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Tangerine Asian Cuisine
Category: Restaurants Chinese Chinese [Edit]
7690 Markham RdUnit 4C
Markham, ON L3S 3S1
(905) 472-2100
- 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
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
15 reviews for Tangerine Asian Cuisine
15 reviews in English
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Review from Christine R.
Scarborough, ON
5/14/2012 9 photos
This is a great restaurant to get your Hakka Fixing
Everyone who works at this location is very friendly and all the wait staff are very attentive! Our party of 5 were seated at a very large and spacious booth.
After being seated with menus another wait staff came over and took our drinks orders.
Pop is served in the can....so no free refills. Green is freshly steeped with real leaves and served in a tall mug and they provide you with extra cups so you only need one order.
We decided to order many different things to try. Portions here are HUGE so just order one of each item and white rice comes free with most dishes.
Appetizers
Chicken Pakora -Crispy & spicy battered chunks of chicken served w/lemon
Fried Chicken Wontons -Super crispy morsels of chicken deep fried in a wonton wrapper
Mango Salad -refreshing slivers of sweet peppers, mango, onions, & cilantro
Meats
Chili Tiger Prawns - Spicy & flavorful *definitely recommend if your a fan of prawns
Bombay Chicken - Spicy battered dry chicken dish *a favorite at our table
Honey Garlic Chicken - Very flavorful battered & tossed in a delightful honey garlic sauce
Manchurian Chicken - this was the least favorite meat dish at the table, not spicy mild and tangy sauce
Rice/Noodles ***substantial portions of both
Chicken Fried Rice
Manchurian Chow Mein
Service here was just amazing. All the waitstaff come around to check on you even the owner even came over a few times and gave us recommendations on what to order and made sure everything was to our liking. Food is delivered hot, fresh, piled high and quick. Empty dishes were cleared on time and they pack all your leftovers to go for you. We were too stuffed to even glance at the dessert menu however the fortune cookies served with the check was just the perfect amount of sweetness we could tolerate after that glorious meal. -
Review from Jason L.
Markham, ON
5/2/2012 1 photo
Good food
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Review from Ayesha A.
11/7/2011
Outside the restaurant, above the 2 doors, there are two very different Tangerine signs, and two open signs, but only one door.
It made me so confused.
I have been twice. The first time it was dinner and very full of families and I wasn't paying so I was perhaps in a better mood. Not Tangerine's fault, I admit.
However, aside from having to pay half the bill, the restaurant was also quite empty except for one very large party who also happened to be very noisy.
Despite there being multiple free tables we were forced to sit at one of the 4 surrounding the large noisy group.
I tried every excuse I could think of, and worked my charm on the manager and 2 different waiters. I even threatened to give a bad Yelp review...Nothin'. We were stuck next to the noisy peoples.
The food was quite good, although last time it was better as I ate meat and this time could only eat one of the three dishes (tiger prawns) so obviously I didn't enjoy it as much the 2nd time around, but the chicken certainly looked delicious. The food came super-dooper quickly the second visit, as well (maybe because it was the table of a million loud people and us, only).
The 3 stars are because I am keeping in mind my first, better, experience at this place and not just my not so great experience.
It's good. It's not great. Even if we had been given the entire restaurant to ourselves, I would likely only give it one more star for being impressed with the service, which I was not. It's nothing to write home about, but worth going to if you are in the Markham area. -
Review from jil s.
North York, ON
10/4/2011
Yes, this is a "Hakka" restaurant
but the food here is not necessarily what Hakka people eat in China.
"Hakka" restaurants are VERY popular with Indians, Pakistanis, Sri Lankans.
Hakka people left China and went to South Asia, Southeast Asia, South America, North America, etc.
Tangerine Asian Cuisine is not a bad restaurant
- but not the greatest.
Since the restaurant is called Tangerine Asian Cuisine
it's not necessarily a Hakka restaurant.
It offers Chinese food, Chinese-Indian food and some Thai dishes.
They USED to offer delivery when the restaurant first opened years ago.
Then they stopped the delivery service.
I'm not sure if they still offer delivery.
Phone to ask them.
Business must be good because they EXPANDED the restaurant
- more tables now
Here is a restaurant which offers Hakka food which a Hakka family might eat at home or in China:
Elegant Chinese Cuisine in Markham:
http://www.yelp.ca/biz...
My Own Kitchen in Markham:
http://www.yelp.ca/biz... -
Review from Roma M.
10/6/2011
Based on my experience with both lunch (4 stars) and dinner (2 stars), Tangerine continues to be a lunch time favourite of mine. Considering the food is about the same at dinner, save the portion sizes which are somehow doubled, I save my hakka fetish for lunch.
Echoing others, the Owner provides is warm and hospitable while the rest of staff is to the point and almost curt in their fast-food like approach.
I suggest calling your order in ahead if you're in a hurry, the website is surprisingly comprehensive for lunch. My favourites include:
Chili Chicken, spicy (it's deep-fried)
Eggplant in Garlic Sauce
Manchurian Vegetable Balls (With sauce)Listed in: My 30-Day Yelp-athon, Hakka-Inspired
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Review from Devan R.
11/13/2009
I have lots of family who live out in east Markham and whenever we have family get togethers or functions, they often cater from Tangerine. Consistently, I have been let down by this restaurant.
I'm not so much disappointed by the food so much as I am disappointed by the people who praise this restaurant so much. The food is average and many of their dishes taste the same, especially the chicken based ones.
The hakka food here does not hold a candle to Szechuan Gourmet, Frederick's, Lin Garden or Bombay Chopstix so why all the praise? What amazing hakka restaurant has a thai dish section on their menu? It is my firm belief that if you're good at something stick to it, if hakka is your forté then serve hakka dishes. Very rarely can restaurants branch off and successfully master more than one type of cuisine and Tangerine is not one of them.
Best thing about this restaurant is that they serve liquor.
And let me close with "to each their own". If people didn't have differing opinions and subjective experiences, Yelp would not successfully exist. -
Review from Jennifer N.
Toronto, ON
8/11/2008
It's misleading to say Tangerine is Chinese food. It's Hakka food and here's a quote from their website.
"Hakka cuisine is the cooking style of the Hakka, and originally came from southeastern China (Guangdong and Fujian). Hakka people are migratory tribes of ethnic Han people originated from central China. Their ancestors exiled themselves from foreign rulers such as the Mongols during the Yuan Dynasty. Due to their late migration to the southern areas of China, they found that all of the best land had been settled long before. The Hakka people were forced to settle in the sparsely settled hill country. As a result, fresh produce was at a premium, forcing the Hakkas to heavily utilize dried and preserved ingredients, such as various kinds of fermented tofu, preserved lime and much use of onion.
Hakka means "Guest". The Hakka people in Toronto are first and second generation of Hakka settler from India. The Hakka food is infused with many common ingredients of Indian spices such as red chillies, green chillies, red chilli powder, tandoori masala, cumin and coriander. Together with the Indian and Chinese ingredients, many of the Hakka food is more flavourful than other Chinese cuisine one has experienced. "
If asked, I say it's Chinese Indian food. And it's damn good.
Tangerine is busy. It's busy for a reason. They serve amazing Hakka food for a reasonable price and with warm, friendly and knowledgeable service. Make sure you try their OMG-worthy dishes - Mango Chicken, Fish with Hot Garlic Sauce, Crispy Ginger Beef , House Special Hakka Noodle, House Special Fried Rice, Fried Curry Chicken Spring Roll and Deep Fried Banana with Honey and Ice Cream.
Great... now I'm drooling... If you're a lover of Hakka food, make sure you try Tangerine. If you've never had Hakka food, Tangerine is a great ambassador for this cuisine. One last thing, make reservations... -
Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
Tangerine Asian Cuisine is really a great lunch restaurant! This is especially if you want good cheap spicy lunch!
This place is packed during lunch hour. Got there around 12:40 pm and there is a wait for table. I got to share a table with another single guest. So I guess I am not eating alone ? :)
The lunch menu is huge compare to Ferderick's or China Cottage. Anything you can think of is in the menu for $5.95 or $6.95 which includes a spring rolls and a can of pop.
The waiter is really nice and family. I ask him to recommend something really spicy. He recommended the Manchurian Chicken ($5.95) and make it extra spicy for me.
My order arrive quickly. Yes the order is huge. The chicken is deep fried first then cooked in spicy sauce with chilli and garlic. Not too spicy for me however it makes me feel nice and warm in my tummy.
I really enjoy my lunch, but I do wish there is some veggie in the dishes, since veggie are good for me. OK there are some cabbage in my spring roll.. but that would not have count? I guess I can be unhealthy once in awhile.
I will definitely be back for lunch and try out other items! It will take me a long long time to try them all out!
They accepts Visa and Mastercard. -
Review from Yvonne K.
1/8/2010
I love this place and I use to drive all the way from downtown just to get it! I am so happy they opened another location.
I recommend the dry garlic paneer and the spicy manchurian paneer.
I like to get take out and I have only eaten at the restaurant once and the service was friendly and fast.
I dont know many Hakka Asian places but I love this one! -
Review from Tony C.
Richmond Hill, ON
9/23/2009 1 Check-in Here
Been here a couple of times, a big fan of this place, their chicken pakora (fried chicken in a batter) is really good, even better is their Tangergine's Bombay chicken. Their house special Hakka noodle is good as well. Most of their food is spicy.
If only this place was closer to where I live, I'll come here almost everyweek. They are always busy so make reservations if you can. -
Review from ryan H.
Thornhill, ON
1/1/2010
Good place for cheap and quick Hakka food in Markham (Markham/14th in the Future Shop plaza).
Favourites include: Chicken Pakora's, Chilli Tofu (my wife is Vegan and swears by this dish) and of course Chilli Chicken.
Likes:
- Quick service (however, they get very busy on weekends!)
- Cheap food with well priced lunch specials
Disklikes:
- Most of the dishes taste the same
- I gotten sick a few times after eating here. Not sure if it was from the food being too spicy or just not properly cooked. However, I still continue to go back!
- After being in here for over 10 minutes your clothes will begin to smell like the restaurant
- Credit/Debit machine always seems to be down -
Review from Michael S.
Markham, ON
8/14/2011
Not a bad place. Good food at a very good price.
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Review from Sameer D.
Markham, ON
1/22/2010
Yet another restaurant serving hakka cuisine, however not comparable to most other well known hakka restaurants (esp Frederick's). Having said that, this place isn't terrible and I'd consider it half decent.
I agree with Devan's review about sticking to what you do best, which is why I keep my order at Tangerine fairly simple and hakka related. Chicken corn soup, crispy beef, chilli chicken - and steamed rice (not a big fan of the fried rice here). I usually order sweet and sour chicken balls at every hakka restaurant I go to however let's just say that Tangerine dropped the ball with their balls.
One time I asked for some honey garlic chicken which wasn't on the menu (but the honey garlic chicken wings were) and they made it for me after I convinced them to just make the chicken in the honey garlic sauce lol that worked a few times and then one day they refused since it wasn't on the menu. I haven't really dined in since that day. Coincidence, I think not.
I'm always big on service so I will say that the service is okay for smaller parties, however once we had a party of about 15 and the service sucked balls - great big, extra battered, sweet and sour chicken balls.Listed in: Halal…
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Review from unnati g.
9/26/2011
We went in to pick up a takeout order. They send you to the back and treat you like a second-class customer if you're not dining in. Then, after ordering more than $60 worth of food, we find out when we get home that they didn't put in two of the main dishes. When we called, they told us they'd credit that amount to us. The restaurant is far from our house, so I asked if we could come in another day to get reimbursed. They said that was fine, but then when we did just two days later, they wouldn't refund the money, the manger accused me of trying to cheat him, and they totally ignored my brother and I afterward. Turned off of their food for good.. And I think Lee's Wok on Kennedy is way better anyway.
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Review from S. S.
Toronto, ON
8/11/2008
This place is pretty good. We have a VIP card since we used to come here when it first opened, so we get 10% off all orders.
I like the chili chicken the best. The service is ok, not great. And the portions could be larger, but the food is damn tasty!! For those who like spicy asian food, you will love this place.
Located right at Markham and 14th.
Oh and they spell Wonton's.... Wanton's, hahaha, just a funny thing I noticed on their take-out menu's that they placed at Milliken Mill's Community Centre.
