Chinese food

[jcf]

We'll be visiting from NY. What are the must go-to Chinese restaurants and dim sum places. Also, looking for a recommendation for a Japanese steak house.

[chewdaddy]

Hi jcf,
Considering you'll be downtown and won't have a car, I'd suggest you stay in the downtown Chinatown area. Some good restos in the burbs but not easily accessible. All restos mentioned below are not far from the Royal York.

Dim sum : best is Lai Wah Heen but pricey, decent dimsum is found (in order of my preference) Rol San & Bright Pearl.

Noodles : got to go to Swatow restaurant...try the Beef Satay Chow Mein. Other good places are King's Noodle House and Kom Jug Yuen. They're all dives...but good food.

Dinner : New Ho King is one of my faves. Gotta have the house specialties :chicken in a hot pot, snails in black bean sauce, spicy squid. Sky Dragon is okay too.

you can search all these restos in the link below

http://www.urbanspoon.com/n/10/915/To...

Hope you enjoy T.O.!!

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Lai Wah Heen
108 Chestnut St, Toronto, ON M5G 1R3, CA

Rol San
323 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON M5T2E9, CA

Bright Pearl
346 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON M5T2G2, CA

Swatow
309 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON M5T2E6, CA

[AngelSanctuary]

I like Szechuan Legend for Dim Sum.

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Szechuan Legend
3280 Midland Ave, Toronto, ON M1V, CA

[LovelyAsia]

Since all Japanese steak houses are pretty much the same, you might as well try Benihana which is in the hotel you are staying.

As for must go dim sum, the gold or platinum standard - with prices to match is Lai Wah Heen.

If you will be driving there is a lot of great Chinese Food and Dim Sum north of the city in Markham and Richmond Hill, but if you are looking for places right downtown it really depends on how much you want to spend, there is anyting from deep discount to the ultra high scale of Lai Wah Heen

http://www.laiwahheen.com/location.asp

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Lai Wah Heen
108 Chestnut St, Toronto, ON M5G 1R3, CA

Benihana
100 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5J1E4, CA

[Charles Yu]

How can a place known for Szechuen cuisine serves up good 'Cantonese Dim Sum'?! Please clarify! Its like going to a Cajun place known for gumbos and ask for Boston clam chowder!!??!!

[madhatt]

Uptown:
Congee Wong - Finch & Leslie
Conge Queen - Steeles & Don Mills or Lawrence & Don Mills
Congee Star - 900 Don Mills Rd.

Downtown:
Buddha's Vegetarian - 666 Dundas

[lamaranthe]

May I suggest Golden Hoy – 10156 Yonge (between Centre St. & Arnold) - Lots of good recs and we liked it but we are no experts in Chinese food.

[FrankD]

This is a joke, right?

Don't get me wrong - we order Golden Hoy about once a month for take-out, and I've been more than complimentary here about it, but with the very strong caveat: "FOR WHAT IT IS". And what it is Canadian-Chinese food - S&S chicken, egg rolls, fried rice, etc. Just off the top of my head, I can name a dozen better Chinese restaurants in Richmond Hill alone, let alone the GTA.

jcf, if you're going to venture as far north as Richmond Hill, visit Ambassador, O-Mei, Emperor, or Yang's, all of which have been reviewed extensively here. Don't visit Golden Hoy; you can't get anything there you couldn't get on Mott St.

[setofdueces]

I suggest the green onion lobsters at Wah Sing, located on Baldwin street in downtown.. Make sure you go to the basement one!! NOT the upstairs.. Its the best chinese lobster in town!!

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Wah's Restaurant
23 Simcoe Plaza, Terrace Bay, ON P0T2W0, CA

[jmarcroyal]

Something you might be interested in trying is Congee Queen at Don Mills and Lawerance, its more of an authentic Chinese cuisine and the food Ive had there is very tasty. The restaurant is brightly lit, nice decor, very clean and theres tons of food options.

Ill have to admit, the menu can be very intimidating at first, but if you go with someone who speaks the language, you shouldnt have a problem. I think theres an english menu still...

Also, its family style dining, so large portions meant to share with the table. Good stuff!

Id recommend the Fukien Fried Rice, very tasty, and I cant remember what else but there are some great soups, bbq pork is great, fried crab claw...

too much to mention, go try it out!

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Congee Queen
895 Lawrence Ave E, Toronto, ON M3C3L2, CA

[chewdaddy]

I agree. Fantastic lobster/crab. Full name is Wah Sing Seafood.

Search address here:
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/10/136375...

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Wah Sing Seafood Restaurant
47 Baldwin St, Toronto, ON M5T1L1, CA

[Charles Yu]

I thought the recomendation on Golden Hoy was a joke too!

[childofthestorm]

For Chinese food, probably best to search the posts of Charles Yu right here, actually.

[sumdumgoy]

Where will you be staying and will you have transportation?

[jcf]

We will be staying at the Royal York and we don't have a car.

[sweetie]

When you say Japanese steak house do you mean, chefs cooking in front of you and making a big production of chopping stuff (teppanyaki)?

[jcf]

Yeah - looking for the chopping stuff. Recommendation?

[sweetie]

Well, Lovely Asia is correct Benihana is close to you and about as entertaining as any of the other teppanyaki places in town (not that I have been to all of them)

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Benihana
100 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5J1E4, CA