Golden, hand-rolled and fried to order — our spring rolls shatter when you bite them and stay hot all the way home. They are the first thing most River Heights regulars add to a Hi-Ball order, and they have been on the Academy Road menu for as long as the neighbourhood can remember.
Spring rolls are how a classic Cantonese meal begins, and at Hi-Ball Restaurant they are made the traditional way. A thin wheat wrapper is rolled by hand around a seasoned vegetable filling, then dropped into clean, hot oil until the outside blisters into that unmistakable crackle. The result is a light, savoury appetizer that never feels heavy before the mains arrive.
Because every batch is fried to order rather than held under a lamp, spring rolls leaving our Academy Road kitchen are still steaming when they reach Crescentwood, Grant Park or Wellington Crescent. They are the easiest way to turn a weeknight Chinese takeout order into something that feels like a proper sit-down dinner.
Three things: a wrapper thin enough to stay crisp, a filling seasoned rather than bland, and oil that is changed often enough that the rolls taste clean instead of greasy. It is the kind of detail a long-established neighbourhood kitchen gets right because the same families have been ordering the same appetizer for decades.
Add spring rolls to any dine-in, pickup or delivery order from Hi-Ball Restaurant. They travel well, reheat well in a hot oven, and are the natural starter for a shared combination dinner with friends or family across River Heights.
River Heights Resident
“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.”
Winnipeg Takeout Regular
“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.”
Long-Time Customer
“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.”
We are on Academy Road in River Heights, minutes from Wellington Crescent, Corydon Avenue and Grant Park — easy to reach for dine-in, quick pickup or delivery.
Chinese & Cantonese kitchen on Academy Road, River Heights
421 Academy Rd,
Winnipeg, MB R3N 0C1
Mon 4:00 – 9:00 PM
Wed – Sat 4:00 – 10:00 PM
Sun 4:00
– 9:00 PM
Dine-in · Takeout · Delivery