Spring Rolls

My boyfriend and I came to this location in our quest to try all the Spring Rolls in Toronto. We came around 5pm on a Sunday, so there were not a lot of people. I ordered the Thai Basil Spicy Eggplant with Beef and he ordered the Thai Green Curry with Tofu. Our food took approximately 7 minutes and 23 seconds to arrive between the time we ordered and the time the food was brought to our table.
I quite enjoyed the eggplant, the flavoring of the sauce was adequate and it was not too spicy. I only wish I had more rice to soak up the excess sauce. However, there were a couple of fruit flies (or black dots that fly) that hovered over my plate up. Those two fruit flies did not leave until I finished the food. Perhaps they were also in love with the eggplant, but that was a downer.
Unlike other Spring Rolls, Thai Green Curry did not come in its own bowl, it was served on the same plate with the rice. Some people like my boyfriend will frown upon such plating. There were ample of bok-​choy, but not enough tofu.
The presentation of the food is definitely much better than other 5 Spring Rolls locations in Toronto. From our experience, the wait time for the food to arrive is average, with the Sheppard Spring Rolls being the fastest. Female washrooms are decent, there’s soap, paper towel, I don’t need to use my hands to open any doors after washing. If you are paying by credit card, the cardholder’s name will appear on the receipt.

First time to this restaurant tonight. Dinner was fabulous, the ambiance lovely and the waitress Naz was perfectly present just when we needed her. Had the all you can eat option and it was great to get to taste so many different options! The food could have been a bit more bold flavours and that’s why we didn’t give it a 5*.
Will definitely go back!

Met up here with a few friends of mine for dinner and I was not disappointed.
The place was almost full and thankfully we got a seat for 7. Both the food and service were awesome! The servers were very attentive and does not pays attention unlike other places when busy.
I started with the Calamari which I am always scared to order at restaurants because you never know if they will come out oily and soggy. I was amazed when the server brought out the dish and it was perfect! It was hot and crunchy outside and nice and tender inside! Not oily/​soggy/​rubbery!!! which is a bonus!
I then had a Chicken and Shrimp Pad Thai which is one of my favorites and I was not disappointed!
I would definately recommend this place and will be returning!

We have been ordering from here for years. I have never complained because we are typically satisfied.
4 days ago (monday night), we placed our usual order. Not only was it over an hour late, everything came cold and the portions were not full. We were hungry so we ate it.
I called this week after returning from vacation and they basically told me that I waited too long to call. It’s been 4 days, and I was on vacation We tried calling Monday night at 11 after we ordered by the office was closed.
They then said they would give me a credit to spring rolls but ONLY for the hot items we ordered. which wasn’t even 50% of our order.
Why on earth would we want to order from you again? Where’s the refund?
Needless to say we will no longer order from here again. The amount of business we have given you over the years must exceed $ 1,000 at least. Not to mention the amount of catering we order for our work. Never again.
Our bill on Monday was $ 60. I guess business is so bad for them, they cannot afford to refund a loyal customer and return me the full amount.
As a valued (or so we thought) customer, we should have received a full refund and then some.
Do not order here unless you want cold food, inconsistent portions, and a wait time of at least 1 hour when I live 4 blocks away and incredibly poor customer service.

Came here for dinner with a group of 10 — we all did the all you can eat dinner option. Our server was very nice — took our drink and food order promptly. Problem was the amount of time we had to wait before food actually arrived. It took about 20 minutes before we saw the first dishes. Then each time we ordered again, it took half hour for the food to arrive.
Food was okay. Nothing to write home about. This chefs special sizzling dishes were probably the better items on the menu. Sushi was okay as well. I personally am not a fan of their pad Thai so I would not order that. I did enjoy the mango and coconut ice cream that they served at the end. Disappointed that they don’t offer red bean ice cream! :(
I really like the décor at this location and it is a great place to catch up with friends.

I came to Spring Rolls last night and the food and service were great. We ordered off of the All You Can Eat menu and were really impressed. The employees were very friendly and attentive. They let us know when last call was (we got there very late) and brought us everything we ordered.
We started with the soups. We ordered the Tom Yum Soup and the Szechuan Hot and Sour Soup. Both were very good! The Tom Yum Soup was out of this world. It was so delicious, I asked for half a bowl more because I wanted to enjoy the flavour.
Next we ordered appetizers, sushi rolls, sashimi, curry, steak, lamb and more. I didn’t try everything because I’m gluten intolerant but my friend really enjoyed the meats, sushi rolls and the curry dish. I really enjoyed the sashimi, lamb and tataki. Tataki is sashimi that is seared with a flame. I had never tried that before and was excited to try something new. The flame almost created a sweet external flavour around the fish. It was very good!
For dessert we ordered a scoop of mango ice cream and fruit. The fruit was presented very well. I asked for very little and they dressed the plate with raspberry sauce. It gave it that extra touch that made ending my meal with fruit extra special.
I would definitely go back to this location. They offer excellent service and great food!

First time at the Spring Rolls chain of Pan Asian fusion restaurants located in the city. I was a little skeptical of these places that are a fusion of different styles of food especially if it was a chain. In my past experiences with similar restaurants, the quality of the food was passable, but the fusion of the food was not to my liking. We arrived with a birthday party of 30 people, we were greeted by our server and our area was in a semi private area of the upper floor.
The restaurant has an unusual 3.5 level tiered layout. We were on the second floor of the restaurant but we were seated in another tiered level on the second floor and there was also another area similar to ours across the second floor of the restaurant. I was a good place to sit because it took our group away from the hustle of the rest of the facility.
This particular location of Spring Rolls was one that featured a «Tasting Menu» that was another option instead of eating a la carte of the main menu. The «Tasting Menu» is basically an all you can eat option of the regular menu (the portion sizes are smaller) but you tell your server what you want and they bring you what you ordered. Knowing from past experiences in ordering at similar «Tasting» restaurants, you do not order 1 thing and then wait for it. Depending of the size of the party and how busy your server gets in their section, you could be waiting quite a long time for the next opportunity to order your next dishes. I usually order about 4 – 7 dishes at once. This allows me the time to eat my selections and I am not waiting 10 – 15 minutes for my server to come back to re-​order another selection.
The tasting menu also included all you can eat sushi, unagi, hand rools, lamb, steak, ribs, salads etc. The value is $ 26.99 on the weekends, but easily worth it. If you just order a la carte menu items plus and appetizer, you are basically paying about 24 dollars. So why not have a taste of everything? I ordered everything from sushi to Kalbi short ribs. Our server was great and he was on top of all the orders in our group. 6 – 8 people decided on the «Tasting Menu» and all of us were very satisfied. I looked at some of the a la carte orders and the portion sizes were quite big (New Zealand Lamb in Red Curry, Sweet and sour chicken and Seafood Stir Fry. Our group was very satisfied and I am definitely partaking on the «Tasting Menu» again. A good 4 stars!

I love this place, this location particular, friendly service, food were grest, love their hot and sour soup and theur famous chicken pad tai. Worth a repeat.

I eat here all the time because the food is good, the people are nice, and the location is convenient for me.
All of the Spring Rolls standards are good here: Singapore vermicelli, fried rice with shrimp and BBQ pork, Mongolian beef, beef in black pepper sauce, Kung Pao chicken, Korean Kalbi ribs, and many other choices, all very delicious.
They used to have a huge menu, but they’ve recently changed it and deleted some items. There are no pictures any more, so the menu doesn’t look nearly as sexy as it did before. Most of the best choices are still on the new menu, though.
One of my big criticisms would be that they tend to use too much onion, maybe as a filler to bulk up the dish and save use of other ingredients. But I just pick out the onions and it tastes great. I would recommend to choose the Chinese dishes instead of the sushi here, because it’s not their specialty.
Overall I really like this location. They do take-​out and delivery as well, which is great for people who live in the area.

This location is a bit nicer than some, but I noticed they changed their menu and offer fewer options. We used to come here specifically for one gluten-​free item but they no longer offer it so our visits will be few and far between. Decent portions and veggies tend to be fresh and non-​rubbery. Bathrooms always a little bit desperate.

Came in for All You Can Eat lunch last Sunday… never again. I love Spring Rolls and have been to 3 other locations and have never had such awful service as I did here.
So at first the food was coming out quickly, then all the sudden… nothing. The waiter didn’t come back to ask us if we wanted more food or dessert. He walked by several times over a 22 minute period and looked directly at us with our table empty and continued past. Even served other tables around us. Finally I was so fed up that I went to the front to ask to pay so we could leave. I told the manager on duty about our experience, she offered me a coupon for $ 5 off. Really? $ 5? What a joke! We each paid $ 18 for what was supposed to be all you can eat and 2 alcoholic beverages each and I’m offered $ 5 off my next visit!!! I would never go to this location again!

Not much different from your average Spring Rolls, which includes watered down fusion cuisine. Had the tom yum soup and siu mai and it was passable. Fusion, not authentic. What I really liked about this location though was that it has two full levels, nice bar counter with a couple of TV’s and really good service.
Verdict: safe fusion cuisine for the non-​adventurous.

This is my second time here. honestly my first visit was not that impressive. Well maybe because i did not know what to order. But i made sure not to make a mistake on my second visit.
Well, we were 2 of us for dinner and we had a soup, 2 appetizers and a full course with one desert. and guess the price of the bill ??? was 35!!! oh yea i was quite surprised too.
But i’m damn sure i was full till my throat :)

This is the best Spring Rolls that I’ve ever eaten at. Now I realize some of you may scoff at that, but seriously, I was a bit surprised by how excellent everything was at this location. I used to frequent the Atrium on Bay location a lot and that one kind of put me off this chain due its extremely crowded rooms and hurried service. THIS one, on the other hand, provided me with an experience almost as good as an upper class dining.
For starters, the fiancée and I decided to go crazy on the meals and order stuff tapas style. So instead of ordering a General Tao chicken with rice or something like that, we ordered a whole bunch of stuff from the appetizer menu (akin to a platter, really), a whole bunch of specialty sushi rolls, and some entrees. No space for dessert, unfortunately :(
So due to the large amount of stuff we ordered, for the first time in my Unilocal history I will list the items down, bullet point style (OH GOD I hope there are no formatting errors). Also, please note that the list is not comprehensive, because otherwise I’d be writing until tomorrow and you’d just be asleep by the time you reach the half-​way point.
Appetizers:
— Tom Yum and Tom Kha soup: the Tom Kha is a creamier version of the Tom Yum. Both are very good in that they’re not too sour (a deal-​breaker for me) and the shrimps were succulent and fresh
— Sexy Summer Spring Rolls: Winner for best-​named food item, this is essentially a Vietnamese cold roll, but with smoked salmon added in which took the taste and texture adventure to a whole new level. The ginger sesame dip was a winner, too
— Mango Salad: I’m not too sold on this. The mangoes felt a bit bland and dry, and the sauce lacked bite
— Cheese Dumplings: The BEST appetizer I’ve ever had. They taste a bit like Manchu Wok’s seafood rangoons in that there is velvety smooth cheese and crab inside fried dumplings. The raspberry dipping sauce complements this dish beautifully by providing a subtle sweetness that it needed
— Spring Rolls: Ironically, for a place called Spring Rolls, their spring rolls were nothing special. OK, but a bit too crispy
— Tornado Rolls: Essentially fried shrimp enveloped with crispy fried noodle-​like threads, this was also pretty good but nothing too special
Sushi:
— Chef Hai specialty rolls: Huge pieces of tempura shrimp with unagi and asparagus. What a wonderful combination. The ingredients were fresh and delicious. The only problem is perhaps the roll had TOO many ingredients in it vying for dominance. Excellent, but a bit overwhelming
— Deluxe Spicy Salmon rolls: Huge coils of salmon wrapped around a ginger core. Comes with spicy mayo which was excellent, but I can’t help but feel that the sushi would’ve been better served if the salmon tasted a bit sweeter (it was a bit bland) and the spicyness came from actual spice instead of the overpowering ginger bits
Entrée:
— Teppan sizzling fish: MUST TRY. The fish itself was marinated perfectly and was full of flavour, and you need to try it with the Japanese curry sauce (something not on the menu but recommended by the manager). It is a flavour explosion in your mouth, and if you dab a bit of their ginger chili sauce on it, it’s perfection
— Kalbi beef: Excellent tender beef, though it’s a bit bland. Having said that, that’s probably because you’re supposed to derive most of the flavour from the excellent sweet BBQ dipping sauce.
We also saw the second floor of the restaurant and was amazed at the space available there. There is a private room as well as an additional private raised floor space for larger groups. It’s surprising how many people this place holds. The ambience is also much more refined than the AOB location, and the service was excellent and polite. Will most likely return for my birthday in March (gifts are welcome guys!)

Another quick lunch, and I did not want any of the classic «road food». I stopped in during lunch hour and was quickly seated upstairs. The layout of the restaurant is more interesting than most, with glass partitions, staircases and a finish worthy of a higher end dining establishment.
I ordered the Sauteed Sechuan Sauce Seafood. The sauce was nicely spices, not quite as authoritative as a true sechuan dish, by tempered to a wider audience without destroying the spirit of the dish. The seafood was also nicely done. I find you can often judge a restaurant by the seafood, since it is so easy to ruin.
The server was experiencing her first day on the job, so there were some hiccups, but the other servers ensured that I was not disappointed. Unlike P.F. Chang, which is a bit pretentious, Spring Rolls is more authentic, more fun, and more economical. There is a pin in my GPS making Spring Rolls another preferred waypoint when I’m in the big city.

I came here late at night almost right before the kitchen closed. Based on my previous disappointing experiences (other Unilocalers have already talked about that) with Spring Rolls, I was apprehensive about coming here but I had no choice since the surrounding places were closed.
However, this time i was pleasantly surprised. The sushi combo for 1 had fresh fresh fish cut at 1 inch thick sashimi with a the rest of the plate at the same quality. The hand roll tasted good the sushi pieces were nicely presented. i’m actually impressed by the quality of the salmon and tuna.
The experience was on par with what I expect from sushi at that price and exceeded my expectations from Spring Rolls. Now only if Spring Rolls could make all their other food items just as good… i can’t imagine why it’s so difficult to make a decent pad thai when they can make good sushi.

VIBE
Not much to discuss. We were on the patio.
The manager needs a course in smiling, warmth and friendliness.
That said, they did comp one part of my very bad, no good, horrible meal. I’ve been to spring rolls before but this was bad on another level.
I ATE
I had the house pad thai with chicken and chicken spring rolls as an appetizer.
For $ 5 you get three spring rolls, but they way they are presented, it dupes you into thinking you’re getting four. Did I mention that two of my chicken spring rolls were vegetarian?
I didn’t think it could get worse but it did. As mentioned below the pad thai was pink, gelatinous and cold. Not to mention the turtle’s pace of service at lunch time with about 2 – 3 other tables on the patio.
I spoke up about both dishes and got checked in by the manager who wanted me to verify my complaint. Fine. They comped me on the pad thai but not on the spring rolls.
It was fine. At least they comped some of it. They asked me about three times if we wanted dessert to make up for it or something else on the menu. Why would I want more badly cooked food?
I knew I should have stuck to my old standby, Chipotle, than try something new in this area. I anxiously await the Fresh that will open.
OBLIGATORY CATCHY REMARK
I «rolled» on over to the Starbucks across the street for a banana chocolate chip muffin and latte. I was satisfied. I will never return to Spring Rolls again.

The inside of this place is very stylish. The service is friendly and efficient. The food is ok. Not exactly bad, but forgettable.

Very attentive service– the server kept checking on me in a non-​intrusive way, and the food came out fairly quickly.
The Satay Pad Thai was ehhh. It wasn’t very good– way too clumpy, which seems to be a problem with non-​experienced cooks making pad thai… and also tasted ketchupy vs tamarind.
But the lemongrass wings more than made up for it; hot, crispy, and 6 pieces for $ 3.99 on the dim sum menu. Can’t beat that
I also got the Hot Ginger Tea and it was spicier than i was expecting, but good nonetheless.
Will be back for take-​outs. Much better customer service than Green Papaya down Yonge

I had lunch there today with two friends.
I ordered Sauteed Szechuan Sauce Chicken (chili bean paste and Chinese five spice with rice).
One of my friends ordered the Authentic Famous Pad Thai with chicken (Thai rice noodles in lime juice, tamarind and tomato sauce, served w/​tofu, egg, roasted peanuts, bean sprouts and coriander).
My other friend ordered Vegetarian Curry Pad Thai (Thai rice noodles in house curry sauce w/​peanuts served w/​tofu, egg, roasted peanuts, bean sprouts and coriander).
The food was good and our server was fun.