Délicieux Xiang

Had the good luck to go here for a Tuesday lunch with Clayton V, it was empty and we had the friendly waitress to ourselves. It’s a nice room, bright big and casual with windows all around looking down on St Laurent. We ordered spicy beef and eggplant and potatoes and rice to share. Holy amazingly delicious, honestly. It came out quick, hot, spicy with beautiful textures and subtle flavours. And the hot tip from Clayton and his lovely wife: order dumplings here and you will get served the glorious goods from the very crowded very awesome dumpling joint this family owns across the street. And this is why I love hanging out with Unilocalers!

From the same owners as Mai Xiang Yuan comes an amazing szechuan in china town.
They do spicy, and they do it well. They offer an assortment of dumplings, which are made at nearby Mai Xiang Yuan and brought over, so really, if you want the dumplings, just go next door. They offer a few «Western Style» dishes such as general tso which can be underwhelming. When sticking to the less western spicy dishes, such as the spicy lamb, or the eggplant in garlic sauce, this is where they shine through.
Simple food, with big spices. The aformentioned lamb, loaded with dried chili, cumin, onion, and spring onion is a fresh delight. The eggplant, fried to perfection crispy, garlicy, spicy but sweet a delight.
It’s worth noting during lunch it is typically only a single server and single cook, so it can be slow, but it is also rarely crowded during weekday lunches. Infact this is often the best time to go. At dinner or on weekends the limited staff can be a bit of a slow down.
Still, highly recommended.

Je vais y retourné a 100% de certitude. J’y suis allé avec des amis un peu inquiet de manger dans un resto chinois un peu plus authentique que ce que l’on retrouve normalement dans le food court d’un centre d’achat. J’ai convaincu mes amis principalement grâce au fait qu’on était tous assez paumé et limité sur le budget. Je né connais aucun quartier autre que le quartier chinois qui nourrit aussi bien pour moins de 20 $.
J’ai manger des dimsums, très bon! Je vais y retourné. J’aime la location, pas loin de son autre restaurant jumeaux et le service en français et en anglais (que j’ai entendu au autres table) est impeccable. 4 nous avons manger pour 75 $ après tip ! (64 $ je crois avant tip et après taxe).
Je veux essayer leur carte la prochaine fois! Et maintenant que mes amis n’ont plus la crainte après l’avoir essayé, je suis content d’avoir trouvé une autre alternative intéressante.