TAO Northern Chinese Cuisine
220 Laird Dr, East York, ON M4G 3X2, Canada
Opens at 11:00 AM
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Appetizers
Crispy Tofu
Firm tofu deep fried and topped with green onions and garlic sauce.
$9.25
Chicken Satay
Skewered chicken breast grilled and coated with peanut satay sauce. (4pcs)
$10.00
Soya Edamame
Edamame beans boiled and seasoned with house spice blend and light soy.
$9.00
Mango Salad
Fresh mango, pickled radish, carrots, and onions, served with a citrus vinaigrette sauce.
$10.00
Chicken Spring Rolls
Ground chicken, taro, bean threads, and mixed vegetables wrapped in rice paper and deep fried.(2pcs)
$10.00
Lettuce Wrap
Minced chicken or vegetables, carrots, and onions, fried and served with a side of iceberg lettuce wraps.
$15.00
Vegetable Spring Rolls
Mixed vegetable spring rolls served with plum sauce.(4pcs)
$9.00
Offer
Shrimp Chips
Shrimp chips served with peanut satay dip.
$8.00
Shrimp Sticks (6 pcs)
Six crispy and skinny shrimp sticks served with plum sauce.
$8.00
Soups
Szechauan-Style Hot-and-Sour Soup
Spicy. Classic egg drop hot-and-sour soup with mushrooms, tofu, and carrots.
$6.00
Chicken Wonton Soup
Homemade chicken wontons served in clear chicken broth with mushrooms.
$6.00
Tom Yum Soup
Spicy. Traditional hot-and-sour lemongrass soup with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and chili peppers.
$7.00
Seafood Tofu Soup
Thick egg drop soup with seafood and tofu.
$7.00
Vegetable Tofu Soup
Thick egg drop soup with vegetables.
$6.00
Noodle Soups
Shrimp Noodle Soup
Shrimp and vegetables.
$16.00
Vegetable Noodle Soup
Broccoli, bok choy, carrots, celery, and mushrooms.
$14.00
Chicken Noodle Soup
Sliced chicken breast, mushrooms, and bok choy.
$17.00
Chicken Wonton Noodle Soup
Homemade chicken wontons and bok choy.
$17.00
Dim Sum
Xiao Long Bao (6 pcs)
Six steamed, soup-filled, ground pork dumplings.
$10.00
Ha Gow (4 pcs)
Four steamed crystal shrimp dumplings.
$9.00
Chicken Pot Stickers (4 pcs)
Four crispy fried chicken dumplings.
$9.00
Chicken Siu Mai (4 pcs)
Steamed minced chicken, mushrooms, and daikon radish in open-faced dumplings. One order comes with four dumplings.
$8.00
Szechuan Chili Peanut Dumplings (6 pcs)
Eight chicken dumplings served with a spicy Szechuan peanut sauce.
$8.00
Steamed Chicken Dumplings (7 pcs)
Seven traditional minced chicken dumplings.
$8.00
Steamed Vegetable Dumplings (6pcs)
Bok choy and mixed vegetables. One order comes with seven dumplings.
$9.75
BBQ Pork Bun (2 pcs)
Roasted barbeque pork stuffed in a fluffy steamed bun. One order comes with two pieces.
$8.50
Lotus Pockets (2 pcs)
Sticky rice, sauteed mushrooms, and chicken wrapped and steamed in a lotus leaf. One order comes with two pieces.
$8.50
Steamed Pork and Chive Dumplings (6pcs)
Seven Chinese chive and minced pork dumplings.
$9.75
Butterfly Coconut Shrimp (6 pcs)
Six pieces of crispy coconut shrimp served with plum sauce.
$8.75
Beef Short Ribs
Grilled marinated beef short ribs.
$11.00
Scallion Pancake
Crispy, pan-fried, unleavened flatbread folded with minced scallions.
$8.50
Chive Box
Crispy pan pocket filled with chives, scrambled eggs, and glass noodles.
$7.50
Crispy Sesame Ball (3 pcs)
Crispy fried sesame balls filled with sweet bean paste. One order comes with three pieces.
$8.00
Bean Paste Pancake
Pan-fried crispy pancake with sweet bean paste.
$8.00
Chicken
Lemon Chicken
Crispy battered chicken breast sauteed in a lemon sauce.
$18.00
General Tao Chicken
Spicy. Battered chicken, green peppers, red peppers, and onions in house special General Tao sauce.
$18.00
Kung Pao Chicken
Spicy. Classic Szechuan dish featuring chili peppers, onions, chicken, and Szechuan peppercorns.(peanut content)
$18.00
Sweet-and-Sour Chicken
Lightly battered chicken fried with peppers, onions, and pineapple in a sweet-and-sour sauce.
$18.00
Cheung Qing Chili Chicken
Spicy whole chilies fried with garlic and battered chicken ( peanut content)
$18.00
Moo Shu Chicken
Shredded chicken fried with vegetables and wood ear mushrooms, then served with rice crepes.
$19.00
Chicken and Broccoli with Oyster Sauce
Chicken breast stir fried with broccoli, mushrooms, and onions in oyster sauce.
$17.00
Chicken and Broccoli with Soy Sauce
Chicken breast stir fried with broccoli, mushrooms, and carrots in light soy sauce.
$17.00
Tao-Si Black Bean Chicken
Tender chicken slices fried in a sweet and savoury black bean soy sauce.
$17.00
Green Curry Chicken
Spicy. Thai-style coconut green curry sauce with chicken breast, tofu, and vegetables.
$15.00
Cashew Chicken
Spicy. Cashew, chicken, eggplant, and zucchini fried in a savoury chu hou sauce.
$17.00
Ginger and Scallion Chicken
Stir-fried chicken slices with ginger and scallions.
$17.00
Pork
General Tao Garlic Ribs
Crispy garlic ribs tossed with house special General Tao sauce.
$20.00
Crispy Seasoned Salt and Black Pepper Ribs
Deep-fried ribs tossed with a house blend of salt and black pepper seasoning.
$20.00
Beef
Tao Crispy Beef
Spicy. Crispy beef tenderloin tossed with house special General Tao sweet soy sauce.
$18.00
Beef and Gailan
Beef slices and Chinese broccoli fried with minced garlic.
$18.00
Chili Cashew Beef
Spicy. Vegetables with beef slices pan fried in house cashew sauce.
$18.00
Black pepper beef
Diced beef tenderloin stir fried with bell peppers onion , mushroom and peppercorn sauce
$18.00
Beef and Broccoli
Beef slices stir fried with broccoli, mushrooms, onions, garlic, and oyster sauce.
$15.00
Tao-Si Black Bean Beef
Tender beef slices stir fried in a sweet and savoury black bean soy sauce.
$15.00
Ginger and Scallion Beef
Stir-fried beef slices with ginger and scallions.
$18.00
Seafood
Kung Pao Shrimp
Shrimp, diced vegetables and peanuts tossed in traditional spicy szechuan peppercorn sauce
$22.00
General Tao Shrimp
Jumbo shrimp sauteed with house special General Tao sauce.
$22.00
Crispy Sweet-and-Sour Shrimp
Battered shrimp fried and sauteed with onions and peppers in a sweet-and-sour glaze.
$22.00
Drunken Garlic Shrimp
Pan-seared shrimp and minced garlic tossed with garlic batter-beer based sauce.
$24.00
Seasoned Salt and Pepper Shrimp
Battered jumbo shrimp deep fried and flavoured with salt and pepper.
$22.00
Shrimp in Lobster Sauce
Jumbo shrimp, minced chicken, carrots, and eggs, fried with savoury light soy sauce
$22.00
Crispy Lemon Fish
Lightly breaded fillets deep fried and served in a citrus sauce with green peppers, red peppers, and onions.
$21.00
Crispy Sweet-and-Sour Fish
Lightly battered fish fillets fried and sauteed with onions and peppers in sweet-and-sour glaze.
$21.00
Vegetables and Tofu
Stir-Fried Gailan
Chinese broccoli fried with minced garlic.
$17.00
Snow Peas and Broccoli
Wok-fried snow peas and broccoli with garlic.
$17.00
Chili Cashew Eggplant
Stir-fried with onions and mixed vegetables in house cashew sauce.
$17.00
Stir-Fried Bok Choy
Shanghai bok choy with minced garlic.
$16.00
General Tao Vegetables
A dish with your choice plain mixed vegetables fried with famous General Tao sauce.
$17.00
Ma Po Tofu
A popular Chinese dish from Szechuan province featuring minced chicken with tofu sauteed in a spicy sauce.
$17.00
Mixed Vegetables Tofu
Tofu and vegetables, stir fried in thick garlic sauce.
$17.00
Chili Cashew Tofu
Crispy seasoned tofu tossed with cashew sauce.
$17.00
Fried Noodles
Cantonese Chow Mein
Crispy egg noodles topped with mixed vegetables, chicken, and shrimp in a light soy sauce.
$19.00
Shanghai Noodles
Shanghai-style thick noodles fried with chicken, onions, and shrimp
$18.00
Chicken and Shrimp Pad Thai
Traditional pad Thai fried with chicken and shrimp, and served with ground peanuts.
$18.00
Singapore Vermicelli
Spicy. Rice vermicelli, curry seasoning blend, chicken, shrimp, and eggs.
$18.00
Vegetable Stir-Fried Rice Noodles
Rice noodles fried with bean sprouts, broccoli, snow peas, carrots, bok choy, mushrooms, and soy sauce.
$17.00
Spicy Hakka-Style Fried Noodles
Spicy chili garlic sauce fried with rice noodles, chicken, and shrimp.
$18.00
Fried Rice
Yeung Chow Fried Rice
The most popular fried rice dish from the Jiangsu region and an all-time favourite. Fried rice with pork, shrimp, eggs, and peas.
$18.00
Curry Cashew Fried Rice
Coconut-based curry sauce, shrimp, and chicken, fried with rice and egg.
$18.00
Chicken Fried Rice
Diced white meat chicken, carrots, peas, corn, and egg.
$18.00
Beef Fried Rice
Beef, jasmine rice, and diced vegetables fried in house-special soy sauce.
$18.00
Pineapple Fried Rice
Fresh sweet pineapple, chicken, and shrimp cashew nuts fried rice.
$19.00
Vegetable Fried Rice
Mixed vegetables and egg fried rice.
$17.00
Shrimp Fried Rice
Shrimp, carrots, peas, corn, and eggs.
$18.00
Sides
Steamed Rice
$2.75
Beverages
Pop
$2.75
Nestea
$3.75