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So Good Restaurant
Categories: Restaurants Vegetarian Restaurants Chinese Vegetarian, Chinese [Edit]
717 Somerset St WOttawa, ON K1R 6P7
(613) 233-0138
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
11 reviews for So Good Restaurant
11 reviews in English
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Review from Katie D.
Ottawa, ON
12/31/2011
Their Peking Duck is excellent. The Peking Duck is $40 (taxes in) and consists of a three course meal: 1) soup made with the duck bones; 2) crispy duck skin and meat served with "pancakes", scallions and hoisen sauce; and 3) mixed vegetables and duck meat. Every course was top notch and tasty.
Because of the preparation method, the Peking Duck has to be ordered two days in advance. The day of pick-up the restaurant called us to double check the pick-up time so that the food would be hot. That's excellent customer service.
We've eaten at So Good before and have had very good experiences. This recent experience elevates So Good to one of my "go to" spots, especially for take-out. Highly recommend. -
Review from OLIVER D.
8/12/2011
Tasty, but expensive for hole in the wall Chinese food located in the Chinatown section of Ottawa.
We spent $45.00 including tip, for an two entrees of chicken, with peanut sauce and spicy, a big bowl of steamed rice, a Chinese beer and a diet Coke.
Peter, the owner, is an affable Asian who has been in business for 16 years.
I would give them another chance, but bring plenty of cash! -
Review from Chloe P.
Ottawa, ON
5/12/2011
I'll jump on the boat and say you must try the salt and pepper tofu, however I find it tastes better when you eat IN. The tofu can get soggy if you wait by the time you pick it up.
Anyhow I am absolutely in love with this place, and recommend it to anyone who wants Chinese food. -
Review from Jim L.
Ottawa, ON
6/28/2011
Although they have vegetarian dishes, this is an omnivore restaurant with a full range of Chinese dishes. The service is very prompt and recommendations are quickly made. The decor is 50 year old tables and chairs with flowery plastic tablecloths and the most eclectic array of stuff on horizontal surfaces, including several toy dinosaurs! Peter So, the manager, presides over everything with energy and efficiency. The place was packed.
Now to the food. I was disappointed in the salt and pepper tofu after the many recommendations on Yelp. Even eating in, it became soggy and oily very quickly. I find that many Chinese dishes tend to be too greasy and all of the ones we happened to order fell into that category. Flavourful, yes, but they send you off looking for your antacids.
I think there are many other better Chinese restaurants in Ottawa. -
Review from Carrie T.
9/13/2010
Wow, some of the best Chinese I have ever had!
The thing I love about this place is that they have a huge omnivore menu, and then a HUGE vegetarian menu. So there are a LOT of choices if you don't eat meat. Here is what we had:
salt and pepper tofu
eggplant with spicy garlic sauce
veg shanghai noodles
The noodles were so-so, but the eggplant and tofu were to die for! The eggplant was pretty greasy, and a lot of things on the menu are fried, so if you are trying to eat low-cal this might not be the place for you.
I took one star off because the actual restaurant is pretty small and kind of dingy, so if you are going to stay to eat at a busy time you will probably want to make a reservation. -
Review from Eric B.
Ottawa, ON
5/27/2011 1 Check-in Here
Wow! This was the best Chinese food experience I have had in a long time. We had a vegetarian meal consisting of the spring rolls, fried rice (not greasy at all), the salt & pepper tofu (fantastic, as described in other reviews) and the Wu Se vegetables in peanut sauce (also outstanding). The portion sizes were large, and the service was fast. I would highly recommend this restaurant for a casual Chinese food outing!
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Review from Robyn P.
Montréal, QC
3/4/2011
Try the tofu with pepper salt. You won't regret it.
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Review from Jim E.
Ottawa, ON
1/1/2011
Great Chinese food!! Can be hard to get a seat during lunch but worth the wait. Owner Peter So is always there and ready to strike up a conversation with anyone about anything. Can't recommend enough.
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Review from Peter L.
Ottawa, ON
9/13/2009
One of Ottawa's best Asian restaurants.
Amazing food - variety and quality.
Tiny restaurant, always filled, elbow to elbow.
10x better when Peter is there to take your order and make recommendations. -
Review from Jenny B.
Ottawa, ON
This is my absolute favorite Chinese Food restaurant. Owned by the friendly Peter So and family, this restaurant has the whole package: friendly service, a HUGE menu to choose, and the food comes fast and furious - with their reasonable prices, you can load up your table in no time. Definitely make a reservation - I've never seen this place not busy. And don't be fooled by its 'cover', what this place lacks in ambiance, it makes up for in AMAZING, FRESH FOOD. Also in Chinese new year bamboo posters. ;)
Listed in: Ottawa Restaurants
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Review from Milinda P.
1/29/2011
So good restaurant is actually so bad. For the similar price range, the Yangtze (http://yangtze.ca/) restaurant, which is right across the street, was so good.
