Sunday, March 22, 2009

Phoenix.

yum... Maybe it's because of my canto background that I've become a regular at Phoenix, but this place has some damn good food! I went to Phoenix today for a late lunch around 3 pm. Phoenix serves Hong Kong style Chinese and Chinese fusion food ranging from from HK style baked rice to HK style french toast. If you've ever been here you know the menu is huge and covers a variety of foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I wasn't too hungry today, so I ordered the French Toast with condensed milk on top from the tea time menu (2:30-5 pm), which included a hot drink (ex. milk tea, coffee, hot lemon tea). The HK style french toast was good, being made from a thick slice of toast and had a sweet crispy batter. Having the sweet condensed milk on top makes it even more of a dessert type dish (don't even have to use the syrup that comes with it). The one recommendation I would have when ordering this dish is to ask for butter on the side as the butter was pretty heavy (as you can see I brushed it off in the picture, but theres still tons of buttery goodness on the french toast). My friend had just woken up and was really hungry. He ordered his usual order of the Pork Chop Cutlet Rice with Tomato Sauce and Rice. This is his order every single time he comes here and he swears that it is the best pork chop cutlet in Toronto. I have tried this and agree that it is HELLA tasty, but I prefer choosing the option of having it baked in a casserole style rather than the one in the picture.
Quick Notes: A good tip when ordering any meal with the hot lemon tea is to keep refilling the lemon tea with the free tea that has free unlimited refills (this way your hot lemon tea becomes "unlimited" hot lemon tea.lol). The French Toast is $4.50 + $0.50 for condensed milk on top or an extra charge for having a filling inside the middle such as condensed milk or peanut butter. This price includes the hot drink (+$1 for cold drink) during the tea time period(2:30-5 pm). The porkchop cutlet w/ tomato sauce and rice cost around $8-$9. Our total bill came to ~$17 after tax/tip. Phoenix is definitely not a cheap restaurant but the food is always good and you can be sure that there will be a lineup during weekends or busy hours. It is located at Woodbine/Steeles (just south of the Frankie Tomato's). They also have a location further north on McCowan between 16th and Highway 7.

4 comments:

  1. lol i love how you capitalize "hella" everytime you use it.

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  2. that picture has sold me. im definitely getting that pork cutlet next time i go to pheonix!!!

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  3. it's actually just south of Frankie Tomato's, not north =]


    nice blog~ I was thinking of doing one on food in Toronto as well! haha

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  4. serious.. thanks for pointing out the error..i've edited the post!
    haha.yeah so much food in t.o. to eat and talk about!

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