Elite Congee & Noodle - What an Unexpected Surprise

Baked Fish on Rice with White Cream Sauce

Elite Congee & Noodle
5651 Steeles Avenue East
Toronto, ON M1V 5P6
T: 416-321-6868

Yes, this is another congee and noodle place.
We're always eating lunch late or having HK afternoon tea on the weekends.  So, congee and noodle places often meet our needs.  We'll often shop at T&T supermarket before or after lunch depending on our midday meal and sometimes we go to the Middlefield and Steeles location. In the same plaza, we noticed a congee and noodle place and decided to give it a try.  Didn't expect much since it's located in a not so busy plaza and there weren't many people there when we walked in, but it was actually pretty decent!

Our meals tasted quite good and portion size for the price was about the same or better than other HK style cafes.  My baked fish on rice with cream sauce was good.  Taste was as expected but I liked the fact that they added a few pieces of peppers to the top.  Most places don't give you any veggies.  The fried rice underneath was also done well. 

  

Salt and Pepper Pork Chops

The pork dish was also quite good, seasoned and fried very well.  But, it wasn't actually something my partner was thinking of getting, they ran out of beef brisket already so it was a bit disappointing and this was the next best thing.  How could they run out so early in the day we wondered?!  Anyway, maybe the beef brisket is so good, the lunch crowd had ordered it all out!  We'll have to get there earlier next time I guess.



Cold HK Milk Tea

I think the one thing that was so-so was their HK milk tea. Not sure if it was an off day but it wasn't cold enough and the flavour seemed a bit off... almost seemed like cocoa was added to it??

If you arrive at 3pm you'll have your choice of afternoon tea specials, lunch specials (they run until 5:30pm), and all day specials.  Lots of options!  Of course, you can also order from the regular menu but the specials usually come with a drink of some sort.  Interestingly, a red bean drink is offered with the afternoon tea specials, something different than the usually coffee or milk tea (which is also available).

Exterior

Interior

Service was okay and polite. The interior was clean and seating was fairly spacious.

Now, for the price.  Both dishes were under $7!!  Deal!  And comes with a drink, even better! If you want to change your drink to something that is not part of the special, it's an additional $0.75. 

I'm sure we'll definitely be back as the prices are great, good variety of options, it's convenient for us, and to try the beef brisket!