Recently I took out all my wisdom teeth and have been restricted to soft foods (ie. Noodles, Congee, etc), which is why the next couple of blogs will be mainly those kinds of stuff. Anyways, we went to Congee Wong at First Markham Place so that I can actually eat out with them (Thanks Guys! Appreciate it). There was 5 of us and we were all very hungry, so we were prepared to order a lot of food. Surprisingly, the portions were actually quite large for a dish and we ended up ordering only 5 dishes (2 were congee btw and not even in the large bowl section).
To start off, the minced beef congee (3.95 + tax) was pretty good. The amount of beef was way more than I expected, which is always a plus. I never got to try the salmon congee (4.95 + tax) though, but my friends gave positive reviews for that as well. Now, the singapore style turnip (it actually said that on the bill… 5.25 + tax btw) was below average in my opinion. I’ve always been a fan of Congee Wong’s “turnips” but the quality has been decreasing over the years. It used to be more red with more sauce, but now it is more brownish and not as saucy. BUT! The taste is still decent. Not amazing like the blog, but decent. We also got the beef fried noodle (7.25 + tax… picture below) and the egg & beef noodle (also 7.25 + tax) and these were the main event of dinner. When we were ordering, my friend specifically wanted the beef fried noodle, and I just threw in the egg & beef as a filler. The beef fried noodle was your average noodle that is the same in EVERY restaurant, but the egg & beef one was something else. When it was served, everyone wanted a piece of it. It was saucy and eggy, and I am a big fan of sauce. The taste wasn’t plain or bland like something watered down, and that is already considered good in my books. There was a decent amount of beef in it as well. Best of all, it was the biggest dish on the table, meaning that you definitely get your money’s worth with this one. In the end, everyone had to fight for the egg & beef and it was rationed to the last piece of noodle left on the plate.
So, would I go there again? Absolutely. For the price, portion and quality that you get, Congee Wong is definitely the place to go for dinner with large groups of people.
Rating: 8/10.
Congee Wong
3255 Highway 7 East
Markham, ON
Congee Wong is pretty good... if you like that turnip thing Congee Queen just off the the 404 and steeles is pretty good... and yeah i tried it and that egg beef noodles is really good!
ReplyDeletei'd like to point out I was there as well to provide professional critic to both leo and jon as research material from a professional.
ReplyDeleteThe salmon congee was my choice, and to add to Leo's incomplete accessment, the salmon was lightly seasoned, and very fresh.
i apologize for some typos, it should be *assessment* not accessment
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