Number One Chinese Restaurant in East York

We ordered the general tso chicken, bok choy, and ginger chicken. First off all the general tso was NOT general tso it was sweet and sour chicken. I feel this was done deliberately. The bok choy and ginger chicken wasn t the greatest quality and you could taste it. You are better off going to Broadview and Gerrard if able. However they were very nice but that doesn t make up for the food. I got it, I tried it and rated it 3/10. All the best

We always use this place for takeout. Its been very reliable for the past several decades that weve been ordering take out. Great to have them in the neighborhood.

Nice people and generous portions

The price is very good for the food they serve and honestly I loved the food aswell great place honestly.

Overpriced for a mediocre food. Definitely not number one

Had always come here.. from the original owner across the street to the new owners... Way back then... The menu and the food never disappoint you . Love love the chicken in peanut sauce spicy but oh sooo good... And the shrimps with the sweet and sour sauce . And dont forget the convos .. so cheap but so filling.. my kids have kids now... They used to come here in grade school and still now they never forget to order here

For over 20 years, the best Canadian Chinese food in East Toronto.

Very low quality and small portions compared to the price. I will not be ordering from this location again Food : 1/5

Number one chicken ball in Toronto!

Wonderful chow mein just wonderful

Best local chinese spot, love the curry sauce

Ordered General Tao chicken. Authentic General Tao should be coated in a thick sauce. What I got was the battered chicken with a sweet red sauce drizzled over the chicken. Tasty but disappointed its not the real deal.

Great food, but usually opens after 4pm. and after pandemic dining inside is almost impossible...very different atmosphere now. Dietary restrictions: Being Lactose intollerant limits a lot of food choices. Chinese food (other than their desserts) has zero milk, zero cheese, and zero butter. I can eat any dish I want :) and it tastes amazing!

Order the crab rangoon, spicy squid..they do the odd stuff really well..also get any of their specials..or classics like chicken balls. Really nice hard working owners.

BEST CHINESE FOOD IN EAST YORK!! Best priceses Food

Furong egg rice, yes, very delicious, with lots of shrimps.

My go to restaurant for ordering or picking up Chinese food . Alway quick and always good

Solid portions and quality. Ive been going there forever. We are fortunate to have them in our community.

Me and my partner ordered Chinese food last night from here and I reviewed them on Skip the dish but also wanted to leave a review under their restaurant. Just to let everybody know that I have been eating Canadian Chinese food for 46 years since I moved to this province and I mean I have eaten from a lot of places because I am very specific about curry chicken wings which is my absolute favorite and its kind of hard to find that in Chinese restaurants, especially this day and age. Youre finding you know just sliced chicken amongst millions of vegetables and very thin gravy but this restaurant did everything perfectly. The crispy ginger beef, which is a favorite of my partners. She was so happy. She said it was the best she ever had in her entire life as well. So we couldnt not review number one Chinese restaurant with a higher rating. Then we have given I give 100 stars out of 100 stars if they would allow me. I highly highly recommend number one Chinese food. If you havent ordered from them you are missing out. If you see this review, please please please give them a try. It was phenomenal!!!! Thank you for allowing us to have a super wonderful evening. Its just made our whole entire night and we went to bed happy and we cant wait to eat the leftovers today lol!!!

Great good and fast delivery service. I normally order from 1-2 a month. They never disappoint. Thanks

Excellent food!!!! Old school but fresher!

A Toronto Gem for classic 1960s Chinese food, chicken ball heaven. Also traditional dishes to keep everyone happy. Cant say enough good things about Number One, its my go-to place when the powerful sweet red sauce cravings hit.

A go-to local Chinese food place. I have been going to Number One Chinese restaurant for over 25 years. Original location was across the road. I have always had a positive experience and will continue to go here. I personally like the chicken balls, although not a traditional Chinese dish, still has a place in my heart! General Tsao chicken is pretty good too. With COVID, the dine-in section of the restaurant has been changed to pickup and delivery. I found the online ordering quick and painless. There is a delivery option, but I do not know if its a food delivery service company or not. There is a cash discount for pickup orders, which is nice. Local business that is worth supporting!

great taste and well service

Very delicious food and customer service was 10/10. Came to visit with my family for a few days and found out about Number One Chinese Restaurant from a friend.

Definitely #1 Chinese food in the area!

Not number one

I ordered the sliced beef with mushrooms. My food was 70% onions . If i wanted a plate of onions i could go buy one for a dollar. Mushrooms were extremely undercooked. There was literally 5 slices of meat in there. Definitely not worth $14. They just fill it with onions to make it seem like more food

Not the best but definitely had worse. Solid C + if i had to give it a letter grade

I only do take out or delivery but the food is always super delicious.

Excellent food in a quiet an nice place. Friendly staff.

Great food!! Consistently A+ Rating!! Have used take out & eaten in house. Both experiences are enjoyable.

Food is excellent as a chef on my lazy day Their always on point on ingredients n fresh tasting flavors!!! I give them 10

Amazing service with a smile and the food is always fresh! Im on my way now to place an order again

great food try the combo number 5

We ordered from here for the first time. Made the mistake of using the online order system, which had no description of the dishes. I m a vegetarian and had trouble finding the veg dishes, and settled on Ma Po Tofu. 75 mins the order arrived and in eating the tofu dish discovered there was (what I thought) was chicken. Called the restaurant and yep, chicken in the tofu dish. My rec would be to get a menu from the restaurant that has descriptions or you ll end up eating things you didn t know were there!

The staff was very friendly. I ordered on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (yes they were opened!!). Food was great and staff was professional. I highly recommend the chicken balls and lemon chicken.

Best chop suey, wing damn every ting on the menu is damn good ... was introduced to this place by my partner and this our go to spot for Chinese food!!! Thanks Char!!

Number One Chinese Restaurant is our favourite Chinese takeout comfort food. The family who own the restaurant and incredibly nice. Sweat & Sour Chicken Balls and Lemon Chicken have a really amazing batter with high-quality meat inside. Cantonese Sweet & Sour Pork rocks. The Chow Mein and Egg Rolls also slap.

Great food Number1

Delicious food at very reasonable prices.

The chilli chicken was bland

Standard Asian fare

Very nice owners, and appreciate variety of the menu they so creatively provide. Good place to have around when you want Chinese food

My orange chicken was soupy... Orange chicken should never be soupy.

Food was hot and the pop was cold

So good! The food quality is great.

reasonable price good quality food

Delicious food, and ready quickly. So good.

Still operating as a takeout/delivery only. Dine-in section closed off. Average quality but good value. Generous portions.

Very good.

This is the best Chinese food restaurant in East York. Kind service, freshest food, very fast delivery

Amazing food. Very authentic. Had Pad Thai and Vegetable Pan fried noodles. Highly recommend the Pad Thai.

Delicious food

Staff is friendly and the food is great, I recommend the NumberOne noodle special, enjoy

Ive always had take out (and sometimes dine in) here and the portions is great for value! Its a typical canadian-chinese fast food, which hits the spot when you are craving it

This is my favourite Chinese place in the city. Unfortunately Ive moved out of their delivery zone so I cant have it as regularly as Id like. My favourites are the lemon chicken, General Tsos chicken, and the fried rice. Great portions, speedy delivery.

Order from here often, the food is pretty consistent. Portion sizes in the last year or so have gotten significantly smaller but inflation I guess.

First time ordering from here.(flyer in mail) Chicken balls are mostly batter. Number One Special Fried rice tastes smokey(the beef looked grey and tastes over cooked, which made me remove it completely from the dish), chicken fried rice is a little better and General Taos chicken is ok. (I ate all of that chicken) I would pay a little more and get food somewhere else. Your tastes buds will thank you. Gave 2 stars because I havent tried everything and I probably wont again, based on my first visit.

I looooove their Szechuan!!! The fish #61 AND the eggplant #63c were sooooo good. Next time I order, Ill have to pick something else.

Small servings compare to other Chinese restaurants.

Awesome food . Affordable quick and convenient service

Our go to for Chinese. Better and better over the years. In South Pape Village, quick walk from Pape Station.

Good food

Very understandable towards PICK UP, & time of arrival. Noodles with Black Bean sauce was great. Would recommend to a friend.

Ive been getting take-out from here for years. Great food. Solid selection. Reasonable prices. Pleasant staff. Fast. They are pretty good with accomodating the occasional modification too!

Fairly fast delivery, serviced directly via the restaurant so no need to use food delivery apps. Menu offers many choices. Food has always been tasty and fresh. This is my #1 (ha!) go-to for Chinese take out/delivery. I highly recommend them.

I miss this spot. It uses to be my go to chinese spot. Theyre super quick, friendly, and a good deal for a combo.

I love this place. The chicken balls arent all batter which is sometimes the case with Chinese Food places. Good value for the cost. My wife and I always have leftovers when ordering the dinner for 2.

Tasty Chinese food

I read the reviews for this resteraunt and thought let s give it a try. Ordered crispy ginger beef and it was so undercooked. I could taste the uncooked flour in every bite!!! Disgusting! I picked one or two good pieces and threw the rest out! The fried rice was average too. Never again

Poor quality. Wayy undercooked noodles. Wayy under cooked broccolli. Donlands Garden is 10x better

I moved to the area 4 months ago, I have been looking for good Chinese food. This is the 4th restaurant I tried (I wont mention the others) and it was by far the best!! They followed all my instructions (I am a little picky) and the food was good quality, good portions, and they have great combos.

theres not many chinese options in the danforth and pape area and this one here gotta be honest has that chinese taste and texture youre looking for as chinese food fan. used to get the veggies fried rice, great staff, now go for the always good beef fried rice,,,,

Just ordered for the first time and got general tso chicken and lemon chicken with fried rice along with a wonton soup! Very impressed with taste and flavors will be ordering again !

Delicious! Found this place randomly on Uber eats and was so pleasantly surprised. Spring rolls were incredible, honey garlic wings were so good. Ordered two orders of the Number One Special pan fried noodles and the portions were HUGE, definitely only needed 1 for the two of us - but was not mad about left overs.

Always good fast and friendly will be back!

Excellent food

Good food prompt delivery

Food was alright... fortune cookie didnt even have a fortune inside.

Wow. The most delicious chinese take out ever. We get the crispy ginger beef, egg fried rice and general tac chicken. We also get the stir fried bokchoi. Love food. Excellent taste and quality. Highly recommend.

The food is ok , price not bad , serving is ok The guy who answers the phone doesn t have manners He should learn how to deal with customers politely If I could find a place where I would enjoy the food that came from the hands of people I enjoy dealing with - it would be much better

Will never order from here again. I ordered some some beef in black bean sauce to find out there were only 3 pieces of meat (the size of your pinky) hidden amongst the entire container of carrots, green peppers and onions. Terrible value, mediocre food at best. Do yourself a favour and order from one of the many other quality Chinese restaurants in the city and give this place a hard pass.

Exactly what youre looking for, nothing more and nothing less.

I don t know what that one person is complaining about! This place is the single best Chinese food place I ve ever seen in my entire life! I am a trained chef through George brown college and their food is beyond anything I am able to create! I give them five stars out of four! Their spring rolls are to die for and I try to create the same thing as a trained chef but I m not able to do so! When I m able to get back to Toronto I usually order 30 to 40 of the spring rolls at a time and reheat them. Everything else they do is amazing alai and reasonably priced as well! I wish I lived closer so I could eat their food at least once a week.

My 1st time at this place and I would put 0 star never go to this place ever so saggy with the sauce there is no Chicken whatsoever this dish cost 12$ I call the restaurant and they were very root and they will not willing to do anything about it Taste 0 Saggy rice So disappointed

Ordered through Uber eats. They confirmed the order and I waited 45 mins when they confirmed my order was on the way. Then all of a surge they cancelled it. Thanks for the wait and now eating dinner post 8:30pm

First time back in a very long time. Still very good!

This is your number one Chinese restaurant for all your crispy and sweet & sour needs! Really good quality food.

Just ordered delivery and the food is fantastic..awesome lunch specials for great prices.

Been coming here for years,just good Chinese food. This was my 1st time with General tsos chicken. It was good.

I ordered food from this restaurant last night , surprisingly the person who received my order sounds so polite on the phone this time and even took my food order even though they are almost close The food is superb and is good price

Dont use the website times to prearrange a pickup. Order only 20 minutes before you pick it up. Lots of soggy food.

Ordered takeout. Honestly one of the best spring rolls and fried rice Ive had so far in a takeout place and everything else was really good.

One word. Bland. Singapore noodles had, count them, 2 shrimp. Beef with Chinese broccoli again had a paupers portion of beef and broccoli cut into three inch stalks. Wasn t as bad as Danforth Dragon though was close

This place used to have quite good food, but lately the quality and flavour has become less so. Also they have become cheap with the meat - giving more veggies than meat.

Very good traditional and authentic Chinese food.

Good, fast, cheap. But go with the veggie spring rolls instead of the meat ones. The meat ones are meat and nothing else inside. Kinda odd. Everything else was perfect!

The service was great, very polite. The food was good as always. I would have given it 5 stars but Im allergic to cabbage and received vegetable springroll instead of the requested the meat version

Despite the lack of reviews posted, I heard through word of mouth this place is legit. So glad I gave it a go. Food was delivered fast and piping hot. Typical fried rice you expect from a Canadian Chinese restaurant: tasty and awesome. The egg rolls are better than most. Very fresh ingredients. Not just bean sprouts. Small celery and pork pieces too. The general tao was decent, but gets a bit soggy in transit. Still very juicy and tender. I will definitely order again!

Sorry, forgot to take pics. We went in there for lunch and had the general tao, and sweet and sour chicken special. It came with rice and spring roll for $10. Both dishes were extremely tasty. Upon leaving, the chef came out and gave us dessert free of charge. Not sure what its called, buy it was blue, and had scrumptious liquid inside. Will definitely be back again

To be honest this is one of my favourite Chinese places in midtown Toronto. The portions are amazing and prices are great. I can t speak for the authenticity, but I can definitely speak for the taste. Everything I got tastes AMAZING. I recommend the Yeung chow fried rice, and for some reason, their chicken wings are crazy good and delicious. Veggies rolls taste great, lemon chicken is yum, and I really like the cashier chicken. Really good places and delicious Chinese food for the dollar.

Great food great service love this place

Big portions, quick delivery and delicious!

Great food and prices! A must try

Its like if you dont tip enough, you just dont get what you ordered. Its the second time that I ordered their lemon chicken lunch; the first time was fine, I tipped amply and actually got the sauce. This time, I didnt tip and didnt get any lemon sauce anywhere. How do you mess this up? Another time, my friend wanted veggie fried rice and was given beef. I dont understand.

Food wasnt as tasty as expected. Compared to other Chinese restaurants I have been to in the US

Good food and service. The crispy ginger beef is one of the best Ive tried in the city.

Very friendly and great food

True to their name, they are Number 1 in my books, never been disappointed!!

The food Is good.

A fantastic option for take out, everything we have tried has been fantastic and at a great price.

Very decent guilo food for price

Ive been to this chinese restaurant many times over the years very delicious authentic chinese food i will continue to go to this restaurant whenever im in the area

My daughter and I love the Number One! Great food, courteous staff, and excellent service. Try the crispy ginger beef!

I love Chinese, but often find too much sugar, or too much salt, or not enough spice. This restaurant tastes and feels authentic. The Chinese chef prepared and tasted the food. The food and flavour was what he/she would hope for. It is what I hope for and was very happy to find.

China number one

The Chicken wings are bomb

Good food at low prices. Friendly service.

Great call in and pick up. Portions could be bigger but overall the best in East York area.

For Shame. Thinking that Canadians like everything battered. ( ribs, chicken, fish, etc). Ive been here many times. Not sure why. Anything and everything is battered. Soup tastes like dish water. They insult anyone who likes real chinese food. No wonder the place is always empty. I live near and it is the last place I would go.

Service is good but it was very hot inside and the noodles was a bit hard like microwaved.

Great food for great price

This establishment is very tastefully appointed - chartreuse and dark walnut abounds. So many Asian restaurants have garish interiors. The food was beautifully presented on hip, new square white porcelain. The portions were quite generous and the ingredients were farm-to-table fresh. We will be back.

I have gotten food delivered to my home from Number One for over ten years. Tonight I ordered the Szechuan Style Eggplant and the Singapore Style Pan Vermicelli. I asked that the Vermicelli have no meat, no egg and no seafood, which seemed to be no problem when I ordered on the telephone. However, It came with a lot of egg mixed into the dish. I also asked if the Eggplant dish was vegetarian and I was told that it was. I asked twice just to make sure that it was indeed vegetarian. However, It came laden with meat in its sauce. I cannot eat either of these dishes. I called the restaurant only to be told (twice) that I never said/ asked if the Eggplant dish was vegetarian. I was told that I only asked for not meat in the vermicelli dish.(But, they got that dish incorrect as it was laden with egg). I dont appreciate that the woman actually argued with me by saying I never asked if the dish was vegetarian. I know for certain I asked her twice if it was. I will not order from Number one again and will take my business elsewhere.

Ordered some food from Number One Chinese Restaurant. Asked that it be vegetarian -- specified that there be no meat, no seafood and no egg in the dishes. Vermicelli Singapore Style had scrambled egg throughout. Szechuan eggplant was covered in ground pork sauce. We pointed this out and got argued with. We were told we didnt ask for the food to be vegetarian, even though we were clear and specific in our request. Weve been ordering from Number One Chinese Restaurant for many years, but this negative experience has changed things. There are thousands of restaurants in Toronto, and next time we will be getting Chinese food somewhere else.

I have ordered from here many times before, I was once happy with their food and service. Im not sure, but the last few times Ive ordered, the food arrives late, and not very hot. I will no longer be ordering from here. I called after 40 minutes and was told the driver was leaving and it would then be 10-15 minutes. I thought okay, fine. I waited another half hour, called back and was told the driver just left and that he cannot control traffic. Once the food finally arrived, the price was different then what I was told over the phone, significantly, the food was luke warm. very disappointing from a place I loved. Im giving two stars because they have been very kind. Im not sure what happened but maybe its the distance?

The food can be fresh depending on how busy it is and its a family run business which I like

Good food, friendly staff. What else do you need?

Awesome beef with black bean sauce. Friendly staff

Hands down the best Cantonese Chow Mein in all of Toronto. Restuarant is nice and clean, with fair prices, considering their enormous portion sizes. The panfried rice noodle with blackbean sauce is a must try! This restuarant is a must try if you live in the Danforth area.

Great food and nice staff

Delicious, affordable and very clean. The staff is very sympathetic. I keep coming back and they also deliver

Good food inexpensive nice atmosphere

Been coming here for 15 years, and its only gotten better. Nice people too.

Fresh food, great service

Good food, decently priced for the portion size. I ordered general tso chicken and was pleasantly surprised by the crispy coating. The sauce was more of a red sweet sauce with some spicy kick - not general tso as Im used to but definitely enjoyable. I ordered spring rolls, which came as all beef with shrimp... Interesting, and surprising. I asked to change for vegetable and this was done without a problem. The bottom line? Great food for the price, staff is reasonable and pleasant. I would come again, but I would ask more about the food before you assume its like everywhere else... Its not. :)

Best food ever! Had the dinner for 5 and it was excellent.

We ordered two soups and a beef-and-broccoli dish and it was pretty tasty. The meat didnt taste cheap and the vegetables were fresh. Nice mix of oils and spices. Very yummy indeed.

I called to order food, I was told the total including tax was $23.45. Delivery guy gets here and the price is now $29.10. The menu says FREE DELIVERY OVER $18.00 local, Im located at Eglinton and Victoria Park and they charged me $5.00 delivery with a $25.00 food order. We have ordered from here several times over the last year and never been charged for delivery. Called the store and was told he cant do anything...bad deal wont be ordering from here again.

The place is realy nice and clean and simple.... It looks like family business ... The food came very fast and the portion is very good, and they add a lot of vegies ... All kinds The service is very nice ... Not much of English but friendly .. I order my Chow main without Pork and they made with pork... However before i even speak . She noticed and said sorry and removed the plate to replace it The shirmps are big not the tiny ones usually used... In General the quilty of food they use is really good Dont worry if the shop is empty ..its a small nieghbourhood

Food is okay. Service is worse. Would suggest somewhere else.

The crispy beef is outstanding. . Service is so fast and the people are friendly.. Number One is my favourite Chinese food place.

Red Rose was our go to until they strangely disappeared one day. The place was clean and the food was delicious. Better than Red Rose, my wife agrees. The deep fried chicken wings that my daughter loves were done with fresh oil, you could tell. We all know what we are looking for in Chinese takeout and this met or exceeded expectations. Prices are reasonable.

Excellent! Vegetable Spring Rolls were fresh tasting, not greasy, Crispy Ginger Chicken was packed with flavour with just the right amount of heat, Garlic Chinese Broccoli was cooked perfectly, Chicken Fried Rice was delicious but wish there had been more chicken. Fast delivery and great quality late night Chinese food!

The name speaks for itself. It is the number one Chinese restaurant.

Ordered dinner from this place for the 2nd time last night. Everything was exactly what I wanted from a Chinese take-out place. Everything was delicious, meats were super tender. The crispy ginger beef was amazing, as was the chicken fried rice (awesome charred flavor) and the saucy Cantonese chow mein. This is definitely my new go-to Chinese take-out place.

The food, surprisingly, isnt over saturated with flavor unlike most Chinese restaurants. Even people say this new iteration of the restaurant is better than what it was. Service is ok, food selection is ok, but the food is prefect. Fresh cooked and tasted good. Id recommend this restaurant, and fairly cheap!

We dont usually order canadianized chinese food but we were hungry and decided to try something new and were we every sorry we did. Ww had thw food delivered, so i do not know what the decor is like. We ordered dinner for 2: - egg rolls which tasted like it was couple of days old dont ask me what was in it - chicken chop suey which was ok - chicken fried rice, worst of the bunch, it was wet and soggy, how can u go wrong with chicken fried rice! - lemon chicken which I would not give a pass. If I were you I would pass on this restaurant!

Excellent takeout service with 10% cash discount for pick-up orders. Reliable food and not greasy or msg laden.

use to be good but cant even eat it this time, chicken is so dry it reminds me of wood, not even fit for the dog to eat,