Swatow Restaurant

What Reddit says

A long-standing Spadina Chinatown restaurant frequently listed among the classic downtown Chinese picks. It's often compared with Rol San and recommended for casual meals.

Paraphrased from the comments below.

What to order

• 8.4
  Fried Rice#3 for fried rice in Toronto
  Top pick
• Dumplings3 Redditors
• Hot and Sour Soup3 Redditors
• Cantonese BBQ (char siu & roast meats)2 Redditors
• Dim Sum2 Redditors
• Hand-Pulled Noodles2 Redditors
• Seafood2 Redditors

In their words

Short excerpts, each linked to the full comment on Reddit.

• “Dumpling House (cash only IIRC), Swatow, House of Gourmet, Hong Kong Bistro Cafe.”

• “The good old classic King's Noodle and Swatow is still my go to for an old traditional wok hai Beef Ho Fun.”

• “Swatow on Spadina - everything’s excellent though be warned its cash only”

• “For more casual in downtown, just check out all the options around Chinatown, like Taste of China, House of Gourmet, Swatow, and King's Noodles.”

• “Another option. Swatow - Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup. $9.99”

• “I also say Swatow! Everything is amazing.”

• “swatow for brisket wonton noodle soup”

• “The classics: Hong Fatt King Noodle Rol San Swatow”

• “Swatow is a reliable one.”

• “Golden Turtle, Swatow, and Rol San, maybe”

• “my favourite order every single time and they make it so good.”

• “Not a fan of Swatow. Very small portions, overpriced, mediocre food, and cash only on top of that (imo).”