General Tao Chicken - So much choice but where to find the best??

[Auguste Gusteau]

With dozens of restaurants serving GTC, where can I find a proper one? Between friends and hounders, I've never heard any raving reviews but with all the choice available surely some standouts must exist!!

Thanks for any helpful tips.

[hungryann]

Tong Por and Fu Kam Wah make good versions with a favorable chicken to batter ratio and not overly sweet sauce.

[superbossmom]

Chalet Thai in Ste Anne de Bellevue makes the best GT imo, crispy and not overly sweet, the batter is not thick. Still, I feel like I ate too much candy when I have it, combined with other dishes.
I keep vowing I will not have any more thai food, but once in a while, I crave it.

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Chalet Thai Restaurant
96 Rue Sainte-Anne, Sainte-Anne-De-Bellevue, QC H9X1L8, CA

[Auguste Gusteau]

thanks for the comments.

i don't have any real criteria as most of the GTC I've had has been deathly overcooked and sweetened. I'm not must of a fan but was curious to know whether anything outstanding existed in the city. btw, what are Kams?

[ios94]

Kam Shing makes a great Tao.

[wattacetti]

Kam Shing, the multiple iterations of Kam Fung

[kpaxonite]

I never eat GTC but I have a friend who likes wok cafe on st catherine near fort street a lot. They deliever...in my opinion one of the best chinese delievery places around (if only they accepted visa so I didnt have to walk to the bank...)

[Shattered]

It's far too sweet

[wattacetti]

This is a dish that I never order but someone else dining with me might.

I have had it served to me at Shing Do (on Decarie in St-Laurent) Tong Por VSL (which is of course in Cartierville), Maison VIP in Chinatown and the various Kams. They all seem to blend together experience-wise based on the few pieces i've eaten.

EDIT: what criteria are important for you?