Wei’s Taiwanese Foods

Wei’s Taiwanese Foods restaurant is a small primarily take-out restaurant that has opened quietly for the past few years in a small Scarborough plaza.  It specializes in good portion rice combinations and soups for a really affordable price.  One of my friends stumbled upon the restaurant when they were looking for some take out one evening and told us that the food at this place wasn’t that bad.  The only problem was that the place was tucked behind some other restaurants and in the corner of a small plaza and would be difficult to spot for any passer-bys. 

Crispy Chicken Rice Combination

Upon entering the restaurant, don’t expect anything fancy in there.  There are only two tables and what looked like about 5 chairs altogether.  Scanning their menu, they offered a variety of rice “lunch boxes” for the price of $5.25 per combo.  Once you pick your combo, you can also add another 2 or 3 sides to your dish to complete your set.  A complimentary soup also came along with your rice combo. 

For me, I went with their crispy chicken rice combination.  For the sides, I went with a hard boiled egg, some broccoli and eggplant.  The lady behind the counter really piled on the sides and the rice.  One thing I was concerned about was the flimsiness of the container.  The plastic was very thin and with so much rice, chicken and vegetables piled into the container, they actually placed an elastic band around the container to keep the lid from flying off. 

Tomato and Egg Rice Combination

Once we got home, I was actually quite surprised by the taste of the chicken.  The chicken was still very crispy and the amount of chicken present was more than proportional to the amount of rice and did I say there was like almost two bowls of rice there.  The eggplant and the broccoli were boiled almost as pure as it could be with little to no sauce added to them.  There was however quite a bit of oil on the bottom of the eggplant.  So much so that I used the white rice and the chicken and mixed the oil with it.  The overall taste of it all was actually pretty good but it made the meal a little bit more greasier which may or may not be a turn off for some.  My wife ordered the tomato and egg combination which she chose beans and eggplant as a side.  It was less oily but just as filing due to the amount of sides added to the dish. 

Overall, for the price one pays, it was certainly well worth the price.  Even if it was greasier with the excess oil, the taste was still actually respectable.  One was certainly quite full after eating the meal.  I think what I like the most was that with every bite, you were wanting more and more and even though I didn’t think I was going to finish the dish, you end up somehow finishing it.  I actually had the fried pork chops combo a few days later and that was just as good as the crispy fried chicken.  They can easily substitute any home cook lunch or dinner so if you’re lazy and you don’t want to cook then Wei’s Taiwanese Foods restaurant might be an affordable alternative for the night.  Overall, I give them a 3.75 out of 5. 

Wei’s Taiwanese Foods

2578 Birchmount Road

Scarborough, Ontario

416-754-4605