Chiu Chow Boy

Very interesting Southern Chinese Cuisine. A good place to go if you like to try something different.

I have been to Chiu Chow Boy numerous time over the years.
Good for quick lunch or late night since it opens way passed midnight. Great for a midnight snack. Chiu Chow Style congee is easy on the digestive system and great to eat before bed time.
Marinated item: duck, octopus, sausage, duck feet, tofu goes well with congee. And of course, one can order other stir fried items.
Oysters and Minced Pork Congee ($ 8.99) was fresh and tasty but took a while to be served.
Great neighbourhood restaurant.

Not bad, very different for a typical Chinese cuisine. The best way to describe it would be that it has a lot cleaner palette in that less grease and sauce and more herb-​ier. I quite enjoyed it especially the tofu dishes but on the fence about the fried rice and duck. It’s possible that I’ve gotten used to the Cantonese and Canadianized Chinese food in town.
Food: 3/​5, a lot of soy sauce based dishes. We got the duck, noodles, deep fried meatballs, Chinese vegetables and beef/​chicken dishes. Most were good but none that were spectacular.
Service: 2.5÷5, typical service for a Chinese restaurant where all they do is bring the food and take the bill lol.
Ambience: 3/​5, nice little place with great tables but the seats weren’t too comfortable. It’s ok.
Price: 4/​5, super cheap food, for like 8 dishes, we paid less than $ 15 per person with a generous tip.
I would try again.

I initially heard about this place from someone I met at the Samosa Factory in Albion who raved about this restaurant and said I should check it out if I’m ever in the Scarborough/​Markham area; letting me know this was the best place in town for Hakka style street food. When I got to the door I was impressed with their Top 100 restaurant listings from 2012 – 2015! However, I don’t know if this is a Top 100 list they created themselves.
From the moment I stepped into this place, I had a feeling I was going to regret it. Prior to arriving at this restaurant, I read reviews about not having too many expectations where the service was concerned; but I was so disappointed with the food and the lack of service that I strike this place of my list completely. Save your money and go somewhere else, there are a plethora of options that are in the area that will not only provide much better quality, taste, quantity and value.
While the interior is sleek and dining area is spacious, the food left much to be desired and the waitress’ attitude and general demeanor was one of the worst I have ever seen in the service industry. She grunted as her only form of communication throughout the dinner even though I knew she spoke English. I tried to be over polite and nice thinking possibly she had a bad day and sometimes, you can turn a person’s day around (you’d think) but nothing moved this ice princess! I don’t know if I just caught her on a bad day or this is how they treat or respond to customers in general but it ruins your restaurant experience when you feel like they are doing you a favor rather than appreciating your business. She seemed to getting annoyed with customers walking into the place like she didn’t want to be there, most other establishments you see just the opposite and it rings higher tips in the end for them.
This place is more Chinese/​Asian traditional cuisine than Hakka although it does have some fusions with the spices but this place is definitely one of the worst Chinese styled trying Hakka dishes for the local crowds. I’m glad we ordered a trial of just two dishes and ended our misery.

My favorite place out of all places in the GTA.
Always yummy. Pan fried fish, seafood fried rice. The service. Dry chilli chicken, crab n corn soup spicy.
5 star for the food only.
One of my most favorite places. Good service only wish they take debit/​credit oh well most Asian spots in the GTA only accept cash.

I came here on a craving and it was great. We had the Chiu chow congee with fish and ½ a duck! Delicious! Is well worth coming here. Although it looks like it’s a little sketchy but isn’t all late night eateries sketchy lol

When I want speed and delicious food, I think of this place. It’s definitely one step up from other restaurants in its category. The dishes aren’t as large as I’m used to, but it was enough for our party. We ordered 10 dishes for 14 people and that was just perfect. For those who are used to the larger dishes at chinese restaurants it may not be enough. I particularly liked the salty hand shredded chicken. I will definitely come back when I’m in the area.

Went out couple time for lunch, was not really impressed, one time I ordered fish and the fish was not fresh! However the fried rice and the noodle was delicious. They have a lot of varieties of Cantonese food. Really good price, service was ok, however if you don’t speak Cantonese/​Mandarin, you will find a difficult time to put an order.

Decent restaurant serving up Chiu Chow, which is a variation of Cantonese cuisine.
There’s no disguising the kind of cuisine. They serve a lot of Cantonese staples and some other intriguing items as well. The place itself is fairly nice inside. The place is open fairly late as well. The prices are pretty cheap for most dishes and they have a lot of specials and small snacks.
We ordered up some Boiled Lettuce, Satay Beef Fried Noodle, and Chicken in Chin Jew Sauce. The Boiled lettuce ($ 3.95) was ordered purely out of guilt for not having vegetables the past couple of days. It comes served boiled up and drizzled with hoisin sauce.
The Satay Beef Fried Noodle ($ 8.50) was pretty good. It is exactly as it sounds. It was satay beef served atop some crispy Cantonese egg noodles. The satay beef was tossed around in a thicker sauce than normal, almost curry-​like. The beef was tender and the sauce was tasty, though a bit salty. The Chicken in Chin Jew Sauce ($ 7.50) is just marinated chicken tossed with kale in a sauce that was rubbed with an earthy mixture of spices. Chicken meat was dark meat so it was tender and not really any sauce as it’s more like the chicken you get at these Hakka places.
Service was a tad slow but we arrived fairly early while no one was there so maybe they were just firing the kitchen up. Prices are very good and they had a nice listing of seafood items like Vancouver Crab and Lobster in Chin Jew sauce, so may come back to try other dishes, but nothing worth going out of the way for

I have been here countless times; I can’t believe I haven’t written a review for it until now. Chiu Chow Boy is a great place for a cosy lunch or dinner (especially dinner). The food is fully cooked (aka beautifully overcooked; no chance of sami here). Everything is rich in flavor and slightly greasy or too greasy subject to your tolerance level (I am making a face while I am writing this). They taste great, too. The portion is large for its price. I love ordering from its regular menu where there are many dinner dishes under $ 8. It is literally food court pricing. If you order stir fried rice or noodle for lunch or dinner, be prepared for a huge pile on plate. Though I have not tried it, many people order its hot pot. I wonder how Chiu Chow hot pot is like. :-)
The restaurant is LLBO licensed. The services are friendly and effective.
Overall, a solid 3.5 stars. I will return, many times.

This is a great late night dinner place. Whenever I arrive late to Toronto and looking for a place to eat, this is my go to place. I love the pigs blood made here. It’s better than the way it’s made in New York. The pigs blood is nice and smooth. I also enjoy the pigs intestine, clams, and chicken here. They all had great flavor. I’ve had many other dishes here but can’t remember what they’re called. I tend to just look at the menu and see what’s different and something I can’t get back in New York. This is one of my favorite Chinese restaurant in Toronto.

Came here with my rents cause they actually heard from their friends that it’s pretty good. I was kinda skeptical at first cause I was thinking… okay it’s probably just another Asian restaurant. But oh damn their food is amazing! I really liked the dish that looks like pancakes but it’s made from eggs with little tiny clams mixed in. And oh yea… It wasn’t greasy at all. I hate greasy food.

This restaurant is one of two restaurants to serve authentic Chiuchow cuisine in Scarborough. If you like Chiuchow food and know what to order, this is the place to be.

A good place to have Chiu Chow style food if you are searching for an alternative to the «usual» Cantonese places.
These dishes are good when you want something light /​lightly seasoned:
Bean Curd and Plum Soup (#7 in takeout menu) — tastes like a very light version of tom yum soup, non spicy
CC style stir fried fish noodles (yes, noodles made from minced and seasoned fish meat, they look like udon noodles, taste fish-​y in a good way)
Kang Kong Malaysian style or Chinese style with bean sauce, yum!
Stir fried bean sprouts with minced fish, sounds strange but a tasteful combination
I also like CC style marinated dishes (app dishes), beef or beef tongue or squid.
Give it a try if you want something different.

Yeah, I’ve visited this place a lot over the years. It’s always been a fairly standard, solid restaurant.
Most recently, however, I had a pretty terrible experience that makes me not want to go back. For one, my fatty pork and yam dish had gone bad. As a whole, nothing seemed fresh at all. The fish was overcooked. The seaweed and tofu soup must have had four pieces of seaweed in it for a 7 person party. And while dishes being at least a bit oily is sometimes normal with Chinese cooking, I probably had enough oil to make a small fire with. The one thing I particularly enjoyed was the pork intestine, but not everyone can stomach the thought of eating that in general.
The place was fairly empty throughout the service even though it was the prime time of the evening on the weekend. I think I know why, too. Do you?
As usual, a full review with all the pictures is up on my food blog, located conveniently in my profile. Check it out! Cheers.

Second Chiu Chow cuisine restaurant that I’ve visited in Toronto. We always go here at the suggestion of my uncle and he normally does the ordering. He usually orders the following:
Fish Maw Soup (yummy)
Some sort of chicken & deep fried kale concoction
Fish Noodles (the actual noodles are made from fish paste, very tasty, though some may not enjoy the texture)
Deep Fried Tofu
For dessert:
Crystal Buns (Custard, red bean & lotus flavours) — VERY yummy! My favourite is the custard flavour.
The food here is pretty good, though if I had to compare Chiu Chow Boy vs. Ming Lou, Ming Lou wins in my books.