The Top 7 Restaurants in Scarborough
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Rank 1. Nian Yi Kuai Zi
Chinese
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A Scarborough strip mall houses Sumith Fernando's smoked meat operation, where halal brisket marinates in secret spices for days, then smokes for hours before a steam finish. Thin-sliced, peppery meat stacks high on soft rye with yellow mustard; the poutine arrives swimming in gravy, requiring a stack of napkins. Fernando's Montreal apprenticeship shows in every sandwich.
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Rank 3. Miss Qu Bbq
Barbecue
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Rank 3. May Yan Seafood Restaurant
Cantonese Seafood
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Rank 6. Northern Smokes
Barbecue
The smoky perfume hits before you do—a lure into this Scarborough strip mall outpost where Imran Ali tends a custom reverse-flow smoker burning seasoned hardwood. Montreal brisket, Korean-style short ribs glazed sweet, and halal chicken emerge tender and deeply flavored, served by the plate, sandwich, or pound alongside maple-smoked beans that ground you firmly in Toronto.
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Rank 6. Patty Time
Jamaican Caribbean