Restaurant Fifty Nine

Went there because seeing my dentist. There are many Chinese restaurants in that area. So I thought this little traditional HK style tea room could have some specialty which could suffer such a long time with so many competences.
However, I am wrong! Went there, firstly the HK owner talked me with Cantonese, when I speak Mandarin to him, he didn’t change his tone which made people feel innocent. I ordered a fried calamari and corn fillet rice. The calamari is too little in amount and with unwashed lettuce, but the price is $ 5.95 the rice was very sticky like cooked a few days ago. And there were only three fillets! I finally realized the reason, maybe I was the only customer till the noon.
Hope this place to be close forever, I don’t need to concern about that, because it shall be very soon!!!

Most regulars at Restaurant Fifty Nine know this restaurant as ‘Super Station’.
Most regulars here are somehow connected to one another socially. Most regulars here have never ordered anything other than number 58 off of the menu.
I have no idea where this restaurant got their inspiration for their menu. It has everything from escargots to French fries. It opens until 5am because most patrons visit during the midnight and early morning hours. I have witnessed the furniture and décor go from old to rotting. The television at the counter predates to the birth of my now teenage sister. Nothing ever changes here, and that’s precisely the reason why Restaurant Fifty Nine has remained open since the freaking 80’s!
I don’t know why they changed their name to Restaurant Fifty Nine, because number fifty eight is clearly their golden goose. The Indonesia chicken with rice or spicy rice is perhaps the most delicious dish any human being could hope for in Scarborough. The succulent pieces of pan fried brown meat complimented with two skewers of breast, with sunny-​side-​up egg hits the palate rich tones of I don’t know what the fuck what. The recipe for this dish is impossible to decipher, and so I find myself making the drive and always ordering a double portion to make my trip worthwhile. There are other good items on the menu, but nothing comes close to 58. I always see someone I know when I visit, not something I am too thrilled about. After all, Scarborough isn’t known for its sense of community.
You will get the truly authentic washroom experience here, as it smells so properly like a washroom. The pungent odour of piss smacks me in the face as I try to hold my breath and do my business. Even so, it isn’t enough to deter my appetite. If I own the place, I wouldn’t clean the thing either, knowing that I hold such heroin over my patrons.
I have never seen the chef’s face. It has always been just one man in the back slaving away. I have tried to get a glimpse of the man so that if I were ever to see him in public, I would immediately make him an offer of he couldn’t refuse in exchange for the bloody recipe. I guess somehow Jenny – the owner – knows this, and thus had never let him out of the kitchen when there are other human beings present. Jenny is a nice woman, I like her a lot. She has two daughters, just a random fact my fingers needed to type out.
Affectionately, I will always call this place Super Station. I have many great memories that I’d rather not remember from years ago eating here with my drunken after-​hour friends. I recommend anyone to come here at least once and try the Indonesian Chicken with Spicy Rice, and to take a piss in their disgusting urinals.

I do have respect for Restaurant Fifty Nine to have stayed in business for over 25 years but really it had way passed its prime and really in need of a makeover. #Totally80s Theme
Owner/​Cook/​Waiter is nice and friendly but the food I ordered was mostly a miss.
Pasta in Bolognese Sauce with soup and drink ($ 5.95) is good price. But sadly the Cream of Mushroom soup was not creamy, the HK style milk tea has no tea taste and watery. The pasta though was not not bad.
It is always a sad to see business going downhill, but most of the time things need to be done if they want to survive.
*So apparently the only thing I should be ordering according to reliable source is #58 Indonesia Chicken Rice and #58 only. I might have to go back again…

This place gets 3 stars because it has been around forever. I came for the well renowned Indonesia chicken rice and i was not disappointed. This is the only dish we ordered (3 of them) and mission accomplished.

This restaurant has been here ever since I moved to Canada in 1997, and it still exists today despite the changing nature of the Finch-​Midland plaza. You have to give credit to the fact this place is one of three (according to the owner) that’s still standing since the 80s.
The 3-​star rating is a combination of food and an absolutely friendly owner (note: only the owner is friendly. The other two employees — yes they only have three employees here — aren’t as social and talkative). If I’m rating just the food, it’d be a 2-​star. This place has absolutely zero specials or meals of any kind, and everything is a la carte. For example, a table of two with two bowls of noodles and two drinks would total around $ 23, as everything is counted separately. Considering the dark atmosphere of this place, one would surely go beyond this place for good food, and it shows for the fact I never see more than 3 – 4 tables full here.
Now, why did I say the owner makes the 2-​star rating a 3-​star? Aside from the owner being very talkative, he is willing to experiment with new techniques to make food, and will certainly take your advice on how to make the food better. My dad spent a good 20 minutes talking to him after our meal, and the owner actually explained the whole process of how he cooks the meals. Of course, my dad offered ways to modify some ingredients to make it tastier and/​or healthier, and the owner was thankful of my dad’s suggestions. Since he’s willing to take advice (and let’s be honest, I didn’t get a stomach ache after my meal so at least it’s edible), I give this place 3 stars.