Chop Chop Toronto

Chop Chop

Chop Chop is a family-run Chinese restaurant that’s something of a prodigal son in itself. A decade ago, the same family behind Chop Chop ran Yu Shan here with an eighteen-year-old eldest brother Eric Tiao at the helm. In the interim, he worked at nearby Bent with his mom, who makes all dumplings and appetizers by hand here.

Most recently it was home to Kadbanu, an Iranian cafe affiliated with Banu. The place is now back to serving quick sharing-style Chinese apps and large plates though in a revamped modern-feeling space, old school paper menus mingling with bold bright red chopsticks.

Chop Chop Toronto

Youngest brother Steven Tiao is a designer by trade, and it shows in the towering white walls, accents of deep blue window shutters overhead, dangling light fixtures and bold graphics splashed across the outside of the building.

Chop Chop Toronto

A cucumber salad ($6) piles thick wedges of cucumber onto a spicy puddle of oil and vinegar.

Chop Chop Toronto

A pan-fried green onion pancake ($5) is a point of pride, one of the items handmade by mom.

Chop Chop TorontoThe pancake is papery and crisp, and the filling is all kinds of comfort, amped up when dipped into salty and spicy hot sauce and soy sauce.

Chop Chop Toronto

Hot and sour soup ($5) is mom’s secret recipe, the best, creamiest, most tart yet flavourful version of a sometimes-neglected takeout soup.

Chop Chop Toronto

Taiwanese basil chicken ($13) also feels like the best version of a takeout favourite, crispy chicken hit with a ton of salty seasoning mingling with crunchy fried basil leaves.

Chop Chop Toronto

Pan-fried pork and chive dumplings ($9) are the perfect combination of crispy, soft, salty, herby, and spicy when dipped.

Chop Chop Toronto

Sauteed green beans ($8), usually with brown beef or pork, have been made into a veggie version with a Chinese preserved vegetable that has the texture of meat, malty and munchable.

Chop Chop Toronto

Taiwanese braised beef noodle soup ($10) is made with a sought-after perfectly textured thick Shanghai-style noodles with chunky pieces of melty veal.

Chop Chop TorontoThe Chinese-style broth is made with tobanjan that’s naturally a bit oily and vinegary but very tasty.

Chop Chop Toronto

Fried vermicelli with shrimp, shredded pork and egg ($12) uses nine different veggies to create the best version of a classic greasy stir-fried noodle dish.

Chop Chop Toronto

The Thai Rise ($12) is mango puree, white rum, guava juice and a rim of dried goji berry blitzed with sugar garnished with a fun mango wedge.

Chop Chop TorontoI like the Jack on Jack ($12) best, a light but punchy cocktail made with Jack Daniels infused with jackfruit in house, triple sec, and lemonade, garnished with a boozy infused jackfruit wedge.

Chop Chop Toronto

Apparently the middle brother of the family was even involved in building marble counters for the bar, and dad heads up the teensy open kitchen.

Chop Chop Toronto

Photos by

Jesse Milns


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