Top 5 restaurants with huge portions in Toronto

When hunger hits in Toronto, sometimes you just want a really big portion of food. Not only are restaurants that serve large portions of food great for a feast, they can also be economical with fair prices for big servings that can be split with other people or even saved for later.

Any kind of comfort food is typically synonymous with generous helpings, but there are also particular restaurants and cuisines that are especially known for dishing it up big.

Here are some restaurants in Toronto known for massively huge portions.

5 – Yueh Tung

For years, this classic Hakka restaurant has been loading plates and takeout boxes with tons of saucy food. Chicken, beef, seafood and veggie dishes are all equally filling, and you can grab them with fluffy rice or chewy noodles to bulk out your meal even more. It can be hard to finish a serving all on your own in one sitting.

Best value: Chili chicken chow mein

4 – Jerk King

Multiple locations of this Caribbean go-to serve huge portions of typical favourites quickly and conveniently. Jerk, stew, curry and fried chicken plus goat, beef and oxtail are all served up in heaping portions. A foundation of rice and peas along with a side of coleslaw ensures you’ll be stuffed to the gills, possibly with some leftovers to spare.

Best value: Boneless jerk chicken plate

3 – Bobbie Sue’s

This one’s for the people that prefer the sides. While many consider mac n’ cheese to be just part of a meal, others consider it a meal in itself. That’s where Bobbie Sue’s comes in.

This spot is a tiny takeout window just off Ossington, but the portions of pasta they’re dishing out are big. Their helpings are large, and the dish also majorly sticks to your ribs with corkscrew pasta smothered in a very rich cheese sauce. Mac dishes are filled out with additions like hot dogs, broccoli or pulled pork.

Best value: Green Trees Mac

2 – Messini Authentic Gyros

Head to Toronto’s own little piece of Greece on the Danforth for a hulking gyro from this restaurant that’s open for both dine-in and takeout. The traditional wraps are made with fluffy bread bursting with tons of rich, flavourful meat plus delightfully greasy fries, tomato, onion and tzatziki.

Best value: Pork gyros pita

1 – Chica’s Chicken

For a gigantic meal with Michelin status, check out this joint in the Junction. They serve humongous pieces of bone-in Nashville-spiced fried chicken that aren’t just big, they’re super flavourful, available in a range of heat levels that can get wickedly spicy.

In addition to bone-in chicken, they also serve enormous chicken sandwiches and wings that are equally delicious and fiery.

Best value: Two pieces of bone-in chicken

1. Chica’s Chicken
2. Messini Authentic Gyros
3. Bobbie Sue’s
4. Jerk King
5. Yueh Tung