Sunnys Chinese
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| Established | November 2020 (pop-up) August 2022 (restaurant) |
| Owner | David Schwartz[1] |
| Head chef | David Schwartz[1] Braden Chong[2] |
| Food type | Chinese |
| Rating | Bib Gourmand (Michelin Guide) |
| Location | 60 Kensington Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°39′15.5″N 79°24′3.1″W / 43.654306°N 79.400861°W |
| Seating capacity | 75[3] |
| Reservations | Yes |
| Website | www |
Sunnys Chinese is a Chinese restaurant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[3][4][5]
Sunnys opened as a takeout pop-up in November 2020,[1] selling food from the back door of its sister restaurant Mimi Chinese, which is located in Toronto's Yorkville neighbourhood.[3] Mimi Chinese was closed at the time due to Ontario's COVID-19 restrictions which prohibited indoor dining at restaurants.
It moved to a permanent brick-and-mortar location located in Toronto's Kensington Market in August 2022.[3] The restaurant is named after the manager of a nearby Toronto Chinatown restaurant, House of Gourmet.[2]
Schwartz met Braden Chong, the restaurant's co-chef, while they were both working at DaiLo, a high-end Asian Fusion restaurant in Toronto.[2]
Concept
The restaurant's cuisine takes inspiration from street food offerings in multiple regions of China, such as Sichuan and Guangdong, as well as American Chinese cuisine.[6][2] Notable dishes include stir-fried silver needle noodles[2] and orange chicken, the latter paying homage to the popular dish from American Chinese restaurant chain Panda Express.[2] The restaurant also has a heavy focus on dishes prepared via Chinese charcoal barbecue.[3]
The restaurant's executive chef, David Schwartz, while not of Chinese origin, cites taking inspiration for his food from eating at Chinese restaurants located in Toronto's suburbs, including Markham and Scarborough.[7] Both regions of Metro Toronto are known for their large Chinese-Canadian populations and restaurants. After being refused training at traditional Chinese restaurants, Schwartz turned to YouTube to learn Chinese cooking techniques.[7]
Sunnys offers a cocktail menu that takes inspiration from ingredients and locations in China, such as bitter melon and prickly pear cactus.[8] The restaurant also serves Chinese alcoholic beverages such as baijiu and Shaoxing wine.[7]
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