Congee Queen

Food is pretty cheap but portions are large. The congees are very cheap yet delicious and the wait isn’t very long. The place is pretty popular and the interior is very new and comfortable. Service is great too!

Came here for dinner on Saturday and was pleasantly surprised by how good the food was. I’ve been to a few of the other Congee Queen locations (and a lot of other congee restaurants) and this place is probably the best in terms of food and atmosphere. Other people seemed to think so as well because the place was packed when we got there; we had to wait more than 30 minutes for a table for 4 — slightly annoying, but definitely worked up our appetites! Service in general was quite slow (mostly in getting seated and paying the bill) but to be fair, they were pretty slammed.
We ordered the house super bowl congee, deep fried dough fritter (youtiao), crispy cantonese chow mein, fried chili turnip patties, and crispy tiger shrimp & mango salad. The congee was pretty standard but unlike a lot of Chinese restaurants, they didn’t skimp out on the protein and it was packed full of seafood goodness! Everything else was just as good, if not better; the chow mein was super crispy and flavourful without being too oily, and I loved how well the deep fried shrimp paired with the refreshing mango salad. Even the turnip patties — a congee staple — seemed to be better fried and better seasoned than they are at other restaurants.
Great food, good portions, nice & clean interior — what’s not to love? Just don’t visit during peak hours if you’re in a rush.

I rate Chinese restaurants based on the quality of their Cantonese chow mein. It’s my all time favourite dish. This is y go to when ever I craving it. I’ve been to other Congee Queens, but they also don’t match up to this location. Wish it wasn’t so far from where I live.
When you come here, Cantonese chow mein is the must try!

Wow! How would you know a Chinese restaurant serves great food? Watch out for the number of Asian people dining there and the number of Asian servers! I had gone shopping at the nearby mall and saw the buzz around this place and decided to eat here. The place serves great Chinese food. The service is incredibly fast. you get your order in less than 10 minutes. The place is packed with young and old individuals celebrating birthdays, baby showers and anniversaries. There is always a wait time of 5 – 10 minutes for you to get seated but I guess the food is worth the wait. The crab soup is very good — the portions are quite large. I also tried the chicken and shrimp fried which was quite good. The servers are petty attentive though very transactional (not friendly). Overall, a great value for money place. Note: The place is busy on weekdays too. If you are non-​Asian, you’ll feel out of place but you will love it!

This place is always packed full of people, and for a good reason. Service is always great, and attentive, and food is brought out surprisingly quick. We never get the same thing twice, and have not been disappointed. Seems to be able to accommodate large groups, and family style dishes to share.

This Congee Queen is the best, fast service, good take out, work very efficient. Food always tastes good and big portion. If you dine in there, you can eat there, then take out the left over for next meal. Its awesome. BBQ duck is a must try there. Price is a little bit pricy in terms of chinese dishes, but its huge portion and taste amazing. Great for family of 4. MUST GO!!!

LOVE CONGEE QUEEN. Wow, I believe Congee Queen has become a chain restaurant after seeing it become successful with it’s first restaurant. Also, it’s amazing to know how their food appeals to both the Chinese population as well as other cultures.
I always try to come to Congee Queen early for dinner or late slsh early for lunch cause it’s ALWAYS packed. I love the booths at this Congee Queen, it’s very spacious and the circular booths make it seem very secluded.
Today, I ate clams with black bean sauce served on a piece of lettuce as an appetize., It was really savoury. A little salty at first, but the clam were juicy and fat, my favourite! We ordered the salmon fried rice, I felt like this was my favourite item on the menu as they mixed in small fish eggs into the rice as well. We ordered half a chicken, which the chicken had no signs of hair on the skin and was SMOOTH, like literally as smooth as a baby’s bottom. I only wished they gave more of the onion, ginger and oil sauce. Lastly, we got a dish of green veggies with oyster sauce. It was pretty huge compared to what we expected.
All this came down to $ 42 including tax, without tip (we had a 10% discount card though).

Came here on a sunday night and didn’t expect it to be SOOO busy! I always pass by this location and it is always packed at dinner time. Luckily I only had to wait 15 minutes to get a table. We ordered yeung chow fan and some clay pot dishes advertised on the specials menu. Our food came within 15 minutes which was surprising considering how busy it was! The fried rice came out warm instead of steaming hot which was a little disappointing, but it was still really tasty. The best thing about the fried rice is that it wasn’t really oily compared to how other restaurants make it. The clay pot dishes of course came out sizzling and it was delicious! Seeing the other dishes on other people’s tables also looked really good.
The service here is really good considering how busy it was. The waiters were really fast with our requests like getting napkins, more tea, etc (and they were young and handsome LOL). The food is a little bit on the pricey side but I guess it was worth it. The inside of the restaurant is really clean and modern looking.
I’m not sure if I would come back here again because it’s a little pricey and I can definitely find other places that serve similar dishes, but I’m glad I tried it out because I had a great experience.

This location is aight compared to other locations. Food looked good, taste wise nothing spectacular, they were lacking something, couldn’t tell what was wrong. The other locations were better. The restaurant was very busy, so I don’t blame the servers for not coming by our desk as often.

Went to this location on a monday lunch, with someone. This location is the newest of the line of Congee Queens, and honestly it is pretty good. Although Congee queen has quite a few locations within toronto/​markham area, it is not all the same cooking competency.
For Lunch we picked a Roasted duck Rice noodle soup, and a Sweet and sour chicken rice. These are both pretty standard dishes, i find the Roasted duck was pretty good in the noodle soup. Although the noodle soup itself is not a very big flavour, the duck is pretty good, it is moist on the inside and crispy on the skin which is pretty good.
The Sweet and sour chicken is pretty standard, as it has a good meat to dough ratio which is more meat then dough, and for 7.95+ tax which includes soup and spring roll. it is pretty good
definetely up to the congee queen standard so for those around this neighbourhood i would say if you liked the other congee queens this would definetely be just as good.
the only reason it is not a 5 star is because it is not a place that will wow you in food, the cooking was not perfect, but good enough.

This is a MUST everytime we go to TO — this particular location is pretty big but PACKED (there was even a baby shower going on when we went)! The décor is modern and clean and the food is gooooood!!!
We got:
Mixed Meats Congee (nice consistency)
Roast Duck Rice (the table next to us had this and so I had to order it too — yum!)
Seafood Chow Mein
Salt & Spicy Pepper Squid
LOVE! Just wished they would open a franchise in Seattle!

They accomplished something nearly impossible: made me not enjoy a Chinese meal.
The waits are typically stupid. When you finally have a seat, service SUCKS. We even went when the joint was half empty and it was impossible to get any attention to order and to get the check as servers were too busy chatting.
Worse yet, the food isn’t even that great. The turnip cakes were really good. Everything else is greasy, heavy and bland (albeit far too salty). Everything is fried which gets tiring. Some fried chicken dish had thighs that resembled jerky. Garoupa was rife with bones.
So:
— It’s Chinese food.
— It’s not particularly good Chinese food.
— You’ll be treated like crap.
— Your stomach will feel like crap.

I got the mixed vegetable fried rice ($ 8.95) for take out tonight. It was a healthier (and cheaper) option from their menu. It was quite a surprise to find the mushrooms in it. It was simple but delicious — couldn’t quite finish it myself, so it’s going to last another meal at least.
Despite being crowded and busy, getting take out was very fast and efficient. The food was ordered and ready in ten minutes.

I took my grandma here for lunch the other day because I didn’t know where else to take her and it was close to her home.
As per most Asian restaurants, service is next to none. We were seated and I had to flag someone down to take our order, flag someone down again for water, and flag someone down for our bill. Our bill took a while, so I walked up to the counter to pay. Servers were at the host stand talking to each other and seemed disinterested in doing their job.
Onto food… We ordered the preserved egg and pork congee, turnip cakes, and Cantonese fried noodles.
Our congee must have been the end of the pot or something because it was very thick. Flavour was there, but the texture is hard to get past. Turnip cakes were alright, nothing out of this world, but I enjoy my turnip cakes. Cantonese fried noodles were decent too.
Their food is decent and cheap. If you want a cheap meal and have time to wait for service, this would be a good place to eat.

Absolutely horrid treatment! I have never been so mortified in my life at a restaurant! Took my mother out for a surprise dinner at her favourite place (+ the rest of the family). We had just finished a good meal, and we’re talking after paying the bill. A waiter called «Chinny» appears out of nowhere and demands what we thought of the meal, and the service. We were quite taken aback at the forcefulness of his approach and said nothing, before he pulled out my bill and demanded to know why I had not tipped. I clearly stated that I hadn’t because I had no received any exemplary service by any server that night. Usually when we go there, the waiter is patient enough to at least say hello and tend to us with a bit more consideration. But we basically had the food thrown at us this time, and I certainly wasn’t going to tip crappy service. He demanded we reconsider and leave some tip.
I never been so embarrassed in my life at a restaurant. How dare he demand a tip? Tipping is a gift, it’s something extra given to acknowledge great service from a waiter. It isn’t something you are owed, especially when you are making an adequate wage at 11 $/​hour.
Completely ruined a family get together with his attitude and tip-​heckling. I expected better of Congee Queen, but it’s just like most average Chinese-​establishments. Meh.

Congee Queen has several locations in Toronto. We came to the one in Agincourt Mall in Scarborough, Toronto. We were on the way to a friend’s wedding and was craving some Chinese food.
Congee Queen is nicely renovated. It is big and roomy inside and the service is prompt. We ordered two congee and half dish of steamed Kai Lan (Chinese Brocolli).
We wondered why the waitress looked at us a little funny when we decided to add another bowl of congee. Initially we only ordered the preserved century egg congee. But quickly remembered, that we forgot to order the pork bone congee.
The reason why the waitress gave us a funny look was probably because we had noobs/​tourist written all over our faces?
The congee was massive when it arrived! It would probably be a struggle for us to finish one bowl of congee plus the veggies! Let alone two giant bowls of congee.
In the end, we left more unfinished. Honestly, we felt really bad wasting food. But there was also no point in keeping leftovers hot boxed in the car all day!
Verdict: $ 5 for a giant bowl of congee is a great deal. But we did feel rather thirsty afterwards.

I’m giving this location a balanced rating for both extremes of being a awful and amazing restaurant.
Amazing Component:
— The congee & dough sticks — you can never go wrong here as they’re reasonably priced at big portions
— Service was excellent — they even had a younger teenage boy who spoke fluent English, in case somebody who wasn’t Chinese decided to wander in and order without difficulty
Horrible:
— The use of MSG is overwhelming.
— They overuse this enhancement in every single dish (maybe not the congee or the dough sticks) but it knocks out your appetite a little.

Have been going to congee queen since it was just a single location. Though they have expanded throughout the gta the quality of food has always been consistent and delicious.
This location in particular I go to quite often. Though at peak lunch and dinner hours there is often a wait, the staff are very quick to clear tables and have you seated as soon as possible.
Food is delicious you really can’t go wrong with anything on the menu, I personally like the BBQ duck which is always crispy on the outside and moist and juicy in the inside, noodle soups are great if you don’t want anything too heavy and congee is always perfect for a cold day. Portions are large and made for sharing.
Only con I would say is that most staff are not strong in English. But I have been seeing a slow incline with English speaking staff.

If you are craving congee, dim sum or phở, this place has you covered. Fresh ingredients, great service and a clean modern décor translate into a very pleasant and enjoyable dining experience. When you come to a restaurant at 1130 am in the morning and the restaurant is packed, you know you have made the right choice. Even the menus here deserve 4 stars. They are colourful and have lots of accurate picture s of the dishes they are offering. I will definitely be back here.

As a native of Scarborough, I’ve been to quite a few Chinese Restaurants.
My husband, kids, and I met my parents here. They’ve been regulars here for a few months now.
The menu is vast, but for non-​Chinese speakers like me, I’m thankful for the photos and English descriptions. There were so many choices, it was almost difficult to choose, but as this is my 2^nd time here (ordering different things each time), I can tell you, that you can’t go wrong… all choices were yummy!
The service was super fast, served by efficient and friendly staff. The ambiance was great for a family with 2 small kids: a little on the busy/​loud side, but hey, I think we all know that those are the Chinese Restaurants with the best food at the best prices.
The Coconut Milk Cake dessert? Wow. The creamiest I’ve ever tasted. If you are a meat-​eater, I recommend the Mango Sirloin on a Sizzling Plate…(do I need to say more about that?)
Agincourt Mall is a small one, but if you have to run a few errands then grab a bite to eat, this is probably a great place for you to visit if you are ever in Toronto’s East end.