
Poor Polka King. Suffering from the flu, it didn't look good for him to play any late night hockey. But a nice power nap seemed to reinvigorate him enough to participate. The first thing I said to him while picking him up was that he needed a nice bowl of congee. Yes, the Chinese rice gruel which is usually a vessel for such things like century duck eggs, pork blood, liver, kidney and stomach. For some, if they weren't sick before, just thinking about this might make them hurl. Fortunately, Polka King is Chinese, he's used to it... My recommendation was to go out for a nice steaming hot bowl of congee for his sore throat

So after a spirited game, we quickly got ready to go and headed off to Nancy Wonton House. I've always wondered about this place. It's been at its location on Victoria for quite some time; but I've never had a chance to try it. From the outside, it looks like any other Chinese wonton joint with its bright lighting to the gaudy yellow signage. I think we arrived as they were preparing to close, so we hurried up and ordered and even paid before starting to eat. Since Polka King was ordering


Polka King's Minced Beef Congee was also pretty solid. Thick, burning hot and full of hand-minced tender beef, the congee had a nice consistency. Neither being too salty or under-seasoned, it did not reek of MSG. At the end, it did begin to get a bit watery. Congee Noodle King is better; but this was still quite good. Our dish of Yeung Chow Fried Rice also appeared to be quite good despite the curious

Alright, within a few weeks, we returned to Nancy Wonton House since my aunt and uncle


We ordered 3 bowls of congee: Preserved Egg and Salted Pork, Chicken and Offal. All three were solid with plenty of ingredients within a thick lightly seasoned congee. Other than a few clumps of rice, the Salted Fish and Chicken Fried Rice was pretty solid. The rice was dry (a tad oily) and well seasoned with the salty essence from the fish. It's an acquired taste (it can smell up a room!). So our second visit was pretty solid other than the noodles. I can only assume that it was an aberration since everything else here is pretty good.
The Good:
- Inexpensive
- Excellent wonton noodles
- Good portions
The Bad:
- I can't get over the tacky signage (I know, it's not really all that important)
- It's cash only
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