South China - Toronto, Ontario

THIS IS NOT AUTHENTIC CHINESE FOOD! Food was horrendous. Not enjoyable at all. Lo Mein Noodles tasted like Mr.Noodles. really overcooked. Ended up being moosh. All the meat was soggy and nasty. This is the worst part, but the pad thai was made with KETCHUP! Who the hell uses ketchup, ... or tomato paste, in pad thai? And there was tomato in it. This was so bad. Everyone was disgusted. We called the restaurant. Person said that they use a tomato paste for pad thai, and for the noodles they actually used packaged ramen noodles. This is so bad. Paid well over 100 dollars for food that maybe would cost 20 dollars to make at home. So disappointed. Dont know how this is an actual established restaurant. Doesnt make sense to me. So bad. Read more

This is an old school chinese restaurant, 69 year !! Second generation family own and run. If you are not familiar with old school chinese restaurant you may be surprised on how their low Mein is made of bean sprouts as you may see one of the Google reviewers ... laughs at and rated with 2 stars. In the early years when Chinese restaurant opens where commericial noodle supplies are virtually non-existent many restaurants throughout North America end up using bean sprouts as a substitute. The it was instant noodles. It is my understanding in Toronto the first Chinese commericial noodle shop start in the late 70s. This restaurant ha been continuously running for 69 years!!! Anyway, I had deep fry chicken wings and Shanghai Noodles. There are things I won order on the menu but there are things I will order again and again. And I will always be back. Got to support local , as both a local resident , Chinese and a trained chef / butcher myself. Read more

I'll be as detailed and as objective as possible. We occasionally do takeouts at South China. Especially when there's no time or desire to cook. It seems, their approach is simple - quick and affordable Chinese food. Yes, the food might be a bit bland, but it's not horrible as a lot ... of reviews state. Could be a little burned here and there, but still pretty tasty. If you're looking for fine chinese dining, in my opinion, this would not be it. This is fast, simple and you get what you pay for. Read more

It is a cheap restaurant with generous portions. It is not a fine dine experience but rather a budget option. Definitely it a great considering the price and the size. I actually enjoyed the flavour of what I ordered and the stuff was friendly. I am Coming back

Avoid this place at all cost! We recently moved into the area and were craving some good Toronto Chinese food and googled our way here. We looked through their menu and chose what we wanted. We ordered Vegetable Mushroom Chow Mein, Orange Chicken, Honey Garlic Shrimp, Beef ... Lo Mein and Vegetable Fried Rice. We were THOROUGHLY disappointed! Upon opening the containers, everything looked bland. The taste also matched the way it looked. DO NOT ORDER THE CHOW MEIN. Apparently, this restaurant has changed the definition of what chow mein is, from having noodles in the typical dish to HAVING ABSOLUTELY NO NOODLES AT ALL and only bean sprouts. Their Beef Lo Mein came with Mr. Noodles........... yes, that 47 cent little baggie you can pick up from the grocery store. It was not the kind of noodles you would find in the great spots in China Town. The Fried rice looked bland, too much onions, not enough soy sauce. The only saving grace would be that the Orange chicken which had real orange slices instead of the orange glaze and the sauce did seem more authentic..... but, regardless, upon opening, it did not look appetizing at all. Also, when I called to complain about the chow mein, the man said that the lo-mein is the only thing that has noodles and that the menu specifies no noodles in the chow mein. After I hung up, I looked over their website menu again AND NO WHERE DOES IT SAY THAT IT ONLY HAS BEAN SPROUTS. He didn't try to save a customer from forever never coming back, but he tried to JUSTIFY the crazy. Again, look it up, chow mein DOES have noodles in it... the real difference between Chow mein and Lo mein is how it is cooked. uuuuuuuuuugh!!!!!!!!!!!! Read more