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Zyng Asian Market and Noodlery
Category: Restaurants Asian Fusion Asian Fusion [Edit]
730 Yonge StToronto, ON M4Y 2B7
Neighbourhood: Downtown Core
(416) 964-8410
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
12 reviews for Zyng Asian Market and Noodlery
12 reviews in English
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Review from Moritz H.
12/19/2011 1 Check-in Here
The interior is kind of boring, but I liked the long counter around the restaurant. You can sit there and watch the people on Yonge passing by.
I liked the fact that you can put your meal together the way you like it. Had the thick noodles (not udon - forgot the name) and the sweet orange sauce, with veggies and zoya. I tried zoya for the first time and the texture was more like meat then tofu. But it didn't taste like much. Maybe if they would marinade it, it could be really good.
Been there in the afternoon, so the restaurant was pretty much empty. Quick service and the waiter was nice.
Overall it's ok for lunch but I wouldn't go there for a nice dinner... -
Review from Karl R.
9/19/2011 3 photos
I haven't been to this place since the mid-1990s. It's obviously changed hands and names over the years. A weird feverish Thursday night turned my Friday date night with The Banker into something of a lame quest for soup or something. I remembered this place. The format is still the same, pick your noodles, etc. Although it's now stir fry, not soups. It's a kind of Mongolian grill without the Mongolian buffet concept.
Service is nice enough. The place is clean, modern, and bright inside. Prices are not unreasonable. Banker thought the veggie bowl was on the small side. But in the mix it all works out.
Nothing horrible. Nothing to blow you away. -
Review from Tony C.
Toronto, ON
10/1/2011
I went here with a couple of friends on a Friday night. We were originally going to go to Ginger across the street, but my vegetarian friend didn't really want to eat anything so we came here. I ordered just the regular General Tao's Chicken with Rice. For around 10 dollars, I would have to say it really wasn't worth it. The portions were quite small. The food itself tasted pretty good however which made up for the small portions. My friend had the whole "Create your own noodle" deal and he seemed to enjoy it. The service was alright and the location was pretty accessible (On Yonge St.)
For the price and portions, I can't really give this place more than a 3. -
Review from Steeven L.
Etobicoke, ON
4/16/2011 3 Check-ins Here
I love the "create-your-own" noddle dish concept at Zyng.
There are 5 or 6 different kinds of noodles to choose from (my favourite are the thick shanghai noodles), then you pick your protein (beef, chicken, shrimp, tofu, etc...) and sauce (so many from the mild to the gawd damn spicy).
Once you've given your order, you walk over to the veggie bar and fill a small bowl with any type of veggie you want. They have the standard stir fry stuff like snow peas, broccoli and peppers but they also have palm hearts (yum!), water chestnuts and those mini corns, which are quite possibly the most awesome veggie in existence.
It takes a few mins, but the chefs take their time to stir fry your crazy concoction together into a delicious noodly dish with some sawce.
A note on the shrimp: They are tasty and a nice size but I only got 4 of them in my bowl :( I've tried the beef here before and it's a much better choice. They put way more, it's cut supper thin and it's delicious. Next time I'll order beef instead.
P.S. They will deliver all the way from Landsdown to Pape and from Eglinton to Queens Quay! -
Review from Cheri D.
2/3/2011 3 Check-ins Here
When i want a noodle place that's quick and cheap, I love going to Zyng. It's a no-frills type build-your-own-meal restaurant. You can pop in and sit at the window and people watch, or grab something quick to go.
I'm a picky eater so the choose-your-own-veggies style suits me well. You pick from a selections of noodles, sauces and protein (meat or veg) then grab a bowl and pick your own vegetables. They fry it up quick and serve it hot. I don't find the portion size too small. No need to pile your plate high and stuff your gut. If i'm really hungry i can inhale the whole bowl. But usually i split it into two meals and have the leftovers the next day. I love the Fiery Teriaki sauce!
Overall a great, cheap noodle spot! -
Review from Maisie H.
Toronto, ON
4/29/2011
It's sometimes unfair to judge a restaurant based on its takeout, but I don't think that even eating in house could have saved my experience. The interior of the restaurant is nicer than the outside, but that is my
The 'choose your own veggies' concept is not entirely unique, but the first time I've seen it done in the area. I was a little puzzled by the set up, but tI suppose the method prevents the "ew, what is this?" factor often experienced by some eaters when trying new asian foods.
My order for the night included 'make your own bowl' with the sesame ginger sauce, tom yum gong, and lychees on ice.
Perhaps I was hungry today, but I noted that my 'bowl' was a surprisingly small portion, and had a mere four shrimps. (I'm pretty sure I get more everything, not just shrimp, from Spring Rolls just down the street). The sauce was quite flavourful, but not with the sesame or ginger flavours it was apparently supposed to have. As for the vegetables, I obviously cannot say anything about what was placed in it. I can, however, comment on how the snow peas did not have tough stringy sides removed, and the bamboo shoots tasted like they just came out of the can. The noodles themselves were clumped together in a mass in the middle, but I will give them the benefit of the doubt, and say that it may just be a product of take out (instead of dining in).
The tom yum gong was watery, flavourless, and had canned fruit salad in the bottom. Yes, fruit salad. The kind I used to eat out of a small can when I was in elementary school. To be honest, I doubt I would have recognized it as tom yum gong if I hadn't ordered it myself.
The best part of my order was definitely the lychees on ice, which was simply five canned lychees served cold in their syrup. Good, but again, no extra effort out of the can.
Overall, this meal warrants no more than one star, but I think that the one star belongs to whoever supplies their canned foods. -
Review from Chris P.
It's a nice looking place and the food is alright tasting. But that's about all that is good. Sure it's a build your own meal kind of thing but definitely the worst I've experienced. For $10 they give you a small bowl (think miso soup at a sushi place) which you have to pack full of veggies. They add the noodles and meat after.
Really what's the point of this? Sure maybe I want more broccoli than sprouts but with such little options and bowl size they might as well just whip me up a stir-fry of their own and save me the effort of getting up from the table. Any place I've gone to before (i.e. the fantastic Open Sesame in Calgary) has a huge bowl and huge buffet to match where you can choose not only veggies but noodles and sauces as well.
You're definitely not getting your value here for the small portion sizes. Skip this one.Listed in: You're Dead To Me
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Review from Rafi N.
Toronto, ON
4/24/2011 2 photos
I came here with some friends for a quick lunch. Not the best Asian food, but not bad.
*** Food ***
I had the Kung-Pao Chicken with Iced Chai to drink.
* Kung-Pao Chicken *
This was supposed to be one of their spicier dishes, but it wasn't hot at all. There were small pieces of chicken and vegetables. The vegetables tasted fresh and the sauce that everything was cooked in was sweet and tasty. The only problem was that it wasn't hot enough, so I had to put hot sauce on it. The portion size was quite small.
* Iced Chai *
This is pretty much what it sounds like. It's chai tea in ice. The tea tastes like it has real spices in it, not just from a package. Pretty good tea.
*** Appearance ***
The restaurant is clean and well decorated. There's a salad-bar looking area where you can pick vegetables and there's some decorative bamboo on the ceiling and walls.
*** Service ***
Upon entering, someone was ready to greet us and take our order. Our server was friendly and patient. The food took longer than expected to come especially since the portion was small.
*** Price ***
The pricing is a little too high considering the portion size. If you're okay with the portion size, then you might consider the pricing adequate.
*** Verdict ***
If you prefer small portion sizes, and you're like Canadian style Asian food, you will like Zyng. If you want authentic Asian food, try another restaurant.Listed in: I got Yellow Fever
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Review from Denise S.
7/30/2010
Cheap, fast, and relatively healthy fare. I have been here a few times because it makes my friends and I nostalgic for the make-your-own stir-fry we used to get every week at the cafeteria at university.
The vegetable selection is decent and you can get just veggies, tofu, or various meats. The sauces are a little hit and miss. The spicy peanut is okay, but some of the other ones, like yakisoba sauce are way too salty.
They also have pre-set combos (instead of creating your own stir fry) and appetizers like edamame, yakitori, etc. But I think most people come here for the DIY style.
I don't come here too often anymore as I have found there are so many better options in the area (e.g. 7 West, Okonomi House, Tokyo Kitchen, Gourmet Burger Company, etc.). -
Review from Danielle E.
Toronto, ON
4/14/2010 1 Check-in Here
I've got nothing really bad or good to say about this noodle house. It was pretty standard stir-fry fare. I had the Zyng bowl, which is a choose-your-own contents stir-fry. The vegetables were fresh and the chef was uber conscious of the fresh state of said veggies. My dinner partner had the kung pao chicken, and I'm not really certain what he paid an extra dollar for, as his dinner was pretty much the same as mine, sans chicken.
As a positive it was quick, and granted the restaurant was pretty much empty, but it was QUICK! Also for $10.00 my girl palate allowed me to spread the dish to two meals, so really high on the bang for your buck scale. But nothing really stood out.
Bottom line...stir-fry is always fun, but I think I could make this cheaper at home. -
Review from Raymond W.
Toronto, ON
4/10/2011 1 photo
Yorkville was just up the block, but my hands were full after buying this exercise equipment, and along with my man purse..that was too far of the walk. I struggled to get between the narrow doorway with my things, as the waitress inside just stood there and watched me squeeze into her restaurant. This was not going to go well.
I sat by the window, the place wasn't as nonchalant as it appears from the outside, but it's not the Ritz. The staff here was nice, and that's as good as it gets. They have this thing where they give you a bowl where you can put a bunch of stuff from their food bar, and they'll cook it up for you along with your noodle. This would have been a excellent option, if your appetite was that of a gerbil. The size of the bowl immediately demands an apology from the staff. That's what I thought anyway watching other people receive theirs, I instead ordered off of the surprisingly Canadian menu. Everything else is very...whitewashed. I was surprised they didn't have chicken balls. But don't worry, they give you a fortune cookie in the end.
I had the pho, ginza dumplings, and spring rolls. It was all good, but I could have gotten all this at Mandarin, or at a food court. Asian Noodley was misleading! I really can't say the food you get here was worth the money. It's just buffet food. With the company of the weirdos that roam about the area.
Judging from the crowd, this seemed to be a place where hipsters come when they've gone broke. This redhead came in during my meal, that's about when I stopped critiquing the restaurant.
Zyng! That's what you'll feel when the bill comes, and you realize that you could have just gone to Buffet King instead. A real authentic Canadian Asian experience... -
Review from Shaun H.
Scarborough, ON
9/27/2009
Love this place. Delicious noodle dishes at decent prices. Very generous servings. You basically create your own meal. Choose a noodle, sauce, meat/unmeat, and stack your bowl full of whatever veggies you want, and they cook it.
