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Spadina Garden Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Chinese Chinese [Edit]
116 Dundas St WToronto, ON M5G 1C3
Neighbourhoods: Discovery District, Downtown Core
(416) 977-3413
- Hours:
Mon-Thu 11:30 am - 9:30 pm
Fri 11:30 am - 10:30 pm
Sat 12 pm - 10:30 pm
Sun 4 pm - 9:30 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
39 reviews for Spadina Garden Restaurant
Review Highlights
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"We had the Spicy Peanut Chicken and were delighted." In 5 reviews -
"PS DON'T FORGET TO ORDER THE CRISPY GINGER BEEF." In 2 reviews -
"The Beef Fried Noodles are AMAZING." In 3 reviews
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39 reviews in English
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Review from Hideki K.
Updated - 12/13/2011 2 photos
After trying the Spicy Peanut Chicken (Hunan dish) last night, I am now a fan of Spadina Garden. When dining here, stick with the spicy Sichuan/Hunan dishes.
Their Sichuan Spicy Peanut Wontons (same thing as Szechuan Hot Oil Dumplings) are very good. I'm a sucker for spicy peanut flavoured dishes.
One great thing about Spadina Garden is that it's in close proximity to Dudas Square, so you don't have to trek all the way to Chinatown for a good authentic Chinese meal.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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7/1/2011
I've been to Spadina Garden a couple of times. It's an okay place for spicy Chinese food (Hunan and… Read more »
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Review from Heather G.
Toronto, ON
5/16/2012
I've been dying to eat here ever since a friend recommended this place to me, and after reading so many great reviews I had high expectations.
Did I really eat at the same place you all did though? My family and I agree that the food we had was overly salty, underwhelming, and one dimensional. We ordered the crispy chili tofu, the sizzling beef plate, Szechuan eggplant, the house special fried rice and Cantonese chow mein. Sadly no dish really stood out and based on what I ate I'm not compelled at all to try anything else on the menu.
On the up side, the service was pretty good. The staff was personable and very friendly, and the food took no time to get to our table. I only wish that the food was as good as the service. I will not be returning to dine here. -
Review from Cece W.
Toronto, ON
5/10/2012
I used to eat at Spadina Garden when it was on Spadina near College. They never disappoint. Wonderful flavours, friendly, speedy courteous service, unpretentious and well-deserving of its popularity. Try every version of the hot spicy peanut dish that you can (chicken, beef, shrimp, tofu). Don't forget to ask for water.
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Review from Nadir M.
Toronto, ON
3/17/2012
Went here with a friend for a casual Friday night dinner. I ordered the crispy general tso. My friend got his food in record time and mine came about 10 minutes later with no apology or anything. Weird.
They seem more interested in getting people in and out rather than serving good food. -
Review from Karen S.
10/11/2011
I come here because my friends like the food here. Me? Not so much. There are much better options for spicy Chinese food. The menu here is over-salted, over-sauced, and lacking in any subtly that make good Chinese food (Northern, Hakka, Cantonese, Shanghai, anything!!) really shine. The word that comes to mind is 'heavy-handed'.
The portions are decent, the service friendly. -
Review from Robin D.
10/3/2011
Very happy with this place. Quaint place and great for lunch and shared meals.
Below is a list of dishes I tried. I recommend the Shrimp with Bean Sprouts as it is really nice and sweet offsetting the spicy dishes.
Shrimp with Bean Sprouts
Beef with Black Bean Sause
Hunan Beef
Home Style Bean Curd
Szechuan Fish
The bean curd could be nicer~ -
Review from jack g.
Toronto, ON
Updated - 4/12/2012
This is very good food. Terrific hot oil dumplings, superb orange beef, shrimp (nice and fat) with ginger and scallions, and spicy peanut chicken. Leaves a full stomach and a pleasant burn in the mouth.
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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10/10/2010
This is a fine resto with a very friendly owner who calls me by name. Their hot oil dumplings… Read more »
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Review from Justine H.
Toronto, ON
Restaurant: Spadina Garden
Cuisine: Chinese
Location: Downtown of Toronto
Address: 114 Dundas St W
Price Range: $10-15
1: Poor
2: OK
3: Good
4: Very Good
5: Excellent
Food: 4
Service: 3
Ambiance: 3
Overall: 3.5
Extra information:
*Specialize in Szechuan Dishes
*Lunch menu with rice and soup
*Delivery over $25 within the district
Spadina Garden is located at a convenient location- nice and clean inside the restaurant. It gets very busy during lunch time, make sure to beat the lunch crowd. I liked this place because they give you chopsticks AND fork even before you ask for it (I realize they usually give you fork). Their tea is strong and flavorful.
You get a choice of soup with their special lunch menu that comes with a bowl of rice. You can get Wonton or Sweet & Sour Soup- I chose Wonton soup and it came with 2 wontons (I took the picture after eating one). Broth was nicely seasoned but a little too salty and the wonton skins were a bit on the thick side.
Ordered: SPICY BEEF NOODLE SOUP (regular menu) This noodle soup is spicy with lots of flavor. BE AWARE it's quite spicy and the soup is very thick so don't wear white when you are eating this. There were 5 big pieces of brisket on top, all the meat was very tender with just right amount of fat. Veggies balance out the richness of this soup and the noodles were chewy.
Ordered: HOUSE STIR FRIED NOODLE (regular menu) This is a really big dish for lunch so keep that in mind. Generous amount of noodles were stir fried with pieces of chicken, bbq pork, bean sprout and carrot. This was good with some hot sauce.
Ordered: SZECHUAN FISH (lunch menu) This dish comes with 4 pieces of deep fried fish and onions topped off with spicy-soy based szechuan sauce. The portions are kind of small for this specific dish but the combination of flavors were mouth-watering. I would get this again for sure.
Ordered: GENERAL TSO CHICKEN (lunch menu) I usually never order such a food-court like Chinese food at authentic restaurants, but I was craving for something like this for awhile. You def need some rice to accompany this dish because it comes with lots of sauce. It's a bit on the spicy side even with the sweet sauce on top. For some reason, this dish wasn't very hot when it arrived on the table.
SUMMARY: I think this is my favorite Chinese restaurant so far. I like spicy food and Szechuan flavors really hit the spot for me. Make sure to prepare yourself for some spicy goodness when ou visit this place!
*chomp chomp* -
Review from Brian G.
Toronto, ON
9/9/2011
I go in person and order for home delivery and this place is in my top 10.
The Beef Fried Noodles are AMAZING!
Service is fast and efficient, wait staff is friendly and helpful.
Clean , fresh and consistently good food. -
Review from Gastro C.
Etobicoke, ON
9/9/2011
This place is great for lunch. I have never been for dinner. Their crispy ginger beef is delicious, along with many other dishes.
Their services is fast. The food is consistent. I highly recommend it. -
Review from Jenny T.
6/8/2011
A coworker suggested this place for dinner and drinks after work because Woo Buffet was suggested but there were some that was skeptical about the cleanliness of that restaurant.
I guess I was expecting your typical Asian restaurant servers with a "who gives a shit" attitude and was pleasantly surprised when our server was fluent in English and was able to recommend and give comments on what to order and whether to have the dishes saucy or dry.
The restaurant was decent looking inside, and the prices were very reasonable. We got a few drinks they had a small to medium selection of wine and served mixed drinks as well. The alcohol really helped to wash down the greasiness of all the dishes, otherwise it would've been too much.
It's quite a nice twist to the usual Chinese food that I always go for. The spice is nice and not too overwhelming, everything was very flavourful and delicious. -
Review from Missy K.
Toronto, ON
4/27/2011
We order from here all the time... it may be more expensive than some but we get so much food that the leftovers make another meal the next day... and it often tastes even better!
Amazing food! -
Review from Tina D.
Mississauga, ON
6/27/2011
I've been going here for years and I have never been unsatisfied with this place. Every time I go here I always get something different because it's all good and there is SO MUCH to choose from.
They have something for everyone. They have all the classics, like beef and broccoli, shrimp fried rice, and shanghai noodles. They also have things for the adventurous eater like Spicy Squid, and more.
Like a lot of Asian restaurants, everything comes out in huge amounts. Personally I get bored of my meal pretty fast if I get a whole plate to myself. So whenever I go here we eat family style. We all get one thing we like off the menu, order rice for each and just share. Therefore you never get bored of your food. This makes it great if you are going in a group.
A few years ago now, they renovated this place (which it really needed). Now this place looks like the food and serves you get. Even if you see a line up, you aren't waiting for long for a table.
This is a great place. You can't go wrong going here. -
Review from Chad M.
11/1/2010 1 Check-in Here
Has anyone writing these reviews ever been to a Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles or even Vancouver BC?
I grew up on the east coast and was subjected to many years of poor quality Chinese food. I mean real crap. At one point I even thought that "Crab Rangoon" was an actual dish. First of all, what the fuck is a Rangoon!? Second of all, show me a Chinese person who eats cream cheese!
This place tastes quite a bit like the Chinese restaurants I grew up with in Washington DC and in Florida. The food is bland, over-sauced and generally not interesting.
I didn't know any better until I spent some time in LA. The Chinese food is AMAZING there. Have you seen how many Chinese people there are in LA?
Since then my barometer for good ethnic food is simply to make sure there is a high quantity of THOSE (you people!) flavour of people in the area. It's pretty much worked my entire life since then.
Want good Indian food? Take your burgundy minivan to Brampton. Craving poutine? Go to Montreal. Is there any good Mexican food here? SEE ANY MEXICANS?????
So where the hell is my good Chinese food in Toronto? -
Review from Will P.
Toronto, ON
3/10/2011
I see a lot of people on here praising Spadina Garden for their Crispy Ginger Beef. Granted, the beef is quite good, but I'm amazed that there is no love for their wonderful Ginger Chicken!
I fondly recall many late nights spent working nearby, rewarding myself with a take out order of the delicious dish.
Spadina Garden is a little pricey, but you pay a premium for good Chinese food outside of Chinatown. They have a huge delivery area, and orders always arrive well before the promised time.
Yes, the Crispy Ginger Beef is good, but so is the Ginger Chicken! If you're not a fan of spicy dishes, order the non-spicy version and save your tongue. -
Review from Heather M.
12/29/2010
My Indian friend highly recommended this place to me. I so wanted to give this place a good rating because the owner kept popping by and was extremely friendly and charismatic, but the food overall was not anything to write home about - I ordered the Tai Lo noodles in soup and my boyfriend ordered the beef in black bean sauce which came with rice and wonton soup.
As others have said, when you come here you are not coming for super authentic Chinese food - it's like going to Spring Rolls (which also happens to be down the street on Dundas). Granted, I'm not an expert in Szechuan or Hunan food, but it was missing the "wok air" that I've come to expect from Cantonese food. The soup was also very starchy and glutinous. My boyfriend enjoyed his black been beef (he is not Chinese, however.... and he likes Spring Rolls. Doh.)
Come here if you are in the neighbourhood and looking for friendly service and to fill in any stomach crevasses.
I may return again to try some spicy dishes. -
Review from Alison B.
Updated - 2/27/2011
Got take out from here and decided it may be one of the better take out options in Toronto, as least as far as Chinese food is concerned.
It's good for the following reasons
- the menu is extensive and well priced
- the food is quite delicious
- they accept credit card over the phone (cash only delivery sucks)
- delivery was fast
Conclusion: Although this isn't your typical Chinatown dirty after hours find, the place seems to be legit clean and the food is good.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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7/11/2010
Spadina Garden is good! I recommend it as a quick lunch spot if you are in the area.
The lunch menu… Read more »
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Review from Cat S.
Toronto, ON
11/23/2010
Spadina Garden came highly recommended by several friends. Unfortunately our experience did not live up to the hype.
We ordered spring rolls to start, followed by the house fried noodles (vegetable), orange chicken, spicy peanut chicken, crispy duck, and crispy chili chicken.
All of the dishes, including the spring rolls, were swimming in oil to the point of being almost inedible. The spicy peanut dish had a really nice flavour, and would have been great if not for the oil.
On the positive side, the restaurant itself was clean and modern, and the service was very quick. -
Review from Michael C.
Toronto, ON
1/14/2010
Toronto has some terrific Chinese food and Spadina Garden is right at the top. A spicy and Szechuan style of food if you're looking for something with a little kick but tons of flavor this is your place.
I often take out from this restaurant so cannot really comment on the service in the restaurant.
Take out is always hot and ready when I get there, there is a need to go over the order on the phone to ensure nothing has been missed though.
The Menu
* Don't miss the spicy peanut chicken and the crispy beef.
* As most everything is great I will say that for me the soups are the weakest thing on the menu -
Review from Dan B.
Scarborough, ON
12/2/2009
Years ago I found this place through a friends recommendation, and after being a regular to this place for years, have no hesitation recommending to others this great place.
We only use take-out/delivery, so I can't really speak much to the sit down area. When I've been inside though, its been full of people and clean, so I'm assuming that is well taken care of.
The two things we consistently get off the menu is the Spicy Ginger Beef and the Peanut Chicken.
The Spicy Ginger Beef is exceptional. It was a wonderful fusion of flavor, texture, heat, and sweetness. If you wish, you can ask for the item to be less hot. Personally, I have no problem with the regular strength.
The Peanut Chicken is very satisfying as well. The chicken is nicely coated in a savory sauce, and accompanied with peanuts and green pepper pieces, which provides a nice mosaic of taste and texture.
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Review from Melissa J.
Toronto, ON
1/8/2009
Ahhh Spadina Garden. Which is nowhere close to Spadina. Or a garden, for that matter. The restaurant is actually at Bay & Dundas, on a stretch of a gazillion sketchy looking restaurants. It gets a lot of tourist business from the Eaton Centre because it looks like a typical Chinese restaurant you'd see anywhere in the world.
And it is a safe bet. They've got the plastic tablecloths, jasmine tea and sweet and sour pork. Their menu has comprehensible English descriptions, and nothing is too authentically Chinese to scare off the non-Asian tourists. Don't get me wrong, the food is good, but it's just a safe place for people who are intimidated by real Chinatown joints.
Staff here are so friendly though -- I remember one of the older men working there who just couldn't stop smiling. Expect good service and good food, and I think they just wrapped up some renovations so check them out. -
Review from Alex T.
6/25/2011
Since this place is a half a block from our hotel, we thought we'd try it out.
We ordered two beers and an order of the szechuan chicken. Since this place has mixed reviews, we thought we'd try it out and order more food if we like it.
I spoke with the very friendly server and told him we liked spicy food and most places don't have spicy food. He claimed their food was very spicy and very good and we would be very happy with it.
The chicken dish came and my wife and I had a bit each. Very little spice and the sauce was boring. Tasted like basic soy sauce. We stopped eating and asked for the check.
We got the check and were charged for the full dish we didn't eat. No offer to reduce the bill or fix the dish. We probably shouldn' t have left a tip, but we did.
Would go back. They might have good dishes, but the one we had wasn't one of them. -
Review from Alan K.
London, ON
1/2/2012
I couldn't wait to try this place after reading good reviews both here and elsewhere. I tried the ginger beef, a noodle dish I can't remember the name of (had shrimp in it), and a chicken dish. Nothing was bad per se but I found everything to be rather one-note in terms of flavour. I also got the impression that virtually everything was deep fried, then doused in a oily and spicy (albeit moderately tasty) sauce. Overall, I felt this was a bit of a letdown.
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Review from Michael C.
3/30/2010
Prior to my trip to Toronto this past weekend, I made sure to do my homework when it came to food. A Top 10 of Toronto site had this as one of the top 10 Hakka restaurants in town. I didn't know what Hakka food was, so I had to do some research, and to sum it up: Chinese with a mix of Indian.
The restaurant is on Dundas, a few blocks from the Dundas-Yonge Square, Toronto's version of Time's Square, so for those in downtown, its not a far trek.
Almost everyone highly recommends the Spicy Peanuts Chicken; I do as well! This sweet-spicy chicken dish was wonderful and worth getting again. -
Review from Joanna M.
11/20/2010
I'll admit right now my review is somewhat biased given that i've been coming to this place for many years however because of that fact I can say some things for certain: their service is always fast and friendly; their food is typically served quickly; the quality, consistency and flavor remains constant over the years and the prices have remained a good deal for their portion sizes. I have known the people there for years and they really do appreciate the business and they enjoy getting to know their customers...overall it's a good quality, genuine place to be for an evening.
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Review from Ann K.
5/10/2010
Hot, hot, hot! The food that is...
We went for the Szechuan dinner for 2 plus an order of Curry Beef just to round out the selection. All were very good - the peanut chicken was definitely my favorite with the fried rice a close second. Normally I'd put the rice in the afterthought category but this was darn good.
The food is definitely not for the faint of heart - if you don't like spicy, you don't want to say "ok" when they ask if you want it hot! -
Review from Alvin V.
Toronto, ON
11/4/2010
"This is the best chinese restaurant in Toronto!" - Caucasian customer
These words will forever be immortalized in my cerebellum if I ever see or dine in this restaurant again. Whether it's a good thing or not is strongly debatable because individual tastes are subjective and I respect that. But when someone of another ethnicity has to tell you what foods are the best from your culture (I'm Chinese if you couldn't tell by my last name ;P), you can't help but feel a bit offended or you begin to reflect on whether you're cultured enough. This is like me giving Micheal Jordan basketball tips. Sure, maybe that's on the extreme end but I certainly feel like I'm in tune with my heritage enough to know what good Chinese food is and unfortunately, this is NOT the best.
Decor/Location:
It reminds me a lot of spring rolls with it's leather seating and pretty serving plates and utensils. I appreciate it when a restaurant puts effort into decor and ambiance. Afterall, sometimes the atmosphere can offset the food tasting experience from being bad to mediocre. The success of this restaurant is primarily due to it's location. It's one of the few restaurants of this type in the area before you have to trek to Spadina. So for all the business/condo people in that vicinity who want Chinese, this is probably the go to restaurant.
Food:
I think a lot of people like this restaurant because of it's high level of spiciness and flavour in their foods. Szechuan and Hunan foods are typically like that. The dishes we ordered were all pretty spicy but nothing really stuck out in my mind. I must note though that the food was a bit too oily. I expect a certain degree of oiliness with this type of food but there was too much on some of the dishes.
Service:
Service was just fine but we did initially get forks and knives. Grrr, do I not look Chinese? Do I look like I don't know how to use chopsticks? Again, this was another scenario that made me question whether I was exuding my heritage. Perhaps I need to walk into restaurants speaking Cantonese to really nail it home (though I have a bad accent). You can really tell that this is not a restaurant catered strictly for Asians but to multi-culturalism. This is how all restaurants should be and probably if the more authentic restaurants in china town or markham were like this, it would attract more non-asians. Though, when restaurants try to open their doors to different ethnicities, they sometimes become too immersed in the diversifying, that they lose sight of what's most important, the authenticity of their food. That's why "hole-in-the-wall" type restaurants work. Management is only concerned with cooking good food and it's as simple as that. But the harsh reality is that money is king and if expanding restaurants, using cheaper ingredients, or changing up the menu gets more money, restaurants will go in that direction.
Though, I think this restaurant was definitely more oriented to non-asians than anything because i didn't see one comrade inside.
Overall:
The reason why I gave this review 3 stars was because I have had better Szechuan and Hunan at restaurants that are uptown. (Hot Spicy Spicy, Hunan Garden). These restaurants feel like places that care only about food. Sure, the decor is crappier but it feels original and less of a franchise. I will try to review those when I have time.
I also want to make it clear that this is NOT the best Chinese in Toronto once again. There are few people that I believe are permitted to make such statements on Best of Toronto topics and http://BlogTO.com is one of them in my opinion. Sure, they miss some hidden gems here and there but they make a valiant effort in summarizing their findings and allowing foodies to really explore what's out there.
One more thing, if you aren't in the category that allows you to say the best in Toronto, you're forbidden from saying best in the world, unless you've been around the world (my pet peeve statement). =P
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Review from Anonymous A.
11/4/2010
The food was great but the service was slow. We sat down to order but it took them a while to get to our order. They even went to the only other group in the restaurant and took their order first! We were there first, WTF...
Luckily the service was redeemed by the how quickly the food was served. It was great stuff, I liked the sauces and the steamed flower buns were tasty. I think most of the items can be asked for in a vegetarian version or something.
Unfortunately, the service was bad at the end. We had to flag someone down even though it was clear that we had finished (empty dishes everywhere). Then I had to wait some more and finally had to get up to go to the counter to pay. -
Review from vic z.
Toronto, ON
12/9/2011
Would not call this Chinese food. The service and the environment are quite nice, however the dishes are over sauced and non of the ones we ordered really stood out. I would say that this is a heavily heavily westernized "Chinese" restaurant. If you're looking for a real fix of Chinese food, you should probably look elsewhere.
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Review from Jamie K.
Toronto, ON
8/14/2010
I chose this restaurant based on Yelp reviews and was overall pleased.
Menu:
Ginger Beef - highly recommend, gotta love spice though!
Peanut Chicken - recommend
Chicken Balls - recommend
House Special Rice - bland, tasted better with soya sauce
Vegi Spring Rolls - blah, pass.
I opted for delivery. The gentleman taking my order was very pleasant and the food arrived uber fast.
Lastly - make sure to request fortune cookies. They didn't include them, and what's Chinese food without the fun little fortunes? :) -
Review from Brian S.
Richmond Hill, ON
3/5/2011
Well, this restaurant really deserves 5 star rating! The first time I walked into this place was back in 1998 and since then I've been a regular visitor. If you happen to be in downtown Toronto, don't miss Spadina Garden and their delicious and authentic Szechuan food. BTW, crispy ginger beef rocks!!!!
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Review from Luis H.
Toronto, ON
11/12/2011
Facing the Canadian Tire store at the Eaton Centre and City Hall, this restaurant by Bay and Dundas Streets is in a busy intersection. Great appetizers and soups, but the dishes are flat and from my experience not traditional Chinese. Ordered Lo Mein and the noodles used where vermicelli, while at restaurants in New York and elsewhere use thicker noodles and have a lot more flavor. Beautiful dining room and kind service adds an extra star to this review, but will prefer to go to Chinatown for a more flavorful meal.
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Review from Nandan F.
Ottawa, ON
10/12/2010
I went to this place for dinner on a weekday. The place is not fancy but not a diner style either. It was pretty busy. The service was prompt ...not overly friendly yet attentive. We ordered deep fried wontons for aps. 10 pcs for about $4. Really good. For mains, we got spicy peanut chicken w/ rice ($10 ish) and hakka style house noodes with chiken, pork and shrimp ($9 ish). The food was awesome. The peanut chicken was just spicy enough. It has a hint of sweetness which was not something I expected. The noodles were good too. One thing that I really liked was that the food arrived very quickly...and when you are starving this is a huge plus! I am full but can still go eat a bit of the peanut chicken! One thing I thought I'd bring up is that if you are against food colour, you might wanna give your food order a bit of thought. Give this place a try...
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Review from Sean S.
5/30/2010
I've visited the restaurant four times in the last 6 months. Each time I've been there the food was very good. Spicy peanut chicken is very good with good ginger flavor and some spiciness to it. Honey garlic shrimp was pretty good as well.
To me it seems like a pretty decent place to go. Service can be a hit or a miss, depending on how busy the place gets. Once I had to flag waiters throughout the meal...
My only complaint is that the food seems very Americanized. Food was a bit too sweet which was glazed or covered in sauce. I need to find an authentic dish at the place to really see if they are a 4 star or a 5 star resto. -
Review from Jill C.
North York, ON
5/10/2010 4 Check-ins Here
I don't think I have ever gone to a Chinese restaurant and liked everything I ordered besides Szechuan Gourmet...
This place is equal, if not better then Szechuan Gourmet !
MOST: you have to order the crispy Ginger beef! It's soo addictive, I could eat the whole dish myself! Every piece of beef was excellent and lots of flavour. Almost like candy I loved it so much!
The vegetable spring rolls were a fare size, bigger then average Chinese joints and the plum sauce is your average tasting sauce, which I like. Some homemade sauces taste very strange if you're not used to them.
The sweet and sour chicken balls were ever so soft and the sauce didn't taste like pour ketchup either. That bugs me so much, I could just take a bottle of ketchup and pour it on myself! Spadina Garden has a nice tasting sauce.
Vegetable fried noodles has no surprising veggies, but were a bit bland.. Could use a little more kick.
The only thing I didn't like that I ordered was the general Tao's chicken, only because the chicken was all dark meat. If you want white meat you have to ask for it, which I will do for next time.
I will be coming back to Spandina Garden!
PS DON'T FORGET TO ORDER THE CRISPY GINGER BEEF! (: -
Review from John W.
4/25/2009
I'm not a fan of chinese food, but this joint was amazing! We had the Spicy Peanut Chicken and were delighted. The best peanut sauce I've ever had anywhere! Loved it. Cant wait to go back. The setting is typical but the service is efficient.
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Review from Mark M.
2/10/2010
GET THE CRISPY BEEF AND GENERAL TAOS CHICKEN. You will not be disappointed! I like this restaurant so much. Very clean, staff is friendly and food is always fresh. You get your food super fast. The fried banana dessert is yummy. Prices are not cheap but the quality of food is outstanding.
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Review from Mika D.
Toronto, ON
3/12/2011
Everything was swimming in oil. We all were quite hungry but could not finish even a quarter of our dish since it was quite disgusting, frankly.
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Review from Simon C.
Toronto, ON
10/19/2009
Always recommend this place to clients and friends when in town. It's excellent food. Consistently excellent which is rare for Chinese food in Toronto. The ginger beef is incredible. It's clean inside with great service.
