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Asian Legend
Category: Restaurants Chinese Chinese [Edit]
4452 Sheppard Ave EToronto, ON M1S
Neighbourhood: Scarborough
(416) 298-8081
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
16 reviews for Asian Legend
Review Highlights
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"...la-mein and green onion pancake that's rolled with beef." In 2 reviews -
"...vegetarians quite enjoyed the hot & sour soup (which we had..." In 2 reviews -
"Steamed Shrimp Dumplings = mmmmmm." In 4 reviews
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16 reviews in English
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Review from Cheryl C.
Scarborough, ON
3/5/2012
Well, I guess I should review this place since I was here three times over the last two weeks.
Hooray, finally found another place grandma (key criterion: price) and I (key criterion: cleanliness) can agree on. We even agree on a dish: the hot and sour soup.
Aside from that, menu seems like a mish-mash of different Chinese regional cuisines to me. But I'm ok with that, the food is pretty good. I particularly liked the onion pancake and chicken dumplings.
Unlike some other readers, I didn't find it particularly expensive. On one lunch visit, I came with four other people and we cashed out at $50 including tax and tip. Last night for dinner, for 7 people, we paid $102 including everything, and we even ordered the Peking-style duck; there were also leftovers.
Hint to get into the parking lot: The lot (on the north side of Sheppard) is surrounded by a black metal rod-type fence. If you're driving west from McCowan, the parking entrance gap is on the west end of the lot. (If you turn before you get to the fence you'll go into the next door plaza.)
4.5 for food
- 0.5 for waiter coughing without covering
= 4.0 stars -
Review from Charlotte W.
North York, ON
9/28/2011 1 Check-in Here
And once again, for our weekly fam dinners, this Asian Legend location delivers all our needs: great food, efficient service, and relatively inexpensive considering the amount of dishes ordered. Yesterday, we had a group of 8 and we had:
1 large Hot and Sour Soup
1 large Fish Maw soup with white egg drop
Fried tofu - crispy on the outside, and warm juicy on the inside. This dish is extra yum due to the garlic bits
Onion pancake
Pork dumpling 2 orders
1 vegetable dumpling
1 plain white bun with condensed milk
Fried chicken wings and legs (6 pieces)
Assorted vegetables with vermicelli noodle in soup. This is a great dish that is in a big clay pot with tons of crunchy Napa cabbage and extra soup. A great meal all in itself!
Baby Bak Choy with Enoki mushrooms
Tofu with steamed shrimp and peas
1 steamed fish with vermicelli noodles. This fish was slightly fried which made it tastier. Sometimes steamed fish has a fishy taste - however, if its fried, there is lots of flavour.
Needles to say, we were very hungry which is why we ordered everything and anything. However, the total came out to be $127!! We have the discount card which is 10& off the bill so $12 bucks off already. The discount card can be bought for $20 and is valid for one year.
They also gave free dessert which was the signature Chinese soup paste dessert (green bean). Not my fancy but you cannot argue with free. Our family prefers this Asian Legend location out of all the ones currently open and it is also close to certain members of the fam.
If you are looking for good eats for a large group, but without spending too much, let this Asian Legend location be your next destination!Listed in: If you're ever in the area...
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Review from Scuba B.
Whitby, ON
9/4/2011 1 Check-in Here
Very cool spot , definitely would like to go back.
At first I was a little intimidated by the menu as it all looked pretty authentic and definitely not take away Chinese food, also as the only non asian people there we certainy stood out..LOL
The menu is very diverse and there are several large family style tables so it's a great spot for groups and splitting a bunch of different menu items. Our food was great and my only regret was that there was just two of us so we couldn't order more than a couple items and rice.
Anyway...don't be shy all you white folks... this is a great spot with friendly staff who went out of their way to make their customer's feel welcome. -
Review from Bahi K.
Scarborough, ON
8/3/2011 7 photos
Ten of us came here for a big family dinner to celebrate my mother's birthday. We called in advance to make our reservation and found a table awaiting us upon arrival. We were able to get wheel my grandmother into the restaurant without any difficulty and we were all seated comfortably at a round table.
I observed private dining areas behind us, which would've been even better had they been available, but the noise-level in the restaurant was under control and we could all hear each other without a problem.
It took a little while before our orders were taken, and because we had such a large number of vegetarians with us, our choices were rather limited. I did the ordering for the group and tried to mix up all the vegetarian options; unfortunately I didn't realize that there were so many variants of "green stuff" and we ended up with four plates of green veggie dishes that looked essentially the same (of which the dry sauteed green beans were tops)! Nonetheless, the vegetarians quite enjoyed the hot & sour soup (which we had customized for them), the deep fried tofu, the shredded radish roll, and the eggplant. In retrospect, I would've probably ordered doubles of the last three dishes.
As one of the few meat eaters on the table, I had the responsibility of devouring the onion pc roll with szechuan beef (very tasty), the kung pao chicken (hit the spot), the steamed green bass (not bad) and the soup filled dumplings (mouth-watering). Mission accomplished.
Once the food started arriving, we requested hot sauce, which came in a small dish and was finished within minutes. They then brought us a rack of spices, which was also completely finished by the end of the meal. What can I say, my family likes it hot!
Overall, everyone enjoyed the meal and the atmosphere was perfect. We all ate to our hearts content for only $20 per person (tax & tip included). Two thumbs way up for Asian Legend! -
Review from Karen S.
1/23/2012
They've got terrible TV commercials that even my parents think are too old fashioned - but I guess that's what they're going for - Northern Cuisine done well and traditionally. The food really is good - not too oily, not too crazy saucy (as it should be), not so salty that you have to drown yourself with tea. For our early Chinese New Year dinner, we got a little private area in the back. The waiters were very attentive - the food came hot, fast and fresh. We had the gamut of the dinner menu - the cold appetizer plate, veg, braised pork shoulder, fish, noodle... etc etc... so much food! Discounts if you have the VIP card.
Listed in: Chinese, Chinese, Chinese!
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Review from Elise X.
Scarborough, ON
11/25/2011
Great tasting food that's good quality, and the service is quick. The prices are a bit too high for my price range, and it gets extremely busy on weekends (something I don't really like), but other than that, this place is a must try.
I probably won't be back here frequently, since this place is expensive, especially for an Asian restaurant and for the portions they give you. It's a great place, and well worth its price, but not a good regular dine-out for a saver. :)
The one thing I really didn't like is that the waiters almost hovered over us. They took away our food without asking if we were done on two occasions, which was quite irritating to say the least. I think it's quite rude when waiters do that. But I'm guessing this issue would have been resolved if I came on a weekday, when they weren't so busy. Or so I hope. -
Review from S K.
North York, ON
2/6/2012
Good tasting, clean and most importantly fresh food. I had crispy cantonese noodles with vegetables and vegetable spring rolls. Both tasted amazing, especially the spring-rolls. They were crisp and fresh. At other restaurants spring-rolls usually drip with oil, but not the case here. I was pretty impressed. It may be a bit on the expensive side but well worth it.
The decor is simple but elegant. The service was amazing and fast.
I would definitely recommend this place to others and will most likely go back soon. -
Review from Aly W.
7/10/2011
OH. MY. GOSH. why didnt we find this place sooner? My family and I came here on our last day in Toronto for lunch before heading back to Boston. and WOW. was not expecting it to looks soooo nice inside and to have food to match the amazingness.
As we waited for our food to come out, we got to watch a waitress cut and plate a peking duck. it looked soo amazing. For our meal, i ordered fried dough to dip in sweet soy milk, yea, sounds weird, but it;s like eating a donut. yum! scallion pancakes, fried tofu in a garlic sauce (really good) steamed dumplings, pan fried baos (not sure what they are really called in english, sorry) panfried dumplings, chive pie (ordered by mistake thinking it was something else...) and TWO orders of xiao long bao, or soupo dumplings. Everything we ordered was AMAZING. the soup dumplings were the highlight of the meal though. lots of soup, tasty meat and the wrap (skin) was so thin. Will DEFINATELTY come back here when I'm back in Toronto.
So jealous of all you canadians, you have such great asian food, wish it I could get it here in Boston. -
Review from Precilla C.
Scarborough, ON
Asian Legend at Brimley and Sheppard used to be a Swiss Chalet, and you can definitely tell by the sloping roof. I think the restaurant did a great job transforming the space into the Chinese-style décor. I like this location a lot because it's so large and spacious.
Here's what I had on this particular visit:
Pan fried dumplings with pork: this was good, but I've had better ones before.
General Tso's Chicken: this resembles sweet and sour pork, except here we have deep fried chicken instead of pork. I ordered this after spotting it on the table next to ours, and the sauce was ridiculously addictive.
Dan Dan spicy noodle in peanut sauce: the flavour wasn't very impressive and I wasn't a fan of the thick noodles.
Surimi with broccoli: this was pretty good, but again, not the best that I've had. I wish they included the uncooked egg yolk to add more creaminess to the egg whites.
Ended the meal with complimentary green bean soup. All in all, I enjoy Asian Legend and I find it to be very reliable. You can always find something that you like here.Listed in: Gems in suburb, Comfort Food
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Review from Jeet A.
Toronto, ON
6/30/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Best place to eat in Scarborough hands down. Atmosphere is really cool. While you eat there is this very zen music in the background. Decor is like modern/asian. Food is really really good! Private rooms as well.
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Review from A. H.
Scarborough, ON
5/9/2011
Do not go on a Saturday night if you're a couple, as most of their tables are for large groups. It took close to an hour for them to sit us down, but with such a high rating on this site we thought it was worth the wait. The food was fine but they sat us down at a make-shift table with cheap fold-out chairs held by tape. When you pay the same as everybody else, you expect to sit at a proper table like everybody else. It was disappointing. It made it difficult for us to enjoy the food.
I spoke to the manager about it and his response was that we didn't have to sit there. But what does one do when you're hungry and don't want to take the chance it would be even longer for another table. That's just rude.
I may try to give this place another chance, but next time we're going as a group with a reserved table. -
Review from f k.
North York, ON
12/16/2010
Went here this past Sunday - quite busy! But since we only had 2 people we were seated quickly (although close to the door so we were a bit cold). The service is pretty fast considering it was a full house.
the menu is pretty extensive - they even have a separate chef's special menu. We chose a couple of dim sum and some fried pancake thing with onion/chives (YUM!!) and some fried rice. Everything was deee-lish! I would def go back here again. Can always tell a good restaurant if people of that ethnicity actually eat there :) -
Review from Maritza L.
Scarborough, ON
10/29/2011
Delicious siu long bau, (the little dumplings with soup that burst out when u bite into it! Very consistently good. But could get pricey with ordering a lot of apps
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Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
This review is based on the banquet dinner style meals I have on Saturday at Asian Legend.
My friend was planning for a little small gathering of 14 people to celebrate her son's full month and I was so honoured that she asked me for some advice to where to go. At first she wants to go to one of those buffet and given me a choice of Mandarina, Buffet King, Imperial Buffet.. I really against Buffet!! I refuse to go Buffet!! Luckily, she listened to my advice and ended up at Asian Legend.
She reserved one of the private room at the back of the restaurant. The tables are big. We have 14 adults and we all seated comfortably. The waitress kept checking on us to make sure we have everything we need.
The peking duck here is really good... Not oily, not too fatty. The skin is nice and crisp! They provide us with tons of garnishes and the pancakes were served in a steamer so they were warm and soft. Yummmmmmy!
I really like the mushrooms with baby vegetables! The mushrooms are the biggest one I ever seen... each of them are almost 3 inches in diameter and so thick.... I LOVE mushrooms! :P
We also has lobsters, steamed bass fish, cold platters and other dishes all really tasty!
For dessert we were served red bean soup and the red bean pancake. The pancake is so so so fresh...
You are allow to bring your own wine/liquor, charge is $10 a bottle...
This dinner is a good value especially if you have one of those VIP card that give you 10% off! (Make sure you borrow one from your friends or get one!)
Even with the discount, you can still pay by credit card!Listed in: Lunch Specials in Scarborough, Northern Chinese Cuisine…, Sharing is NOT an Option!, My Favourite Restaurants, Hot, Spicy with Tingly…
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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11/19/2009 First to Review
One of the 6 and the newest Asian Legend restaurant in the GTA area.
They did a good job to remodel… Read more »
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Review from joyce k.
7/30/2010
If Yelp allowed for more than 5 stars, i would have given it. Asian Legend is the type of place where you're eyes will be hungrier than your stomach. EVERYTHING is good here - i have not tried a single thing that was less than delicious. This place is so good that i go there every time straight from the airport after landing in Toronto.
Try their beef noodle soup with la-mein and green onion pancake that's rolled with beef. -
Review from Ailin K.
Toronto, ON
5/15/2010
This location to me serves the best food out of all Asian Legends around town. I know eh? you would think all Asian Legends should be equal, but that is not the case. The downtown Spadina location tends to be heavier on the flavour, location on Yonge is bland, and the one located Warden/Steeles is just not very good. (been there twice, and that was enough) Back to the Sheppard Asian Legend, love the food, service is fast and efficient. A great place for good solid Chinese food, never disappointed!
