Oriental Gourmet

There’s no avoiding this place for me now since the Scarborough branch closed down. For what it’s worth, I have noticed some improvements in my most recent visits.
I ordered the same items as my initial review: Shredded chicken and jellyfish, cuttlefish rolls, and satay beef fried noodle. The jellyfish was better this time and actually tasted good, but the shredded chicken was a step back from what it was before. The cuttlefish rolls were actually very good, and definitely something I recommend others order. Finally, the satay beef fried noodles had a very unique satay sauce that tasted very good, though the beef was still on the dry side.
Upon showing the 10% off card that doesn’t work anymore in the Scarborough location, one of the employees decided to give me the 10% off card that works for this restaurant. Therefore, I get 10% discounts now in my future visits!
I still would have preferred the Scarborough branch, but since that one doesn’t exist anymore, this will have to do. At least there’s been improvements from my review 2 years ago, and I have acknowledged that.

Came here on Christmas day to have lunch with the family. I was pleasantly surprised with the dishes we ordered. Everything tasted really good.
Meal started off with beef flat noodles. Comes with some veggies. The sauce they used was really tasty. I can’t really describe it but I know I have had this sauce before and I really liked the taste of it. Lots of beef to be had and the dish is fairly large so that it can be shared.
Our second dish was a hotpot rice with pork neck. The rice was nice and soft on the top and the bottom had the nicely crusted crunchy rice. It gave the meal a great texture when eating with the pork. The pork neck itself was soft and tender. Another great dish to share.
Our third dish was the sticky rice which is wrapped in a bun. You can find these at dim sum sometimes. The outer part of the bun was thick and soft. The sticky rice inside was also soft. It only comes in three pieces. It was so good I was tempted to order another set but I held off knowing that we still had a dessert coming.
For dessert we got the taro, custard, lotos seed balls. Comes with six all together. Soft and really yummy. Not overly sweet and a perfect way to end lunch.
Two of the meals came with milk tea which surprised us.
Everything came to about $ 40 after tax.
Service was fast and efficient.

Despite the fact that I are flies last time, the food was impressive enough for me to give them another try. No flies this time and food was still amazing.. I will come back again!

This is one of my family’s go-​to neighbourhood restaurants. It’s conveniently located across from Markville Mall. The place is always busy, especially on the weekend. The food is very authentic Southern Chinese style. Their duck is my favourite, the meat is so juicy and flavourful. Their stone pot stews are also great. I like the curry beef stew. Overall, the service is very fast, and the food is decently priced with good quality.

They went from 5 star to 4 star from my first to second visit.
The first time o m g. My fam thought we hit jackpot for Asian cuisine.
The curry brisket with the bread was something we haven’t found in sooo long.
BUT THE SECOND TIME THEY DIDN’T HAVE BRISKET. HOW CAN YOU NOT HAVE BRISKET???
& a lot of the waitresses know most of the people who come in — so they tend to gab and forget your orders.
But overall, the food here is one of the best in the area.
PS. Don’t get the cold crab — not worth it at all.
Get:
Pork with snow peas
The curry

My family and I have eaten here once, and have had their take-​out many, many times since then! Their service is mediocre, they don’t have that many staff on the floor, and sometimes service can be a bit slow, but it’s generally tolerable.
Their food is absolutely amazing, and definitely worth the price you pay. It’s cheaper than your average lunch/​dinner restaurant and, honestly, their food really doesn’t fall short of expectations. Their oyster cake is on the expensive end, but well worth it! Their soy-​sauce duck and tofu is also a classic, and is always done wonderfully, with just the right amount of saltiness!
Their take-​out for a group of 2, is around $ 30 but can most definitely feed a family of 3, almost always with some leftovers. That being said, their take-​outs are definitely a good deal, coming along with soup and rice, which is why we tend to get their take-​outs instead of eating in.
A word of caution though, they’re almost always filled to the brim at nights, especially on Fridays/​weekends, so be sure to head in early to make a reservation before you go!

Sadly. It is not as good as the old place. Quality has gone down
It seems the chef has changed. The chicken has a completely different taste. The pig intestine soup is not sour at all.
I wish the old place is back

This is my second time returning to Oriental Gourmet and I have to say their food is unique and different from other Chinese food I had.
To start off with, I think service was like any other asian restaurants in the area. Weeekends are always packed and definitely should consider making a reservation ahead of time to ensure you’re seated in a timely manner. I would give it a 3 star for service.
As for food, I love all their specialty Chiu Chow food but particularly I think the pumkin ramen is my favourite. It’s the broth that I find it very tasty. I ordered it with shredded chicken and I was expecting the chicken to be on a dryer side but to my surprise it’s actually very lean and moist… Kudos to that!
My sister thinks the lobster with pumpkin sauce was done very well. Generally she doesn’t like the taste of lobster because of the tough meat and bland taste. As for this dish she quoted «I approve». That’s a biggie because this girl is very critical when it comes to food.

I was heartbroken when the old Oriental Gourmet closed because it was super closed to where I live. However, I’m pleased to announce that the quality of the food at the new location has not changed! The new location is bigger, more spacious, but still as busy as ever! If you’re going for dinner, especially on a weekend, I would highly recommend making a reservation beforehand.
They still have the best pepper pork tripe soup in the city!

For Chiu Chow cuisine in TO. This is as good as it get. I was dumbfounded reading some of the reviews on non Chiu Chow item. Simple question: Why on earth would you order «Soya –western» here, OMG! OG is famous for its Chiu Chow dishes, you have yourself to blame for ordering their non Chiu Chow item. Spaghetti with black pepper chicken steak? That’s like going into a french Bistro and order Yong chow fried rice and expect it to be good. WTFIWWU? We have a famous saying: «There is no medicine for stupidity» Stick with what they are good at and you will not be disappointed. The“Fish skin «dumpling with their famous fish broth is legit. This is Chinese soul food, I can eat a gallon of that broth on this own. The Orange peel braised duck leg noodle is just as perfect, not to mentioned you get a full ¼ of a duck for the price of a «unhappy meal» at McD“s. The #1 chef is now at this location, the Silver star Blvd location I found is still quite good, but it was a tad too salty for me and that location is only good for another week or so or until the end of this month. The sugar cane smoked duck is the bomb, so tender and the smoky fragrant is intoxicating. Before tasting it at OG, I have only heard of it from foodie travel shows. Will the Chiu Chow food here will ever be as good as it is in HK? No, don’t even kid yourself, no fault to the chefs, but we don’t have the necessary ingredients in Canada. But for Toronto, we should count our blessings as this is simply the best place to ease your Chiu Chow craving until you can fly back to HK to taste the real thing. I can’t wait to get enough people to try their private dinning menu.

I haven’t been to Scarborough location since this location has opened. Heard the chef from Scarborough is now in this location. The service is better here. Will stick to their chui chow food after tried their baked pork chop with tomato. This location is as packed as Scarborough. Be prepared to wait.

This is the same restaurant as the one at Silver Star Blvd. I’m not sure if the other restaurant has the afternoon tea menu but this one does! My favourite dishes to get here off their afternoon menu are: pork chop bun, curry chicken and fish cutlet bun. For their afternoon tea menu, you get a complimentary drink (coffee/​tea) and dessert. It’s a pretty good deal and the food is delicious!

I have been to both locations of Oriental Gourmet. The seating and decoration are better at Hwy 7 location, hands down. For food, both locations are about the same to me, which is meh unless the dishes are old fashioned Chiu Chow dishes. I actually enjoy the Chiu Chow dishes, like the chicken, the dessert balls. Once I order the Cantonese dishes, they taste boring. The ingredients are fresh nevertheless.
The pricing is average as per this neighbourhood. The services is friendly but insufficient because they are understaffed.
Dinner reservation seriously recommended.

I agree. What’s with the initial bad reviews? The food is very good. The service is better than the one in TO. Looks better. It’s bigger, but since they jam the place with tables, it’s still tight. Would be a 5* if not for this reason. This place is busy at night. Lots of loyal customers from the old establishment. You need to order the Chiu Chow dishes, that’s their specialty!
Maybe it should get a low rating and scare people away and I can have this place all to myself and no waits. But that’s too late…

2.5**
New place that took over level up restaurant… opened for merely 2 weeks…
It’s nothing remarkable. not worth waiting table for. go next door… Congee Queen serves better food and more efficient service…
Ordered baked black pepper sauce chicken spaghetti. It was clearly not baked. Its pan fried chicken on top of spaghetti with minimal sauce and lots of black peppered flakes… bland.
Fish soup vermicelli was so wrong… bland, with no taste. vermicelli hasn’t been soaked correctly… please a big restaurant like this and your chefs can’t soak vermicelli correctly… are you joking me? It was like a yard of noodles inseparable. Sighs…
Also ordered vegetables with oyster sauce. didn’t end up coming after 30 mins so decided to cancel and leave…
Not a place I’m desperate to come back to… meh!

I love the food and lunch special offers at the first location of Oriental Gourmet in Scarborough. I suffered through tight dirty restaurant space, non smiling and rude waitress to eat all the delicious chiu chow food. one of the best or even the best in Toronto.
I was more than excited that Oriental Gourmet opens up in Markham. This is heaven in here. Clean and spacious space and with the same menu.
I ordered my usual Chiu Chow Fishball noodle in fish broth ($ 5.95) and Pan Fried Chives Dumpling ($ 3.95). When I inhaled and tasted that milky fish broth, I almost have tears in my eyes…
Parking though maybe a major problem in this smallish plaza, I suggest to come during off hour.