South Sea Restaurant - NORTH HAMILTON

I've ordered numerous times from this place, but their actual restaurant was a bit too out of reach for me to bother dropping in, until a relative's 80th

To be honest we discovered this restaurant by accident..a lucky accident at that! The delicious aroma that greets me is a promise of the things to

If you are looking for authentic Chinese food look no further, read no further, just go here.Ok now that I have that out of the way, let's cover all the bases:My wife and I drive for 30 minutes to eat here, sure there are closer Chinese restaurants but they are all 'North Americanized', with fatty deep fried everything. Authentic Chinese very little is deep fried. and everything is fresh. always..The Food:Always plentiful three main dishes, one appetizer and two wonton soup and u will have left overs for work.The Service:Always friendly and treat u like family. A great place to unwind after a long day.The Restaurant:Is dated a little but overall, very authentic as well and traditional. It is not modern and that in itself is part of its charm. We love it :)Take out:We have done take out a few times and the food is always on time and ready when we arrive. They do a stiff take out on Friday and Saturdays as is evident by the constant ringing (subtle tone) of the take out phone.Summary:If u are looking for cookie cutter buffet style Chinese .. don't eat here, this place is all about the fresh, well prepared food. Nothing sits under the heat lamps and nothing is ever less than quality. Again if ur looking for every dish to be battered and soggy, I can't help you because that isn't this place's style. Ps they do offer deep fried options but in a word Why?

Ordered general tao chicken....all batter little sliver of dried out chicken inside that i could hardly chew. Also ordered the BARELY beef and broccoli dish....very disappointed. Only reason i gave it 2 stars was because it was hot!

The food was not good the general chicken that is supposed to be lightly breaded was more dough than meat the Cantonese chow mien noodles were an overcooked blob the beef and broccoli had mixed veggies in with it you would think beef and broccoli would be self explanatory. Overall not impressed