Hakka 77

Saw the lawn signs around the area and thought I’d give it a try. This location has changed hands many times and I’ve tried it each time. Still my favourite was when it was the Nepalese buffet. I’m quite sad to see it go. Then it was a Indian buffet which was also short-​lived. Now, it’s Hakka cuisine. My co-​worker and I work just around the corner so we decided to give it a try over lunch. I don’t have much experience with Hakka cuisine, but I found it a bit too spicy but don’t get me wrong… I love spicy food. This type of spice just wasn’t for me. I found the spiciness overpowered the flavour of the food. The price was right, at $ 6.95 you get rice, meat/​veg dish on the side, spring roll and soup/​pop. I had the hot & sour soup, but found it hot, but not sour enough and there was lack of the ingredients to spoon out. Ordered the Chili Fish, the portion was big, the fish didn’t taste fishy, overall taste was alright, not spectacular. The spring roll was fresh and crispy. We didn’t have to wait too long for the food probably because we got there early they just opened and not alot of people know about it. The staff was very attentive and friendly. Full marks for service. Great place if you want an inexpensive lunch or dinner (since it’s All Day Special) so I will try something different next time.

I frequent hakka restaurants often. A friend of mine told me about this place opening up and as hard as it was cheating on federick or my back up spicy dragon, I promised him i’d give it a shot and win the $ 5 bet (no one can make pakora as good as federicks). Well I was wrong.
What a supprise for a new place. Pakora is different (had more Indian seasoning) but just as good if not better. Dry chili chicken was spicier than i remember but perfectly cooked and absolutely full of flavor. If you’re stopping by make sure you try tom yum rice, it’s full of shrimp and was honestly one of the best fried rice dishes I’ve ever had.
The hot and sour soup was good (could have been thicker but flavor was great) and hakka noodles were decent (missing more spice but I add hot sauce to everything so they were good).
Combined with great friendly service, fresh atmosphere and the fact that my wife can’t stop saying how delicious all the food is I had to do 5 stars. This may be my new favorite hakka place.

Came here for lunch to try this new Hakka place with some coworkers since it’s right across the street. It wasn’t too busy when we got there around 12:30 but they did just open recently. Good thing is their meat is halal so my coworker was able to eat whatever she wanted.
The service was good, the waiters were friendly. The food did take a little bit but there was another large table of 10 so that might be what was slowing them down. We were a party of 3 and got our food pretty much at the same time which was good.
I ordered the chili chicken special that comes with rice, spring roll, and soup or pop for $ 6.95. This is an all day special too, not just for lunch. Plus, on top of that they have a store opening discount of 10% right now until the end of January.
Anyways, back to the food — it was a decent portion and tasty. Is it the best chili chicken I’ve ever had? No. I think Federicks has forever ruined all other chili chicken for me because I have yet to find one comparable to theirs. Don’t get me wrong this was tasty and great value for the price. The depth of flavour just wasn’t as developed. It was basically fried chicken that was tossed in sauce for a bit. I’m actually pretty sure that’s what they do because I tried my coworker’s manchurian chicken and it tasted almost exactly the same. I also tried a piece of my other coworker’s chicken pakora which was $ 10.95 for about 8 – 10 pieces. Nice and crispy but it had a strong parsley taste (idk if this was because I really hate parsley and can taste it from a mile away) so I wouldn’t order it again. Not the best pakora I’ve had. Guess who that award goes to? Federicks. My Hakka lover. Plus $ 11 for that amount of pakora is a bit much. Overall I would come back here for a cheap lunch but nothing really stood out.