Pepper Hakka & Thai Cuisine — Restaurant in Toronto

We would rate this place a minus 0 (-0) if there was anything less than a star !! These owners and the staff are rude and obnoxiously arrogant!! We been dining at this location 80 Ellesmere Road, Unit 11 Scarborough, Ontario M1R 4C2for many years since they opened and with Covid we kept their business running by buying takeout

In the past few months we noticed their food was bland, salty had no flavour whatsoever and when we complained to the manager and the staff they did nothing about it but said we would inform the owners and therefore we went the next week and picked up the Hakka chow Mein fried rice chilli beef and chilli chicken and a dish of vegetables and they were all unpalatable. The seafood Hakka chow me in had nothing in it just bland noodles same with the fried rice. No protein whatsoever in the mixed fried rice just plain white rice. When we called to complain about it they refused to do anything about it. And said that sometimes the chef can make mistakes. What a bunch of jokers at this restaurant and the owners refuse to tell us their name and he was hiding in the kitchen and the staff pretended that the owners was there.

Buyer beware. DO NOT waste your money here. There are many other authentic restaurants to...

Would I Return? - ✔ YES Would I Recommend? - ✔ YES

I first visited this place about 15 years ago and it's nice to see it still going strong. I've seen portions decrease ⬇️and prices increase⬆️ over the years but such is the trend of most restaurants. The quality is still good, not too far gone from what I remember and their lunch specials still seem to be a favourite amongst patrons. 🔹️Some main dishes give you an option of ordering it "dry" - meaning no sauce which is kinda nice because you can vary it up. 👉The dry style also intensifies the flavours and the item is also crispier and has more bite.

✔Notables: 🔹️The Cashew Chicken - The chicken chunks are slightly crispy and caramelized in a sauce/glaze that salty and sweet. 🔹️The Chili Fish - Breaded fish pieces in a spicy 🔥sauce that has little bits of green chillies🌶 and fresh cilantro. (It's pretty spicy🔥🔥🔥 so approach with caution)

🔸️$Tip$ Some main dishes come with a side of steamed rice (included in the price) so you can avoid the cost and the extra carbs of ordering an extra rice dish (unless you prefer fried rice over steamed...

I stopped in here for lunch with my aunt and uncle recently. They had been here before and said it was good. Unfortunately, I have to disagree.

We ordered from their lunch specials menu - Beef with Tomatoes, Chicken with Vegetables, and Manchurian Beef. A bowl of Hot and Sour Soup was included with each meal. Two of us opted for an egg roll while my uncle chose a can of pop, also included.

The soup arrived quickly and was steaming hot. It was definitely more on the sour side, with a strong flavour of cilantro.

Our main course appeared shortly after, all steaming hot. My uncle had requested extra gravy with his beef and tomato dish but it was virtually swimming in gravy. My aunt's chicken dish had lots of vegetables, not so much chicken.

My Manchurian beef dish had a lot of dark soy sauce heavy gravy. This was very different from anywhere else I've had this dish, and not in a good way.

It was obvious to me that all these dishes were cooked in a vessel that was not hot enough. There was no caramelization on any of the food, therefore lacking flavour.

Unfortunately, I cannot recommend...