Super Spicy Szechuan Cuisine at New Greatime Corp

New Greatime Corp. (Szechuan Chinese Cuisine)

Location: 3875 Don Mills Road, North York 

Access: Public Parking available, Along TTC bus line

Blogsters' Rating: 3.5/5

Located in a small plaza in North York, New Greatime Corp is a Chinese restaurant that serves  Szechuan Cuisine. In case you're wondering, Szechuan Cuisine is known for their super spicy and tongue numbing dishes and that is exactly what we're here for! 

For appetizer, we ordered a cold dish which is shredded potato in hot and sour sauce. This is one of my favourite Szechuan dishes! It is indeed very appetising. Although this wasn't as spicy as I expected it to be but it was refreshing.

A main dish we ordered was the famous boiled fish fillet in chilli oil (or better known as water cooked fish). You can feel the spiciness by just looking at this picture! Some might find this dish too oily but this is a traditional Szechuan dish that you must try! The fillet had a very soft and smooth texture which I liked and it was marinated to the right level of saltiness. Underneath the fish is a layer of nappa cabbage which i think is the most spicy part of the dish as it absorbed all the chilli oil but it's oh so yummy!  Remember to eat this with a bowl of rice and a can of ice cold coke. You won't regret it. 

We decided to order a non spicy dish just to be safe and we got the Surimi and egg with Broccoli. This is another famous Chinese dish that you must try in your life time. This dish in Chinese literally means 'Comparable to crab meat' although crab is not an ingredient in it. Traditionally Egg white and fish meat is used to create a texture and fresh seafood taste that resembled fresh crab meat but over time, different adaptations came in and ingredients such as surimi ( imitation crab meat) and broccoli were introduced. The raw egg yolk is added last and diners would mix it in with the egg white along with red vinegar. The egg yolk gives it a smooth texture while the vinegar brings out the fresh taste of the imitation crab meat.

The restaurant's name in Chinese means the Coming together of Spiciness and Aroma which very much reflect the dishes they serve but its English name made me a little confused. Nonetheless this is a legit Szechuan restaurants in the neighbourhood with quality Chinese food which I enjoyed. I would return again to try other dishes. 

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MOUTH ON FIRE!! Korean Fried Chicken @ Home of Hot Taste

Home of Hot Taste

Location: 5 Glen Cameron Road, Unit 3B (Yonge & Clark ave.)

Access: Along YRT bus route, parking available

Price:  Average $12-15 per person

Blogsters' Rating: 5/5

Home of Hot Taste is located in uptown Toronto (north of Steeles), and hands down they have the best KFC (Korean Fried Chicken) in town.  Initially, we went there out of curiosity and comments that others have made about this restaurant, but after the first visit, we know Home of Hot Taste will become one of our go to restaurants.  

Here are a few shots of their menu.  Besides fried chicken, they also offer soup and other snacks like ddukbokki, Japanese pancakes, and deep fried pork cutlet with fries.

There are three levels of spiciness.   Since it was our first time here, we didn't know what to expect.  But knowing that Koreans have a higher tolerance of spicy food, their level one Spicy Fried Chicken should be good enough for us.

Cubicles are available at Home of Hot Taste, they are great for small parties of 2-4 people, as you get a sense of privacy.  Keep in mind, cubicles are usually filled up first, so make sure you go there early to grab those seats.

Pickled radish and lettuce are provided to ease the spicy food.

ATTENTION!  The Fish Cake Soup looks nothing like the picture in the menu.  The reason why we order the Fish Cake Soup was because the picture in the menu looked very appetizing, but turned out it is very ordinary.  Any one can make this easily at home.

 We were hesitant to order the Spicy Ddokbokki because their spiciness level was classified as level three.  Luckily, the server said they would reduce the spiciness for us and we were very happy with it.  The ddokbokki was still very spicy, but we quite enjoy it.  Strong garlic taste with a tad of sweetness. Also, the rice cakes were chewy, yet not tough.

TADAA!  Fried Spicy Chicken!  It was the hottest chicken wings we have ever had in our entire life!  Even though it is very spicy, but it is very delicious and you just keep wanting to have more.  Besides spiciness you can also taste a little bit of sweetness.  It helps a little with balancing out the spiciness of the wings.  This level one Spicy Fried Chicken is already at the top of our line, we can only imagine eating the level three Blazing Fried Chicken. *sweat*

We would say the Oyster Kimchi Fried Rice was the highlight of the night.  It was filled with all the flavours you can possibly imagine - sweet, sour, spicy, and salty.   You don't often get to experience all these flavours in just a single spoonful of rice.  It was the best kimchi fried rice we had so far in Toronto.  Can't wait to go back and have more!! =9

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