Wonton Chai Noodle

There aren’t many fantastic wonton noodles houses in the GTA. This is one of just a handful in Toronto; however, if you’re expecting HK caliber, then you’ll be ute to be disappointed.
Short of a 20 hour flight, and if 20 minutes is all you can spare for a one-​way commute, then this will do.

This is basically the Chinese fast food at it’s quickest. Not a place to linger over a meal, but a quick filling bite before you run off to your busy day. This place specializes in the different variations of noodles with shrimp wontons or beef brisket. Nothing fancy but it’s cheap and cheerful and really really fast. Came on a Saturday for an early lunch, and was able to grab a table right away. Tea comes in a Styrofoam cup and there is a self serve station in the corner for refills. You place your order with the waitress and she literally turns around in 2 minutes with your order piping hot and ready to eat.
I had the ‘water dumplings’ with noodles in soup. The noodles were good, crisp and without the dreaded vinegar water taste. Thumbs up for the noodles. The water dumplings were HUGE. The three of them lined up in my bowl could pretty much cover all the noodles underneath them. I’ve never see them that big before. The shrimp inside had that fresh texture which testifies to the quality of their ingredients. The dumplings were very delicious but I could taste the MSG the moment I bite into them. They were like little MSG bombs and I needed to drink alot of water afterwards. Great immediate taste, but with lingering consequences afterwards… like most delicious chinese food unfortunately. Until I find a better wonton noodle soup, this will probably be my go-​to place for now when the craving hits.

I went for an early lunch with my parents at Wonton Chai Noodle recently. Their specialty, you guessed it, is wonton noodle soup. They do it well indeed!
I got the «noodle in soup» with 2 toppings ($ 6.50). I chose shrimp wonton and sliced beef for my toppings and egg noodles for my type of noodles. My dad also had the «noodle in soup» but had 3 toppings ($ 7.50) — shrimp wonton, dace fish balls and beef brisket and egg noodles. My mom had the «lo mein» with 2 toppings ($ 7.50) — shrimp wonton and beef brisket.
I liked my soup. I got 3 huge shrimp wonton. The wontons were quite possibly the largest wontons I’ve ever seen. They were almost bursting with shrimp filling. Each wonton contains 1 large whole shrimp surrounded by ground up shrimp. The wonton wrapper was nice and thin. The wontons here are fantastic! The sliced beef, while plentiful was rather chewy. I liked that the meat was lean and not fatty, but it was too chewy for my liking. The egg noodles were thin traditional wonton soup style noodles. They were nicely cooked. The broth was flavourful and not too salty or oily. I would have liked it if I had some vegetables in my soup. The pictures on the menu show some greens in the noodle soups, but I didn’t receive any.
My parents both enjoyed their meal. They too commented on the deliciousness of the shrimp wonton. My mom’s meal came with some Chinese greens. I guess that’s why the lo meins are more expensive than «noodle in soups.» I mean they seemed to me like basically the same thing except the lo mein has the broth on the side while the «noodle in soup» has in all in one bowl. Maybe it’s because they have to wash an extra bowl.
Anyway, service was not the friendliest, but they were very quick and efficient. No one was rude, they just didn’t smile or seem warm/​friendly and it seemed like they wanted to get us in and out as fast as possible. If I were paying big bucks here I would have been offended, but since our meals were so cheap, I found their behaviour amusing. We had our meals less than 10 minutes after we ordered.
The restaurant is a casual eatery with not much décor to speak of. They have a place in the corner where you can help yourself to water or tea. All beverages are served in Styrofoam cups — I’m not a huge fan of this for many reasons (environmental, health, etc.), but whatever. There is a sign that says if you use more than 1 cup a person, they will charge you $ 0.25 per additional cup (?!), so yeah, I guess if you drink tea and then want water, you either have to pay $ 0.25 or use the same cup.
After you’re done, you have to go to the cash register to pay.
The restaurant is in a strip mall. There’s lots of free parking.
I would come back for the shrimp wonton soup for sure!

What’s better than wonton noodle soup on a cold day? Nothing!
Ordered the 3 items noodle soup (chose shrimp wonton, beef brisket, and their handmade fish balls) preferred the first 2 better. The brisket was tender, had a yummy mix of tendon, fatty and lean parts. The wontons were HUGE and had at least 3 whole shrimps in them! So good, definitely my favourite. The fish balls was average. It had remnants of something? Maybe it’s suppose to be like that? Not my preferred texture of fish balls.
Also got the lo mein with beef brisket. It’s dried noodle on a small bed of lettuce and comes with a bowl of soup. Was I suppose to put the noodle in the soup? Dunno but did it anyways and ended up with 2 bowls of noodle soup. This gooey sauce covered the lo mein and made the texture a little odd. I preferred the original noodle soup better, the soup was more flavourful.
Service was super speedy. Got my food 2 mins after I ordered. In, eat, out.

I used to go here often as a child, but during my recent visit (which wasn’t even that recent), I am less than impressed with this place. The wontons here are huge, I agree, but overall the noodle soups are all average and need the sauces to improve them. Like others have said, you need to self-​serve tea and water. Not that big of an issue.
My problem is the cleanliness of this place. The décor is very basic, and the restaurant is very old considering it’s been here for over 10 years. It’s expected not to be the nicest of joints. I don’t want to see bugs. That’s all I have to say.
Very disappointed in this place considering my memories of it were a lot better.

Very small portion of food. I wasn’t impressed. There was no service at all and I was still hungry.

Wonton Chai is a quick and simple noodle place with their basic menu! Their options aren’t plenty nor is their décor anything fancy because people just come in and out of this restaurant to eat. A simple stop like a gas station when you’re on a long road trip, except you get to chow down on their delicious noodles for a cheap price!
Their menu consists of soupy noodles or dry noodles with a bit of sauce at the bottom and a side bowl of soup, it is stated as «Lo Mein» above.
The noodles comes with wonton (shrimp dumpling), beef brisket, or dumplings. Their dumplings are the water dumplings, also known as «水餃» or «Suey/​Sui Gao» in Cantonese and «Shui Jiao» in Mandarin.
I got simple Wonton noodles in soup! They have condiments on the side, so naturally, I’m going to add spice, heehee. Really standardized Wonton noodles, or «Wonton Mein». Usually comes in the form of the yellow noodles and big juicy pieces of Wonton.
This is the Beef Brisket in vermicelli noodles, as they ran out of the rice noodle. The rice noodles that they use here are the thicker, fatter ones.
I’m not sure why it’s a thing, but whenever I eat Wonton noodles, it’s like a thing to get side vegetables, with hoisin/​hoi xin sauce at the side. I believe these vegetables are «kai-​lan» also known as Chinese Kale. The vegetables help provide a crunchy bit towards the meal — I like adding vegetables towards my meals as well so it’s a good combination!
Wonton Chai is a simple place to eat this very simple classic Chinese dish of Wonton, Suey Gao and Beef noodles. Service is quick and tables are pretty big. They don’t have small 2 seaters, but instead have big round tables to fit about 6 people each.
There is also tea at the corner for you to self-​service, with paper cups. In some simple noodle places like this, they have this style of service. Unless you come with more people, then they’ll provide a teapot.
Wonton Chai is definitely a hidden cheap eat gem which most people don’t know about because it’s not exactly in a popular location, etc… But the meals here are easy going and simple. So don’t expect much and enjoy the simplicity of a classic Chinese meal!

This place is great if your just looking for casual, quick tasty bite. Yesterday I went and as soon as I ordered, a minute later the wontons came. The wonton are huge and are a great deal especially since you usually get 6. The noodles are OK same as anywhere else and the beef brisket is pretty good as well. Would definitely come here again.

I have never been to a worse restaurant. The attitude of the staff needs some serious work. I only came here because the congee place next door was full.
The food is extremely small portioned when I can buy a full out meal from other chinese places.
You are expected to get your own water/​tea. No one serves you.
So i literally JUST finished my bowl of noodles w/​wonton. and the lady comes over and says «so your finished right? go pay the bill»
Excuse me but I didn’t even finish my cup of water that I filled myself, and you’re already telling me to leave? The food is something you can definitely make at home, perhaps a whole potful too instead a tiny bowl’s worth.
Never coming back and spreading the word that this is the absolute worst place to eat at.

HUGE wontons, loaded with shrimp, amazing egg noodles, great broth, tender beef brisket, smoky hot chili oil — I honestly can’t imagine how they could improve it!
If you’re not asian, and ‘wonton soup’ has you picturing that thin chicken-​dishwater broth with little soggy mystery-​meat wontons from the chinese buffet, then are you ever in for A BIG TREAT!
Authentic Hong Kong style wonton-​noodle soup is a delicious jumbo bowl soup featuring a delicate savoury broth, loaded with 6 golf-​ball-​sized wontons, each handmade daily and stuffed with nothing but multiple whole fresh shrimp, perfectly cooked and bouncy. You can also choose a combo bowl of 4 wonton+noodles (I recommend wonton with the thin egg noodles, a few drops of red vinegar, and a shot of house-​made chili oil) or you can add beef brisket and/​or fish-​paste balls, or a side of steamed veggies with oyster sauce, as well.
Décor and service are both friendly but quite basic, but your order comes out lightning fast. Just enjoy your soup and pay at the cash on the way out, for a quick and easy, delicious meal, all for around $ 6! If you’ve never tried it, don’t let this winter pass without a steamy bowl of wonton yumminess!
You can thank me later :)

I work at a car dealership, even my managers (white/​brown), they love the big SHRIMP BALLS aka WONTON from this place. Their food quality is always the same (generally because they are fairly easy to make) If you like Chinese food/​soup, go to this place, you won’t regret. They have the best wonton in Toronto I would say. They only take cash tho.

If you want a really quick meal, then Wonton Chai Noodle is the place to go.
It was my very first time that I ate here. When I sat down at my table, a lady immediately came and asked what I wanted to order. I haven’t even looked at the menu yet and she was pushing me to order something.
You have to get your own tea here and your order will come in less than 2 minutes which makes it even faster than american fast food. If you have a party for 2, get ready to share a table with other customers.
The soup wasn’t that hot in terms of temperature and the noodles were just ok compared to other noodle stores like Jim Chai Kee that I’ve been to. I ordered the shrimp and mushroom dumplings on the side. They were massive and had a lot of filling in them.
Overall, basically its order, eat and leave.

Amazing value! $ 5 for a big bowl of noodles (you can choose mein or flat rice noodles) and 5 GIANT wontons filled with shrimp. Their red vinegar is kind of weird though — I think they add a lot of sugar or something to it. It would’ve been better if it was straight up red vinegar.

This is an in and out kind of restaurant. You get your food fast, eat and then go. There is tea at the corner area that you can pour for yourself.
What’s so good about this place? The food! My fave is the wontons. They are huge! They definitely don’t sting out on the ingredients.

When I have craving for dumpling soup, I come here since its close to my home area. You come in, simple service, simple food. Grab a seat, you serve yourself water or tea. I got two items with shrimp wonton and fish paste meatball. I put some chilli oil and flakes in there to make the broth stand out better. ($ 6) its alright of a deal. The shrimp wonton is nice and plumped, and the fish paste meatball is not bad as well.
I did inquired how much it would cost to purchase a pack of their shrimp wonton, and the lady mentioned its $ 11 for 10 dumplings or something. That’s pretty pricey I think, but then again, shrimp price has increased in supermarkets…
I would come back when I have the craving, or I can always go to Brimley Centre Mall up-​stairs for that too.
(btw they close at around 7PM, so if you are wishing to come for dinner, you have to come before that… And I believe they only accept CASH!!!)

I gave around the same rating for my last experience. Here are the reasons why:
Price (again): Other wonton restaurants charges you $ 5 for a bowl of wontons + noodles and maybe $ 6 for a bowl of beef brisket vs. here: $ 6 for a bowl of wonton & $ 8.50 for a bowl of beef brisket.
As a student barely surviving on soy sauce and rice — I need these prices to be competitive.
However, this time I honestly disliked the food as well. The soup was very bland although the wontons were decent. I started feeling super sick shortly after I ate here and it was my only meal of the day. Don’t think I’ll be going back.

This is definitely a bit of a hidden gem here in Scarborough! It’s located in this shoddy looking strip plaza, but don’t be fooled, because when you go in the place is surprisingly spacious. When I went on a Sunday for lunch with my parents, every single table was full, but customers tend to come in and out pretty quickly so we didn’t have to wait very long. Their menu is simple, and if anything I would complain that the selection is kind of lacking… in terms of noodles, they really only have three toppings you can get in your noodles: shrimp wonton, beef brisket, and dace fish ball, which is less so than other places. But prices really can’t be beat! It’s only $ 6 for a bowl of noodles if you get one or two toppings, and as other reviewers have noted, the shrimp wontons are soooo big.
Service: Attentive, but if anything maybe too attentive? It was like once we sat down at the table, the waitress was by our side, expectantly waiting for us to order… and we hadn’t even really looked at the menu yet. We were talking amongst ourselves, and she kept interjecting to clarify things, which I guess was okay, but then she just kept lurking around, and it made me feel a bit uncomfortable and like we were being pressured to order quickly. I do realize that’s just the way they do things though, everything was so quick, quick, quick, and rapid. Our food came out probably less than 5 minutes after we placed our order, and we were sitting right by the kitchen, so we could see them just rapidly filling bowl after bowl with noodles and soup.
Food: Delicious! For some reason my mother found the broth to be salty, but conversely, I thought it was really light in flavour and if anything even too light. But they give you lots of condiments (i.e. hot sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce) that you can add yourself. And again, you definitely get a decent amount of food for your money. I think at first I found my noodles to be a little bit too hard/​undercooked, (probably because they were prepared so quickly) but I just soaked them a little longer in my soup and then they were okay.
Overall: Definitely can’t beat the price, and great if you just want to grab a (super) quick, no frills meal. It’s kind of cafeteria-​style in the sense that you can go and grab your own water/​tea (free of charge) at this little kitchenette thing they have, and then you pay at the counter when you are done your meal. But you know what, it’s efficient, and gets the job done, so no complaints from me!

To start off, I ate two bowls of this and a plate of veggies.
This place is located at a plaza located at the corner of Brimley and Sheppard. Parking is scarce but just enough to accommodate the amount of people coming in.
The restaurant is a typical Hong Kong style noodle house where you walk-​in, order from a simplified menu of select noodles and appetizers and go fetch your own drinks at the communal tea dispenser.
I ordered (two bowls of) Wonton Noodle soup with a side of steamed veggies with oyster sauce. Once you order it took them literally 1 min to get the food out. It’s simple for them to make and serve this as all they need is a big tank of soup made early in the day and Wonton dumplings made fresh just prior to day start. A minute of boiling the noodles and dumplings and then pour the soup and voila you’re done. The dumplings were big, which is the main reason why i come here. For $ 5.50 for a bowl of this is totally worth it. Other places will charge you about $ 7 for a bowl of more noodles and less/​small wontons.
The restaurant is clean, simple and nothing too complicated. You walk up to the counter to pay when you’re done as it is not a wait-​for-​server type of service.
For a quick lunch this is a place to definitely check out. It’s quick, easy, cheap and delicious.

Love this place. May look like a dive but it’s where u can get cheap noodle in soup bowls and the wontons, dumplings and fish ball are homemade. Gotta check here for sure

No frills noodle soup joint.
Employees are very quick. Napkins, chopsticks and complimentary tea are towards the back of the restaurant. Help yourself. Condiments are on each table. Shortly after you place your order, a big bowl of comforting soup is placed in front of you. Pay at the cashier.
The menu is simple. They offer soups, lo mien and Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce. Toppings for soups include: shrimp wontons, beef slices, fish balls and beef brisket. Noodle types include: egg noodles, rice noodles and vermicelli.
I’m still thinking about their shrimp wontons. They were so plump, juicy and packed with real shrimp. The broth is light and not overly salty. The rice noodles had a pleasant chew. Their serving size is generous and the price is definitely right at around $ 5 for most soups.
Wonton Chai Noodle is simple and comforting.
Cash Only.