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Xam Yu Seafood Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Seafood Seafood [Edit]
339 Spadina AveToronto, ON M5T 2G3
Neighbourhoods: Chinatown, Kensington Market, Downtown Core
(416) 340-8603
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
4 reviews for Xam Yu Seafood Restaurant
4 reviews in English
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Review from Mike S.
Vancouver, BC
2/15/2011
I used to live in Toronto and would "occasionally" go eat after a night at the bar.
I usually frequented this establishment between the hours of 1am and 3am.
Staff are very friendly and will remember your name if you go often enough.
The double lobster is always good and friend rice. Its better if you go with a few people though because it can be a lot of food!
Prices are cheap and the food is tasty. Not a place I'd go with a girl I was trying to impress, but more with the guys late night.
BTW, you can ask for "Canadian or cold tea" and get a cold beverage that resembles tea but is not allowed to be served after hours. -
Review from Tong J.
6/2/2010
We went for dinner last week and arrived hungry after a long work day.
Service was friendly and efficient. The steamed whole cod with black beans daily special was great, fresh and cooked perfectly. The waitress deboned the fish at the table, which was a great help. The stir fried shrimp with garlic sauce was tasty and not overpowering. Our seafood hot pot with tofu had a nice selection and delicately flavored. All in all a tasty, inexpensive meal.Listed in: Asia On My Mind
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Review from Jenny T.
Toronto, ON
7/19/2009
My experience at this restaurant was approximately 2.5 years ago, but in all honesty, after an experience like the one I had, you never go back. My party ordered e-fu noodles with crab meat along with a fish maw and crab meat soup (I can't remember what other dishes we had ordered-read on to see why). I didn't try the soup initially because I wanted noodles. When I dug into the noodles which appeared 2 minutes after the soup (which came 2 minutes after the order), I couldn't believe that the crab meat was B-A-D. It smelt bad, but I had shoveled the noodles right in without bothering to see how nice it smelt. When I commented, my party advised me that they had the same opinion about the soup, but weren't sure if it was just the red/malt vinegar which they put into the soup. This restaurant supposedly specializes in seafood! I asked the waitress if we could get a new plate of noodles, considering I had only gotten 1 small bowl (they always give tiny bowls at Chinese restaurants eh?). She asked me why I made such a request and I explained that we still wanted to eat e-fu noodles but this one was cooked with crab meat which was long past due. She started arguing with me and then picked up a fork to taste it! After she ate a bite, she again told me that there's something wrong with our tasting as it was fine to her. Need I go on? I have never gone back, I don't think that I would consider telling a foe to try it out.
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Review from Austin Z.
Toronto, ON
6/18/2009
Figure I'd write something since I go there like every week.... which pretty much says what I think about the place. I'll just give the review for this week then when I took a work buddy, Jimmy the Greek. We worked together in Chicago and now again here in Toronto. We'll hit Danforth next week to check out the Greek stuff but till then...
We ordered 5 dishes. They came out hot and fast like all wok food does. The usual fair of Salt & Pepper Squid, Steamed Snapper, Seafood Crispy Noodles, Sizzling Garlic Short Ribs, and Double Lobster Sauteed w/Ginger Scallions. Squid was good but not great, not chewy but not too tender either. The other dishes were all great: fish was fresh, short ribs were not fatty, noodles were extra crispy, and lobster was fresh and flavorful; we loved the sauce. Jimmy gave up on using chop sticks mid way and used his hands for the lobsters. We were a mess after devouring it all. The boss lady gave us a beef soup to start off on and we got red bean dessert as well. The entire tab was $67 CAD, taxes made it $75 and I tipped them $15 for a total of $90. It was dirt cheap since our per diem was $160. The extra $70 we took to go drinking afterwards. We could have spent less but we didn't care. I'd say the cost should be about $20/person. It's just that Jimmy is a big hungry boy (no comment on my stature!)
Food in Toronto is definitely good and cheap. I cannot imagine having to ever cook living here.
