Talk about comfort food! This is the place to come to in Toronto for congee and fried doughnut (yau ja gwai). The fried doughnut sticks is a staple item when it comes to pairing it with congee in the mornings. There is no oily or greasy feeling when biting into the fried sticks. It's the perfect amount of chewy and crunch without being over fried. They have a man at the front of the restaurant everyday frying these up non-stop so they are as fresh as fresh can be!
The congee is always consistent. Meaning tons of quality ingredients and the way congee should be, not too thick and glutenous but not thin and watery. I have had the "teng jai juk" on more than one occasion. It has mostly squid and tripe along with some ground beef bits topped with peanuts and lettuce. The other alternative if you want something a bit lighter is the fish slice congee.
My eating partner and I decided to have some BBQ as well as it was coming out fresh. Roasted pork and BBQ pork on rice was added to our "breakfast". There was no way we were finishing but we made the attempt. The BBQ pork was too salty for my liking and the roasted pork was too fatty and salty for my taste buds. All and all I would likely skip out on the BBQ here if you don't like extreme salt and fat. That said, they do sell a lot so it certainly isn't bad BBQ and I am sure it would taste better in a soup noodle.
Wash everything down with a cold lemon tea on the way out and breakfast / brunch was a success! Let's just say I walked 45 minutes in rain for congee and fried sticks the next day!
