If you’re looking for a filling meal for about $10, fast
food restaurants isn’t the best choice. In the corner of a busy Chinese plaza
sits Good Taste Casserole Rice. Here their combos are so large that sharing three
amongst four people is perfect. Aside from the hefty pot of rice, each also arrives
with soup and boiled vegetables.
The soup is piping hot after being steamed in individual
pots. Inside the clear broth holds cubes of pork, papaya and white fungus. It’s
unsalted so you’ll need a liberal sprinkling from the shaker at the table.
With dozens of casserole rice options to choose from, what to
order depends not only on your preference but also the amount of crispy rice
crust you prefer - in my opinion, the best part of the dish. Otherwise, you're
really just eating baked rice with meat; why wait half an hour for that?
Although the preserved meats is normally not one of my
favourite toppings, for casserole rice it's the best option as there’s less
moisture resulting in a thick golden crispy crust. The assorted preserved meat
($10.99) contains lap cheung (sweet
Chinese cured sausage), preserved duck, pork and fish so you get a bit of everything
to sample. Good Taste doesn’t skimp on the ingredients with plenty of each.
With the salted fish and minced pork ($8.99), there's still
a layer of crust on the bottom, but the thickness diminishes and isn't quite as
crispy. With a fair amount of salted fish chunks, the casserole let’s off a
pungent aroma – heavenly if you enjoy the ingredient, like dried sweaty socks
if you don’t.
By the time you’re having a casserole rice topped with
something like pork spareribs and black bean ($7.99) the crust becomes
non-existent and tends to be hard and chewy. Of course, the spareribs is
meatier and there’s a decent serving of it for the low price.
In the end, weather you enjoy a thick and crunchy crust or just a pot of soft moist rice, there’s an array to choose from at Good Taste Casserole Rice. Plus, the sheer amount of food you receive will be healthier and more filling than a burger combo any day.
Overall mark - 8 out of 10
How To Find Them
Location: Markham, Canada
Address: 8392 Kennedy Road (Unit A9)
Address: 8392 Kennedy Road (Unit A9)
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Gastro World's Grading System
- Anything under 5 - I really disliked and will never go back
- 6 - decent restaurant but I likely won't return
- 7 - decent restaurant and I will likely return
- 8 - great restaurant that I'd be happy to recommend
- 9 - fantastic restaurant that I would love to visit regularly and highly recommend
- 10 - absolute perfection!
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