at C'est Bon as well. It has a touch too much black pepper, but otherwise, I really enjoy it. Tue Oct 27 17:37:37 -0700 2009 5135881 12124 TorontoJo 1 5136284 My favorite is at Hua Sang on Baldwin - not traditional: has pork, shrimp, all kinds of stuff, but I find it delicious - kind of a meal in a bowl. Tue Oct 27 20:11:42 -0700 2009 5134295 47066 FresserGuy 2 5159678 I agree...I love their H & S soup...better than anything I have had and I worked in Markham for 7 years so I have been to a few places. Thu Nov 05 17:57:12 -0800 2009 5136284 273330 ebay3392 1 5136764 New Sky's Hot and Sour is great. Wed Oct 28 05:46:08 -0700 2009 5134295 70173 JonasBrand 1 5137281 It used to be Peter's Chung King ages ago - but they fell off the map long since. I would suggest 3 places - top 2 without doubt would be LWH (very refined, delicate H&S) and second Thai Princess (king & spadina) make a wicked H&S - very spicy though. Last, and closes to me is Lime - they are sometimes hit and miss, but when they hit, it's quite a good bowl. Wed Oct 28 09:21:52 -0700 2009 5134295 156403 Sadistick 1 5158833 My favorite is Spadina Garden on Dundas, her City Hall. They have an amazing Hot and Sour Noodle soup for a lunch special. It is well priced and a whole meal in a bowl. It is the only place I've ever been to that has a hot and sour NOODLE soup. Definitely worth a try. Thu Nov 05 12:43:56 -0800 2009 5134295 1122022 chachi88 2 5158903 I enjoy Lin Garden's hot and sour soup. Thu Nov 05 13:08:15 -0800 2009 5158833 86819 callitasicit 1 5158989 I remember Shanghai! The hot and sour at Shanghai was truly the best. I used to come downtown just for it. I don't think I've ever had a hot and sour that came close. It was really rich and flavourful with that hint of sweetness you mentioned. It was a "brown" version as opposed to "pink-red". Mr Leny quite likes the one at Yenching in Bayview Village but personally I don't think it's as good. Good luck! Thu Nov 05 13:34:52 -0800 2009 5134295 11858 mrsleny