Hi-Ball Restaurant has been cooking classic Chinese and Cantonese food at 421 Academy Rd in Winnipeg’s River Heights for decades. Hot, generous, familiar plates — the kind neighbours have relied on for family dinners, Friday takeout and get-togethers, whether you dine in, pick up or order delivery.
Regulars like to say Hi-Ball has “been there forever” — and that longevity is the whole story. Families from Central River Heights, Crescentwood and Wellington Crescent have grown up on our Chinese cooking, and we still make it the same honest way: cooked to order in a small kitchen, not mass produced. We are independent, not a chain, and the neighbourhood has kept us here.
Honey garlic chicken balls, shrimp fried rice, beef with broccoli, deluxe special chop suey, breaded dry veal and hand-rolled spring rolls — plus combination dinners built for sharing. Nothing fussy, nothing fusion: the traditional Chinese dishes you already know, cooked well and portioned generously.
Sit down for table service, phone ahead for pickup on your way home along Academy Road, or order delivery across River Heights, Crescentwood, Grant Park and Riverview. Doors open at 4:00 pm every day except Tuesday, so dinner in the neighbourhood is always covered — find our hours and directions.
Chow mein, fried rice, chop suey, sweet and sour, honey garlic — the Cantonese-Canadian favourites done the traditional way rather than reinvented.
Guests mention the leftovers as often as the flavour. Plates and combination dinners are sized for sharing, so family meals and group orders go further.
Friendly, straightforward service from a team that has looked after Academy Road diners for years — unpretentious, quick and consistent every visit.
My wife and I live in River Heights and Hi-Ball is our ‘go to’ Chinese restaurant. We find the food invariably excellent and the portions very generous. We highly recommend Hi-Ball to anyone looking for really good Chinese food.
Take out delight. We ordered several of our favourites and everything was hot, fresh and flavourful. This is our favourite place for Chinese take out in Winnipeg.
Always fantastic. We have been ordering from Hi-Ball for years and it’s consistently great. The food is always hot and tasty and the portions are more than enough.
They have been there forever — which says something. Classic Chinese food, nothing fancy, but you know exactly what you are going to get and it’s always good. A real neighbourhood staple.
Surprisingly good! We tried Hi-Ball for dinner and were pleasantly surprised by the flavour and the quick service. Great option for Chinese on Academy Road.