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The Battle of Fried Chicken is alive at Dragon Centre in Scarborough: Hung Food Cooking Limited

A few months ago, after hearing this place from Johnny "Cheat Day Every Day" L. on the DK Lo live chat, I finally went and tried Hung Food and ordered their most famous dish on the menu: the Nbr 44 Chicken Fried Rice.

Not sure why I never heard of Hung Food before (I must have been living under a rock). Them and their food court counterparts have been famous for inexpensive Chinese dishes at Dragon Centre for so many years. I could have went there so many times had I known they existed instead of always buying takeout at the Market Village food court every weekend that will last me a week back when I was living in the land of lack of Asian food aka Guelph

Was told by many that this place is quite rundown since it is about to close down so I expected to walk in to a very dead and empty mall but it turns out a lot of stores are still open. Goodies Noodle House also moved on the other side of the mall. My first impression overall: It ain't as ghetto and rundown as people make it seemed so it wasn't as scary as I thought I ordered the fried chicken rice for $10. This was made fresh and it was ready in five minutes. As I waited, a few people came and also ordered the same thing

Verdict: Portion size is huge as it comes with two large pieces of chicken cutlet and lots of rice. This dish can easily be shared with 4 to 5 people and for $10, that is a steal! I showed it to my brother and he questioned whether the chicken is real as all this just costs $10 Taste wise, the chicken lacks taste though it wasn't oily. Rice itself was just basically stir fried with soy sauce, with only one tiny piece of egg. Definitely should not be called fried rice lol. This is why I highly suggest to get their chili oil that is available at the counter. Just ask for a container and scoop up some of their delish chili oil to go. I also did tried their pork fried rice and it was a little bit disappointing so stick with the chicken. My friend didn't want as much rice and they offered to replace it with some Shanghai Noodles but she declined.

Please do pay them a visit before this building is torn down for good. I did asked them when will their place closed down and the lady said she has no idea. They speak Cantonese and English and you can always call in and preorder your food in advance over the phone.

Stay tuned for my future post when I review the other famous fried chicken rice in the building at Goodies Noodle House

Hung Food Cooking 23 Glen Watford Dr Scarborough,...

I used to live around the area and remembered when Dragon Centre was lively with other shops and restaurants. I'm surprised that despite all the hardships throughout the years, Hung Food has continued to be in business. After 10+ years since having their famous chicken fried rice, I decided to come back and visit.

I was met with a lot of surprise, nostalgia and sadness. Hung Food is the only restaurant that persists in the food court area. The other two food booths have become storage. It was only the lady at the front and one chef. The menu is completely non-existent. I'm pretty sure you can only order pork/chicken fried rice with exceptions to the fried squid and other more costly dishes. They only take cash so we came prepared. I felt sad, feeling like they deserved more - a new place to cook, more traction, and a cleaner dining area. The tables LOOK sticky and the walls are met with holes and burn marks. If you're going to visit, don't expect customer service. I've seen some reviews talking about it but that's just how they've always done business for as long as I can remember.

ONTO THE FOOD - Exactly the same as I remember when I was a kid. I was super excited and enjoyed the same tastes of both the chicken and pork. They cook the fried rice a certain way and it definitely brought back memories. I'm not sure if it's worth the trip but definitely a good place to stop by when you're in the area and want some...

It's grimy, and a bit scary, but a total gem of an institution that has fed countless students and workers for over 20 years. The #44 is the hands-down the favourite of people here: Crispy Fried Chicken with Fried Rice.

The thing is, to be honest, the food quality is just OK. The fried rice is super dry and you need to really douse it with some sauce, or eat it immediately there and then. So in all other aspects, the food here would normally just get a 3-star. But it is quite tasty and it is an absolute institution for locals, that I bump it up a star.

Also the people who own it are interesting, apparently they're Chinese from Belize, so they have their own dialect (trust me, I tried a few standard Chinese language variants and it didn't work - you're better off sticking with English). It's truly the story of hardworking first gen immigrants.

The whole unit is surreal. You should visit before the mall...