Sam Woo in Mississauga is closed!

the asian supermarkets have it....

oceans
tnt
btrust
etc...

best bbq pork / roasted pork takeout is from a stall in Dixie Park Mall. I think it's called Dynasty BBQ.
Emerald on Eglinton/Hurontario or Golden Fountain on Eglinton/Creditview are good alternatives.
There is also a Chinese BBQ restaurant in the plaza, 4040 Creditview Rd.

Ducky wrote: ↑ the asian supermarkets have it....

oceans
tnt
btrust
etc...

I find that stuff from the supermarkets don't taste as good as stuff from Sam Woo (or other restaurants for that matter).

ds2chan wrote: ↑ I find that stuff from the supermarkets don't taste as good as stuff from Sam Woo (or other restaurants for that matter).

Btrust roast pork is pretty good very tasty for 1/2 the price at Samwoo. For bbq pork Yuan ming is pretty good. Other supermarket are just meh. They also go on sale quite often for 3.99/lb

I never takeout at Restaurant because they are more expensive. BBQ pork is pretty easy to make yourself with store spices. Roast pork is not so easy.

Congee Queen in Heartland.

ds2chan wrote: ↑ I find that stuff from the supermarkets don't taste as good as stuff from Sam Woo (or other restaurants for that matter).

i can't really tell... but even if it is better... is it worth double the price? lol

BBQ take out at Blue Lagoon is the best.

Ducky wrote: ↑ i can't really tell... but even if it is better... is it worth double the price? lol

I ask that myself everytime I get a mouth full of tasty oil..

I think for some items the price is worth. I have eaten some cooked meats at T&T. I'm content with T&T food but I get more enjoyment from Sam Woo and Congee Queen. It's the same for T&T sushi. I'm content but some Japanese Sushi places actually taste that much better.

uGH.. Comparing Sam Woo to supermarket..

It's like Luca Pizza vs Pizza Pizza. Pizza is pizza right??

If you can't tell the difference.. that's on you

Miss the good old days back in the 90's when there was still a Sam Woo's in downtown Chinatown. It was on the north side of Dundas Street West just east of Spadina Avenue.

Mr_Fanta wrote: ↑ Miss the good old days back in the 90's when there was still a Sam Woo's in downtown Chinatown. It was on the north side of Dundas Street West just east of Spadina Avenue.

wow there was one in dt too?

Live beside it. RIP Sam woo. Even though I stopped going long ago cause their food quality went down/ prices went way up. But was an icon growing up

S14_Raven wrote: ↑ uGH.. Comparing Sam Woo to supermarket..

It's like Luca Pizza vs Pizza Pizza. Pizza is pizza right??

If you can't tell the difference.. that's on you

nah... it doesn't vary that much...

it's more like uncle tetsu cheesecake vs the supermarket Japanese cheesecake...lol

S14_Raven wrote: ↑ uGH.. Comparing Sam Woo to supermarket..

It's like Luca Pizza vs Pizza Pizza. Pizza is pizza right??

If you can't tell the difference.. that's on you

No it is not. There are tons of supermarket out there and definitely one will be better than Sam Woo. Pizza Pizza is just one company and it's the same everywhere. I would buy BBQ at Sam Woo for convenience sake if I eat there otherwise I would not pay twice to 3 times the price for BBQ. The only reason they could charge that much because they can but not anymore due to lots of competition now. Does it taste better to justify the price? I don't think so.

No idea how much Sam Woo pork was, but at BTrust $7.49/lb and looked the same at it looks in Oceans or T&T. Dont know about the taste, have not had it.

Pochacco wrote: ↑ wow there was on in dt too?

Yes, here is the wikipedia link and it's really sad to learn the only one that is still left in Canada is the one in Scarborough. Still several restaurants in the US.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Woo_Restaurant

cRaZyRaVr wrote: ↑ No idea how much Sam Woo pork was, but at BTrust $7.49/lb and looked the same at it looks in Oceans or T&T. Dont know about the taste, have not had it.

The roast pork at Btrust is very good. Ocean and T&T not so good (very bland). Yuan Ming is good too. Yuan ming BBQ rib and pork is very tasty.

Pochacco wrote: ↑ wow there was one in dt too?

i think it was on dundas st... just east of spadina.... North side... you need to walk down the stairs for the entrance...

xpressmerchant wrote: ↑ The roast pork at Btrust is very good. Ocean and T&T not so good (very bland). Yuan Ming is good too. Yuan ming BBQ rib and pork is very tasty.

Gonna stop by on my way home and grab some. Dinner is ready