Chungchun Rice Dog — Restaurant in Toronto

Caught a TikTok review of one of these locations a few weeks ago and decided to put it on my must try list. Well today I was coming for Bagels on Wilson and was very happy to see the strip mall beside where I was getting bagels had this location. My daughter and her friend were with me so I asked if they were interested in getting one ( I was no matter what) and they both said yes and not surprisingly they picked the same one, the mozzarella with hotdog. Being it was my first time I played it safe and got the cheddar mozzarella one. The girls declined on the toppings (big mistake imo) and I picked honey mustard, sweet mayo and teriyaki sauce. I declined adding the white sugar, but it was because again, first time and I felt the sauces I had picked would all have a sweet tang to them, and I was correct. First few bites were just cheese as the hotdog only occupies about half the meal. But that really did not matter, it just kept me waiting and wanting the bite where all the flavours would be incorporated. Oh.My.God. This was possibly the best dog on a stick I’ve ever had and I’ve had some very good ones from city and state fairs. I was about 15km from home and as I was driving and eating I had my daughter look up the closest location to home. Fortunately there is not one right close by, my cholesterol thanks you. But there are a few closer that I will need to go to and try the oh, 10 or 11 different types I thought I could eat. Yea basically the whole menu. Cooked fresh after ordering the crunch adds to the whole experience and I can assure you that it won’t be my last trip to one of their locations, in the next 7 days. Yes, I went for bagels and left with another can’t miss yet incredibly simple menu. I already had a drink in the car so I did not try any of their offerings but saw a fountain pineapple drink that I can only imagine pairs incredibly well and completes the whole meal. Don’t think about it, even if there is a line because it’s there for a reason. Enjoy...

This location Chungchun Rice Hotdog opened up along Wilson Avenue, west of Bathurst about two months ago. It is located beside The Fifth Taste sushi restaurant. There is some limited parking in front of the restaurant. The restaurant is clean, with no seating; takeout only.

This location has the same selection of beef and beef/chicken hotdogs that other franchise locations have. The staff serving me was helpful. I asked for the least sodium-laden product and was told that the Cheddar hot dog variety would be the least salty.

Lots of choices for sauces/toppings including ketchup, spicy mayo, sweet chili, barbecue, honey butter and cheddar powder. It took about 10 minutes for them to make my hotdog fresh from time of order. It was hot and crispy upon first bite. You can tell they use fresh oil daily as the shop doesn’t smell heavy with oil, and the taste of the batter on the hot dog was clean without any rancid taste. The cheddar cheese (like cheese spread; think Cheese Whiz) indeed was not salty but the hot dog was. At least as a combination they balanced each other out. Despite the heaviness from the cheese, the overall product didn't taste greasy.

Will definitely be back to try other varieties of hotdog, including the tteok (rice...

honestly, it's only this location that I'm always receiving the WORST service. To start off, the last time I was there, the girl told me I was only allowed to have 2 toppings... (any other location is like unlimited toppings). Yesterday, I collected 9 stamps to receive my 10th free, BUT they do not allow you to choose which one you get. They choose it for you. no exceptions made. On top of that, the old lady and the girl were both rude and lack basic customer service skills. We also asked if we were able to separate the items we ordered because we are travelling to different locations and they made it a fuss but eventually put it in an open container. When we requested to have it in the box cause we do not want it to tip out while we are driving, they were so rude and aggressively told us that the boxes were only for 4 items. To top it off, the same girl told me I was only allowed to have 1 topping . I then asked her why she reduced the topping because last time she said it was only 2 toppings and now she's saying 1 topping. The location is convenient and the food is tasty but I would rather travel to Vaughn or Yonge for the...