Tender Trap Restaurant in Toronto

I really enjoy the Chinese food there, and you get what in large portion for a single person

Great price for great food!

Toronto s best Chinese restaurant, staff are always so friendly and the food is always amazing! Get the General Tao chicken or the beef with broccoli!

Ordered through skip the dishes. Never again I got the general tos on chow mein. The chicken was slimy and had a sour smell. Whole thing went in the trash.

Delicious food and amazing service. Staff was beyond friendly and accommodating. Portions were huge. Restaurant itself is a little outdated but it adds to the charm.

Great place to grab lunch.

The food is consistently great! The portion sizes are decent! The pricing is fair. Great service! We have done fine in and take out.

Great fried rice and really good portions. The staff was really attentive as well.

I have been ordering food for my familys Christmas lunch from Tender Trap for over 10 years. The service and is great and fast. The food options and quality have been good and have kept me coming back.

Amazing food best Asian food I had in Canada

Best price quantity quality around here

Classic

I have only ordered takeout and keep coming back! Singapore Noodles are the best I have tried and I ve tried many. Prices are reasonable and service is fast and courteous. Their deep fried wings are great but actually I ve never had anything I didn t like.

Been going there for years, hands down some of the best Chinese food around

My absolute favourite Chinese food place in the area. It is embarrassing how often I order from here lol. The service is quick and efficient and the food is affordable, always hot and fresh.

Great place for low-priced Chinese food. Got a catering order and it wss on time and hot. Everybody loved it. Very friendly service. Helped me load food into my vehicle.

Did our first order! Very generous with meat and vegetables! Ordered 3 dishes with deluxe fried rice ! Delicious Food. Great prices! We will order again!

Food is great. Asked to reduce the amount of oil used and they kindly obliged. Slight charge to dine-in, but overall worth it. Will definitely go back.

Price? Amazing. Portion size? Amazing. Taste? Amazing. Just ordered here for the first time and definitely won t be the last. Great spot in cabbage town for anyone looking for great Chinese food

love tender trap, the food is consistently delicious and the staff are super nice

Best place to go if youre craving good Cantonese food at a super reasonable price point! I was pleasantly surprised at the portion sizes. Definitely will return again.

The lady who took the order was extremely combative for some reason and made the entire experience terrible. The food was affordable and good but I would never go back due to the treatment.

Pricy . Good food

A very fairly priced Chinese restaurant on Parliament st. You get decent quality food but the portions are very generous. Will be back in the future!

This restaurant is very dirty no clean be careful for your your own lives. I found piece in the noodles

Quick, cheap, and reliable whenever I m in need of a greasy Chinese food fix with generous portions.

Great North American Chinese food. Very consistent and flavourful food. Great portions too. Nice place to have in cabbagetown when you crave Chinese food.

Theyre one of my favorite Asian restaurants around , Im taking out cause its close to my place, their foods are good, the prices are really reasonable and the staff are very welcoming , also fast which is a very good point , my favorite dishes are fried fish on fried rice and chicken balls with sweet and sour sauce.... recommend

rude punishment

I forget the name of the dishes I ordered but oh man the food was so good. Chinese food is my favorite food since I am a kid living in Panama, and when I moved here to Canada the Chinese food is so meh. Finally I found a place that made the Chinese food really like the Chinese community in Panama and is so good. I love it how they serve you big portions and the price reasonable. Ill be back here for sure.

A good food and good price !!!! After work all the day . Save me guy s!!! I m satisfied

Used to be better. Its too expensive imo. Lower quality and the portions are pretty small. Their fried rice is not good. If Im craving Chinese, this place wont satisfy my craving. Some of their noodle dishes are good. Ill give it 5 stars because Im nice.

Quick place to get Chinese food, very affordable.

have Been ordering here for years and its some of the best Chinese food Ive had. Id recommend it without a doubt.

Save your money, stay away. Food is neither good or Chinese. Have a Mr. Noodles, youd be better served. Its THAT bad.

Good food, abundant and at a good price

I have lunch at this place 2-3 times a week atleast It is a good place to have stomach filled chinese food (an chicken entree with fried rice) at around 10-12 bucks (tax included) Food : 5/5

One of the better Chinese joints. I am so happy with the food and speedy service I got for lunch. The lunch special is totally worth it and a great variety cant wait to try them all.

Great portions, great prices Wheelchair accessibility: Not wheelchair friendly Food : 5/5 |

I love this place for food taste, quantity and quality they offer for price they charge. My favourite is miso soup, all fried rice, and all chicken dishes, fish fries are awesome.

Great food, reasonable prices, great portions.

Do you guys have parking???

Best food quickly

Ordered the dinner for 6 + egg rolls and chicken balls. Food was delicious with great portions, staff was great.

Great food

Delicious and affordable!

Amazing food

My Goto best Chinese place near my house. I love there food and it s affordable. Do visit and grab some of there Chinese food.

Fast and delicious. Beef and broccoli More then enough to eat twice $12

Amazing great price quick service, friendly, food was delish and huge the portions are HUGE. Awesome beat place so far! :)

Very rude to customers and quality poor

okay food. the price is good

Fried noodles was not upto the mark. Felt like eating raw food

We have only done delivery - but food always comes fast and comes hot! Prices are really great and everything was tasty. Would recommend.

Love the Food here. Reasonable for the price and the staff/family running this place are good operators. My favorite is the Tsos Chicken.

Tasted the Chicken wings & fried rice. The food was very well prepared. Misses Chicken wings had no sauces, plain . Fried Rice was the outstanding . The debit machine was not tap payment. Would go again. The price was very reasonable, considering this was not downtown.

Absolutely a gem that you would overlook in a heartbeat. Portions are amazing food is 90% outstanding. This is my go to for Chinese food

Had the chilly chicken and general Tao. Tasteless and flat tastes for both soaked in oil. Food was so oilly that till it arrived it was a moshy chicken. No crispiness left. Maybe its good for dine in but I would avoid for delivery or anything that stays in package for more than 10 mins. Also leaving bones in our General Tao chicken its really not pleasant. Every-time we had a bite we were afraid we were gonna break our teeth. You either serve it boneless or not.

9/10 turns out great, once and a while its a super miss. Great fried wings.

Really good food. Servings were perfect size. Staff was great and friendly. I will be ordering from them soon.

Shanghai noodles - amazing, Cantonese lo mein - amazing, beef ho fun - mo fun than I ever had. This really is a tender trap. Recommend 100% and great prices too. Friendly staff

Excellent service: fast and delicious food!

Very yummy and great for a family night out

Tasty food here. Great portions and great price!

WE ORDERED 4 ITEMS FOR TAKEOUT AROUND 12/1230. THEYRE QUITE BUSY HERE, SO CALL AHEAD FOR PICK UP. SERVICE 5/5 THE LADY TAKING OUR WAS VERY POLITE AND FRIENDLY. UNLIKE OTHER RESTAURANTS W.THE LANGUAGE BARRIER....SHE WAS QUITE PLEASANT. VALUE 5/5 DEFINITELY GETTING YOUR BANG FOR YOUR BUCK HERE! PORTIONS ARE HUGE! TASTES OVERALL REALLY GOOD! CRISPY BEEF 4/5 ID JUST WISH THE BEEF PCS WERE SKIGHTLY THICKER SO WHEN FRIED, ITS NOT OVER COOKED AND TOUGH/CHEWY. FLAVOURS ARE GREAT! LOVE THE SPICY KICK. FRIED SQUID 5/5 WE ASKED THEM TO MAKE THIS DISH SPICY. PRETTY GOOD! AGAIN, HUGE PORTION! SHRIMP FRIED RICE 5/5 VERY TASTY! THAT CHINESE FR WOK FLAVOUR! I LIKED THAT ITS NOT TOO SALTY. LOADED W.SHRIMP TOO! BROCCOLI W.GARLIC 5/5 CANT GO WRONG HERE! BROCCOLI CROWNS NICELY BLANCHED AND TOSSED IN SOME GARLIC! OVERALLS ID DEFINITELY COME BACK HERE FOR MY CHINESE FOOD CRAVINGS! WE SPENT ROUGHLY $54 TAX IN, PLUS TIP $60. I REALLY ENJOYED IT! THANK YOU TENDET TRAP! YOUVE TRAPPED US FOR LIFE!

Best Chinese Food in Toronto

One of the few original and non pretentious Chinese restaurants in Toronto. Good food, good price, good portion sizes.

Tender trap is a STAPLE in the area. Nothing bad on the menu. Ive probably tried everything now. Theyre also super friendly and give off a warm family vibe. Eating a dish from tender trap is like being transported back to a time when Chinese food meant something different and despite how much the neighborhood has changed around them, theyve stayed true to who they are and what they do well: Providing affordable food and outstanding value to the families of Cabbagetown, st James town and beyond.

Forgot Items in my order and did not offer any compensation or apology won t order again

We have been customers for decades and hope to be for many more. That says it all.

No dining in at the moment. I called ahead for takeout and it was ready when I got there. Egg rolls only so-so, but the remainder hot and tasty. Good value, discount for cash.

The food is good

Very good food

Gr8 place

Best chicken wings

Reliable.

Ive ordered from here a few times, and I will say the very first time I was impressed with the food - vegetable fried rice and sauteed vegetables. However, the last few times, not so much. The food was a bit greasy, and It seemed rushed. Ill try again one more time in the future.

The food was good I enjoyed it very much!

Made from the heart

I always get A5 which is 4 chicken balls and spring rolls

Chao unmean

Great food.. great staff... order the tender trap fried rice... the Singapore noodles also really good

Love their food

FIRE RICE WITH FISH

Got the fried tofu as appetizers and the chilli chicken with rice, and I gotta say it was an absolute rockstar! Quick and friendly service, and the portions were generous! Will be back again :)

The first time I eat their food it was really tasty hot and good price. Last week the food tasted awful especially the fried rice,it tasted bad... the rice smelled bad. The kung po chicken was mostly vegetables I could count how many chicken pieces was in the plate. Yesterday got the wrong order didnt realize until I got home. Chill chicken was way too salty . I do have think that I would be buying from this restaurant any ti.e soon. A bit disappointed and bummed.

There food is awesome and for everyone to share

Great spot. Delicious and very reasonably priced.

Love this

Great food

Closed due to COVID.

Amazing chicken wings

They have one of the best Chinese food on Toronto. Their chicken balls are soft and their egg rolls are good too

Gave the chilli chicken a try three times now... Even asked to make it spicy and add gravy was still disappointed.

Fried rice is amazing and the service is great

Delicious and authentic Chinese food. Very quick service and staff are also friendly and attentive. Big portions and good for takeout.

Have always loved this place. They have such an extensive menu with variety. Their food is fresh, reasonably priced and most importantly, delicious!

We came across Tender Trap by chance while in the area through a Google search. Every item we got was so hot and fresh and delicious! We dont live in the area but ended up coming back a second time especially to eat there. We wanted to order delivery one night but were sad to discover we werent in their delivery area. Highly recommended for delicious, fresh and affordable Chinese food.

Best fried rice.. order the tender trap fried rice. Cant go wrong and deep fried squid. Soooo Good

Delicious and nutritious!

Good chinese food

Abundant dishes and cheap

Cheap and delcious. I love the special fried rice here. cant go wrong.

Word of advice... If you are looking for Indian Chinese ... Skip it !! Thank me later

The boss is super nice. I come here to eat every day after get off work. It s cheap and the portions are big. The boss will also chat with you when there aren t many customers.

My experience was very good.

Love this place! Yummy food, great staff!! Been going there for years. Recommended.

Fast, good food and cheap, if u want to quickly grab something to eat

Quick and simple

Great food

General Tao chicken and noodles was fantastic.

Wow!! Excellent food. The veggies are not over cooked and rest of the is fantastic.

Lunch special is good.

grate place to eat

Very good service. Good food, good size servings.

Clean space, A.C.is cool and food and pricing are good!

Despite the funny name, Tender Trap serves hot, fresh Chinese take-out in a down-to-earth location. The food is always hot and tasty, albeit occasionally salty. The chicken balls are top-notch!

Simple, basic cooking is always the best.

The food is amazing. 80% of the business is take away...so the food is amazing and piping hot. The bathroom was also stellar clean...

Place smells like a thrift store other than that food was great. Tried the chilli fried tofu dish

Excellent food, a great amount of veggie and meat per dish. Rice is included. From take out to dine in, food are percise cook to perfection. Lovely staff. Simple and delicious.

Decent Chinese food with very generous portions.

Typical Chinese restaurant nothing special I find the price is a lil higher.

Not the traditional experience. The Staff is friendly, the Service is fast and the prices are fair, but the food isnt necessarily what youd expect (explanation below). Our order contained BBQ pork wonton soup, vegetarian egg rolls, Tender Trap fried rice (also known elsewhere as house, special or Yeung Chow fried rice), honey garlic spare ribs and General Tao chicken. The soup has a dark, slightly orange broth that has a strong fragrance of BBQ? and thick square chunks or pork. Definitely not the clear broth with thinly sliced BBQ pork and a few veggies that Im accustomed to in other parts of the city. The egg rolls where fine but nothing special, would have preferred if they had some meat in them since the spring rolls are also vegetarian. The rice was quite tasty, I really enjoyed it. Its a bit darker and slightly oilier than what Im used to but very good nonetheless. The honey garlic spare ribs are breaded and in a thick sauce, which really threw me off. I havent had spare ribs like since Ho Lee Chow was still around so I was not expecting that. The menu doesnt mention theyre breaded. Not my thing, but Im sure other will enjoy them. Finally, the General Tao chicken was a bit heavy on the breading and not hot at all. The brocoli that came with it was a very nice touch and I really liked that but IMO, it still needs a bit of peppers and onions. Overall it was an okay experience and I will definitely give them a try for other dishes, but it will unfortunately not be my first choice for chinese food.

Spicy chicken on fried rice Is to die for.

Got trapped from the tender

friendly staff and food taste really good and the price is reasonable

Fast service for takeout, delicious food and great prices. A gem of a hole in the wall cabbagetown restaurant.

One of the best restaurants to have a meal. Outstanding

Food is wonderful

Food is blesss

Delicious, Fast service

One of my favorite chinese restaurant amd one of the best out there in my own opinion. A bit pricey but decent food.

Love this place !! Eat here 3-4 times a week !!!5

Good to go

The quality of the dishes may very throughout the day (I think they change the chef) but still a good place for some cheap yet good food!

Small and cozy, food was good, couldnt finish it all they give u quite a bit, I would go back again.

Best Chinese restaurant in Toronto. The lady who owns it is nice. Try the chili chicken!!

Its pretty standard North American Chinese food. Theres been a recent shift towards more authentic regional cuisine from China, especially Northern, but this style is comforti ng and well known to Canadian eaters.

ehh its all rights

awsome food and very friendly service loved it ..!!

Great Chinese food at reasonable prices