Golden Star Restaurant(Encore Hakka) in North York

3685 Keele St unit 6, North York, ON M3J 3H6, Canada

★★★★☆
(415 reviews)
Categories: Hakka restaurant

About

halal meat, Chinese, Indian, Guyanese, Thai food. made fresh to order, never premade. Request for extra spicy if you can take it!

Address
3685 Keele St unit 6, North York, ON M3J 3H6, Canada
Plus Code
QG36+RX North York, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
11 AM–10:30 PM
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
11 AM–10:30 PM
Thursday
11 AM–10:30 PM
Friday
11 AM–10:30 PM
Saturday
11 AM–10:30 PM
Sunday
12–10:30 PM

Services

Service options
Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Small plates
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Dessert
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual Cosy
Crowd
Groups
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

Photos

Reviews

4.0
★★★★☆
415 reviews

Most Mentioned

chilli chicken (39) spicy (17) portion sizes (12) crispy (9) wings (8) manchurian (7) cash (7) hot sauce (6) szechuan (6) general tao chicken (6)
5 stars
229
4 stars
91
3 stars
26
2 stars
15
1 stars
54
★★★★★
December 15, 2024

Quick service and delicious lunch specials. Just when you think the honey garlic chicken is your go-to, you try the Manchurian chicken and expand your palate. Worth a mid-week trip!

★★★
September 1, 2024

Food was definitely good. I would recommend their noodles over fried rice and chicken. Their hakka noodle was extremely flavourful and a very large potion. I also ordered a sweet and sour chicken with fried rice the special, but alot of it wasn't even coated. The rice was good but I have had better.

★★★★★
July 27, 2024

My go to place for delicious Hakka and Caribbean style crispy chicken! Believe me the skin is so crispy and got the right flavor, one of the best fried chicken ever. A restaurant is clean and very spacious plus the price is amazingly reasonable. Love this place and will recommend for everyone.

★★★
June 15, 2024

You get more for what you pay! The quality is good but the quantity is the highlight—the portions are very generous for the price! My partner and I couldn’t finish it despite us being really hungry. We waited about 10 minutes. Total was $35. We got the Chili Chicken with Hakka noodles combo, alongside the Sweet & Sour Chicken with fried rice combo. The chili chicken was ok, and the hakka noodles were good. The sweet and sour chicken was good too, and the fried rice was fresh. The combo came with vegetable rolls, which was okay. When they served the boxes, it was super hot, so everything was fresh! Although the flavours weren’t really special, the price & quantity was. I’d come back to try their other highlighted items.

★★★★★
April 21, 2024

Delightful experience! The food was incredibly fresh, and the portions were generous enough to satisfy two people! Also, the restaurant itself was impeccably clean, creating a pleasant atmosphere for enjoying our meal. I highly recommend Golden Star to anyone craving Hakka food in a welcoming environment!

★★★★
February 19, 2024

Came with a mate. Got the individual chilli chicken on rice. He got the honey garlic chicken on rice. Chilli chicken was good. Could use a bit more heat, but that's just personal preference. You get a lot of rice and chicken. Is definitely filling and great value. Would recommend and I.if definitely coming back to try the other items, like the $7.50 specials. 8/10.

★★★★
September 24, 2023

I ordered on Uber eats. Portions are big and food was tasty. I ordered the dishes with “medium” spice and it was a good amount of spiciness. The Szechuan noodles were not very good but the chilli chicken and general Tao chicken were both were very good. Fried rice was a bit too greasy. Overall good place for Hakka and we will order from here again in future.

★★★★★
July 19, 2023

The restaurant is still under construction but is very much operable. The food is very tasty and was cooked fresh to order. The wait time for your food is not too bad. Delivery, pick up, and sit in are all available. I don’t see garbage bins available though. Maybe that’ll all come about after construction. But this is a highly recommended restaurant.

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

devoured. amazing. friendly workers.

★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

It is good portion for lunch special, i hardly could finish it. Food is tasty but not that tasty, maybe next time i choose something else other than chilli chicken

★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

When times are rough, head down to Golden star, good is great

★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Solid local Hakka Chinese. Fair prices. 3.9

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Good food, good people

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Very reasonably priced lunch specials with good portions

★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Staffs are excellent. Very nice environment.

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Quickest service and the quality was awesome. My kid and I tried the mixed fried rice and crispy ginger beef which was awesome. Quantity is also very good so we brought a lot back home. Highly recommended

★★★★
September 22, 2024

Had ye Manchurian (dry) veggie balls, very tasty also had the lunch special hakka masala chicken. Lots of food for a great price. Okay atmosphere, but its hard to beat the value and taste here. Definite lunch spot.

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Best food, price and environment highly recommend

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

The food was amazing, fresh and they give great portions! I really enjoyed it.

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Delicious Chinese food.

August 22, 2024

Ordered chilli chicken and Im not even sure it was chicken to begin with, as it was red on the inside and had the consistency of rubber. Also ordered extra spicy chow mein and Im pretty sure the only spice it had extra of was salt. Dont touch this place with a barge pole if you value your health. The city should look into their hygiene practices if Im being honest

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

This place gives you big portions

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Manchuria chicken

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Savory food

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Great deals, good food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Second time here...I dont like rice alot...so.this time I did noodles with chicken on top....and wow 2 pieces of chicken and its Seasoned....The chicken not just the skin..But the actual chicken is seasoned and not greasy the Meal is Fantastic... The only 2 issues I have is the pepper.sauce needs alot ofwork...lol its not even a little hot...lol... The menu has a great selection too... Parking: Lots and lots of free parking!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

At $7.50 for a sweet and Sour chicken Fried rice incl. Bottle of water, this is probably one of the cheapest deals available. A ton of food!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Pleasant staff, big portions and tasty, unbeatable prices, very clean. Highly recommend this restaurant. Food

★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Great fried rice with amazing flavors

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

This place is a hidden gem! The service is amazing. The food is 10/10. The price is very affordable. They environment is very clean and you feel at home here. They take care of you with kindness, they explain menu item in detail to meet your needs and dont try to upsell you. Even at check out, the cashier is very professional. I love this restaurant and would recommend to anyone!

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Really good portion sizes and the lunch special is an amazing deal! The place looks nice and they have lots of seating.

★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

I had the Manchurian chicken fried rice. Very tasty, massive portion. None of the rice was dry. My partner was satisfied with their meal, which was priced to sell.

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Hidden gem! Excellent food, freshly cooked and super tasty. The owners and staff very polite and friendly. Best hot and sour soup and dumplings. We highly recommend this for fresh hakka food!

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Great place if youre into hakka food

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Had it for the first time and was the best Hakka I ve had yet and I ve had Hakka all over Markham and Scarborough and this takes the cake by far. We ordered five items and we could have fed 12 people favourite being General Tao but all were great. Price and service great we will be back.

December 22, 2023

Ordered takeout. Two large trays of fried rice were rotten and smelled bad. Not ordering from here again. Disappointing!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

huge portions great food

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Ordered the lunch menu curry chicken for $10 an absolutely generous portion of delicious Hakka food! Came with a soup as well. If you re looking to have a decent meal for a very reasonable price, absolutely would recommend!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Good food prices are very reasonable and the portions are big!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Superb taste , Large servings. Great food Food : 5/5

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Cancelled our order at the last moment after 2 hours! We were delayed for lunch for an office event. Highly disappointed, never ordering again. Very unprofessional.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Ordered from ubereats, the schezwan shrimp was the best Hakka shrimp dish I ve had. The portion sizes are huge. Amazing taste

December 22, 2023

My first time trying Encore Hakka.. After reading such great reviews I was very disappointed with the food. I ordered chilli chicken it came with a side of white rice. It was supposed to be crispy.. The chicken was very soggy and didnt taste fresh at all it had zero seasoning very bland no flavour at all. I will not be coming back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The food here is incredible!!! I ve tried a variety of items and everything has been spectacular. Every dish is full of flavour and beautifully spiced. The portions are very generous. If these guys ran this as a downtown restaurant instead of a small takeout place in an industrial area, they would have a full house every night and would regularly be in the top 50 Toronto restaurants. To quote Guy Fieri, these guys are doing it right.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

We tried this place based on other reviews and certainly weren t disappointed. Food and service were great. We took home enough leftovers for a couple more meals. We had the Bombay Chicken and Sesame Chicken, both with Hakka noodles which qualified us for free chicken wings. 100% recommended.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Usually my go to spot for lunch. They used to be pretty good but now I feel the quality has changed and not in a good way. Its definitely not the same as compared to when I had previously. Got the special chicken fried rice. Rice was very bland. Not sure if they changed owners or something but just been different lately.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I have ordered from this place on Uber Eats for a few years and always loved the chili chicken. The past couple of times I have ordered something has changed. Portions seem to have shrunk a bit, and the chicken seems flavorless without the hot sauce. As another reviewer said it seems something has changed. Sadly, I could no longer recommend this establishment.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great lunch specials .. fast service

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Prices have moved up a bit since my last visit but still a good deal. Outstanding chili chicken and the portions are very generous. Ive recommended Encore Hakka to friends and they havent been disappointed.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Got a special chicken fried rice, really enjoyed it and the service was really nice.

December 22, 2023

Worst noodles

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Chilli chicken w gravy is a must order. Thank me later.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Used to be my favourite.. before it was called Encore now they added Golden star.. love their food but it doesn t hit like before.. the chili chicken was too breaded.. Manchurian prawn was delicious but again too breaded.. I think they changed the cook. Have mixed feelings

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food was really hot and fresh. Quality of the food was good. Soup was a little spicy but it was giving a good kick to the taste. Staff is friendly. Decent space for dine-in. Big portion. Would recommend this place if you are Hakka fan.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Its going through renovations under the Golden Star name but Hakka Chef is very good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Super yummy!! We saw this place and it had good reviews so we came. The service was fabulous. Our server was so sweet and so attentive!! The food was delicious and HUGE portions for the price. We had to pack it up and had yummy leftovers for days. A real Gem. Only they might want to hang up some pictures on the walls. Other than that, LOVED this place. We will be back!! Vegetarian options: Lots of veg options. The veg Manchurian balls were amazing.. fresh and delicious!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

1st time getting food here. Unlike other Hakka restaurants, these guys serve lunch specials even on weekends which was awesome. Portions were huge and tasty. I got the chilli chicken with steamed rice and crispy beef with steamed rice. Both combos come with a soup of the day and crispy veg spring roll. The soup was egg corn soup which was also wholesome and yummy. Also tried their shrimp pakoras and chicken wontons. Will definitely be going back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Chilli chicken slaps

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

As soon as I stated eating here I developed a really bad mouth infection, it started with an extreme dizziness every morning for about two weeks then a mouth infection from hell. Since I posted this in may they changed the sign outside to golden star. Very shady business probably washing money.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Found out about this restaurant from a family member. The place is amazing and the food is amazing. We ordered wonton soup (Med) didnt expect it be so much. Also ordered Guyanese special. Omg it took us two days to finish the food it was so much.

★★★★
December 22, 2023

I LOVE this place. The lunch specials are a great deal - usually including soup or spring roll. My go to orders are the Chili Chicken with noodles - delicious. Chili Chicken has a nice sauce, and the noodles are great (a bit on the thicker side). Salt and pepper wings are amazing, good flavour and a nice crunch. OMG - the Thai Green Curry has a rich, spicy, and creamy broth. The staff is nice and accommodating. My one critisim is when I order through Uber Eats - the prices are very different (way more on the expensive side). Also, the pepper sauce is very vinegary in comparison to other places. Go get a lunch special, or order off the regular menu for HUGE portions!

December 22, 2023

I used to love this place for their lunch menu and good quantity and before it was encore hakka it was my go to always for lunch one year ago but I went after an year and the name changed and of course the prices as well but this time i went for dine in and ordered chilly chicken on noodles found something bad after almost eating the whole thing There was a bug and I felt extremely sad after eating that why did i take it and hopefully no one else has this kind of experience

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I once rated this place a 4 and had lunch here 3 times a week for a year. Spicy pepper mixed seafood has been my favourite dish here but recently had a mediocre experience with it. I gave it another try a week later thinking maybe it ll be like how it once was but still tasted mediocre. I couldn t even finish it. The fish and shrimp had a bitter aftertaste and they were soggy. The restaurant itself is a mess. I felt kind of embarrassed bringing my girlfriend here and I had to convince her that the food is good and not to worry about the state of the dining room. Unfortunately she was also disappointed by her meal. I hope the the quality of the restaurant rises once again and it finds success. Maybe one day I ll give it another chance

December 22, 2023

Initially When i started getting food from here, it was good but now it looks like they dont care for the quality of food. Since last 2-3 time when i took the food and ate from here, I started having nausea and I got vomit 2 times. The chicken is not even chewable and it look like they dont change the oil while cooking. Now i dont even feel like to go there even if this is the last option left for me. Request to owner to please look at the quality of food so that no one else fall sick after eating your food.

★★
December 22, 2023

Personally the food was not up to standards. The chicken was soggy and distasteful. No flavour whatsoever. The food was warm but overall the flavours and the taste was not well. Did not taste like Hakka at all.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Not so crowded place. Decent food for the price. I ordered spicy chilli beef and Bombay chicken. I liked the Bombay chicken more than the spicy beef.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Amazing FOOD! Amazing Price! Amazing Service! A must for a quick stop by for take out or dine in! Amazing deals! Great spot for our neighborhood!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Always a good experience, everytime I order the Chilli chicken and some fried rice. They never disappointed! Portions are huge I usually have enough for 3 meals !

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

I got the chili chicken with steamed rice. Was fresh, tasty and good amount of chicken. One of the best hakka Ive ever tried. Highly recommend this place!

December 22, 2022

I ordered twice from this place today. Very bad customer service. And the food was pathetic. Never gonna order again from this place.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

One of the best hakka places in The GTA

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Whack, went today to dine in today and there was no dine in, although tables were set up.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

One of my favourite Hakka places! They are generous with the complimentary rice and the meal always comes with a generous portion of their delicious chilli sauce. The flavours are delicious and the food is not greasy.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

This is one of the tastiest Chinese food around. Food is great all around.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

HANDS DOWN THE BEST HAKKA PLACE IVE BEEN TO. I have tried so many things off their menu that I have come to the conclusion that you can have anything and not be disappointed. The prices are fabulous too. My familys favourite thing to get is the Szechuan vegetarian noodles. The portions are so big that its easily shared by two people with big appetites. I love this place and I hope they stay around for many years. Their service and staff is genuinely another thing that makes me enjoy coming here. Also, whoever, bashed their door window, I hope they are found.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Big portions and a good price

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Amazing food and generous portions!

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

For my first time trying this place, I was less than impressed with their chili chicken. While I understand that I ordered the dry version (as I usually prefer), the lack of any sort of flavoring beyond what tasted to me like plain fried chicken is unacceptable. Without the few pieces of onion and half dozen pieces of green chili I could have sworn I was eating boneless chicken bites. Usually when one orders chili chicken dry, its tossed in some sort of sauce and the pieces absorb it. Unfortunately Encore either didnt add enough sauce or they left it out entirely. The mixed vegetables with tofu at least had some flavor. The 4-star rating was quite misleading this time.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Bus

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Quick, affordable and delicious

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

My to-go place every week. Good one. My suggestion for spicy ones go for Bombay chicken/ chilli chicken with fried rice. love the lunch menu Quantity with some good choices of chicken. Crispy Ginger chicken and honey garlic chciken is . Perfect Sweet and tangy flavor.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great tasting food with huge portions.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

You get an absolute ton of food. The quality is such where the amount really doesnt matter. Just makes the compost bag heavier. Why is it so hard to find good chinese food these days?? Edit after reading reviews: I wish i ordered what you people did. I ordered general tso and lemon chicken and it was awful. Not sure where the 4 star rating is, but if thats real, id love to try it.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Good prices!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Best Hakka Chinese Place

December 22, 2022

Probably the worst hakka till date.. Chicken chilly looked brown in colour... No Chilli.. chicken was probably 5% of the total batterred chicken ball.. Spicy garlic chicken didnt taste like garlic at all as salt was probably added twice... We had to throw away most of it after a friend started having pukish feeling after eating few bites... Chicken lollipop had coriander but was the only avg dish.. Extremly disappointed

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Its my go-to cheap option whenever I would like to eat. I would recommend you to try the lunch menu that is available till 4pm. Its not that pricey outside the lunch menu itself. Excellent customer service and more food for a lesser price. Highly recommended.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

I dont usually give reviews. But I had to give this one. The best halal chinese food in the town. The portion size is big. As being a regular customer they even gave me a free spring roll. So nice of them Will keep coming back

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Ive been a customer of this place for over 10 years. Some of the best chili chicken in the city with huge portions.

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

ordered delivery from here tonight. ordered chili chicken and singapore noodles. after a terrible TWO HOURS, i got my food. chili chicken had very hard bits in it that icouldnt bite through, and the singapore noodles were just some normal stir fry. NOT what i ordered at all and it tasted TERRIBLE. no flavor at all!!!!!! the chicken that was in it, also had no flavor at all. this is my first and last time ordering here. this was disgusting.

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Changing my review from 5 stars to 1. We ve been regular there for the last couple years. I used to love their food. Unfortunately, today we found a broken piece of glass stuck to a slice of carrot in the cantonese chow main we took from there. We are lucky that my husband saw it before putting in his mouth. No excuse for this kind of mistake. Not going back there.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Workplace ordered for lunch and food was amazing. Great portions too. Everyone enjoyed their meal. Crispy Beef is bomb.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

The portion size is mind blowing! And their taste is so good. The food here is super affordable and they do not compromise in quantity and quality. Food : 5/5

December 22, 2022

EDGE ON CAUTION .... Best food however a major cockroach infestation. Dont believe me, look a long the side of the walls around the dinning room areas. Major body count!

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

The asian food is amazing

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Their food is satisfying. More than enough

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

I get take out from this place every other month for myself and get togethers with friends, I have no idea why I havent snapped any pictures but they serve the best Hakka food I have had so far in Toronto. Their chicken lollipop, dry chilli chicken and stir fried beef (any variant) are amazing and portions are very generous. Dont forget to order a side of sweet and sour sauce, goes well with everything they make. 10/10 would recommend.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Lunch special bombay chicken was super huge compared to some other hakka places. Also it is delicious.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

A great place to order food anyday. Always a delight to visit. Kid-friendliness: Have lots of yummy delicacies for kids Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Vegetarian options: Omg so much food and very tasty!!

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Good food and good service

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Good portions reasonable pricing and many great deals! Great food! Friendly service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Best Hakka food! Love this place

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Generous portions. Good tasting food. If youre not able to handle your spice, avoid the spicy options. Its spicy spicy, not mild spicy. Our favourite are the hakka noodles and chili fish. Cant wait to try more dishes.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Good food, good service by yan

December 22, 2021

Unprofessional staff ... shouting on uber drivers without any reason....always have to wait for so long for the food. Unsatisfied experience.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Tired chili chicken quite tasty , service was quick, and decent prices

Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Pathetic Hakka. There is no taste in the triple Shezwan fried rice. We ordered well in advance and it was a total waste of money. I would not eat this even if it was free !! Please change your chef or fire him/her it s bland and no taste only colour. Where you need colour- lollipop there is no colour. Taste of lollipop was ok. Non spicy ... but tripple Shezwan fried rice is SHYT !!!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Have nice food and reasonable prices.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Got chily chicken with gravy. Food was hot and fresh. Fast service and friendly staff. They even gave me a free soup!!!!

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Wish they were open on wednesdays or I would eat there everyday

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Id been eyeing this restaurant for a while whenever we go for a haircut next door as I noticed they have a very reasonable pricing. So today I decided to try it and was surprised of how very fresh, hot and very generous the portions are. Not just tiny 3 shrimps in their shrimp fried rice like other restaurants but huge and a lot. Two person can share 1 order. Will try other menu in the near future. I am definitely recommending this place.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

I always order from here on Uber Eats! Hugeeee portions and their Hot & Sour soup is my favourite!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

I want to give these guys a recent review cause these bad ones are so misleading. Disclaimer is I ve only gone once but wow I got their crispy ginger chicken lunch combo and they gave me sooo much food. I barely eat anyway but it s nice to know they aren t cheap. Also, they are all Chinese there I think. Which, for me, is a must for Chinese food lol. The flavour is gently sweet and they don t soak it in sauce which I love. The ginger isn t overpowering or in gross chunks, it s blended into the sauce very well. Me and my fiancé drive all the way to the Asian legend in Scarborough just to have their general Tao cause it s unbelievable and it s the only location that does it right well THIS DISH IS A GOD SEND AND COMPARABLE TO THAT ONE IN FLSVOUR AND QUALITY. Will definitely be back!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Ordered a bunch of different dishes from Uber.. Absolutely Loved it.. Will definitely order again..

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

I ordered uber eats from here for the first time today. The food was beyond delicious and the portion was huge. As you can see I got a free chilli chicken because I made a note to the kitchen that this was my first time ordering from this restaurant. Both the chilli chicken and special fried rice with chicken leg was delicious. The chicken fried rice meal with tax and delivery was $25. Definitely recommend and I will be ordering again as well as recommend this place to my friends.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Oh God the best Hakka combo I had yesterday. Honestly loved the soup and all the dishes. I had guests over at my place and they were talking about the food for the next two three hours.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Had takeout lunch special A1 chili chicken with rice, spring roll and bottle of water on a Sunday! (Opted not to get the soup as it was almost 40 degrees out). Great portion size. Food was fresh and hot. Chicken was not overcooked and well seasoned. The red sauce is nice and spicy on its own, but slathered over the chicken and rice and it really balances everything out. Inside staff were polite and did not rush. Dining room was nice and cool, well spaced out, with hand sanitizer at every table and front counter. 10/10 would come again when in the area.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Manchurian chicken, never found a place which does this so perfect. Thank you!!!!

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Went there with my girlfriend and a priest friend. The food was delicious, the portions HUGE, and the service very friendly! We had the Hot n Sour (Chicken soup), the medium couldve fed 5. The House Fried Rice and Hakka Noodles were delicious, and the chicken Manchurian was yummy, and chicken lollipops hit the spot! Check it out, yall!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Ordered the Chili Chicken Dry on Fried Rice. Best thing I ve ordered so far!

December 22, 2021

Very unprofessional and rude behaviour! Worst customer service! Also food tastes awful! The lady there just like throw the food on your table! I ve never seen something like this at any other restaurant. I was very surprised. It seemed like the lady was doing us a favour by serving the food with a very dirty attitude. For sure will never ever visit this restaurant again in my life. They badly need to work on their customer service and how to treat the customers! I don t recommend this place at all!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Good food!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Excellent food! We get the hakka noodles and the chilli chicken. Thank you for the big portion sizes and tasty food!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Good food good price but double check your charges. Was charged twice for same dish and no refund

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

I really appreciate their lunch special! Thank you to the team there.

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December 22, 2021

Just cause we are from Alberta and despite having full vaccination proof - they did not allow us to dine in. Health Canada should look into these restaurants policies

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Very nice, friendly and simple family-owned Hakka restaurant. Food is always reliable, very reasonably priced and with good portions. They try their best to take care of you. Definitely recommended.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Great value - bombay chicken lunch special with chicken and corn soup is great

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

So Ive only had it once but the ginger crispy beef is so good. Also their hot sauce (which sadly comes in a very small container) is soo good! I think its their own recipe, I definitely need to try more things like the chili chicken as people seem to rave about it. Edit: tried their lunch special which is such a good price for the food! Chili chicken is very good with their hakka noodles they give so much one lunch portion can feed two

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

This is a bit out of the way for me, but well worth the trip. Chicken was fresh and crispy, but at the same time tender. could have used a tiny smidge more sauce to coat the pieces, although I did order dry. Noodles were of the higher quality variety (most fast food Chinese/Hakka places use low a quality noodle with a rubbery texture and little flavour) and were a nice upgrade over plain steam rice. Portions are excellent, will be back to try more menu items!

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Ate here twice. Solid joint for hakka cuisine.

★★★★
December 22, 2020

The food is great. Place is really cozy and the prices are good too. They also deliver using Doordash and UberEats. I do have some comments however. One being that the fries are served very hot, too hot to where my mouth burns immediately. It shows that everything really is made to order, but leaving the fries to rest for at least 5 minutes before serving may help them cool down. Also I noticed with any fried foods, particularly the chicken balls and chicken wings, there just seems to be too much breading and not enough chicken. I would much rather have a smaller, more chicken-dense chicken ball as opposed to a over-battered chicken ball. Or just add more chicken to the ball and/or wings. However, the rest of the food is great, the prices are fair and the staff are friendly. That, combined with the chicken issue, means this restaurant safely deserves a 4 star rating, or 8/10.

★★★★
December 22, 2020

Overall the food was good and tasty. portions were generous making it a great value for you cash. Only downside was the spring rolls. very oily taste. I know they are deep fried, but maybe the oil was a little old? We will come back again next time we are in town.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

An excellent restaurant serving authentic Hakka food. I compare Encore to my absolute favourite Hakka restaurant, Federick Restaurant in the east end of the city. My only negative is that for me, the restaurant seems to lack the comfort (read atmosphere) I enjoy at Federick. Encore Hakka Restaurant certainly deserves our business.

Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Ordered from Uber eats... Found insect in it....never going to order anything

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Great place. Had chicken corn soup and manchurian chicken. They are amazing! Good price good portion. And its really Asian-spicy

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

I had my bday on Sat Feb 1st at this restaurant. Im very proud to say it was a really great bday as Cundy and the other 2 staff were very good, attentive, polite and great. The food was delicious lots of variety and everyone enjoyed themselves. Great Value. I will definitely have more functions at this restaurant and recommend others. Thank you again guys.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

food is amazing

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December 22, 2020

Not very good. Chicken is breaded terribly. Very doughey and bland. Wont be coming here again.

★★★★
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December 22, 2020

Excellent food.

★★★★
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December 22, 2020

Good food, fast service, affordable prices.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Good food

Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Curry pad thai from this restaurant has a very weak sauce. Noodles with curry sauce should be rich and flavourful, but these were bland and disgusting. Little specks of curry powder on bland, white noodles. If you cant make curry pad thai, why put it on the menu?

December 22, 2020

The chicken was not fresh at all and highly disappointed with the chicken fried rice. First time experience and highly disappointed with the food.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Great food always!!

December 22, 2020

The food was just awful. Every meat dish we ordered was battered, dry and very poor quality. The noodles had no sauce or flavour to it. Complete disappointment. We ended up throwing it all away.

December 22, 2020

I had one of the worst experience with them. It was a pick up order. Lady that answered the phone kept on rushing as if she doesnt even have time to listen to the order. I asked for extra gravy and extra soy sauce with my order. Once I went into the store, she showed bad attitude and acted like, she was doing a favor by serving us food. Once I opened the order after returning home, I found out that the food was very dry and barely any gravy in it. Also they didnt provide any soy sauce. I called the store and informed her that how I was not satisfied with this experience. She kept on arguing how if the food rest there after making it, it becomes dry. I informed her that I arrived there at the time that she asked me to come. I also asked why didnt they put extra sauce. Their customer service is horrible. I had one of the worst experience. Avoid at all cost.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Recently ordered the crispy beef dish. I have had it before however this time, the dish was not even close to being crispy, it was soft and mostly fried batter, wheres the beef? I usually like this restaurant however quite disappointed in the dish.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

This is my favourite Hakka restaurant in the city. Food is always fresh and delicious. Big portions and they offer a great variety on their menu.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Awesome food fast service big portions

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Good food, good prices.

★★
December 22, 2020

great customer service! very understanding, friendly, and helpful. but am very disappoint because price are so very tremendously ridiculous! over $3 for a juice box? i can buy whole pack for that price. i went to pick up my lunch and i see the employee trying to understand another customer s order, but the customer keeps calling the employee rude and yell at the employee. i get that under the circumstances of covid, and wearing masks are just harder to hear clearly alongside of the chefs cooking so it may seem to come off as rude. but this employee, she s just doing her job to get the right order for the other customer to the best of her ability.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Ubereats delivery order. Food was spicy and full of flavour. Will order again

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Pretty good...paid 15 bucks for the szechuan chicken dinner special with the noodle upgrade...comes with a spring roll. I feel like that price should get you a drink as well but the food was tasty. Friendly staff at the front desk. Ill be back

★★★★
December 22, 2020

Best lunch special in the Area! Quick and reliable service

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Great lunch specials

★★★★★
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December 22, 2020

Food slapped

★★★★★
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December 22, 2019

We are suprise we did not see this before..excellent staff.. Clean.. Food are great.. Servings is great...we just celebrate 12th bday of my daughter....this place is highly recommended..

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Staff was very friendly and food was good, loved the chicken pakora

December 22, 2019

Just ordered at pad thai plate and chicken wings and was not please with I got on SKIP THE DISHES!!!!( please not order from them on SKIP!) the pad thai had no flavor(not even accompanied with a side of peanuts) and the chicken wings (which seemed like it was fried for literaly 5 secs). I explicitly asked for triple fried but they didnt honor it. Personally, I dont like giving out bad vibes to anyone, but being the case of my food...cant f..k that up!!!.

★★
December 22, 2019

I havent been here for awhile and thought maybe things changed, that is not the case. I ordered a dish of General Tao Chicken and Hakka noodles, first off the chicken batter was soft when it should be somewhat crispy, (most likely the chicken was cooked beforehand and sat in a hotplate) second, instead of giving me Hakka noodles they gave me some other noodles that were round and soft, I had takeout or else I wouldve returned everything. Last time I come here, Id rather spend my $15 elsewhere. Response to owner: My girlfriend and her kids have gone their numerous times, dined in, taken the leftovers home, and the chicken was still somewhat crispy even the next day after being placed in the microwave. All I ask is for consistency. Theres no way the chicken I received with my order was cooked to order, whether it was sitting in a hotplate or something similar that was the point I was making. As for the Hakka noodles, usually they are flat and the dish has a few vegetables in it, green onions, carrots, etc. The ones I received had only noodles in it and for some reason I found 1 small tiny shrimp in it.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Awesome food and good staff.

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

amazing food for great price. hooray Bombay Chiken on Fried Rice. i have been coming to this place since 2017 with my other half almost twice a month. to this day doesnt cease to disappoint.

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Great food. Amazing price. The server was really sweet.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

They have a comfortable restaurant, have been open about 1 year. Keep in mind it is an L-shaped space and some table locations make it harder to get your servers attention. Good friendly servers. For the food we had 2 opposing experiences. We enjoyed their Bombay Chicken - it was one of the best Ive tasted and Ive been to many Hakka places. Also ordered the Szechuan rice which was really a huge disappointment. It was tasteless, no spice and no salt. Sent it back and they improved on it but it was still not good quality. How could they make excellent Bombay Chicken and such terrible Szechuan rice?? I might go back to give them a 2nd chance.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Nice and big and the food is affordable

★★★★★
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December 22, 2019

Manchurian Tofu is suuuper good!!! Service is fast, place is clean and staff is friendly :) Definitely deserves 5 stars!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

I live in this area. This restaurant is located in a small plaza off of Keele street between finch west & Sheppard avenue west. This lot has a lot of parking spots and you should be able to find a spot immediately across despite the plaza which contains a tim hortons and a no frills. As you walk in youll notice plenty of seating space in a colourful area. It features several round tables which can seat 6 but most tables have 4 chairs. In addition to the standard menu which you can find on takeout apps like skip the dishes, some contributors have uploaded pictures of the printed menu. They also have specials printed on handwritten notes near the cashier which include: - getting 20% off of on your birthday - free order of wings when paying cash and spending over $30 - Special of the month which is a free dish of your choice when ordering $50+ - new dishes recently bought into the restaurant not currently featured on the menu I got take out for the following: - chilli chicken (has gravy) - manchurian vegetarian balls - yeung chow fried rice (contains shrimp and chicken) - curry pad thai (vegetarian - tofu & peanuts) My order came to $39 before taxes which quailifies me for ether 10% off or getting a free order of the wings. I opted to get the free order of wings. My order was ready within 10 minutes, and im going home to eat this. This smells delicious and the price was very reasonable. I think I will be coming here very often.

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

My all time Favorite

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Great quantity of did for value money