聚鲜楼 KL KITCHEN SEAFOOD CUISINE
536 Dundas St W Main Floor, Toronto, ON M5T 1H3
Reviews:
Ever since sometime in late 2023, I began going to this gem of a restaurant somewhat frequently whenever I'm in downtown Toronto. I must say that they're one of the better Chinese restaurants in the area as the quality of their food is comparable to those in Markham and Scarborough in regards to the taste and presentation.
The restaurant is usually packed on the weekends and you can usually expect a wait time of anywhere between 10 to 30 min. This is why I personally prefer to come here on the weekdays when they are busy but not to the point of "bursting at the seams" so to speak lol (but of course, if more people start heeding this advice and altering their behaviour, then soon there won't be any advantage to coming here on the weekdays instead lol XD). The space inside the restaurant is pretty tight I would say since all the tables are placed very close to each other with not much room to move around or to go in and out of your table if you wish to use the restroom. You can easily accidentally "swipe" the neighbouring table or your own when you're going in and out (especially when you're sitting in the booth) so just be mindful of that if you don't want to turn your sweater, t-shirt, jacket, etc into a kitchen towel lol XD! The 2 person table is also pretty small when you're ordering stuff like the hotpot plus some other dishes lol. However, this is the price you have to pay in order to enjoy their delicious food lol XD and I would say that overall, it's worth it lol... Just be extra careful =D.
Anyway, they offer 3 hotpots there, namely the one with the whole chicken, the one with a whole tilapia, and the one with chicken and pork tripe. All 3 of them have a different soup base and I personally think the one with the whole chicken has a very delicious soup as it has ginseng, red dates, etc in it. However, the tilapia one has the soup with the most "pure" flavour so it's also delicious in its own way in my opinion. The one with the chicken and tripe has a really strong tripe and white pepper flavour so while it's not bad, it's not my favourite lol. I usually come here with my "partner in crime" XD so I would say that for 2 people, one of these hotpots plus maybe one other dish is already sufficient, especially if you plan to drink some of the soup too (I see a lot of people piling up their tables with the hotpot plus several other dishes and being unable to finish their food in the end lol). Even if you don't intentionally drink the soup, you're bound to drink some of it as the chicken, tilapia, or tripe are bound to absorb some of the soup so try not to make the mistake of underestimating how full you can get from it lol XD. The whole chicken and the tilipia ones come with napa cabbage but you can always order more vegetables (such as watercress, more napa, etc) to put into the hotpot if you're into eating healthy ;)
Other than their signature hotpots, they also serve claypot rice, stir fried dishes, fried noodles/rice, etc. Their claypot rice is tasty though they don't offer as much variety as some of the claypot rice places in Markham and Scarborough. They also serve dessert (糖水), such as the red bean dessert (紅豆沙) and the mung bean dessert (綠豆沙) while some of the other Chinese restaurants in Chinatown don't offer any dessert.
Lastly, they open till very late (2 AM from Sunday to Thursday and 4 AM on Fridays and Saturdays), so you know you can rely on them to be there for you when most of the other places are closed for the day.
TL;DR - I recommend this gem of a restaurant as they are one of the better Chinese restaurants in Chinatown, with food comparable to those at the Markham/Scarborough Chinese restaurants.
来三次了新发现了豆腐煲！炸完的豆腐裹着酱汁特别好吃！
So healthy and fresh. The chicken soup is absolutely amazing. Definitely will bring friends next time!
超级好吃！！！那个芒果虾球炒鸡推荐！！猪肚鸡锅也很鲜！不愧叫聚鲜楼
Had a delicious dinner at KL Kitchen. Their sizzling hot clay pot for eggplant and fish/tofu were especially really good. They even gave us some complimentary shrimps which were huge!
Service here was great. Almost all of the staff were super friendly and polite. Unfortunately, the shorter lady with the thick eyebrows who speaks Mandarin was incredibly rude, and pretty much did nothing actually helpful the entire meal but was the first person to rush forward to collect the money. Maybe keep her away from the customers because she was the only negative about our experience ??
April 2024 Update: I tried their chicken and pork belly hotpot this time and it is really good and fulfilling, tastes healthy. This would be the staple dish makes me want to revisit with friends
老板人太好了。 我们朋友今天过生日，老板帮忙切蛋糕，服务特别周到。我第一次来吃这家店，还会常来的
This place was on my list . I have had high expectations for it . It’s totally worth it. We’ll come back
My new go-to late night Chinese food spot in Chinatown (close at 4am). Food and service were consistently good after coming here for my second time. This place is also pretty big and I've never experienced issues getting seated.
Great portions and fair prices. We ordered the beef fried rice noodles, Cantonese chow mein and sweet and sour pork on rice.
Would recommend and always down to come back.
I have tried most of their dishes. Very delicious food and fresh. Nice service too! Keep it up!
The most wonderful cozy place to sit down and relax after a night out. To the people who run this place - I love you for existing
The flavour of the food was delicious! The fried squid and shrimp fried rice were 10/10. The service was exceptional, the workers were very friendly and treated us like family.
I love that this place has the same wonderful quality as the old sang ho it replaced, even if it costs more. I love the crab claws here and also the beef noodle soup
Excellent service, and amazing food, The owner (Andy) was very involved with everyone. So nice to see. I've been here 4 times in the past two months and I'm always amazed at the quality of service and food. Service sizes are perfect. Price is very very reasonable. And yes we are it all :)
Such a nice place, hope this restaurant is here for a long time. Great food, great service. Black bean chicken was 10/10
This restaurant is well known and has been around for years, the name has changed over said years, but the food is equally tasty, well made and good sized portions. Lots on the menu, served by folks who care. I've always had good eats here. You won't be disappointed.
Food was delicious.. I think this is the best Chinese food in Chinatown. Swatow used to be my favorite, not anymore. I have tried most of their chefs' recommendations, and their fried dishes are soooo good. Will definitely try their hotpot some day.
My go to restaurant for some authentic Chinese food. The service is always perfect and very thoughtful. It’s a great place if you want to have some good food with friends.
My favorite dishes are: chicken hot pot, pork taro rice and tofu vegetables. It comes with portions it would be nice if you enjoy with some companies.
Soooo authentic! Loved the fish, lamb stew and the green vegetables.
We took our international friends here and they also enjoyed it! Make sure that you make reservations as they are very popular
This place I went w my friends from US and we were very satisfied w the chicken pork stomach hot pot. We loved how original was the soup as well as the customer service (we got free green bean sweet soup). The restaurant seems to be run by a tight-knit group of people, and I honestly love how chill and good this place is.
I enjoyed my experience. I got the mackerel and the kimchi pancake, everything was good but the pancake had a little too much batter for me.
I asked if I could swap the pancake out for rice and gave me a sampler tray instead (just want I originally wanted)
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