Chung King Garden Restaurant

Go to place for Peking duck. This restaurant can be pack on the weekend. Went there few days ago, and service has gotten downhill and their food portion has been reduced noticeably.

Ordered the Peking Duck. The waitress brought it out to show you the whole duck before carving it up. When they brought out the sides that accompany the duck, I was disappointed that there is a huge disproportion of wraps compared to the carved duck skin, I mean almost 5 duck skins to 1 wrap, like they weren’t making enough profit off you so they intentionally give you less wraps because you will ask for more and they charge you for more wraps — thus my 2 stars and not 3 for my review for this point. Other restaurants don’t charge you when you ask for more wraps! Taste wise it wasn’t any better than other restaurants I tried duck. Their dishes other than duck are a better choice as it’s heavy on flavour and sauce typical of northern Chinese cuisine. Second, typical of some Chinese restaurants and this one is no exception, they don’t take credit cards. I’ll go elsewhere for these 2 reasons when I’m in the mood to have duck

The service and food here was amazing compared to other chinese restaurants.
This is the first chinese restaurant that was willing to make a new soup for my brother who is allergic to tofu. We didn’t even ask them to do it, they simply did it without asking which is super nice of them.
Highly recommend the fried fish with the sweet and sour sauce.

The pecking duck here is amazing. The portions are generous, the skin is crispy and the pancakes are soft and chewy. The waiter and waitresses are always friendly. :)
(The crispy beef is yummy too but I always end up ordering the pecking duck unless I come with three or more people.)

My friends and I recently came here especially for the Peking duck, served two ways. One with the traditional wrap and secondly with the lettuce wraps. Both equally delicious! As accompaniments, we also ordered the Shanghai noodle with pork, lobster, stir fried spicy beef, and seafood in fried taros nest. Everything tasted delicious and nothing was overly spicy. Would definitely be back for duck.

We had a 3 course peking duck and bean curd side dish. The meal included red bean soup (dessert). It was all very tasty and reasonably priced. Only complaint is the male bathroom stall is broken!

Pretty good tasting Peking Duck. And I mean good value for the 2 course pecking duck. They give a lot of minced duck with lettuce wrap. All for about $ 38. Add a few other dishes and you got enough to eat for a party of 4 – 5 people. They have large tables for larger gatherings too. The staff is great and seem as humble as the décor in the restaurant. They definitely rely on word of mouth as this place gets popular on weekends. However, Chung King isn’t so packed on a weekday night, so why not visit after work around 6pm. You’ll definitely enjoy the service and pace with your friends and family.

Located in Market Village, Chung King Garden 北來順 reminds me what a Northern Chinese restaurant looks like in the early 90s in Hong Kong. It is clean and tidy, and the service was great.
This place was already packed when we arrived at 6pm on a Saturday. We ordered the crispy beef to start. Then we have the signature 2 course Peking Duck. The skin is crispy and the meat is not greasy. It comes with the green onion, cucumber, and also Chinese style crêpe. The second course was minced with vegetables served with lettuce cups. It has an excellent savoury flavoured minced duck meat mixture balanced out with the refreshing lettuce Wrap. One whole duck easily serves 4 people. It is arguably the the best Peking Duck in the Toronto! We also order the Lamb Soup Pot. It is a perfect soup for cold winters in Toronto to nourish your body. To end with, the taro sweet soup is a true delight. If you are planning to come during weekend, be sure you make a reservation.

We came here to try out the Peking Duck. It was just meh. Nothing special. The skin was not especially crispy. The service was pretty bad. They kept on turning people away because they had reservations for later that evening but the tables sat empty for the entire time we were there. I don’t think it was worth going all the way to Markham for it.

Everything was too salty and too much garlic. I got a bad headache after eating here. I wonder if there was MSG in some of the food. Probably. Had the duck. It was not very good, and I’ve had much better duck before (not in GTA, other cities). Service was slow. Ambiance — not at all fancy: white-​boards with stuff written on it in sloppy marker, a pile of boxes (were those diapers? wet pads?) and things in plain sight in the dining room. I don’t know if the restaurant was clean. I say this because later on in the night, I had severe — now I mean SEVERE — GI upset. I hadn’t eaten anything else but this meal that day. Either I’m allergic to their additives, or something was off. Not going back. No. In fact, I feel queasy just thinking about this meal…

I used to love Chung King. I mean, I also write for other online publications and I always put Chung King on my top lists. I used to love their Peking Duck. But now it all seems so… meh.
First things first: It is WAY, WAY too crowded in there. The restaurant owners kept on adding tables shoehorned at random places as the place got busier. It got to the point where you can’t walk and go back to the bathroom without practically walking on people’s plates. I jest, but not by much. I get that you want to make more money, but seriously. The whole place felt like 50% above max capacity.
Secondly, certain spots in the restaurant were too warm and didn’t have an A/​C vent. So if you want to be a bit more comfortable, sit towards the back. That way you also don’t have to jump over little Jimmy and his parents in order to reach the bathroom.
Third, the whole restaurant just feels tired. Grungy tablecloths, understaffed servers, poor (though not rude) service, and wobbly tabletops.
And the worst part is that the food wasn’t even as great as it used to be. Maybe I’m just getting old. But while there was nothing wrong with the quality of the food (majority still tasted OK), everything was a bit so-​so. We ordered the 6-​course special meal. The jellyfish felt bloated and artificial (and bland), the GODDAMN Peking Duck was crispy but no taste (OMG such a huge sin), and the cold dishes were… disappointing. The chicken with dates was pretty damn tasty, but that was the only one that met expectations.
Not coming back, or maybe just to takeout some of their dishes. I think the main problem is just that there are so many more better choices these days. Asian Legend is still kicking all sorts of ass, and newer, cleaner, fresher restaurants are opening every day.
Oh, and for a restaurant this size, at this time (it’s bloody 2015), CASH ONLY? You know why they do that. It all reeks of greedy owners who care only about doing the bare minimum for their customers. Nah. No thanks.

This is my favorite peking duck restaurant in the GTA! I typically order the the two course option.
I’ve tried other dishes on their menu, but I’ve learned that it is best to just stick with the peking duck.
Make sure to bring cash because it is CASH ONLY!

Peking Duck is the best. For a cheaper price, you can try the Mu Xu Rou (just ask the waiter), it’s served with shells. Good meal!

I think this may be the only restaurant in Toronto that serves authentic Peking Ducks. Other places serve BBQ pretending to be a Peking Duck. Overall, a good place to go for a change in cuisine.

I loved their food! I came here for special family dinner on a Sunday evening. We had 10 people and they were able to accommodate us day of. Their group set menu were not too pricey compared to others but their food tasted good and was a good value I thought. I really liked their peking duck. The standout was the crispy skin. I don’t think I’ve had skin that was so tasty, perfectly crispy but not dry in a long time. The food came out promptly and service was pretty good

Saturday night at around 7:00pm. Huge line up and had to wait about 20 minutes.
Hands down the best peking duck you will find.
Ordered peking duck cooked 2 ways. Before slicing the duck they bring out the whole roasted duck for you to inspect. Wasn’t expecting that. I thought this was only done with lobsters and crabs and in high end steak restaurants. The whole roasted duck looked amazing. Wish I got a picture of it.
$ 38 and change for the roast duck cooked 2 ways.
The duck skin was super thin, light and crispy and the duck meat itself was very lean with no fat. Underneath the duck skin slices were Chinese shrimp chips (ha pean). They always taste better at restaurants when they cook the chips fresh. Eating the duck with the wrap was really good but when eating just the duck skin alone you can really taste the quality. The second duck dish was minced duck meat with lettuce wrap. The meat was really tender and moist and it almost looked like pulled duck meat like they have pulled pork at BBQ’s.
We also got some other dishes:
sweet and sour pork — very yummy with light crispy batter
seafood bird nest — only okay
sliced beef and sizzling plate — wouldn’t order this again
Just like Jennifer k mentioned already, if I were ever to come back I would stick with the roast duck.
For dessert you get sweet red bean soup included.

CASH ONLY
The good:
We enjoyed the duck 3 ways. The skin dish was delicious and well cooked, as was the duck soup. The other dish (minced duck & veggies in lettuce wraps) was my least favorite of the 3, but still nice
The average:
–scallop and veggies was decent, and came with a fair amount of scallops. I think it was a few dollars overpriced though at $ 17
–noodle dish was also okay
The bad:
–cash only
–Lamb skewers: 8 for $ 16. They were really small with minimal meat. The meat was also very dry and not tasty. Definitely a rip off. Avoid
So in summary, the only good dish was the duck. Prices were higher than other Chinese restaurants. I won’t be back, unless I was to get the duck ONLY for takeout

Best Szechuan beef in town. Orange chicken and Peking duck are great too. Have tried their seafood like crabs and lobsters and they taste so much better than Red Lobster or Saigon Star’s curry crabs.
Accepts reservations and courteous staff.
Drop by ATM first. They only accept cash.

As always I’m reviewing a particular item, I don’t know the other dishes but the duck was definitely the best duck I’ve had in the GTA.
Super crispy skin, mmm crispy skin… And amazing roast flavour. The lettuce wrap course was delicious too!
We had the 2 course duck because my friend who brought us said «I know it’s just $ 5 more but it’s not worth it for the soup». Not being a fan of soups anyway, I took her at her word.
We also ordered the dry sautéed string beans which were ok but not as amazing as the duck. My friend also swears by their Szechuan beef but we couldn’t fit it in.
I’d say 3 – 4 people for duck w a vegetable dish or a rice is the perfect portions.
It’s a bit of a trip for me but I’d definitely go back!

Been back for a few more times to Chung King for Peking Duck and other dishes.
Duck is still good but seriously the other dishes are really meh.
Every time I have out of town guests, I ended up eating here. But from now on, I will just going to order the duck two way. and then go some where else for a 2^nd meal!