Keung's delight - Toronto

We took trip down to Toronto recently and we got the "boss" exposed to some more asian culture food than she is used to that is not "canadianized".  

The first place we went to was a small place in Markham called Keung's Delight.  This is traditionally a congee place with a mix of noodles,  rice dishes and veggies.  For those who do not know what congee is,  it is most easily describede as Asian rice porridge as the plain porridge.  After that, you can have many different varieties when you start adding different ingredients, such as chicken, beef or eggs.

We ordered a nice variety of things for our lunch.  I had a beef congee and my parents had one with some seafood in theirs.  The congee was actually really well done and had lots of flavor.  Sadly, since the boss is allergic to scallops,  this place uses dried scallops in their soup base so she ended up not having any at this place.  In addition to the congee, dad ordered a fried noodle dish, as well as a free ranged quarter chicken cooked on the bone.  The checks is cooked in almost a steamed or boiled style, so the meat was very tender.  For myself, one of my favorite things to order in a Chinese restaurant is the Asian breadstick wrapped in a rice noodle.  Lastly,  mom ordered a bowl of won tons.  These were surprisingly very large in size and with very good size shrimp within.  

The food was very good and a nice experience of a more traditional congee dining.  The location is very clean, open and with lots of light.  Plenty of parking too which for me, is a great bonus being in the middle of Markham.  The staff I found was slow and did not pay much attention to the diners.  They spent much time standing in the middle chatting which I was not very happy about.  When we asked out waitress recommendations,  they did try to help as best they could but in the end,  they were to very helpful.  Price wise,  this is where they shine.  The food is cheap.  For the quality of food,  this alone makes it worth visiting again.

Next time we are in the area and have a craving for congee,  we will be back for sure!!

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Price Range: $12 - $20