China Island

Reviews

• Jon S.

  star star star star star 1 June 2026

  My local no frills Chinese.  Usually get takeout, as interior is kinda drab. The couple who own it are friendly although often very busy with phone-in orders.
  All the "real" dishes are made from scratch, with large amounts of fresh vegetables. I've never ordered anything breaded.
  
  Favourites:
  barbecue pork noodle soup, or wonton
  Black pepper beef
  Singapore vermicelli

• Nerissa W.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 16 May 2026

  Ordered:
  
  Sweet & sour pork, $9.35
  General Tao chicken, $10.25
  Yang Chow Fried rice, $8.75
  Pork Bbq fried rice, 7.85
  
  Both fried rice were ok-tasting;  did not look fresh (dark & oily); mixed with "old" looking pieces of meat.  No egg.  Came with 3 pieces of "doctored" plump shrimps.
  
  Both chicken/pork dishes were masterpieces of trickery!
  
  Battered meat/reddish colour, that's all!
  Both look the same.
  
  The S&S pork's batter hid fat/dried up pork meat while the General Tao's batter hid small amount of chicken meat.
  
  Walked-in for take-out around 7 pm.
  They were busy with take-out orders.
  Many ordered their wonton soup/s&s/general Tao.
  
  They only take Visa credit cards.
  
  Personally, I would not eat inside the restaurant.  The owners don't have pride in  running their restaurant; they have no cooking skills but pure trickery up their sleeves; just in for the quick cash.
  
  After having ordered here, I would be "killing" myself if I ever order here again.
  How can you trust a restaurant like this?
  
  These owners give Canadianized-Chinese food a bad name!
  
  Canadianized-Chinese food done with tons of tricks and no quality.
  
  Edible garbage.  That's what I bought.

• Sara B.

  star star star star star_border 12 May 2026

  This is my go-to, no frills Chinese takeout place. The interior is drab and outdated but the service is fast and friendly. The portions are also huge, as I've over-ordered countless times.
  
  My fave dishes:
  - Wonton Soup
  - Ginger Shrimp in Hoison Sauce
  - Beef or Shrimp Lo Mein
  - Cantonese Fried Noodles
  - Beef w/ Broccoli
  - Chicken Wings

• July P.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 12 May 2026

  Worse chinese food I ever had (and i've been to really bad places). I oder the Sweet and sour pork but there wasn't any meat inside, only the breaded coat that it is used to fry things, the rice was bad and the egg roll awful.the only thing that I liked was the soup which was acceptable.
  
  Service had nothing special.

• Jojo M.

  star star star star star 6 May 2026

  Whenever I find myself in the High Park area, I always drop-by for the BBQ pork wonton soup, especially on a cold day. It's simply the best of its kind in the city! For the price, you get a good-sized portion with plenty of wontons with slivers of bbq pork and hot broth. If you'll be eating anything else, get the small size; that's plenty enough. But if that's all you're having, go for the medium (the large is for two or more people). Though I haven't tried it, friends tell me that the chicken version is delicious as well.
  
  For more traditional Cantonese food, go to Chinatown. However, if you're in the mood for old-school, Canadianized Chinese food, this is the place to be. Don't mind the 1950ish exterior and dated interior. It's clean and the food is what you're after anyway.
  
  I also recommend their sweet & sour chicken balls, lemon chicken, honey garlic ribs and spring rolls.
  
  Though I'm an east-ender, I've been visiting this place every few months for more than 15 years. The owner, Jeannie, has always been kind to me. She works 6 days a week, so pay her a visit sometime.