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Reviewed by Toronto Life
  • 325 Bamburgh Cir. (at Warden) View on map »
  • 416-502-2888
Editorial Review

A taste of Hong Kong, this cheerful room is a meeting ground for celebrating families and gewürztraminer-toting foodies. Though abalone and shark’s fin are the house specialties, many locals (and with the fin soup, conscientious objectors) opt for the succulent barbecue, a menu nod to popular sister restaurant Sam Woo Barbecue. Try deftly cooked plump scallops on a bed of clean greens, or deep-fried whitefish strips with dipping sauce—light, egg-battered comfort food that could teach fish and chips a thing or two. Vegetarian classics are hearty enough to bring meat eaters to share the communal plates, as in sautéed bean curd pillows on tender, barely cooked bok choy with buoyant, chewy mushrooms. Mains $12–$20.

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