Congee Me

Authentic northern Chinese cuisine that seriously impressed my spicy, intense, and meaty food loving father. He recommends the intestine dish, leg of lamb, and garlic cucumber. I’d definitely order the purple rice congee if you need something sweet to munch on while watching the more spice-​tolerant members of your party wolf down their food: p

Food was good. Cheap eats. The congee was barely warm, prefer if it was hotter. I would recommend this place if you have a craving for Shanghai and Mandarin food at a budget.

I came here upon the recommendation of a friend.
One thing the other reviews haven’t seemed to touch on is the terrible service. Perhaps it was a unique situation? Upon entering, which was half-​full on a Sunday afternoon, we were greeted by a surly waitress. We were calling her for 10 minutes while she was sweeping the floor before she finally took our order. Afterwards we asked an other lady for a spoon and never got it. It could possibly be because we were using Cantonese to converse with them and they were more comfortable speaking Mandarin?
Anyways, the food was relatively decent. However, the pumpkin congee lacked rice or pumpkin flavour and was very starchy. I hear the purple rice congee is better so maybe I’ll try that next time. The chive and pork bun was very good with plenty of filling, and the beef roll was very crunchy and delicious. The proportions are very large and it’s definitely great value for money as our bill came to slightly more than $ 10 and we were quite full.
However, given the attitude of the staff, I’d rather go to Magic Noodle, which also has a far larger menu selection.

real mandarin food. no further. I DUG DIS PLACE!
They just opened for a year, needs lots of improvement, but to be fair, the food is cheap, authentic.
The hygiene is like six outta five.
The service is really nice and passionate provided you speak Mandarin lol The ladies got a little shy speaking English somehow. (I noticed it when I use English on one occasion, then I smartly changed the language to Beijing Dialect and the service quality went to heavenly awesome = =)
To be fair all of my Beijing friends love it.
The 馄饨 won-ton（northern Chinese won-​ton, not the ones you have in those all day dim sum place) is like, LE-​GEN-​DA-​RY!
PS to all you northerners, 羊汤也比中华牛羊馆好喝。
LOL, Mandarin ppl from the north (北京东北blah blah bla) YOU SHOULD REALLY TRY THIS PLACE OUT.

This little place is average. The food quality is okay and the prices are reasonable. I would say their steam buns and their purple rice congee would be my favorite from their menu.

Used to be my go-​to chinese restaurant when it had more spicy dishes. Since they’ve changed the menu there are more buns and congee. Overall, there are a variety of food choices and the food comes pretty quickly. Service can be a bit rude sometimes. They have this new policy where they don’t accept credit card unless you spend over $ 30 so it’s good to keep that in mind.

Food here is pretty good. Decently priced. Closes much later than what’s shown on Unilocal

This is a pretty interesting place, hidden in a little plaza at the intersection of Brimley Rd. and Sheppard Ave. Menu items include congee (obviously) as well as handmade buns, noodles, fried rice, etc.
One of the highlights of this place is definitely the price. A decently sized bowl of congee (more than enough for one person, but maybe not enough for two) is only $ 0.99! Buns, which are pretty big, are also $ 0.99! I had a bowl of the purple rice porridge and a chives and egg bun and was super full afterwards. My mom also got a bowl of the same congee and a preserved vegetable & pork bun, and our total bill ended up being less than $ 5 — can’t find that kind of price anywhere else!
I thought the purple rice porridge was quite delicious, it had just a hint of sweetness. Would recommend trying it if you come here. I was initially afraid that my bun would be bland, but it was actually quite flavourful, if not just the tiiiniest bit too salty for my taste. Preserved vegetable & pork bun was also quite strong in flavour, my mom thought it was too sour, but I’m sure plenty of other people would enjoy it (my family just tends to prefer lighter flavours.)
While you are eating, you can watch a lady make buns. She goes through the entire process of preparing the dough and stuffing the buns, which I thought was pretty cool!
I wanted to give this 4 stars initially, but chose to take one star off because unfortunately my mom found what appeared to be a bug (mosquito?) squished on the bottom of her bun. D: I’m hoping it was just a one time thing, since my bun was fine, but still, can’t pretend we didn’t see it.

I give this place 3 stars because the food is delicious. The service is not there but that’s common in Chinese places. AND they do not accept credit cards and only debit cards if you spend 30 before taxes.
We had their handmade buns, noodles, beef wrap, seaweed appetizer, and fried intestines. My favorites were the noodle soup and the fried intestines. The beef wrap is not as good as other places. I would not recommend it. There is a parking lot so easy for parking. There are also a lot of tables so you don’t have to wait too long.

I didn’t think this place would be so busy! I came here on a Saturday night with my parents and we waited a few minutes before we got seated.
I had to get the pumpkin congee and it’s possibly the worst pumpkin congee I’ve ever had in the city. It was so bland, it tasted like plain congee. Since it was so flavourless, I waited for the chicken with chilli sauce to arrive to pair together.
The chicken with chilli sauce was ok. I came to this restaurant just to try this dish and I was slightly let down. I’ve been searching for a restaurant that can make this dish as good as a restaurant I used to go to that unfortunately closed down. I think this dish could use a little bit more of the sesame/​peanut sauce and less chilli. It was extremely spicy which I anticipated so it went well with the congee.
We ordered a pork and leek bun and it was very flavourful. This is something I would highly recommend.
We also got the beef wrap which is one of my all time favourite thing to eat and it’s also very well done here.
For dessert, we got pumpkin pancake and it was ok. Not much pumpkin flavour but it was sweet and oily and really hit the spot.

i have mixed feelings about this place…
they seem to kind of incorporate a fusion of foods. they have very northern china dishes. and then they would have very southern cantonese style dishes…
the dishes are confusing. for example. i got the lamb soulder it was fried and covered with spices. very very heavy on the cumin. which is totally northern chinese. and i was mixing it with preserved eggs with congee and noodles and other dishes you may see at congee wong or keungs.
the portions were smaller than i expected. the pictures look bigger than what it was… but tasted overall not bad… the pumpkin and multiwheat or whatever it is. congee has no salt at all. its pretty much plain congee.
interesting little place. fresh buns were not bad too.

My Spicy Cold Noodle ($ 7.99) was really good. Savory, Sour and Spicy at the same time.
It took me 5 minute to eat my noodle but 30 minute for it to be ready.
On a Saturday afternoon, the wait staff and the kitchen seemed to be overwhelm with a full house.
If you are in a rush, don’t come here. The only items that can be serve fast is their congee and cold dish. Since a lot of the item is made when order, it might take my whole lunch break to be ready… I almost just walked out without eating.

Offers a variety of Cantonese food on their menu.
1) We went for beef brisket soup noodles. Portion was pretty large but there was barely any brisket! Any pieces that were found were mostly small fatty pieces. Forgettable dish.
2) Next up was the beef wraps. Beef was a little dry, but otherwise good flavor from the sauce. The wrap was so dry it was falling apart by itself as well.
3) 4 season peas. This dish came cold and oily. Again anther forgettable dish.
4) small dragon dumplings. Clearly the star of the show. The soup held up in the dumpling which is the key. Lots of flavor in the soup without tasting too salty.
Atmosphere looked like any general old Chinese restaurant. Prices were relatively reasonable actually.
Just meh

Congee Me fooled me at least. I thought it was going to be a congee place in the sense of Cantonese food with a variety of noodles, bbq, and congee. This place is a Northern Chinese restaurant that offers up staples like some Sichuan dishes, northern dim sum, and even hand-​pulled noodles. The place is small, but very nice on the inside.
They do offer congee from the North like Pumpkin congee and Millet Rice congee. We gave them a shot as it was a favorite of my girlfriend’s, but I found it lacking any sort of flavor (which might be part of the appeal??). Apparently good for when you’re sick, so keep that in mind.
The chicken with chili and bean sauce was good. I enjoyed the thick sauce that coated it and the fact that it was chilled chicken is always a favorite. The tofu with preserved veggies were OK. I enjoyed the freshness of the tofu, but the preserved veggie taste is something i’m not very fond of. The fried dumplings were decent, but a bit too greasy.
The absolute best part of the meal and the reason the rating is so high is because of the braised beef noodle soup. Everything from the broth and the meat were good. I enjoyed the noodles because they were perfect and they are hand pulled in-​house. You can watch from your table as the lady is smacking noodle against her wooden board. Soup broth was great and the meat was tender.
I would make my way back for just the noodle soup next time. The other items were good, but not enough to make me want to come back over and over again. The food was fresh though and it’s definitely worth a stop over.