Canton Chilli

Delicious hot food served by friendly staff. Generous portions and reasonably priced. Low key atmosphere..not fancy. I go for the excellent food. The sweet and sour chicken was amazing and the fried calamari tender and crispy.

We were happy to find this cute and cozy restaurant. The service was welcoming, super fast and a great value. The food was tasty, especially loved Cantonese chow mein and spring rolls.

We got egg fried rice and vegetable noodles and it was so so nothing. The egg fried rice isn’t super flavourful and the noodles either. The vegetables aren’t cooked well or in any sauce or seasoning. The broccoli was rock hard. Service was lovely and I’m sure some dishes are nice but this was disappointing especially after dropping $25

Love the food here. Came here at night and ordered from their late night menu. My favorite is their chili chicken with fried rice and fried chicken wings. We also ordered the beef with egg sauce on rice which with each bite felt like a warm embrace ☺️

Came in for an early 5pm dinner on a holiday Monday, and we had the place to ourselves for most of our meal. Food came out fast, fresh, and so tasty. I would eat here again for sure. We had the Veggie Fried Rice, Veggie Cantonese Chowmein (wish I got the one with tofu added) and Broccoli with Scallops in Black Bean Sauce (opted out of the Shrimp that it usually comes with). I highly recommend this spot!

Great spot to dine in for the cantonese staples. Big portions and good for the price. Service is extremely fast and friendly Not so great for take out/delivery - smaller portions and much more expensive.

I generally have a rule of doing ZERO negative google reviews if a place is a small business but...The fried rice I ordered from here was absolutely awful. It was literally soggy from being drenched in so much oily Manchurian sauce, which completely lacked any sort of spice or flavour. I understand Manchurian sauce is on the oilier side, but this was just straight OIL. I couldn't even finish a full serving cus I have stomachache from how much is in it. I included a photo of the oil on a napkin when I pressed a portion of fried rice in it for two seconds to demonstrate just how much oil is in it. Zucchini & beansprouts are a nice spin on traditional vegetables in fried rice, sure, but I think this also contributed to the sogginess by using watery vegetables - rule number one of fried rice. The only reason I'm giving 2 stars is I'm sure the other dishes are more than ok, but the fried rice....Avoid.

Update: I ordered Shanghai noodles for delivery and they were great. I ordered take out Sunday evening. Cantonese noodles were great. Beef broccoli tasted ok but had too much ginger.

Went here last night for some quick food after the club. The place has a lot of seats for a small downtown location. Big round tables in the back. There were a lot of people who just left the clubs to hop in here to grab some food. We got seated at the corner by the cash area. Service was quick, the gentleman was patient with me trying to decide which lobster and other food to order. Food came out quick as well. The lobster was good but quite small in my opinion. The shrimp, which I forgot to take a photo of, was not bad. Best one was probably the fried rice but the chicken was very dry. Overall I would say it's mediocre. I wouldn't come here unless it's after a late night out and craving some Chinese food.

had beef w veg it was pretty flavourless. also tried a bit of general tso chicken and chili chicken which were both mid

The usual places were busy so thought we'd try this place out. Good location but that's where the good ends....well, ok price was ok...plate of rice with some meat/sauce is about $13 which is 20% cheaper than other places but there's a reason for it. Food is ok....nothing special. Schezuan chicken was not bad and Chilli chicken hakka style was garbage....don't expect the proper Chilli chicken that you'd get from a Hakka place in Scarborough. Tip is already added into the bill so be careful of that. Waiter/owner was not friendly. Threw the receipt at us since we didn't pay cash even though on the window it clearly says they accept Visa and Master Card. Not sure what it is with asian restaurant owners and throwing the receipt at customers! Definitely not returning.

I went here for a friend's birthday, they have big tables in the back for bigger groups than 10 people. The service was fast and the food was great. A good choice for Chinese cuisine in downtown Toronto. Food recommendations I recommend the chicken wings, the stir fried vegetables particularly the pea shoots or snow pea leaves.

Service was excellent. General TSO chicken was excellent; too heavy on sauce only.. next time; less sauce:)

Good food but extremely shady people working here. Ask for an itemized bill otherwise you will be ripped off. Don't trust the prices on the menu, I don't know if they're struggling financially or what but there's been multiple times where they attempted to rip me off on the bill It's a shame because the food is good

Best chili chicken in town! I've ordered takeout from here so many times and they're always consistently delicious! The chicken is always perfectly cooked and breaded perfectly. They also fry up diced onion in the sauce which add the perfect crunch and flavour. The portions are huge too. One order will last me at least two meals between two people. So you get so much value for this! Hint: if you call them there is free delivery over $20 I tried the fried rice for the first time and it is also so flavourful, spicy and a generous amount of shrimp and meat.

I have been going here for years...and have never been disappointed...super staff...selections...try it you'll like it....Dave says so!..(That's me!) ...! ! !

I went here late night and tbh so pleasantly surprised by the flavour of their food We ordered chilly chicken, fried rice, salt and pepper shrimp everything came out super quick and was delicious. If you are craving late night Hakka food, then this is the place to go. The flavour is close to what you would get at Hong shing in Toronto

Great late night choice, I have tried two of their dishes so far. Growing up my parents owned a Chinese restaurant that served similar foods. So on that note, I decided I would try their chilli chicken for comparison. Seeing people rave about it as well, and it did look pretty for a saucy fried thing. So we went with their Fried Jumbo Shrimps and the chili chicken. The fried chilli chicken was not what we were expecting, I was expecting something that was going to be sweet and savoury, however ended up with soggy, not even salty or much flavour at all fried chicken slathered in a sauce. Mostly there are 3 kinds for fried chicken slathered in sauce at Chinese restaurants, either extremely sweet or spicy or sweet & spicy, But this item I don't recommend anyone who wants something tasty. However the star of the show is definitely the jumbo fried shrimp's, that have a nice little seasoned veggie topping to go with them or what we commonly used in English is called pepper salt. And we all know it's not just salt and pepper. The shrimps were deliciously hot, big and came on a bed of fried noodles. I am giving this high rating because it really hit the spot at one in the morning, it takes dedication to stay up this late and offer food to the city of Toronto. Every restaurant is going to have the bad ones, and then they have dishes that are just amazing. But it's all trial and error, and reading the menu very carefully. Definitely recommend this place for the shrimps, and when I get a chance to try more I will write a new review to let you guys know what else would be nice for a late night snack!!

Went in for late night eats. Onions in Chili Chicken tasted "raw" and sauce was okay. Rice in fried rice tasted "old" and not properly fried.

Do you like hair in your food? If so then this is the place to order. Stay away. Disgusting food and lack of cleanliness

I'm running on a very limited sample size here, but the one star rating I gave is still pretty generous. Like a restaurant that messes up nachos, if you're a Chinese spot that can't do the basics I question how good the rest of the food will be. After helping a friend move but hours and a few beers later, I wanted something else to eat so I dropped in here for some sweet and sour chicken balls with rice. It was on the late menu and a fair price at $9.99. I don't know where they got the sauce from, but it is neither sweet nor sour. Oddly enough, it has no flavor at all which for a sauce made primarily from high glucose corn syrup and sugar, is difficult to do! The breading is soft not crispy which doesn't make sense either as it's deep fried, and the plain white rice has the most flavor out of the whole dish. Didn't even finish it. Very dissapointing.

Very good 'take out' Chinese restaurant! The portion sizes here for the prices are great, probably the best thing and why they are a personal favourite for me when hungover and unable to move from the house haha! The quality also is solid, beef in black bean sauce is very good and the crispy chilli beef is also great albeit a little more sweet then spicy! I'd recommend getting the shrimp fried rice though with anything as it's a huge size and full of shrimp

I was really pissed that 15 hrs ago, when I came in around 3:30am; only 2 mins after I sat down, a server asked me to move seats for 2 girls..... I left with anger........ That could be one of the worst hospitality thing to do while you've never been the restaurant before.. And I was defo racialized by the Chinese servers since I was mando so they felt it was easier for me to accommodate for them. here I am, ACCOMMODATING YOUR MESSAGES~

Got Late Night Menu from Canton Chilli. I wanted the "Spicy Crispy Shredded Beef on Rice" delivered, but the representative over the phone told me that anything under $20 (pre-tax) was subjected to $5 delivery fee (which I perfectly understand). So I ordered "Spicy Crispy Shredded Beef on Rice", "Shredded Pork with Spicy Garlic Sauce on Rice", and "Shanghai Style Fried Noodle". I was eating the "Shredded Pork with Spicy Garlic Sauce on Rice", but then I felt something cut my gums and started tasting blood. I spat my food out and found a sharp, broken plastic piece... I know that with such low cost, my expectation for my food shouldn't be so high. But I should be at least be able to finish my serving without my gums bleeding because of some foreign object inside my food. I called Canton Chilli and told them that I found a broken plastic in my food. The representative over the phone said, "So what do you want?"... REALLY?! If I complain more, I know that they will give me some kind of a free coupon. Forget it. I wish to keep my gums cut-free from plastic.

Ordered takeout. I found a long black hair cooked into the batter. That's all I have to say, I threw it out. The lemon sauce and sweet and sour sauce was very watery. My boyfriend had already started eating when I found it but I caught it shortly after. I think some hairnets may be a good idea.

OMG... soo... full.... can't... breathe.. This is what happens when a bunch of Yelpers all get together to eat. 7 peeps, 7 dishes (technically we ordered 8, but they didn't bring one of the dishes, probably because they knew we over ordered--we were praying that they forgot). Food was tasty but oily. We did it family (communal) style and had Crispy Beef, Spicy Green Beans and Pork in a Black Bean Chili Sauce, Chicken Pakor, Canton Chilli Chicken, Hakka Fried Noodles, Steamed Garlic Pea Shoots (Dow Miu) with fermented bean curd, and a Moo-Shoo Wrap. The beans were piled high. There were twelve Pakors the size of a baseball. Probably 12 Moo Shoo wraps? They made sure we didn't leave hungry. Didn't know what to expect from an Indo-Chinese style restaurant, but it was fairly similar to most Hakka places. I'm definitely no Hakka expert, but it was yummy. We requested and got seated in the back room. Fairly typical Chinatown decor. The cleanliness of our table might not meet a typical restaurants' expectation, which really was the biggest and only complaint for this place. The table cloth was stained, and the lazy susan was still a bit greasy. However it might have been because we were in the back room that wasn't used much. All the other tables had the typical Chinese peel away plastic and seemed... clean enough? Though I could completely understand it not being good enough for some. Service was awesome and the price was right. $16 per person was enough to feed a village including a beer. Anyways.. must.. go... lie.. down.. and.. take.. off... pants... *ahhhh*

I ordered some more take out last week (UGH midterms). I was not pleased with the guy on the phone. I called for the late night special and asked for a Chicken fried rice, medium hot and sour soup and a fried calamari. He wanted to charge me 34$ for it! I asked him to repeat the individual prices back to me and asked why I didn't get the late night special. He told me to hold on and changed my new total to 24$ after tax. WTF. They never used to bullshit prices. (Then again, they also used to give out the late-night menu.) The only reason why I'm a repeat customer (for the past 3 years) is because of how fast and how late they deliver. Mediocre food at best but great for a desperate and stressed college student. Take precaution and do the math!! (Edit: I forgot. Portions have also decreased dramatically. If you look at my delivery food photos you can see holes where food should have been. They used to pack everything in. Not anymore apparently....)

Pleasantly surprised with this place. We were a group of 7 and we ordered 7 dishes (1 appetizer and 6 mains). Ummm, woops! Take note that the food portions here are ginormous. What we ordered would have likely fed 11-12 of us. We had quite a bit of leftovers. 1 main dish could have easily fed me for two full meals. The food was amazing. Canton Chilli serves lots of typical Hakka dishes. We tried the Canton Chilli Chicken, Chilli Beef, Hakka Chow Mein, Moo Shu Pork, Snow Pea Leaves with chopped garlic, Szechuan green beans and some kind of giant pakora things. My fav was the Moo Shu pork, delicious! Highly recommend. Stir fry of veggies (cabbage, black mushrooms, bamboo shoots) with pork and egg, served with chinese pancakes and hoisin sauce which you wrap into mini tacos, similar to eating duck. My only complaint was that everything was SUPER greasy, but I suppose this is typical for Spadina Chinese dining. The service was incredible for a Spadina restaurant. Very attentive wait staff, English spoken, made good recommendations, brought water, checked up on whether we were enjoying the meal, etc etc. Absolutely no points awarded for decor, no surprises here. Crazy cheap pricing too - was only $12 per person after tax and tip, or $15 for those who had a beer.

There's a revolt brewing in Chinatown. When Spadina's Lucky Dragon Restaurant went under last month, a few employees at next-door neighbor and late-night Chinese food giant New Ho King decided to leave and open their own establishment. Canton Chilli was born. The menu is very similar to New Ho's, with many Szechuan and Cantonese selections. However, there are several Hakka-influenced dishes (Hakka is a region in southeast China). Your best bet is to go with choices you simply can't make at Canton Chilli's rival next door, such as Manchurian Chicken/Beef or Eggplant (for the veggies), or the Canton Chili Chicken. The servers are very friendly and accomodating, because they are trying to make a name for themselves in a new venture. I received a free hot and sour soup upon my first visit without any provocation, and when I brought someone the second time, we were given free pop without having to ask for a drink. If you want everything you love about New Ho without the rowdy, drunken mob scene, you want Canton Chilli. If you want all of the reliable service you get at New Ho with some new menu options, you want Canton Chilli. The nearly half-priced late night menu kicks in at 9:30 p.m. every night, so trust me: you want Canton Chilli.

Back in the day, you use to be able to get some decent sized meals from Canton Chilli via UberEats. Those days are done, get them off your mind. I always order the shrimp stuff. The deep fried shrimp w/ salt and the shrimp fried rice. I always ask for "10 or more" hot sauce packets and they give me what I want. You know why? Cuz when you ask for 20 they ask for a $1. A solemn dignified 10 packets should get you through the rice... Every time I order, the food tastes good and it's not even a question... it's just.. the other stuff like.. the time I called and they told me that they could not take my order because they were "busy eating".. like, that's what I'M TRYNA DO RIGHT NOW FAM HOOK ME UPPP! WHAT's THAT EVEN ABOUT???! They're lucky that the deep fried shrimp is so SWOLE. These shrimps had serious gains before they were captured. Some other yelpers are unhappy cuz they found debris in their food but I mean... that's what you GET for mouthing OFF! I've gotten a staple a time or two, ya don't see me complaining about the internal bleeding! HMMPH 4 stars! @nishaJD

mmmm... MMMM...... That was basically all that was running through my brain at this place. Since there was 8 of us, I was able to try stuff I've never had before. In fact, as soon as the food started arriving, the conversation all put screeched to a halt for about 10 minutes. My favourites: Canton Chilli Chicken, Chilli Beef, Szechuan Green Beans and Chicken Pakora. The service was ridiculously good for a Chinese restaurant, friendly and helpful. He forgot to bring one of our dishes, which was a blessing since we barely put a dent in the food we did order. The price is right for the quality and quantity, I'm sure I'll be back for more.

It really is A-OK. Solid 2.5. It's never going to blow your socks off but it tastes great and you'll never say no to it. I've had this many times over the last few years attending the university, and I've never actually sat inside the restaurant to eat (takeout only) but it's pretty reliably satisfying. My regular late-night order: hakka chow mein (delicious, though I will say that sometimes the chow mein is a tiny bit undercooked) and General Tso chicken on rice (tasty, rice usually overcooked).

First time here, decent portions but tons of MSG. I ordered the beef with mixed vegetable on rice and also split the chicken and corn soup with friends. The soup contained way too much cornstarch and loads of MSG. The beef dish was decent. Rice was undercooked so it was quite hard. It came with broccoli, canned corn and mushroom. Generally very mediocre and not the most authentic place for Chinese food.

FOUND A METAL STAPLE IN MY FOOD I ordered Cantonese chow mein the other night and when I ate the leftovers for lunch I bit down on what appeared to be a metal staple or a small twisted piece of metal wire. DO NOT EAT HERE

alright so after Saturday night guys night out it was either here or New Ho which is just a few shops down. However one of the guys in the entourage suspects its the same owner (won 't be surprised) Long story short, we chose this place, in the midst of some of the sober, high, almost drunk clientele, this place is cozy, though nothing close to fancy. with their personalized posted drawing posted all over the restaurant I too decided to add my creative motif, or saying to be posted on the wall. Getting down to the real works! Crispy chili beef: though I still say HAKKA chili beef is the best, their version of Crispy beef is quite impressive. great taste, wasn't too spicy, portion, and bang for buck was worth it. 4/5 Chili Chicken: presentation was satisfactory, taste was not the best, at times they seemed to have used a lot of batter to fry the chicken, so distribution of flavors and texture was off. Nonetheless satisfactory 2.5/5 Lemon Chicken: hmmm first off, they need a lot of lemon sauce! where's the LEMONS!!?? big chunks of chicken, lightly fried. It would have tasted better if they would have cooked the chicken longer in the sauce, and add on fresh lemon sauce to give it more lemon flavor. 2/5 Overall the waiters were pretty relaxed, and were always considerate. When you're hungry you CAN eat a TON here.....(that's what my sign said lol)

Oh so bad!! I had been ordering their shrimp wonton soup via delivery, which was totally solid, but last night we decided to try a full meal. We ordered the combo with wonton soup, egg rolls and upgraded from white rice to chicken fried, Cantonese Chow Mein and Kung Pao Chicken. The egg rolls were so greasy that they were inedible. When you can drain a tablespoon of liquid grease from the paper bag holding the egrolls, you question actually eating them. I'm not joking, I turned the little paper bag upside down in the sink and a full tablespoon of oil ran out. I tried to squeeze the grease soaked egg rolls in a paper towel, but nothing was helping these poor puppies. They went in the garbage. Cantonese Chow mein had ok veggies, but the noodles were soggy and broke apart. The Kung Pao Chicken was flavourless and gloopy. Even the peanuts were soggy. Fried rice tasted like they has just mixed some peas, cubed chicken and egg in with regular steamed rice. No flavour. It wasn't all that pricey: $43 including a $5 tip, but considering that the generous portions were mostly inedible, not a great deal. We didn't even get fortune cookies.

This is one of those places thats a really good option for late night. The whole atmosphere has the cheap food vibe. When ever I'm there I usually order from the late night menu and the meal is served quickly. Prices are reasonable according to proportion. PROS: Cheap budget meal Open late until 4am Quick service Delivery via Uber eats. CONS: Food comes a bit too quick sometimes you wonder if it was premade. Fishy smell in some non seafood meals. Too much sauce/gravy when you order. No seasoning sometimes.

Really love this spot. Their chow mein is really good and largely portioned, those meat crispy spring rolls are awesome as well! Not a full 5 star because their sweet & sour chicken balls are waayyyy too doughy to the point where they can get undercooked sometimes. Still, this place is my go-to for Chinese food.

Great for late night, cheap food. Portions are very generous usually around ($7 to $9 each), you will likely not finish one of their dishes by yourself, even for dinner. A good recommendation would be to order 2 dishes to be shared between 3 people. The food isn't the best quality, pretty oily and some of the dishes are pretty sparse with ingredients (e.g. just rice, sauce, and pieces of chicken, no garnish, no vegetables, etc.) Take-out is very quick, around 10 minutes or so, and the service is average, nothing outstanding, but also not horrible like some of the other reviews here make it out to be. Do keep in mind that they charge an extra $1 if you pay using debit.

Cheap Chinese food. Staff is your typical no fks given server, exactly what I expected. I like this place because they open so late at night, perfect pick-me-up for UofT all nighters out there. Look for their late night menu. Gets filled with people looking for hangover cure at 1am, be careful and stay safe. Stick to the staple Chinese food, don't get stuff like lemon chicken, you'll be thoroughly disappointed. Another tip is that they (used to) deliver for orders above $20, if you're scared of College & Spadina at night you can order in instead.

Nasty nasty stuff, at least when it comes to delivery. I seem to have fonder memories of the food on the odd occasions I dined in late at night with friends, but maybe that was the alcohol talking. The chicken used for the General Tso's and Chilli Chicken has the consistency of squid, encased in this terrible rubbery fat. Salty, bland sauce. I tossed it. Cantonese Chow Mein was equally unimpressive. Gooey, greasy, flavourless noodles and a bunch of odd tasting, sewer quality meats. How does one manage to make broccoli taste nothing like broccoli? Portions are huge if you're into that, but what's the point of a big portion of sh*t?

Downgrading my review to one star after being overcharged by them on a pick-up order. I ordered a full order of spicey wings, and an order of chop suey. The price with tax should have been $25.88 but I was charged $29.25, I know its not a lot but it principle. I am truly amazed though that a small restaurant like this would actually risk losing customers in the downtown core by pulling a stunt like this? I wonder how many other people have been overcharged by them? If you do order, check and double check the pricing with taxes :(

This is a kind of cheapish Chinese place, I guess most of the crowd in this place is U of T. So if you're a student you'll probably get bang for your buck. I found this place to be on the extra greasy side and just meh, it was not terrible but it certainly wasn't outstanding either. Oh another thing not quite food related but I love the artwork covering the walls that has been drawn and sketched by many of the customers visiting this place, so if you have some time whilst visiting ask for some paper and colors and make a drawing and they'll stick it on the wall.

came here several times again also with delivery. food portions are getting smaller and they demand tip for deliveries and try to get the most money from you. though the food gets ready fast, customer service is really important. switched to a new chinese restaurant. update: I wish i can give negative stars. Just ordered a delivery order from them and this is the second time they forgot an order behind and demands me to still pay the full price... like what?! They screamed at my sister and told her to never order from them again because she refused to give the full amount when one dish did not come. Also they try to get the most buck out of you. They will say its free delivery after spending $20 but they will include a 3-4 dollar charge of tip for the deliver without even telling you. try to add up your dishes or ask for a breakdown because they will try to scam your money without you knowing.

Amazing food. Amazing. My husband and I went here the other night and split 4 dishes between us. We got the Manchurian fish, calamari, boneless chilli chicken and chow mien. The Manchurian fish was life changing. Just insane. The flavour and spice or it was incredible and the texture was melt in your mouth good. We ate until we were stuffed be had leftovers for days. The decor is unimpressive but the waitstaff was nice but that's not what draws me to a restaurant. The food was definitely worth it.

we got takeout last night. I ordered two veggie spring rolls, beef chow mein, and sweet and sour chicken balls with rice. very good value, yet the chicken balls were 80% dough, 20% chicken. really thick soft doughy batter and not much chicken at all, which wasn't great. they didn't taste bad, it just was way too stodgy that I couldn't eat it all. the chow mein was nice. I prefer my noodles thicker (it didn't give me the option to choose), and they were v crispy on top yet soft and saucy underneath. once I got into it it was good, but too crunchy on top unfortunately! note: ordered from uber eats, haven't checked out this place in person.

I'm not so sure I should be reviewing this place considering the state I was in when I arrived (not to mention when I left), but I'll give it a shot. The only reason I even remembered the name was because I checked in on Yelp....checking in isn't just so creepy people can stalk you all over the city, it's also a great tool for figuring out what the hell you did last night! My friends and I rolled in at 3:30am after a concert at Lee's Palace (Soundtrack of Our Loves rocked!), being ushered out of Pauper's after last call, and still hoping to find more booze. What better place to go than Chinatown for some cold tea. I'm not going to say whether we got it or not (it's illegal!), but I did feel great as I was leaving. As you can expect, we ordered way too much food. A dish is more than enough for one person....so we ordered 4 dishes between the three of us. Let's see if I can recall each of them: crispy beef, something where eggplant was the main component, green beans and something (dried chili?), and a 4th I can't remember. At the time, it was all DELICIOUS. We were like ravenous wolves feeding at the belly of a fat man that just finished a great Chinese meal. The next morning I woke up and remembered the satisfaction, but didn't trust my own judgement. Luckily when I opened the fridge I surprisingly found a big bag of leftovers. Unfortunately the beef wasn't so crispy anymore but I could definitely say, with a sober mind, that the food was solid. There are hundreds of Chinese food restaurants to choose from and I guarantee this one isn't the best, but I was very happy with our selections and it's a perfect late-night hangout for satisfying whatever craving you have.

I've always got Canton Chilli delivered and it is the best Chinese food I've had. It's one of my go-to favourites and their chili chicken is AMAZING! It is spicy so if you don't do well with spicy food, I'd stay clear of that.

If I was ever diagnosed with a sodium deficiency, I'd high-tail it to Canton Chili. I imagine it would only take me a few bites before my levels would be restored. A few more bites I'd be suffering Lot's fate; turning into a pillar of salt from the inside out. I guess what I'm saying is: they serve powerful stuff here. It's Maximum Sodium Glutamate. Frankly speaking, it should only be doled out by medical professionals. Canton Chili is located near the north end of Chinatown. It's open late, decorated with ever-so-charming plastic tablecloths, and usually quite busy. The service is on par with Chinatown standards; largely indifferent with a soupçon of suspicion. I believe there is an aquarium here also, although it could have been a lobster tank. We ordered the Hakka Chicken, Crispy Beef and a small portion of rice. The portions here are ENORMOUS so don't try to be some kind of Indo-Sino Cuisine Hero. Two of us barely made a dent in the piles of saucy meat before us, and there were plenty of leftovers. I wasn't too impressed by the Hakka chicken, which was more salty than spicy. The crispy beef was fun to eat but as others have mentioned, this isn't health food they're serving up. It's heavy and pretty greasy. I'll come back when I'm in the mood for a quantity meal, but I'm still on the hunt for solid Hakka in Hogtown. Obligatory Title Pun: This place doesn't quite HAKKA it. Menu Readability: Features a spiciness scale (out of three chilis), informative pictures and cute misspellings. Need to mention: The prices are dynamite. Dinner for two (four really) set us back a little over twenty bucks. What this place teaches me about myself: My tolerance for spice is up there. You needs to bring it!

Great food and great enviornment. Simple sit down eat great good and pay little. Definitely recommend if you are looking for a place to eat with friends.

One of the best Chinese restaurant I've been to in Toronto. Their spicy wings are perfectly fried and salted. They're also opened until 4 -5 am, perfect for late night snack!

In short, the portions are large and food is filling. Don't mind too much about the service. I highly recommend it if you're looking for practical, greasy, Chinese cooking. The biggest advantage of the restaurant is that it delivers to the university campus for no extra charge during late night. They offer a standard selection of x on rice, y on noodles, along with soups and miscellaneous items. The menu is quite large and they always give you extra copies when they deliver. The food is comparable to New Ho King next door which also offers similar late night delivery but personally I think the service is a lot better here. If you call in for delivery, the person on the other end can seem a bit aggressive and rushed but I wouldn't mind it too much. Also, they prefer cash and ask to charge a dollar fee if you offer to pay by machine. Try not to order right before closing time as they might refuse your order. The drivers are regulars and they can be friendly if you banter with them. As for the restaurant itself, it's a bit run-down and dirty but that isn't supposed to be its strength. Interestingly, the walls are plastered with cute drawings on paper -- from customers I assume, which is kind of cute.

Before I start: It's A-OK --- with some reservations... Disclaimer: I have never been to the place. I have only ordered delivery. But then, I don't think "Decor" would be a subtopic I would gravely miss for this review! Again, dedicated to a friend - Vivek S.: Obligatory Pun: "CAN you eat a TON?!?" (coz seriously, the quantity is humongous!) FOOD: - good quantity - Not super oily, but I assume the glutamate would make up for that in terms casting insults to my body.. - Good taste - the 2 things I order from most chinese places claiming to have good hakka food is noodles and chilli chicken... If they can't get that right, any further attention to that place is unlikely. I must say Canton Chilli made the cut-off, but it won't be my favourite. - I had the chicken hakka noodles (requested spicy) and chilli chicken = was pretty good. I still have to try the chicken pakoras that have been well-received by others Food rating: 3/5 PRICE: - pretty cheap for the quantity - each dish is around 8-10 bucks, which is not that cheap, but trust me, the quantity makes up for it. - We had 1 order of chicken noodles and 1 order of chilli chicken. Between two pretty hungry adult males (no discrimination, just stating it in biological terms),we could not clean it up. In fact, the left overs made for another solid lunch for me the next day Price rating: 4/5 (Discount for U of T students; FREE delivery within a certain radius) DECOR: - hahahahaha.. seriously??? you want a review on Decor? From a cheap chinese takeout place?!? ROTFLOL... SERVICE: - Aah... If there was one place I could call to try all Russell Peter's asian jokes, it would be Canton Chilli - They are super eager to hang up soon after taking your order... sometimes even before you complete your order. - Don't ask them to explain what a certain dish has - use Yelp to figure that out first. - Don't pause for too long between your order (a careful analysis revealed not more than 4.37 seconds), or else they will assume your order is complete and will hang up. - Calling back to complete your order - I won't say anything; I want you to try that and enjoy the experience =P - But then, it's cheap with a student discount, they're open till 4 am, and they have free delivery for my address, so Service rating: 3/5 Why to go there: - it's 3 am and you're hungry, but don't want to leave your house to go to McDs or smth. - Decent chinese food - You are suffering from acutely low blood pressure, and need to consume a massive amount of sodium, but in a more palatable fashion. Why not to go there: - If you want REALLY good hakka chinese - If you have high blood pressure - You have other sources of food at 3 a.m.

This place is pretty bad. I order the Black Pepper Steak with chicken fired rice and deep fired wontons and meat spring rolls. The black paper steak was the worst I've ever had. I could only take 2 bites of it. It was rough, hard to cut with a knife (yes the peices were so big I had to use a knife) and whatever sauce they out in it was not black pepper. The chicken fried rice was good, not great. Deep fried wontons were hardly cooked and the meat spring rolls still had bones in them, I at half and tossed the rest. I would avoid going to this place.

Very good for a small Chinese place. Portions are good and the food has been consistent in my 20+ visits. Lots of full dinner plates for $5-$8 on their late-night menu. There are about 10-15 tables if you want to eat in (4-5 seats per table). Table covers are one big sheet of cheap plastic. Decor is simple and plain. They have a fish and crab tank. Good place to satisfy late night hunger on a budget. Just don't be shy about asking for the late night menu if you're there at night. Sometimes they have a habit of only giving you the regular (more expensive) menu.

Horrible service; cheap yet fairly tasty food; late night food option; fast delivery. I have been eating from canton for 2 years now. Mostly I am satisfied. For the portion size you get, the price is good. The food is good but not great. The service is pretty darn horrible though. This is to be expected though. Overall, I would half-heartedly recommend Canton Chilli, especially to those who are financially restricted. For me as a student it has been great to have cheap food for late night study sessions.

I've never actually eaten AT Canton Chilli. But I have had their food delivered many times; they're CHEAP, and deliver as late as 4AM (!!) to the University of Toronto. Usually, my classmates and I end up ordering Canton Chilli when pulling very late nights (which is rather often, much to my chagrin). I am sensitive to MSG, and Canton Chilli uses it like crazy (which makes the food delicious, but gives me the world's worst headache). As a result, my standby is the chicken congee. It's not as salty as the typical Canton Chilli dish; instead, the congee is nicely gingery, comes with large pieces of tender chicken thigh meat, and is served in a HUGE portion -- enough for two meals, and it's only $3.50! Scooore. Service ain't the best and delivery isn't the fastest, but where else can you get food delivered at 3am? Sure beats eating out of the vending machine at school.