Jack Tan’s

Finally tested out this eatery and it was pretty enjoyable. Convenient location south of Bay/​College, catchy décor and wide menu with many choices. Food was tasty and with good portions too. Only downside was that service was noticeably slow, definitely short-​staffed with one waitstaff responsible for all the tables.

Over priced… not sure if they are a bar or just a regular chinese resturant. Weird environment

For some reason they don’t seem to get a lot of traffic. We live next doors so just walked in one day to check it out. The happy hour special was great — drink and an appy for less than $ 10. Came back next week for dinner and order some Thai/​Asian fusion food, which was surprisingly delicious. If you’re in the area and looking for some quick/​cheap comforting Asian food, check this place out. It’s no salad king, but it does get a lot of things right.

On a second visit, my dad was very disappointed with the tomato beef brisket noodle soup. He recalled that it was previously a delicious, savory and well-​spiced creation. Now is it bland noodle soup.
Not a repeat.

I ordered a beef brisket soup and there was no meat in the soup. Complete waste of money.

Poor service from a dismissive and inaudible waitress, with appetizers that were probably less than a quarter of a serving per plate at $ 7 each. Disappointing.

I feel cheated by the 4 star ratings on the page. Even a 1 star rating for this place is too generous. As a native Chinese, I think the food here is so bad and simply not acceptable… The quantity is very small and the taste is horrible. Won’t ever come back again.

I came here with a large group of students (10) for a farewell party. It was in mid-​August and their AC broke down so we sat near the entrance where they provided a large fan, which balanced out the heat in the room and none of us were sweating while eating. Most of us ordered the happy-​hour meal which included a cocktail and appetizer. They came out fairly quickly and the experience was fairly pleasant. I ordered the rice with grilled steak which was delicious although the amount of rice could have been for two people. The ambiance of this restaurant was very nice, great indie music playing in the background but not too loud. I really liked their black-​wall that included their menu, promotions and some artwork done by a local artist.

Good place for friends and family! My favourite is the black pepper short ribs. Also, cheap beers also!

This is my 3^rd time or 4^th time here I think? I brought someone new here this time, one of my co-​workers from SickKids hospital. No special occasion, just here for lunch to satisfy our empty stomach.
I ordered the Hai-​nan chicken. Okay before you guys get all «wtf is that» on me, let me just first say that I took a picture of my meal this time so you guys can all see how juicy and awesome this chicken was. The reason I got this today was because it was the Friday special and also because I always wanted to try this chicken. The first time i came here I ordered the lemongrass BBQ chicken and it was worth 5 stars to me, 2^nd time was beef, 3^rd time was chicken, and 4^th time is chicken again! Chicken is definitely my favourite here! (So I guess I have been here 4 times).
The chicken was so moist it couldn’t have been anymore moist. The skin was just like it should be. The side of salted green onion and garlic (it’s not supposed to be eaten like coleslaw, it’s meant to be put on top of the chicken) was perfectly seasoned and awesome. The rice was heaven. I’m like a rice master (since I always eat rice. Don’t be racist). It was perfectly cooker, not mushy, not hard, perfectly seasoned (I think they put lemongrass while steaming the rice) and it was just so aromatic and awesome. I probably could’ve eaten the rice on its own without the chicken and I would’ve been a happy man. I can’t even imagine how bomb that rice would’ve been if it was put into fried rice.
One thing you guys should know about this dish before ordering it is that the chicken is supposed to be cold! It’s not supposed to be super hot or sizzling. And no, they didn’t forget to heat it up or anything. This is the way that Hai-​nan chicken should be eaten. Sometimes it’s called hainanese chicken.
The ONLY disappointing thing was that I wish there was more chicken because of how good it was. But I guess I can’t complain too much because of how cheap it is also! It’s only 9 bucks after a 15% discount given at lunch!
On top of all this, the servers and waiters and waitresses are all very attentive and nice. The owner there is also very nice. Like I said before, I think his name is «Kai».
OKAY LET ME JUST ADD ONE MORE THING… I took pictures of a smaller menu they recently just added. Let me be the first to say that it looks beyond amazing. Most of these dishes are from mainland China and they have everything from spicy fish in a pot, to pig trotters, to pig ears, to braised pork, EVERYTHING OKAY?!? It’s definitely a carnivores delight. I took pictures of this too!
This place is definitely worth going to whether you’re alone or in a group, with family, with your gf or bf, or anyone! Go here! You won’t regret it!

Went there on a weeknight for dinner. The staff were attentive and fun-​they gave us shots of sake on the house! Food was really unique, my favourites were the tuna nachos and kimchi udon. If you live in the area you should definitely check it out!