thong la's restaurant

i have tried 8 chinese restaurants in the valley between mission and abbotsford and been disappointed each time. this place was the first time i've had good chinese food since moving to the valley (2 years). the price $6.50 per dish is outstandingly reasonable and every dish we tried (wontonsoupand 5 others) was delicious. i would highly recommend this place. i ordered take out and walked in to be greated by a rude waitress so i knew it was going to be authentic!!! i'm not ordering here to make friends i am more concerned with good food and that was provided

what the heck happened??. when they 1st opened we really liked the food and you couldn't beat the $5.95 per everything item. the food was always delivered fast, hot and very good, but last night... terrible.. it was barely warm, and the food had no taste. even the won tonsoupwas bland. it seem that after the price was raised the food suffered in quality and in quantity. wont be eating here anymore!!!!

way to go, thong la!. best hot and soursoupin the valley, especially for $5.95. singapore noodles also very good with lots of shrimp. best value lunch in town. pleasant service.

food was excellent and everything was $5.95. ordered four items and with pickup discount was $24 with taxes. wontonsoupwas very good and large. it's located in a shady old plaza mall, but it's now my too go spot for chinese. these items would be $8-$12 per item at other spots and not as good. no point in getting the combo dinners , as it's so reasonable to order individual items.

neato. my dad had been there a few times and really enjoyed himself, so we both went tonight. when you're served each dish, each of which seems to come out as soon as it's prepared, they give you a big plate full; i reckon it's enough to easily split between four people.

we got wonton soup, chicken wings, poutine, spicy boneless pork ribs (i think..? something like that) and some plain rice.
the folks across from us had ordered wontonsoupas well, after we did. when ours came out they exclaimed "is that how big it is?!"
haha.

the food was all quite nice and i'm not even that big on chinese-style food.

everything on their regular menu is 5.95 as of this writing, no matter what it is. they have another menu for special slightly more unusual and more expensive items (bbq duck is so goooood).

fine service. no pestering. few staff but friendly and well-mannered. i don't know if they have backup; i could see it getting a little hectic if it filled up, though it's a fairly small joint anyway.

give it a shot, folks. not bad at all. i will certainly be returning.