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Meat On the Beach
Category: Food Specialty Food Specialty Food [Edit]
1860 Queen St EToronto, ON M4L 1H1
Neighbourhood: The Beach
(416) 690-1228
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
4 reviews for Meat On the Beach
4 reviews in English
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Review from Caitlin L.
Toronto, ON
8/20/2008
We stumbled across this place a short while ago and can't get enough of it.
They have a wide selection of organic meats (some that have been pre-marinated in the most delicious rubs and sauces) and fresh local produce. Prices are a little steep and quarters are tight, but the service is wonderful. The staff are always willing to help you make a decision and they do it with a smile!
Overall its a great local place that we really enjoy! -
Review from Graeham M.
Toronto, ON
4/5/2011 2 Check-ins Here
To be fair Meat On The Beach can tend toward the wrong side of the price bell curve, wrong being expensive. Yet pricing is indicative of the socioeconomic landscape of the area that it serves. This is after all the Beach or Beaches if you will, where over 55% of dual income families generate well over the 100K mark annually and inhabitants have the luxury of time, in that they can engage in silly time consuming debates about what their area should actually be called. Its like arguing over the correct pronunciation of say potato or po-tado.
Enough of that rant. What I like about MOTB:
1. Family owned and operated
2. Ernesto the owner/operator is a third generation Butcher, which is handy when your running a meat shop
3. The aforementioned Ernesto makes incredible garlic and sea salt bagel chips that go perfectly with baba ghanouj and MOTB has a fantastic baba sans artery clogging mayo which is always a plus.
I could only give MOTB a three star rating because it can be cramped, service can be slow and it is a bit on the pricey side and I feel that it may be resting on earlier greatness. That greatness being when it was located on Queen at Kenilworth. MOTB does have an accoutrement of house branded sauces, rubs and dressings and kudos to them for having the entrepreneurial grit and fortitude to market themselves, I simply hope that MOTB doesn't suffer from the same affliction that has plagued other Queen St. greats think Licks. -
Review from Sharin B.
Toronto, ON
3/30/2009
Great for a last minute treat and for the BBQ.
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Review from Abby R.
Toronto, ON
8/7/2008
oh. my. gawd. My husband is absolutely obsessed with this place. It's cute and has an amazing selection of meats and produce - including mostly organic produce which is nice. It's super close to our place, and amazingly, has almost everything we need. The produce is of extremely high quality. It's a bit pricy and extremely cramped (which loses its charm after you get hit with a basket one too many times). But, overall, we will keep coming here in order to support local businesses. Plus, it's good :)
Listed in: The Beach
