Chong’s Restaurant

Reviews

• PennyandRusty P.

  star star star star_border star_border 29 July 2026

  Walking into Chong's Restaurant on Kingsway is like taking a step into the past... complete with glass blocks accents at the entrance (this is one 80's design trend that I hope doesn't make a comeback).
  
  The layout inside is very utilitarian and it seems clear that they have their own niche focusing on value prices for their dim sum items which come in at an easy-on-your-pocketbook price of $4.28 for most items between 9am-3pm. With such a bargain, we wound up ordering 6 dishes which was more than enough for the both of us.
  
  The first item to arrive was the Beef Rice Rolls which were unimpressive. Instead of a thin, silky rice roll which enveloped the beef filling, it seemed like they wrapped the filling twice, creating a thick and less-than-stellar rice roll. The ratio of rice roll wrapper and filling were definitely off and I found that the filling kept slipping out.
  
  Next up were the Steamed Chicken Feet which actually turned out pretty good with a tender and gelatinous texture to the pieces.
  
  The Steamed Shrimp Dumpling were on the small side in terms of filling and one piece fell apart completely as I picked it up. I also found that one of the dumplings was a bit too mushy on the interior (while the other piece I tried was fine).
  
  It's hard to go wrong with Steamed BBQ Pork Buns and, fortunately, these turned out fine with a pillowy softness to the bun which broke open to reveal a hot and tasty bbq pork filling.
  
  My only real complaint with the Eggplant with Shrimp Paste is the way they cut the pieces in half. Instead of cutting it up so each piece has a bit of shrimp paste and eggplant, they cut the eggplant in half so only one side had shrimp paste and the other had none. Who does that?
  
  The last dish to arrive came a bit later. There was nothing obviously good nor bad about the Pan-Fried Radish Cake - it had a bit of crispness on the outside from the pan-frying and was an adequate interpretation.
  
  Overall, you get what you pay for when you visit Chong's. Items are pretty hit-and-miss and service is somewhat slow (we kept seeing dishes pile up while they waited for the waitresses to deliver them to the tables).

• John P.

  star star star star star_border 19 July 2026

  ...... a 'heads-up" re: a closing .....
  
  A "shock" at dim sum this morning - we were advised (firstly, via the Owner/Chef, and then via a server, and some fellow diners), that Chong's Restaurant will be closing - as of Monday, 31 December 2018.  
  
  For how long?  I am unsure, and not able to say - but from what I (we) could gather from the limited conversations, it is likely to be for 'at least' two months (which would mean January and February of 2019).
  
  Yikes, to say the least - certainly not the kind of news we expected, or had wished to hear at dim sum this morning.  We gave, and received, several hugs and good wishes during, and at the end of our meal today.  
  
  Sure hope breakfast at Chong's this morning was not to be a 'final' goodbye.

• Brenda K.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 14 July 2026

  I was here about a month ago and noticed how their food is inconsistent. There were few visits which my family found it amazing, later our food was salty everything. I hate to let go of our family favourite resto, but I wish they were more consistent with their food.

• Yvonne L.

  star star star star_border star_border 5 July 2026

  I like this place. The ppl that work there are always super nice and the food is pretty decent. They have a smaller menu that has cheap dishes, they're smaller size, but I usually order a few and bring the leftovers home for the next couple of days. Dim sum is pretty ok too. Size is not too big but flavour is good.

• Andy J.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 5 July 2026

  Got to the restuarant wait 10min for our seats but they gave it to another group.
  Sat down and order right away. 40min after ordering and food has still not come out... dont think I would wait this again for dim sum!!