Top Choice Restaurant

Went here with my boyfriend and our families and a couple friends. The food was great. We are all huge fans of Chinese fare and frequent many places in Toronto. Our friend took us here because he said we had to try it. We were sceptical because of some of these reviews, however the food was amazing. Very authentic. The flavours were unbelievable and days after our dinner I already can’t wait to go back. However, I would highly recommend going with someone who speaks Cantonese or Mandarin as the menus are not in English and if I had gone alone I fear I may have not been able to order all the really yummy stuff we got.

My friend recommended. The bathroom was dirty. Menu was in Chinese. The food was maginal. The prices were a little of the high side. They also charged for rice which I could not believe. We spent about 200 for 8. The food did come quickly.

Okay. Please read this because it’ll probably save you a heart attack while eating.
The food here is very Chinese average with a range of menu that’s decent to fulfill any dinner time cravings.
BUT…
They also have pets that live here — ughghaga#@#TT^8dsfjsdlfjdlsjdsgoiwejfioaefafsld cockroaches.
They brought one of those portable gas burners for a dish that came in a pot… & then a cockroach fell out from the bottom of the burner.
I almost died but apparently (according to my very Chinese) I wasn’t allowed to do that.
So my dad & one of the waitresses decided to wait until the cockroach wanted to venture out from the spinning glass tabletop to be squished.
Goodbye cockroach and goodbye appetite.
Will I return here?
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Top Choice Restaurant is the restaurant you go to in New Kennedy Square if nothing else is open. I mean, it’s open to 1:30am for a reason!
I’ve been here a couple of times in the decade and bit I’ve been living in Markham, but never bothered keeping track of the dishes I ordered. I did this time! We ordered shredded chicken, clams with black bean sauce, satay beef fried noodles, and steamed water egg.
Nothing really stood out, but nothing was terrible in our books. The shredded chicken was shredded quite well (I hate it when there’s large pieces not shredded), the steamed water egg had some duck egg pieces, which tasted a little different. The clams with black bean sauce was decent, but not «out of this world», and the satay beef fried noodles was mediocre.
We had the red bean paste for dessert, which also tasted decent but nothing spectacular.
Service was of expected quality for late night restaurants like this one, although it seemed only one of the four waitresses that night was even doing work, as the other three were just standing around chatting amongst themselves.
Meh.

My mom brought us to this restaurant and the food is excellent. The sweet and sour pork is very crispy and a definitely must try if you like sweet and sour pork. Stir fry beef and mushroom is very good, it has a good smoky firey taste that Chinese dishes should have!

Worst service ever… we got together with four families near Chinese New Year and safe to say we’re never coming back. The waitress was extremely rude, coughed on her hands and continued setting up tables, without washing her hands. So we politely brought this to the manager. Turns out he didnt even say sorry, although he was not rude. He just had nothing to say. What kind of management is that? The worst thing is that the entire staff up front started talking about us behind our backs. They were mocking us and shot stares at our table all night. They were cursing at us, saying how we had Alzheimer’s because we had elderly people, and also said we had menopause to our ladies. Absolutely horrible and unacceptable. We didn’t even get an apology all night. As they (the staff) were sitting around for dinner, they continued gossiping with other staff. They intentionally spoke up so we would hear, bullying us not thinking we would react to it since we’re not an aggressive group. 14 of us walked out the door unhappy that evening. Three of the families came from overseas and it gave Canadians a bad image. Shame on them, it’s unfortunate they had to go through this. They had never experienced such bad service elsewhere, and neither did my family.
Perhaps they are still surviving because it’s located in the busy Peach tree plaza, their food was ok, and the price is decent. If their service doesn’t change, these factors won’t make a difference. Good luck, and thanks for nothing on behalf of the 14 of us.

This meal was to celebrate the return of electricity at my parents house after the winter ice storm which took out power for just over 4 nights. We wanted something nearby, quick, tasty and low price. So we drove over to New Kennedy Plaza and decided to go to one of the restaurants which we have never been to before. Even after living in the area for over 20 years and dozens upon dozens of visits to this plaza we have never been to Top Choice. We ordered the following:
1) oysters with broccoli
2) beef ribs
3) veggies (young snow pea’s shoots)
4) half a chicken
5) sweet and sour pork
Everything was A Okay. Oysters were large and tasty, ribs were also good but a bit on the fatty side. Could have been more lean. Pork tasted good but wish it was more crispy instead of soggy. Meal came with the usual Chinese style soup for appetizers and red bean soup for dessert. All this fed 4 people and came to about $ 80 after tax and tips. No real big complaints. Overall a filling and good meal.

I came today to see why this restaurant is so busy all the time. The reason revealed itself when we stepped into the restaurant: the menus were posted on wall on coloured paper showing that many of them costed $ 10 and under.
We ordered a fish hot pot ($ 10) and a deep fried pork rib with aged orange peels ($ 10). The hot pot was very hot, and the food piled up high. The base was mostly tofu, with pieces of fishes and mushrooms on top. The hot pot was of good value, but the quality was just marginally better than food court food.
The deep fried pork rib was a unique dish. I originally thought the cook would use unflavoured aged orange peels. But no, he used the orange peels from Chinese junk food packages. People who have eaten the orange peel from Chinese junk food package know that it tastes rather sweet. Consequently, the pork ribs were evenly coated with a batter that tasted a balance of savoury and sweet with bursts of orange flavour. There was a lot of garlic bits to complement the aroma. The batter was even and crunchy and the meat was thoroughly cooked and moist. Let’s say that I found this dish impressive.
The service was efficient; they seemed overworked though.
You will get good value for the money you spend. The food quality fluctuates from dish to dish. Though I didn’t order it, I noticed that over one-​third of all the tables during our stay ordered the sweet and sour pork; so I guess it is a safe choice. I like their deep fried dishes.
The line up at door starts just before 7pm, so it is advisable to arrive early.

Expectations were high but not met on my first visit (we were a group of ten). Service was quick, but the staff had no charm or warmth whatsoever — a real turnoff and never a good sign when it’s your immediate impression of a restaurant. The food was prepared with good ‘wok heat’ but the seasoning and taste factor of the dishes were spotty. The complimentary soup that was served before the main courses was easily the best part of our meal. Sadly, it went south from there. Cannot recommend.

Top Choice Restaurant is a great place if you dining in a small group. Their $ 6.95 special dishes are cheap on prices but not cheap on quality… and with that price, you can go ahead and order more dishes!
Bittermelon with Beef ($ 6.95) and Mixed Veggie with Tofu ($ 6.95) were both served wokking hot, which is so important for Cantonese dishes. They both has a lot of flavours without being too salty. The bittermelon though was surprising has a hint of spiciness went well with the bitterness of the bittermelon.
Love the complimentary tofu pudding dessert! It was served warm with real brown sugar syrup!
Services was quick and efficient!
Top Choice Restaurant is open from 4 pm to 2 am… great for late night dinning!

Best sweet and sour pork I’ve ever had. It’s good and only for $ 6.95.
My family of four eats here and orders 4 dishes for like $ 30 – 40. Delicious food.
Only downside is they speak limited English. Also the English menu is priced differently for some items than the Chinese menu. Thankfully my wife reads and speaks chinese, else we’d be paying an extra $ 1.50 for the sweet and sour pork dish.
Each table also gets complimentary soup to start each meal.