川谱小馆fantasticks — Restaurant in Markham

If you’re looking for a cozy spot serving real Sichuan flavors around the busy Parsa area, 川谱小館 is a great find.

It’s not the kind of restaurant that will blow you away with flashy presentation or dramatic flavors — but it gives you something even better: comfort and peace of mind. Every dish here is flavorful, well-balanced, and perfect with a bowl of rice.

The service is warm and welcoming, and dishes come out fairly quickly, which makes it easy to relax and enjoy your meal.

In a bustling neighborhood where good, simple Sichuan home-style food is rare, 川谱小館 really feels like a small haven. If you’re nearby and craving a solid, comforting Sichuan meal, this place is definitely...

I had a very disappointing experien at Fantasticks.I was seated at a larger table when I arrived and I told them my friend is coming. A while later, a group of four came in, and the owner asked us to move to a smaller two-person table to free up the big one for them — even though we I already ordered and settled in. I politely declined, but from that point on, the owner’s attitude noticeably changed. The food was just average — nothing worth coming back for. When we left, the owner gave us a very unfriendly look. Overall, the service felt disrespectful and the experience was unpleasant. Definitely not coming back, and I wouldn’t...

Maybe others had better luck than me, but I had a bad experience when I went there for dinner. Our hotpot was served 45 minutes after we placed the order, and only likely because we asked about it after the long wait. No apologies or explanations. There were only a couple groups of people dinning in so it was not even that busy. The hotpot should come with rice but no one served it to us or even asked if we wanted it.

The food was mediocre, definitely not something that’s worth waiting 45 minutes for. Food or service, you gotta at least do one of...