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Chung King Garden Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Chinese Chinese [Edit]
Market VillageD4-4394 Steeles Ave East
Markham, ON L3R 9V9
Neighbourhood: Scarborough
(905) 513-8788
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
23 reviews for Chung King Garden Restaurant
Review Highlights
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"Best Peking Duck I've ever had at any restaurant." In 16 reviews -
"The one at Market Village is the best." In 6 reviews -
"...have periodically gone to Pacific Mall to buy shredded pork..." In 4 reviews
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23 reviews in English
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Review from Sozon S.
North York, ON
4/13/2012
I've been to Chung King twice. Both times I tried a variety of dishes and found all the food (especially their crispy beef) to be very delicious. The prices are very reasonable as well.
My favourite part of Chung King is the service. I'm not used to going to a Chinese restaurant and getting good service. The atmosphere is calm, the staff is very friendly, I don't have to ask for my glass to be filled with water. This is stark contrast with almost all other Chinese restaurants in Toronto in my experience.
I will continue to go back as I've enjoyed both visits immensely. -
Review from Leslie Y.
5/16/2012
I started a thread on YELP Toronto, asked for advice, and this is one of the places I got very disappointed with.....
We walk in at about 1130am, thinking we are going to have a great lunch, the lady with the glasses completely ignores us, we sit down on one of the tables....she finally comes by after 15 min., drops the menus off and I immediately ordered the peking duck, knowing that it is gonna take some time.....
Then she comes back, we order all types of noodles, wait another 15 min. for noodles to come.....all tasted terrible, and when I say terrible, no flavor, lacking texture, I don't have words for this meal.....
So after an hour, really after an hour, we tell them to forget about our peking duck, cause it hasn't arrived yet, we are getting close to 1pm now, so we paid the bill and left.... -
Review from Archimedes T.
Toronto, ON
In a nutshell, I would recommend this restaurant for their Crispy Beef, Snow Pea Leafs (to-miaw), fried vermicelli (cha-misua) and Peking Duck. It is best to go their with a family of at least four, just so you can try a large variety of dishes. It is not a cheap place and is cash only so be prepared to spend about $80 for four people.
Chung King Garden is located at Market Village (4394 Steeles Ave E, Markham, ON) and being a Chinese mall, plan your times accordingly because it can get up to 50% the chaos of Manila driving within the compound which is 100,000% more chaotic than normal city driving in Toronto and parking is limited during peak hours.
Some history: I'm a regular at this place now, so they may treat me a bit better, but I still hear complaints from some of my friends who go there without me. This place was on my blacklist for two whole years a while back because of bad service. The thing that brought me back was the dish called Crispy Beef thanks to my Uncle L.
Their rendition of Crispy Beef they make is by far the best among all the places I have tried. I've tried other places such as Coconut Garden and although Coconut Garden had better texture, the taste of Chung King is still hard to beat. It's a bit spicy, but I can tolerate it even if I can't take spicy food too much. It is best eaten at the restaurant as soon as it arrives. It is not too bad when you take it home, but it is miles apart in terms of quality when it was freshly made. This dish goes very well with their fried vermicelli.
The fried vermicelli which we normally refer to as cha-misua is a tastier (and less healthy) rendition of the noodles we eat on our birthdays. It's a carbohydrate dish that I would use as a filler when I have a lot of guests. Ignoring the fact that it is a bit on the oily side, this dish is very tasty and can buffer the heat from the Crispy Beef so it balances things out. Now because this dish is a bit oily, I would recommend you eat it with some veggies, namely the snow pea leaves.
The snow pea leaves which we refer to as to-miaw allow us to at least feel less guilty that we are eating mostly unhealthy stuff. Personally I am not really fond of vegetables, but this dish goes very well in balancing out the oiliness of the other two dishes and is one of the few vegetable dishes I would crave for.
Now although the three dishes above can make a good family meal, for occasions you would need something extra. That would be the three-course version of the Peking Duck and Chung King Garden makes one of the better ones in the places I have eaten in Toronto. I think the only issue we have is they don't show us the duck being carved on the table (space is very limited in the restaurant) and as such it sometimes feels like you are not getting the whole duck.
The first course of the duck is the skin and a little meat served on top of shrimp crackers (chicharon) wrapped in a thin dough wrapper, some green onions (yuck) and cucumber with hoi-sin sauce. I personally like this a helluva lot more than that bread they give you at Peking Man. However, they also charge extra for the wrappers so watch out for that one. In a big event, this is what I start with as the appetizer along with the to-miaw.
The second course of the duck is the diced up insides pan fried a little and garnished with some fried noodles and other small veggies. You eat it with lettuce and hoi-sin sauce. Not really too fond of this one because it tends to get a bit messy. On a big event I would have this served at the same time as the crispy beef and cha-misua.
The third course is the bone and soup with a bit of tofu. Though I dislike this because of the bones, it is what makes this dish taste good. I like drinking the soup to warm up my tummy near the end of the meal to make sure there is room for dessert (which we usually bring during a big event) and get rid of any lingering yuckiness from the oils in the food so we can taste the dessert a bit better.
Although those dishes I have stated are good, as far as their other dishes go for the most part I would say they are a miss or I could have had better and cheaper else where which is why I won't recommend them unless you are adventurous.
However, one thing I have to say is the quality of their food is consistent. If I don't like it once chances are I won't like it again, conversely if I liked it once I would want to eat it over and over again. This was a comment I had with Peking Garden at Greenbelt Makati that although their Peking Duck was the best ever I had tasted the first time I went there, the second time I went there was below the top 10 places I would eat Peking duck. For me consistency is important as well when it comes to judging a restaurant.
Hopefully their service improves and remains consistent as time progresses, thankfully it has a bit for me, but for newbies they may have issues. -
Review from Frank L.
Toronto, ON
1/19/2012
I am introduced to this restaurant with some skepticism. I have always been there in the Pacific Mall or Market Village but I never notice there is such a restaurant. By the outside look of it, it is a old style Chinese restaurant.
I order the Peking duck with 2 courses. The duck is shown to us before BBQ. That's why it will take a bit longer. The skin is so crispy and not oily. It is one of the best one in town. The meat is minced and stir fried. We do not have enough lettuce for the minced duck. It surprises to us each extra one cost $0.50. It is a bit disappointed that the lettuce given to us are flat and not curl. The taste though is good. The ginger beef is crispy and taste good. The vegetarian pot is good too.
During the weekday, it is not that crowded -
Review from David D.
Markham, ON
11/4/2011
I have always been on the search for a restaurant that serves the best Peking Duck. Chung King Garden does just that. Located along the strip of restaurants in Market Village, this small restaurant can easily go unnoticed. But it doesn't need a flashy sign in front for people to know because it has been so consistent with what they do, that people keep coming back. And it gets PACKED, so be sure to make reservations prior to coming here over the weekends.
The Peking Duck prepared and served here is fantastic. Too many times Peking Duck is prepared too oily, too much fat, or too dry. But at Chung King, there is a delicate balance of a crispy outer skin, moist tender duck meat, with a thin layer of fat in between. The steamed wraps that come with the meal is prepared hot and thin, without being too doughy or flour-y. Carefully wrapping the roasted duck, onion strips, cucumbers, and hoi sin sauce together, each bite was bursting of flavour of the succulent meat and the sweetness of the sauce. Goes without saying, everyone was fighting for that last wrap.
As part of the 2 course Peking Duck meal, we ordered the Minced Duck and Lettuce Wrap. The minced duck was very flavourful and with the lettuce wrap leaves a refreshing texture to all that meat.
Note: CASH only.Listed in: 30-Day Yelp Challenge:…
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Review from Anabel L.
Toronto, ON
9/26/2011
Holy chow, I left downtown. Doesn't happen often, nor is it rare, it's more like occasional. I make that trek for priority one friends only.
On Saturday, I went up to spend the day with my favourite uptown family. It was pre-decided that we would do peking duck night. I obviously left restaurant choice to them, for a couple of reasons. The first is because they are Taiwanese, and the second is because I trust them. There's also the added buffer that the lady of the family feels the same way about Chinatown as I do, that is to say, we approach it with EXTREME caution, although in her case, she wouldn't approach at all.
They took me to Chung King behind Pacific Mall in Market Village. It's fairly unnoticeable, but for the line of people waiting. We had reservations obviously, because the family knows to how to plan. I love planners.
It seems this is the place to go for authentic Mandarin and Szechuan food, and more importantly, this is the place to get roasted duck. As we sat at our table, I noted that server after server walked out with a duck, took it to a table where they were happily dismissed with a happy nod, wave or word. He or she then promptly disappeared only to return with same duck, chopped up. With each duck I saw, the more room I made in my stomach. This was the first time I had peking duck where they bring the crispy little quacker out for me to see before I eat.
We also ordered the Szechuan Beef - thin strip of crispy chewy beef with a kick - and the Birds Nest. Now I thought the latter was greasy seafood and broccoli in a deep fried chowmein bowl. I would be wrong. See, I come from a lone line of people who don't particularly like Chinese food (crazy right). So if and when we ate it, it was usually mainstream and mainstream birds nest is just that. My friend gasped when I told her and she simply said, "that would be wrong".
It is actually a crispy bowl made out of deep fried potato shreds. Huh? The seafood and vegetable medley inside is garlicky, not greasy, and said medley includes bamboo, water chestnuts, carrots, etc. Right sounds much more delicious now doesn't it.
It was a proper birds nest, and proper tastes good.
We also had duck two ways (there is a third way - soup - but we decided to skip it). The first option is the most common way to have peking duck. The skin and slivers of meat are cut up and served with crêpes, hoisin, cucumbers, and scallions. The second is also a wrap. The rest of the meat from the ducks is diced and fried and served with lettuce cups.
Our duck was perfect - crispy, silky, meaty, fatty but not oily.
It's about $40 for duck two-ways. I'm pretty sure I could have eaten both ways by myself. Shoulda, coulda, woulda... -
Review from Giuliana B.
SCARBOROUGH, ON
2/2/2011 ROTD 6/24/2011
After having watched Anthony Bourdain eat Peking Duck on his show, I knew I had to have some.I've never been a big fan of duck meat, but this crispy bird just sounded delicious!
My friend finally brought me here (surely so that I would stop bugging her with my constant requests). I was super excited to try this - and I was not disappointed!
We had the 2 course Peking Duck and I enjoyed both dishes equally. The duck skin was crispy,tasty and just delicious!And when wrapped around the pancakes (which reminded me of tortillas) doused with sauce and some green onions - it composed the perfect bite.
The second dish was the chopped up duck meat mixed with a variety of veggies and water chestnuts and it was awesome. It was great that this came with lettuce leaves to eat it on, but I could have eaten this stuff by itself!
We also got a sizzling plate of beef which I didn't enjoy much. There was something about the texture of the meat that I just didn't like. The Seafood in Taros Nest on the other hand was great, and I particularly enjoyed the crispy taro nest - it tastes like potato chips. Yum.
I can't wait to have me some more Peking Duck soon! -
Review from Lynn C.
6/25/2011
Best place to have Peking duck in the GTA.
Service is friendly and all the servers speak good english.
You can order your peking duck in two ways, three ways, or four ways, which include the skin the wrap, minced and wrapped in lettuce, stir-fried with spices (very spicy) and the bone in soup.
All their other dishes are great as well.
The only thing to watch out for is the parking at market village...driving in a parking lot with a bunch of asians who don't know the meaning of carpool is never fun.Listed in: East End of the 905 and North…
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Review from WaYnE c.
Maple, ON
1/19/2011
Fortune Cookie! I finally figured out what was bothering me about the dining experience at Chung King Garden. Last time I had Fortune Cookie at a Chinese restaurant in the Markham area was....... Never?
2-course Peking Duck. While the French fatten up Ducks for their Liver, the Chinese fatten up Ducks for their SKIN. The server came out carrying a plate with the WHOLE Peking Duck then took it back inside. We got JIPPED! While the Duck looked steriod-style plump it was anti-climatic as one of the highlights of a Peking Duck is the Chef's presentation. It's the same as a Teppanyaki Chef doing their Onion Volcano presentation. 3.5 *Star*
My Foreign Friends were sitting table side and it would have been completely awesome to see her shock as the Chef grabs the Duck by the Neck and skinned the Peking Duck piece-by-piece in front of her. :D Alas no table-side presentation as the plate of Peking Duck comes out from the Kitchen to the table directly.
Duck Skin & Pancake Wrap - Crispy Skin. Low-Fat Duck Meat(Meh). That's why you eat the Duck Meat with Hoisin Sauce/Scallions inside the Pancake Wrap rather than on its own.
Minced Duck & Lettuce Wrap - Excellent savoury flavoured Minced Duck Meat mixture balanced out with the refreshing Lettuce Wrap. Water Chestnut and Deep-fried Rice Noodle gave some contrasting texture to the soft Minced Meat.
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Sizzling Plate Beef - Extreme Sizzling Plate that explodes sauces within a 15 cm radius. The dish had flavour but the Beef seemed overly tender for some reason. Nonetheless I'll eat it.
Seafood in Taros Nest - Scallop, Shrimp, Squid and Mixed Vegetables sit inside the Nest made of Taro. As good as the others I've had in the past.Listed in: 3.5 ***Stars***, Northern Chinese Cuisine, Fire'd - Asian
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Review from Valery C.
11/26/2011 5 photos
Brought here by local Yelper friends to try the Peking duck. Would really not have noticed this place otherwise. Located at the outer edge of Market Village, its listed as a "Mandarin" and "Szechuan" restaurant. Dining room has several family-style round tables; not a big space but comfortable. Never got particularly crowded but still filled up during prime dinner time.
My benchmark is the Peking duck I had at Quanjude in Wangfujing in Beijing, an incomparable start-to-finish experience that had me avoiding Peking duck in North America ever since. Chung King's basic version involves bringing to the table the glistening, whole duck for inspection (cue ooohing and ahhhing and shameless picture-taking), but steals the rest of the show by removing it back to the kitchen for disassembly. The sliced duck and all-important skin arrives back with a bamboo steamer of Chinese pancakes, and condiments (sliced cucumber, scallions, hoisin sauce). Beautiful to behold, with proper accompaniments. We dug in and made what amounted to mini burritos to enjoy. The duck skin here is the best I've had outside of Beijing, crisp and thin, delicious. The duck meat less remarkable, but its not really the highlight anyway. Pancakes ok. I prefer sweet bean sauce over hoisin. Note you'll be charged an extra $0.50 per extra pancake; I don't think they're worth having more of.
The second course that comes with an order of Peking duck is a minced duck stir-fry meant for preparing lettuce wraps to eat. This was good. Note you'll be charged an extra $0.25 per extra piece of lettuce. We also ordered the third course, which was a delicious duck soup made from the bones, coming later in the meal. Enjoyed the flavors of this one a lot.
Being the gluttons we are, of course we strayed off the plan to just have Peking duck, so we also ordered (what I think was) a kind of fried beef dish, ever so slightly spicy, pretty well fried, and just made me want a cold beer (i.e., it makes a good bar snack), and also a good plate of sautéed baby bok choy. With all the fat going around, that was probably a good idea.
Would highly recommend having the Peking duck as I've yet to have a better version in North America, certainly not in my hometown NYC. -
Review from susan c.
2/7/2010
"Every time I eat here, they give me a fork," sarah l. said. "Maybe if I go with you they'll give me chopsticks." So we went here for dinner and guess what? They also gave ME a fork. That was a first for me. (Sarah l. needs to stop diminishing my Asian cred.)
Another first for me was having orange chicken--much to sarah l.'s shock and disbelief. I always thought orange chicken was battered deep-fried chicken pieces in a sticky-sweet glaze, which never appealed to me. Not so at Chung King. The chicken is stir-fried in a gingery soy sauce mixture. The first bite is delicious but then the flavors of the smoky, hot Szechuan peppers and mildly bitter dried orange peels kick in. I couldn't stop eating this dish.
The Szechuan shredded beef is also very good but it was out-shined by the clucker.
The hot & sour soup ($3.50) for a "small" is enough for four people. It was good but we couldn't finish it once the meats came out.
All this plus two Tsing Tao beers and spring rolls with enough chicken and beef for each of us to take home cost $40 + tip. Amazing.
While we were there, we saw groups come in for their Peking duck which gave me a horrible case of food envy. I think I need to come back here and rekindle my duck lust http://www.yelp.ca/biz... -
Review from Erin K.
Toronto, ON
9/11/2010
Located behind Pacific Mall, Chung King Garden serves an excellent full-course Peking Duck in record time. Every dish was fantastic, and the duck was crispy, non-fatty, and flavourful.
Knowing that it takes 20-30 minutes for the food to be prepared, we ordered one of their House Specials to tide us over as well as some white rice.
Szechwan Shredded Beef ($10.95
)Crispy yet tender, crunchy but not oily, this was the perfect dish to ease our hunger pangs while we waited for the duck. I was really pleased with the beef; it had great flavour from the chili and it wasn't drenched in sauce so it stayed crispy. Shredded carrots and green onions added to the flavour, and it was great with rice.
Authentic Beijing Roast Duck (3 Courses) ($37.95)
1. Crispy Duck Skin & Breast
2. Duck Stir Fry
3. Duck Soup
Course 1: Crispy, Roasted Skin
I could hardly contain my excitement when the first course arrived. The dark skin was shining and crispy-looking, with duck breast peeking out from underneath.The flavour was fantastic. There was also little to no fat hiding between the skin and breast, which but they've rendered it so well that it was still moist.
With it came steamed dry crepes to wrap the roasted duck, vegetables, tian mian jian (a savoury-sweet bean sauce), and crispy shrimp crackers. The crepes are nice and thin, but thick enough to wrap everything without breaking before shoving it into your mouth. Eat the crackers while they're super-fresh and hot - like pork rinds, they get soft and blah over time.
Course 2: Minced, Fried Duck in Lettuce Wraps
There were also bits of crispy white noodles hidden among the pile of stir fried duck, vegetables, and saucey goodness. The sweet bean sauce is a great base for stir fries, and II enjoyed tofu, water chestnuts, pepper, carrots, onion, and whatever other vegetables were in the mix. There was just enough to give it flavour, and they clearly weren't just "fillers" for the dish to look bigger.
We eagerly grabbed spoonfuls and scooped the duck into pieces iceberg lettuce. I also enjoyed it with white rice when we ran out of lettuce. Win.
Course 3: Duck Soup
Last to arrive was a soup made from the remaining skin, meat, and bones. The broth was surprisingly light and tasty - not at all oily! A friend said this was her favourite course for this very reason. I really wonder what they put in this broth to make it so flavourful in such a short amount of time. Tofu, duck, and nappa cabbage was plentiful and we cleaned this bowl up without a problem. I can only imagine how wonderful this soup must be on a cold, winter night. -
Review from Jay W.
Markham, ON
2/22/2011
This review is just for the Peking duck. When I came in here, I was skeptical... Saw a lot of people ordering spring rolls, which made me question the authenticity of the duck that I was about to order. And the price was about $10 more than what a typical duck goes for so things looked a little suspect to me.
But when the duck arrived, it was crispy, not greasy or fat, smoky, and tasty! Almost better than the duck I had in Beijing... Almost. The pancakes were also thin and light, unlike other Peking duck places that have the floury, packaged, doughy stuff. You can tell they handmake their pancakes because they're all different sizes and shapes...
The lettuce wrap was an even better surprise! The duck tasted like it was smoked in charcoal or tea leaves??? Dunno what they did, but it was amazing! Go for the duck I promise you it will not disappoint! -
Review from Jennifer M.
Toronto, ON
9/16/2010 3 Check-ins Here
Chung King Garden, (hopefully not in any way associated with Hong Kong's infamous Chung King Mansions) is another of my SO's family favorites. This place holds a place in his heart, and rightfully so. Its the "Pekeng Duck place" The place that we take ANYONE who even mentions that "I haven't tried real" or "I do not like" Chinese food. This is more the real-deal than anything and is a seriously delightful experience.
*Disclaimer* I do not eat duck. And a Hoisin-sauce-filled lettuce wrap just isn't enough for me. So as I see my dining companions drooling over, eyes rolling, mouth watering, lip smacking over the duck I cannot actually provide an opinion on the duck itself. That being said, the other offerings that I have sampled on the menu satiate my lack-of-duck-tasting-tastebuds.
For anyone that doesn't know the first thing about Peking duck, you order it in either two or three courses. Read Erin K's post below for duck laden details. Me+crew generally go for the "two course" with an order of crispy fried beef. I (don't eat beef or duck) enjoy the whole fried fish with their version of a sweet and sour sauce, several of the shrimp dishes, saute green beans, pea shoots and their soft tofu dishes.
They barely speak English, its true. They only take cash, yes, thats true too. The service is not exactly attentive. However, we usually go in groups of 4-6 and Our bill is generally in the $100 or less range including duck and doggie bags. Everyone is always extremely impressed with their meal and it is a lot of fun to bring our friends. As per anything Pacific Mall, there is plenty of parking but it does get busy, and this restaurant is the same. Come at off-peak hours. Large round tables for large-ish groups. I haven't been given a fork yet.Listed in: Associasian Eats, Markham Asian Eats.
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Review from sarah l.
The first time I ever ate here was before I went to a concert at the amphitheater with a guy named Mike over 7 years ago. This is not close to the amphitheater (at all - like 30km away), but we were shopping for DVDs at Pacific Mall beforehand and he had eaten here before. Mike and I aren't friends anymore; he actually became my roommate some time later and one day I got out of the shower and his mom was moving his stuff out without him telling me he was moving. Anyways, the point of this story is that I will always have at least one good memory of Mike because of introducing me to Chung King. The worst memory I will ever have of Mike is the time he messed up the date of the Esthero concert from the Wikkid Little Girls tour and we missed it EVEN THOUGH WE HAD TICKETS because he is deficient with calendars.
Over the years I have periodically gone to Pacific Mall to buy shredded pork jerky from Ding Dong foods and always stopped for lunch or dinner at Chung King. Even when I lived in Niagara Falls, I made special trips to eat food here. Today I went for lunch, and although the woman gave me the dinner menu, she would only let me order off the lunch menu (even though everyone else had dinner menu items) and I truly didn't even care that she was so rude, because the food was amazing (as always).
There are a few round tables here for groups with lazy-susans built in for spinning dishes around to serve, they always bring me a fork even though I don't ask for one and don't need one, they only take cash, no credit cards, no debit cards... only cash. And there is a pot of green tea brought to the table when you sit down automatically.
The service is not usually very good, the lack of credit and debit card payments is kind of a downer and you should get in your car and drive to Markham immediately to try this food. It will knock your socks off. My favorite things:
- szechwan beef (sometimes she calls it crispy garlic beef)
- orange chicken (medium spicy)
- veggie spring rolls
Stay away from:
- the vegetable medley (I took a vegetarian there once... it did not work out)
Parking here can be horrible, they only take cash and again I promise you it is worth it.Listed in: My Favorite of My Reviews…
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Review from bold c.
Toronto, ON
2/8/2011
There are two locations. The one at Market Village is the best.
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1. Chilli Chicken was hot & spicy.
2. Green beans were fried not greasy.
3. Smoking pipping hot fried fish
4. Flat noodles tasty
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Review from Betsey L.
8/5/2009
A friend recommended this place to my family during our trip to Toronto and were told they are known for the Peking Duck. Beijing Kao Yaaaa.
We ordered the 3-course Peking duck for abt $36 CAD....and were shockingly thrilled at all the food that this included!!!!
1st course: Duck skin + wraps for your typical peking duck wraps. Scallions/cucumbers. Wraps were a bit dry. its the thin ones, not the man tao textured ones. the shrimp chips under the duck skin were obviously fried in old oil, tasted like...chinese kitchen pot.
2nd course: Duck meat minced up with water chestnuts, carrots, etc for LETTUCE WRAPS!!!!! a-w-e-s-o-m-e. except that extra lettuce leaves are 4 for $1. rip off. next time i'll carry in a head of lettuce from the grocery store next door.
3rd course: Duck bone soup with clear vermacelli, bok choy/napa and soft tofu. delicious even on a hot summer day. i LOVE good soup.
All in all - great food good value good service. If we go back to Toronto, we will go back to Chung King for duck. -
Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
I kept asking myself these questions after my first ever visit to Chung King Garden:
What did they do to make that Peking Duck Skin so crispy and with no fat at all linger to the skin?
How come all other Peking Ducks I ever have were all so oily?
Why I did not ever eat at Chung King Garden ever until last Saturday??
We ordered the 3 course Peking Duck, Braised Broccoli with House Sauce, beef on hot plate, Kung Pao Shrimps.
We enjoyed all the dishes but the Beef! The Beef is really dried.. like beef jerky. The Broccoli is really good.. crunchy and with tons of sauce!
The Peking Duck pancake wrap yes so good! I love it!!
This place is busy during the weekends! Make sure you call ahead for reservations!
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Review from Stephen C.
Scarborough, ON
5/3/2010
Veddy Interesting place.. I walked in expecting a normal Chinese restaurant considering it was in Market Village...
It was filled with non-asians. Ready to walk out, we decided to sit down and try it. After all.. yelp reviews can't let me down right?
We ordered Hot & Sour soup, dry saute green beans, chicken with peanuts, schezuan shredded beef.
The soup was good, both hot & sour taste! Small size is perfect.
Green beans were okay.. have had much better elsewhere... chicken was great, and beef was very different. The food is very heavy on the oil.. so its not exactly the healthiest stuff.
Next time we'll try the peking duck.
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Review from Bee S.
Toronto, ON
4/28/2011
For my birthday, I came on Good Friday around 5pm and had made a reservation the day before (thinking it was going to be really busy). I came specifically for the 3 course peking duck.
The restaurant was dead...there were 2 other tables of people who were just about finished their meals.
Despite the fact that it wasn't busy, the service was just awful!
I told them I made a reservation for 5 but they tried to sit us at the table directly in front of the door. After much hesitation, the waitress finally put us at a decent table.
15 minutes passed before they realized they hadn't given us menus so the older woman shouted to the younger waiter to do it, he came and dropped them on the table and ran. They also didn't give us tea until my other 2 guests arrived. When we finished the first pot, they took it and never brought it back.
Assuming that the service was going to be this bad all night, I found a piece of paper in my purse and wrote down our order and handed it to them.
They brought out the duck to show us, and then brought it back to the kitchen.
When the dish finally came out, I was happy to see that there were shrimp chips on the plate (many places don't do this anymore) and that the skin was very crispy, with little to no fat on it. The pancakes were also very good because they weren't the thick doughy ones. For a group of 5, each person had 2 wraps, maybe 3.
The second course with the lettuce wraps was also very good, the meat was very tasty and the sauce it was stir fried in itself had a little bit of a sweet and peppery taste.
The 3rd course was the soup made from the bones. I was looking forward to this the most because all of the places we go to for peking duck has stopped serving the soup! It was as great as I was hoping for; there was tofu, nappa cabbage, the duck bones, and glass noodles in it.
We also ordered a few other dishes. The Green Onion Pancakes had a choice of whether you want them thick or thin (but this choice is only given in Chinese on the menu). We ordered the thin ones, but they had a little too much oil in them which made them lose their crispy-ness.
The Beef and Gai-lan (Chinese broccoli) was very saucy and tasted great, the gai-lan had thinner stalks which I prefer because most places have the thick, older ones which tend to be bitter. These were quite sweet.
And last, we ordered the Home Style Pork dish. I only had a few bites of this dish, but everyone thought it was great, the dish wasn't very saucy and it was a little bit spicy and the pork was very tender.
For dessert, the waiter came out with red bean soup, started putting them on the table, and then started to take them back with a weird look on his face. He wouldn't talk to us about why he was taking them back, but 5 mins later he returned and once again gave us our desserts.
All in all, despite the crappy service (I know Chinese restaurants have bad service but this was the worst) the food was delicious and I would definitely come back for more peking duck! -
Review from O G.
Markham, ON
2/13/2011
Wicked gangsta place for peking duck.
I love peking duck and have tried many places in the Markham area.
This place WAS the best bang for your buck at around $32 for 2 course.
The price has now been raised to about $38 for 2 course.........still worth it in my opinion, just wish I had invested in more duck when it was $32 haha.
I have noticed better service towards chinese speaking customers, being chinese I have only had great service and always end with chinese dessert rather then fortune cookies.
My suggestion is bring a chinese friend who can speak chinese.
This place is cash only.
If anyone knows of a better place in the Markham area for duck and for a decent price, I would love to hear about it! -
Review from Tina N.
Toronto, ON
10/20/2009 1 photo
Best Peking Duck I've ever had at any restaurant! This place is very popular for it! Everytime I come here, every single table has an order of the Peking Duck course. When served the duck , it actually had meat on it compared to other places that give only the skin part of the duck. It was fabulously delicious and filling! I love their szechuan tofu, it's just amazing! It also takes awhile for the Peking Duck to be served depending on how packed the restaurant is, and today it was PACKED! Other then that I will definetly be going back!
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Review from Anna T.
Markham, ON
1/2/2010
We took my in-laws to this restaurant for lunch today. We have ordered mostly the traditional Chinese dishes such as steamed pork dumplings, pork pot stickers, Shanghainese stir-fry noodles, Green Onion Pan Cakes etc. Although the taste was decent, I am more concerned with the service as they have no idea of what was served and was still missing. Moreover, they have a tendency not to write the order down mean while there were only 5 tables at the time. May I also mind you that the portions are quite small too compared to other Chinese restaurants.
