King’s Wok House

This Chinese Mom and Pop resto is my all time go to spot for comfort food like your PoPo would make! I moved away from the area and always make it a point to come eat here. The owners are so friendly, portions are fair and the price is right! Where else can you get a great meal for $ 6?!

Those of you who have grown up in Toronto and other thriving metropolises may not know how boring suburban life may be, especially in those early teenage years before the blessing of a driver’s license.
If you grew up on the Bayview side of Thornhill, you know what I mean. Even the local, stunted malls were at least a half-​hour away by foot. You could bug your parents for a lift, but really, what would be the point?
King’s Wok House provided such an excuse. My dentist practiced there, and there was a sporting goods shop called the Pro Image where you could while away precious minutes trying on discount baseball caps. I still treasure a purple-​people eater corduroy Minnesota Vikings hat purchased on one expedition; and fondly recall a United Nations of $ 5 Seoul world cup T-​shirts. Go Greece! Fannis Christadoulou FTW!!!
But where to eat after all of this merriment? Sears had shut down it’s cafeteria in favour of a sad outlet store; McDonalds was filled with screaming children; and the likes of Congee Wong and Wimpys had yet to enter the fray. Kings Wok House it was.
At the time, I loved the freedom represented by the $ 3.99 vegetarian special. Sure the combo of rice, noodles and veg was mostly cheap starch, but I had a metabolism back then, and a growing appetite for exotic cuisine. Maybe it was just a repurposed Manchu Wok, for for me, it was independence.