@movernie
We came here for dinner, we ordered a half duck Chiu Chow 潮州 marinated duck, a plate of soy sauce marinated pork stomach and their Chef’s Recommendation item (Oysters in soup rice).
The half duck is good portion with quite a number of duck pieces. The duck visually was marinated very well with the sauce, the duck is flavourful, however, we preferred the duck to be more tender than it’s a bit overcooked, which is hard to chew when they serve with disposable wooden chopstix which doesn’t offer much dexterity or sheared force.
The white vinegar and its homemade chili oil was very nice.
The pork stomach, we prefer it to be less overcooked and if the chef could knife it down into thinner pieces, then it would be better, but at $8.99 CDN + tax, it’s good portion and very good price.
The oysters rice soup was on Chef’s Recommendation item, so we gave it a try, they used fresh big oysters and chopped them into smaller pieces, it’s fresh, meaty, the soup however didn’t have enough “winter choy” and a bit blend. Rice in the soup was good though, not too raw and not too soggy, rice texture was very good. The size was a bit on the small size considering they charge $14.99 CDN.
Anyhow, I think this place is more suitable for lunch time as there is a limited options for dinner items. I think it’s best to come lunch time when you have a smaller appetite where each person orders a bowl of soup noodles or a dish of meat with rice, coz there are hardly any dishes option to eat as a traditional dinner.
Originally during this visit, we really wanted to order a few bowl of rice and then ordered a few dishes for dinner but dishes are really limited that we forgone that dinner idea and just ordered a bunch stuff.
My dad was hoping there would be oyster stir fry omelette which is a traditional Chiu Chow dish but they don’t offer it here. 🙁
All-in-all, it’s a simple, no-frills semi-Chiu Chow restaurant offers simple soup noodles and soy marinated dishes and the prices compared to other restaurants in the area are on the fair and affordable prices, which is a major plus.
I don’t mind coming back but most likely during lunch time, perhaps order a fish dumpling soup ho fun and a plate of half-duck Chiu Chow duck to share.
The staff here are friendly, courteous and hard working, they are very attentive.
興記 Hing’s Kitchen – Markham, Ontario, Canada
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Address: 2890 Major Mackenzie Dr E Unit 2, Markham, ON L6C 0G6
Phone: (905) 887-8388
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