Best deluxe won-ton soup hands down in the whole city. Staff is great and the food does not take long to come out. Prices are way below what they should be for the amount you get.GO NOW
We have been eating here for 10 years since moving to Winnipeg. One standard dish we always order is the #170 Singapore Noodle dish. You will not be disappointed by ordering this dish among other great tasting dishes such as the ginger beef and lemon chicken. The deluxe wanton soup is really good too. Great portions and fair pricing.
Not sure what they serve, I have been going here since they opened and all I order is the deluxe wonton soup, best I ever had. You won’t be disappointed guaranteed.
We always enjoy this restaurant and the fast service.
One item I sure would like them to do is the for the male waitresses to Dress Up with nice dress pants and nice Shirt.
It really degrades a nice restaurant if the servers are in older looking Jeans and a Tee Shirt.
Have always had great food here! Serving staff friendly & helpful. Wish they would get someone with a better understanding of English for their Take-Out? Had to make a report to the Health Dept as they had stuff in boxes piled high, up against & blocking the back door ..... illegal & a fire hazard! Also, had huge dusty/dirty bags of rice etc stored along walls leading to the back door/washrooms that one would brush against while walking by ..... illegal as well .... fire hazard! Next time everything was cleaned-up. Have not been there for a very long time, hope it is still clear? Oh, if they only had Delivery ... or at least Skip The Dishes!
N.B. It says online that they have delivery, but they don't!
Great food though as the others had said can sometimes be a bit greasy. Huge food portions that can usually feed 1-3 ppl. Service is fast (w/the exception during busy hrs) & staff are friendly. Really recommend their shrimp w/almonds!
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Was going to the airport to pick someone up to only discover the flight was over an hour delayed. Since I was in the area we decided to stop in to Fortune Cooking for dinner. I haven't been here in years, and it hasn't changed one bit.
The restaurant is spacious with plenty of large tables for families or large gatherings. It was surprisingly busy for a weekday evening, but the staff kept up and made sure we were taken care of.
Fortune cooking has a large western Chinese food menu as well as another traditional Cantonese/Hong Kong cuisine menu. We ordered exclusively from the latter and the food came out of the kitchen very promptly. The food was good but for those unused to Southern Chinese cooking, you may find it too greasy. This was nearing on the cusp of too greasy for me, but it was well seasoned and well cooked so props for that. Also, the prices for the dishes are very reasonable. The value definitely makes up for any shortfalls.
Like I said before, this place has been open for many years and it doesn't appear to have been renovated. The decor is dated and the restaurant could be cleaner. If we're in the area again, we'd be back.
It was great!! The service was wonderful, the food was fantastic!!! We would be back more often, so very glad we found this place! The price was spot on with the portions and ended up taking a lot home... love left over Chinese food!
Great place for BBQ duck. Love their soup, very full of flavor. The deluxe wonton soup is very similar to the one at Hi-Ball if you have had it. Service is just okay. I would suggest take out to dining in. The best thing about this place is the portion size. The lunch special is HUGE! It's only $7 and comes with a beverage. You seriously can't beat that price and it's far better than Polo Park food court Chinese food.
Such a great place to eat. The soup broth is carefully crafted, the price is right and they cover all bases as far as tastes and dishes. Fast, tasty and hot. Very few misses and attentive staff. Can be tough to get a table when it's busy and takeout is typically a good option. If you are doing soup eat in and enjoy a massive bowl.
Best hot and sour in the city.
Fried chicken - check
Fried pickerel in ginger sauce - check (very good when they have it, not always available)
Fried rice - check
Fried pork
If I want to indulge in fried Chinese food, swing by Fortune. Lots of parking too, which makes it more convenient compared with the Chinese restaurants located in downtown Winnipeg.
Generous portions and the owner is friendly. Takes time to talk to his customers.
Tried Fortune Cooking for the first time after it was recommended to me. We ordered the usual dishes such as ginger beef, Singapore noodles, chow mein and chicken balls. Everything hit the spot and the portion sizes were huge. Our take out boxes were stuffed full even though we ate a substantial amount. The service was friendly and prompt. The inside of the restaurant may be outdated but it's fun and what I like about these types places.
their almond shrimp is amazing. really good food. the staff is great, though i wish they dont vacuum while people are eating. regardless, truly not disappointing.
This place is awesome for Westernized Chinese food. Sometimes you just crave that stuff, that awesome, deep-fried food.
What I like about Fortune Cooking is their shrimps. If you order any dish with shrimp, you will be amazed at how huge their shrimps/prawns are. My favourite thing to order from Fortune Cooking is their house special fried rice because you get a bit of everything.
If you work in the Polo Park area their lunch specials are a great buy. You could go to the food court, but at least here, you have leftovers. :D
Hard to find the first time. Only a sign on St James. The restaurant is tucked far in the rear. But it was pretty good. Carefull how much you order. The servings are large.
GAO LAN Beef. Fantastic dish. Wife insists on it each time we visit.
SumHay - Fortune Cooking. I've been going to this place for 24 years. I remember bringing my baby boys and propping them on the table during late snowy nights over the years. I remember all the paper graffiti on the walls. I remember the food.
I still see Sing and Amy and I still eat at their place. My boys are now in their early 20's and I get a kick out of watching how they interact with Sing. Part of our family history and lots of Christmas eve feasts. time flies.
Dry Breaded Veal
Singapore Noodles
Screamin Steamin shrimp
Deluxe WonTon
Big Bowl Black Bean sauce.
Fortune yum yum. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! The food is delish and you can never eat here without taking 2 boxes of food home because the portions are HUGE!!! Our faves: peking shrimp ~ huge shrimp (no batter) with onions and peppers stirfired, almond shrimp, ginger beef, wonton soup, singapore noodles (add some hot sauce!!)...the only thing that has changed lately is the lemon chicken, which has quite frankly started tasting like cardboard...don't know what happened, it used to be sooo good!! Reasonable prices, fast food service...Love that Mr. Sing is often sleeping in a chair @ a table. Very nice people, Amy will help you with anything! Go early in the evening so you are not disappointed and do not have to wait in line!
Best place in town to have some duck soup and all the plates are cheap for the size of the serving. Best Chinese cooking! Have been going since I was a little girl!
Been going for years, always a great meal. I'm a fan of large portions, esp at decent prices, this is exactly what you'll get at FC. All dishes are massive, prices are not. We really love the ginger beef, egg foo young, beef and broccoli, honey garlic veal, Singapore noodles, and shrimps in black bean. The hot plate black bean dish are also great.
Best Ginger beef I've ever had. :) definitely try it out if you love Chinese
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Deluxe Wonton Soup for the win!. My uncle told me he knew of an off-the-hook place near the old stadium, which one of his clients (he's a contractor) took him to many years ago. He said that the deluxe wonton soup was incredible. So I was happy to go try it out with him.
Fortune Cooking is located behind other businesses in a strip mall. It's a place that you would never find on your own.
We walked in and were greeted by who I presume is Mr. Sing. He beckoned us to a table, and quickly brought us menus and the cokes that we ordered. We both ordered the deluxe wonton soup.
About three minutes after ordering, the soup came out. The bowls are HUGE! And are they ever stuffed. They have sliced pork, huge wontons, and shrimp. It also has vegetables and noodles. The broth is nice and light tasting, and all the meats were really tasty. This soup is packed and stacked right to the brim.
Mr. Sing also brought out some hot sauce that had the consistency of salsa. it wasn't blow your mind hot, it was more of a slow-burn-in-the-back-of-your-throat hot sauce. It made a great addition to the soup.
The soup is only $9. For the amount of food you get, it is a great value. I ate about 2/3 and took the rest home for leftovers.
We had a really great experience at fortune cooking and I will be back to try some more of the soup bowls.
Favorite Chinese Food. My husband and I love this place. The soup and almond shrimp are amazing. We usually order a big selection to have leftovers. The soup is a meal in itself! I took my whole family here (9 people including 3 kids) and they all loved it. Not one person had anything to eat they didn't like which says a lot with my picky family. The daughter of the owner is great with changes and allergies and I like how they have Pepsi and Coke. You won't leave hungry and they have big tables for large groups of people. One of our go to restaurants.
21b deluxe wonton soup is amazing!!
Soup or noodles. Make sure you are precise with your order or you might get surprised.
Hot and Sour Fan. I was first a patron of Sumhay (when they still had all the placemat messages on the wall) and made the natural progression to Fortune Cooking when they opened on St. James. There is no where else that can top their Hot and Sour or Singapore Noodles (among other dishes, black bean shrimp, I could go on and on). I understand that some complain about service but it must mean they don't understand the history and the atmosphere of the place. I don't mind writing down my own order (it's just not really a big deal to do) and have had wonderful interactions with extended members of the family that recognize us from the old days downtown and at the new place. It is not the "generic Canadian Chinese food" and that's what I love about it. You must try it for yourself. I highly recommend it.
Huge portions, good prices and good service with low prices and an extensive menu. Yes sometimes the language barrier creates some problems with the servers but Mr. Singh is always there to assist. I have eaten here on several occasions and have always been very pleased with the meal. The hot and sour soup and Singh's fried rice are highly recommended.
Cooking worth a fortune. This was my first experience here, and I was very pleased with everything I encountered.
The food was very tasty and presented in a very authentic way. It came in large portions and was always picturesque. It wasn't overloaded with onions or other filler ingredients either.
The place was packed when we arrived and we actually needed to wait to get a seat. I've heard that the service here can be a bit rude, and we did encounter someone who was very short with us, but of the 5 or so people who were serving us, including Mr. Sing himself, the service was excellent: friendly and attentive.
The prices were very comparable to other Chinese restaurants in the city.
All-in-all, a really great find, and I will definitely go back.
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Large Portions, Low Cost. I went here with a co-worker for lunch recently and was very satisfied. I found the menu to have a large selection of Canadian and traditional Chinese food (always a good sign). They have combination plates you can order for lunch that average around $9 a plate and are huge. You can choose between sweet and sour spareribs, chicken balls, shrimp, and a couple other options. My co-worker got the spareribs and was given a generous portion aside fried rice, mixed vegetables, and an eggroll. He couldn't even eat half of it. I opted for Sing's Chow Mein ($10) which had thick rice noodles (tasted homemade) with tons of beef and chicken, a few shrimps, and vegetables in a black bean sauce. It was very delicious and gave a portion large enough to fill me up for lunch and later on, dinner. We also shared the Delux WonTon Soup ($9) which also was huge and packed full of bbq pork, shrimp, dumplings, and vegetables in a subtle broth. Considering it was busy in the restaurant when we ordered we received our food SUPER FAST. Like I'm talking the soup was out in only a couple minutes and the other dishes no longer than 10 minutes. Fortune Cooking offers many other yummy sounding dishes that I would like to try in the future. I will definitely be back. Come here if you want lots of tasty food at a great price!
Greaat. Great food and huge portions..Only negative are the really dirty washrooms.
Mr Sing makes the best Chinese food in Winnipeg!. My wife and I have been eating Mr Sing's food for nearly twenty years--first at Sumhay and now here.
The mooshu chicken is excellent, as are all the shrimp dishes. Our fave (and that of a lot of his loyal customers) is the sizzling black bean shrimp. The hot and sour soup is quite different from others we've had, but it is the best remedy for any cold!
All in all, we probably eat here more than anywhere else. The staff (except for Amy, who is lovely and friendly) can be a bit weird, but that's kind of part of the charm.
I love that the owner (Singh) basically took his menu from Sumhay restaurant and added a few extra dishes. The location isn't as convenient as downtown, but the food is worth it. The lemon chicken is the best in Winnipeg, and is that gelatin crap you get elsewhere. Also any dish with shrimp is fantastic and you get a lot for the price. Start your meals with a huge bowl of consumme soup, a great value. Staff is always friendly.
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! The food is delish and you can never eat here without taking 2 boxes of food home because the portions are HUGE!!! Our faves: peking shrimp ~ huge shrimp (no batter) with onions and peppers stirfired, almond shrimp, ginger beef, wonton soup, singapore noodles (add some hot sauce!!)…the only thing that has changed lately is the lemon chicken, which has quite frankly started tasting like cardboard…don’t know what happened, it used to be sooo good!! Reasonable prices, fast food service…Love that Mr. Sing is often sleeping in a chair @ a table. Very nice people, Amy will help you with anything! Go early in the evening so you are not disappointed and do not have to wait in line.
The last time i ate here was 2014,then 2022 I tried it and the food was awesome the fried dry veal was delicious perfect with sizzling seafood in black bean sauce.
The fried dry veal sauce isnt that great but put salt and chili oil the taste will be good..
I always pick up here Beef and Gai Lan always.... and what ever we have a craving for....... Bottom line great food, great portions for the price, Not many go-to Chinese restaurants I go to.. this place never fails me. They are always nice to my young daughter. Come here often and will continue.
Foods are ok. The restaurant location is outdated but the staffs are all welcoming. The place lacks interior lighting.
Nice to try out once but this is a kind of resto that you won't try again.
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