Hung Fook Tong

Last time I ate here was probably 4 years ago and since then, they’ve changed names (and probably raised their prices once again). We got the walnut paste dessert and sesame rice balls rolled in peanuts/​sugar. Unless they were grinding the walnuts and rolling the rice balls to order, these desserts should have come out in less than 5 minutes, but we waited for at least 10 minutes. Not impressed by the texture of the walnut paste (glue-​y and artificial tasting) and the rice balls was a little too soft.

Didn’t even know there was a Chinese Dessert place here until a friend brought me. A larger space than I anticipated, and a pretty wide variety on the menu.
With fruit, herbal, and traditional options, you can get almost anything. I decided to go for a Mixed Fruit with Grass Jelly, which was alright, but apparently the custards were quite good, according to my family.
Overall good service, and very quick to serve everything. Just needed to wait about 10 – 15 minutes for the custards as they are made to order.
Would definitely come back sometime yo try something else if I’m in the area.

Checked out this place many times the past few weeks. Looks like a hole in the wall, but not bad for the dishes I’ve tried. The mango supreme fruit bowl is refreshing and the steamed milk/​egg custard with papaya is a constant favourite very much a comfort dessert. The service is usually a young boy, or girl — diligent and eager to help. I’ve purchased the VIP card, for $ 25 you save %10! Love that they open til 2am and are very friendly!

Even with all the poor reviews I still had to give this place a try. It wasn’t all bad but these were some of the things I noticed. The fruits that came with one dessert was not ripe. The black sesame rice balls were small but still tasted good. The cashew nut soup was probably the best as it had nice nutty flavour and good balance of sweetness. I always find the prices for these kinds of places to be on the high side charging like $ 5 a bowl minimum. Overall, it was okay but yeah I now know why this place gets such poor reviews. There are definately way better Chinese dessert places out there.

«Don’t judge a book by its cover»
I am not sure if I had ordered the wrong items, but I was extremely disappointed. When the waitress brought the dessert, it was very well presented. The first bite reminded me to never judge a book by its cover. The desserts tasted terrible. None of it was fresh. I felt like they had bought everything pre-​made from a store and just assembled it. Did not finish anything we ordered. Not pleased and will not be returning to this place.

This isn’t the best dessert place, but one of the fews you can find in the area. This place is good because it open late especially on weekend.
I’ve been here quite a few times ever since it opened. Nothing has really changed over the years. Service is bad as always, usually its teenagers that work which care too much about customers.
Food is decent, minimum satisfactory met. But I feel the price in comparison to the quality is not so good, fairly over priced.
This time we ordered a new house special, durian mochi, steamed milk and egg whites.
The mochi was soft and chewy. The filling inside had great flavors of durian which was good. The only downfall that made it a real turn off was that I tasted thin bits of ice inside the filling. Thus, it tells me that its not made fresh and was pulled out from the freezer. A big No No!
The steamed milk and egg whites was decent. It took way longer than the mochi so it didn’t arrive at the table until we were almost done eating.
If there were other choices, this wouldn’t be on my list to come back as servers are not friendly and food iant amazing.

Not my favorite Chinese dessert place but its enough to satisfy cravings when in the area. Plus they are open to late most of the times, even on weekdays!
Tonight I tried their new in house special, durian crème brûlée. I love durian so anything with real durian in it I will automatically think its good haha. This one was a bit too sweet. The back of my throat started hurting because it was too sweet. Strange, but this is how my body tells me things are too sugary. It was still good though. The whole custard was filled with durian aroma and flavour. With streeks of durian inside it. However… The sugar on top was over torched causing the middle to burn and taste burnt. They tried to cover it with syrup on top. But it didn’t hide the taste.
Other desserts are mehhh. Not good, not bad, just decent.
Service can’t be inattentive even when there are no tables.

They messed up my order a couple of time evens though we went over it with our waitress, food took forever to come, even charged me for an item that I did not order, and served me a burned apple pie ($ 6.50). I will not be returning EVER!

I have to admit that this isn’t one of my favourite chinese dessert places.
but when i do come here, i always order the assorted sesame rice balls because i know i’m not going to get something i won’t like.
however i wanted to compare the mango roll/​pancake they had here with other places i’ve tried as well. so, i ordered both.
assorted sesame rice balls? well like i said, it’s a safe choice.
mango roll. the mango was freash and good, the crêpe around the mango i couldn’t even taste because the coconut flakes all around it were too overpowering. plus i don’t like coconut. i also want to add that there was no whipped cream like the other places i’ve had this at.
my opinion of this place still hasnt changed. still not my favourite place for chinese dessert, but i’ll come if other people insist.

I’m sure their 龟苓膏 and 凉茶 are pretty good as that’s what they’re apparently known for, but unfortunately we only got the mango desserts. Combining the mango with the herbal jelly wasn’t the best idea – their mango mixture was too sweet, and the mango fruit wasn’t completely fresh. Probably should just stick to the herbal jelly or avoid the mango desserts all together.

This is a nice little restaurant located in a strip mall. Great place to hang out.
We ordered:
Black and White Sesame Paste 黑白芝麻糊
Black Glutinous Congee with Mango Topping 粒粒芒果紫米露
Boiled Egg White with Milk with ginger essence 燉奶
Sweet Walnut Soup 合桃露
All the desserts are not too overly sweet and it was really good.
Prices are competitive, very clean place and the wait staff are very nice.

Didn’t know there was another Chinese dessert place around here. Hung Fook Tong is the very Asian looking dessert place by Destiny Tea House (where Asian d-​bags linger). When you start seeing cars much nicer than yours, then you know you’re in the area.
The place serves up some nice Chinese desserts, albeit, at prices higher than others I’ve seen in the Markham/​Scarborough area. I had the Sago with Assorted Fruit while the GF won with Sweet Heart Rice Cake Balls with Mango Custard. I say won because I thought my dessert was a bit subpar. The sago «soup» was not very flavorful or sweet, just bland. The fruits must havebeen cut from all the non sweetest parts of the fruit (other than the mango). Presentation was nice, but delivery was off.
On the other hand, I loved the Sweet Heart Rice Cake Balls with Mango Custard. The sweet hearts were filled with a chilled mango custard which I found absolutely refreshingly cold, despite the bitter cold outside. There were also mango chunks inside, and though I’m unsure if the mango was meant to be cold, it worked. They have a special set of 12 with 4 balls of 3 flavors (strawberry, mango, and durian) that I must try next time.
Also, be careful. Just because there are nice cars around, it doesn’t appear as though drivers are any less reckless. The parking lot is terrible and it can be pretty tough to squeeze into and through all the tough spots (that’s what she said)

Back to Hung Fook Tong after 4 years.
Everything looks the same as last visit: menu and deco. But fortunately the service has improved quite a bit. Even on a Friday night, we got our order with minimum wait time!
芒果奶皇糯米茲 ($ 5) Sweet Heart Rice Cake Wrap with Mango Custard Filling
什果西米露($ 5.80) Sago with Assorted Fruit
五福臨門 ($ 6) Assorted Sesame Rice Balls in Coconut Soup
香芋燉奶 ($ 6) Taro Cream Brulee in Chinese Style
Everything was quite tasty. I think my friend is in love with the Sweet Heart Rice Cake now…
I definitely be back next time when I am in the area.

This location does not deserve the Hung Fook Tong name. The sago was overcooked, mango too ripe, black sesame was not hot enough and tofu pudding was not fresh.
Do not recommend.

The way that every Chinese dinner ends is with (Tong Sui, which literally means, sweet water). The term itself refers to any sweet, warm soup or custard and is a Cantonese specialty that stands in a category of its own for desserts. [1]The most common type you’ll encounter would be (Red Bean Soup). However, it can get tiring. So when I want to have a Chinese dessert that is anything other than red bean soup, I either turn to Hung Fook Tong or Double Ming Chinese Dessert. Unfortunately, Double Ming was closed (around 9PM on Sunday) so we went to Hung Fook Tong.
I find the crowd at HFT is a mixed crowd. You have your older couples that come here in groups of couples, families, and adolescents. The lighting is extremely bright and there are a mixture of booths and wooded chairs for seating options.
The service here is a hit and miss depending on when you’re here and how busy they are. You basically write down the item number, whether or not you want it hot/​cold (if applicable) and then wave down a server. There are quite a few items on the menu that require 15 minutes preparation (e.g. Steamed Whole Papaya with Egg Whites & Milk, Steamed Egg Whites to name a few). That is because these dishes need to be steamed slowly on low heat (obviously because you don’t want to be eating curdled egg whites). My tip would be to call ahead so that when you arrive its ready. Otherwise, your dining companions might be long finished eating, and then there’s the awkwardness that ensues when you’re the only one eating!
Other than your regular Tong Sui, there are also various jellies, mochis, herbal teas, and even waffles if you’re not brave enough to try out foreign things. Tonight we were a party of four and opted for individual desserts and we also ordered a few to share.
I ordered the Steamed Whole Papaya with Egg Whites and Milk. This is somewhat of a «delicacy» item and is available sometimes at dim sum restaurants, but usually for a hefty price tag (around $ 9 or so). Its not that its particularly hard to make, because you basically take a baby papaya and then scoop out a square where the milk and egg whites go. But it always amazes me how good a simple steamed papaya, filled with what is basically a steamed egg white custard tastes. The papaya’s natural sweetness was definitely enhanced through the steaming process.
To share, we ordered a Chrysanthemum, Longan & Wolf Berry Jelly. Presentation-​wise, its not impressive, but this is a very refreshing dish to have — especially in the summer time. We also ordered the Durian «Hearts» which are basically mochis with a durian filling in the centre. This mochi reminded me of ice cream mochi as the durian in the centre was nice and cold and the natural creamy and buttery texture (in a good quality durian) made for an ice-​cream-​like consistency. Yummy!
For those of you who are familiar with durian, it is sort of like the stinky tofu of fruits and a rather acquired taste. You either love it or hate it. It also makes a huge difference to buy it fresh. Most people who hate it, are the ones who have had the frozen variety. The reason why that is is because it is a very precise art to open up a durian. A durian is a very spiky fruit that grows on trees (hate to stand under one and have one fall on me — eek). The fruit itself is contained in «pouches» or «pods» and so the way in which one opens the fruit is crucial. If you don’t open it properly, you won’t be able to access the fruit. I also got to try the Black Sticky Rice with Toddy Palm Seeds. I was not a real fan of this dish as I found the bit of sourness from the coconut milk unpleasant. The toddy palm seeds were also a little too firm for me, and I would’ve liked them to have been a little softer.
I usually steer away from their desserts with glutinous rice balls as they don’t have any filling in them and I would rather not be eating flavourless globs of dough.
The total for 4 individual desserts + 2 desserts to share came to about $ 43 with the steamed whole papaya being the most expensive item (at $ 9). Desserts here range from $ 4-​$ 30 (if you get anything with swallow’s nest in it).
Verdict:
Hung Fook Tong is everything that you would expect out of a Tong Sui shop and Leung Cha Po (herbal tea shop). The two usually go hand-​in-​hand.
Chinese desserts tend to err on the side of being less sweet as we tend to enjoy savory as opposed to sweet. In fact, most Chinese (especially the elder generation) tend to find western desserts to be too sweet.
Most Chinese desserts claim to have some sort of health benefit to them. Stories of how papayas lead to breast enhancement, and hasma leads to improved skin clarity means the ladies are frequent customers at these tong sui shops.
For me, I just come for the steamed whole papaya in all its sweet glory!

This place is such a staple chinese dessert place. The perfect place to end a night of singing from pacific mall.
It’s got all the selection you need in a Chinese dessert place, and clear menus with english in it for us Canadian Born Chinese.
Prices are good around $ 5 per dish
The black sesame soup was a bit watery.
The magazines were almost 2 years old.
If this was during the day, you’d have a better bet across the street in Market Village. However, great late night snack place.
Not much to say, but I’ve been coming here for years.

Known as Hung Fook Tong Herbal Tea & Desserts, it is known for MEDIOCRE Chinese Herbal Teas & Desserts but it is still somewhat popular as it is located a few doors down from Destiny Tea House.
Coming back after many years, I am actually QUITE disappointed this time and I consider myself as quite accepting to many things. I got the Fruit & Jelly Dessert which had some Tapioca Pearls as well.
Fruit (Banana, Star Fruit, Kiwi, Grapes, Mango, Watermelon, Papaya, Melon) with some Black Jelly. The fruit was HIT & MISS as the first thing I noticed when it arrived was how GREEN the Kiwi was. It looked FAKE and it tasted fake as it is too RAW and hard to bite and digest.
The Melon wasn’t much better and the Grapes looked like the last of the bunch reserved just for me because I’ve been NAUGHTY.
We did get the Lychee Mochi which had Lychee flavour mixed in a liquid CREAM on the inside which as the special, promoted at $ 3.50 it was worth a try coming with 5 bite-​sized pieces.

Another café I found in the Markham area that serves up a large variety of Chinese desserts. Quality-​wise, this place is not as good as Gui Hua Tang, its competitor across the street. The grass jelly given here is not home-​made or fresh, it’s from a can that you can find at any grocery store — how do I know? The noticeable can marks on the jelly gave it away. Along with the desserts, some of them come together with an assortment of fruits — some fresh (dragonfruit, mango, kiwi) and some canned (lychee, pineapple) — meehh, not too unique. As for my tapioca dessert, let’s just say it didn’t satify me at all as it came out clumpy and tasted very bland. After this expereience, I think I’ll stick with Gui Hua Tang, thanks.