Deco's Deli - the Creek in Stoney Creek

I am completely blown away by how different my experience was than some of the people who previously posted reviews here. Actually in my mind this was not only an authentic Northern Chinese restaurant but the food was exceptional, and the service was very prompt. I would caveat the latter point by saying we went on a Thursday at 10pm so maybe the fact that the restaurant was not busy helped in terms of service. I am not willing to rubuke that this is authentic Northern Chinese and that the food was quite honestly amazing. Regardless of some of the more negative reviews here, I highly recommend you look past them and that you try this place, I think you are going to love it. We did, and we will be returning because honestly, the menu is like 30 pages long with so many good options you can't sample everything at once. Food pairs great with a cold Tsingtao.

If you want good Northern Chinese food, this is the place to go. The prices are good and the dishes are full of flavour. My favourite dishes here are the Braised Pork Belly, Brain Intestine in Brown Sauce and the Zha Jiang Mian.

The food from here is actually quite delicious and reasonably prices, but they definitely have problems with getting the orders completely accurate. We've ordered take out from here a bunch of times, and it's either taken a good deal of time to arrive or had a wrong item in it. When we got the food, however, it was generally quite delicious. I find that their portion sizes seem to have gotten better recently, not to mention the meat ratio in dishes has gotten better. Quite good value overall, but note that this is quite authentic (and oily) Northern Chinese food.

Authentic. Which MEANS this restaurant will not meet your western or general chinese restaurant expectations in service, decor, or food. This does not mean any of this is bad- it just means the culture is northern chinese.. you aren 't in Canada anymore. There are not chief specials/favorites or stand alone orders that you can trust to be the best or staple dishes for a first time. After spending a good deal of time on northern china I can confirm this place is the only restaurant that 'brings me back to china '. It is one of the very few restaurants that I crave. Note to new users: The service is not what you 're expecting. The style is not what you 'd expect. They don 't need you 're western service which I know sounds very arrogant.. but the local chinese regulars is enough for them. Suggestion order: Cummin Lamb, fried spicy beans, 2-3 bowls of white rice. The white rice comes in a small cup bowl intended for you to mix and match with dishes. All dishes are expected to be shared and mixed, no dish is a stand alone item. If you 're alone the above suggestion is probably more food then you can handle but get the rest to take home. Usually you would go with people and order a few dishes between you and them pull bits onto your plate and add some white rice to 'even ' out the strong flavors. No one dish is ment to be a 'complete package ' by itself. That is why there is not a special, this is a culture experience. Spice note: If you select a spicy dish and think it 's too spicy, know they already toned it way down for you because you 're new. If they give you the actual spicy level you won 't be able to sit in front of your dish, let alone eat it. (I love spicy, their spice is the only spice that makes me sweat!

Completely different (and tasty) take on Chinese food ! Ordered a variety of dishes and all were really delicious. As another reviewer stated, it's definitely not your regular Chinese food. Recommended !