I like the location. Tucked away in an area with low traffic & easy parking. It has become a new favourite to drop by to grab a quick casual dinner from (even went 2 days in a row as I found myself craving the deep fried coconut milk). I'm glad I read about it on this site as I've passed by it numerous times before but would probably never have given it a chance otherwise.

They do sport a very extensive menu, it's often difficult to decide what to eat so I always want to go back to try out more. I must always remember to request for NO MSG as by default, everything is sprinkled with that stuff. They tell you to request for no MSG on the back page of the menu if that is indeed what you prefer. The seafood ramen is pretty well loaded with stuff. Generous in comparison to the numerous Chinese noodle houses or HK style Western eateries. The prices are pretty good too. Too bad the black pepper beef fried noodle wasn't served on a sizzling hot plate, but it did have plenty of crispy noodles & lots of beef content though they called it something like "beef steak pepper crispy fried noodles" (I'm sure I'm a little off, but smthing to that extent). The curry chicken rice, however, doesn't quite have the value. A huge pile of rice & lots of yellow curry sauce, but not much else. Of course, what pieces of chicken it did have was tasty without being dry. I also love how they serve their teas in a little tea pot with a thermos of hot water that they refill but is kept nicely warm in there for each order/individual. And the wines by the glass is cheap! For the most part, all of the beverages are more than reasonable at about $3.

I love this quiet casual little place that's clean for the most part. If I wanted Chinese/Asian food catering service, I would definitely come to them for the service.

I had the Curry Chicken and rice from Toko last week. Being that it was under $8, I was expecting a lunch portion and I got two dinner servings (well one and a half.) I know when I go again, I'm going to bring a container to work so I can bring the balance home or have it the next day.

There was lots of rice, chicken and green and red capsicum (peppers) while maybe a little heavy on the sauce, it might work better for some people who love sauce. (I wished a had a couple poppadoms to go with it.)

I'll definitely be back. :-)

We love Sha-lin noodles on Broadway but don't care for the poor service and grungy atmosphere.

Toko is clean and modern and our waitress was helpful and efficient. The portions were generous and the fresh. The Gyozas were homemade and delicious.

The restaurant offers seating outside which is a unique experience for eating Chinese food.

Toko is a little gem in the midst of an industrial landscape. As I understand, it is a small restaurant component to a noodle factory--GOOD thinking. The noodles are fantastic. I always have hot and sour soup, shanghai noodle stirfry and an ice cream desert. The interior is nice, inoffensive and a great relief from those brightly lit monster dining rooms that the chinese are apt to build and the service is more casual than the sterile and servile high end japanese restaurants. It's casual and clean and I recommend this place before an asian greasy spoon.

I went here for lunch with a co-worker. We were seated promptly even though the restaurant was quite busy.

Food: I had a "dan dan" noodle with pork, which is a soup noodle with peanut sauce. It was excellent noodle texture and the soup was creamy and plenty of yummy peanut taste. The only complaint was that it is slightly too spicy, even though I requested it mild.

Service: I think it was summer break for the owner's kids so we had some amateur servers. One kid seemed like he didn't want to be there, and was a little bit lost. Otherwise, my water was always refilled so no complaints, but not exceptional.

Ambiance: Standard business district eatery. Confused decor. They sell some small jewellry at the front desk area, have chinese chairs and lanterns, with a Japanese name...Menu has Western, Chinese and Japanese food, decently clean.

Overall, I would return here for lunch. I think they don't open for dinner here.

I like that this restaurant is tucked away behind Broadway and Cambie. It is warmly decorated and it feels cozy. It's mainly asian with a touch of some fusion. Noodles are great, but I always get the vegetarian lettuce wraps and I'm never dissapointed.