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Rare
Category: Restaurants Sandwiches Sandwiches [Edit]
Toronto Eaton Centre220 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M5B 2L7
Neighbourhood: Downtown Core
(416) 260-0660
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 11 am - 9 pm
Sat 11 am - 7 pm
Sun 11 am - 6 pm
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Alcohol:
- No
5 reviews for Rare
5 reviews in English
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Review from Leslie W.
2/11/2012 2 Check-ins Here
BOTTOM LINE: Delicious roast beef sandwiches but a bit pricey.
In my mission to try everything the Urban Eatery at least once, I had low expectations for Rare not only because of the reviews on Yelp, but also the seemingly empty line-ups in front all the time.
But boy was wrong! I had their Portabella roast beef sandwich it was better than anything from the other fast food sandwich places like Quiznos, Subway, Mr. Sub, etc.. The roast beef was plentiful and tender and the caramelized onions and portabella chunks were flavourful. I had their black bean and chorizo soup, but it seemed more like a vegetable soup to me. Of note, their "snack size" soup bowl is REALLY small - it's barely larger than your standard styrofoam cups you see at the dollar store. If their soup bowls were bigger, it would be a $10 well spent. -
Review from Karen G.
3/12/2012 4 Check-ins Here
I had the small chicken vindaloo soup and it was delicious. It was just the right size to fill me up. $5.37 with tax for the soup is not inexpensive but that's what soup goes for these days at most places. My only regret is that it was not spicier. I don't know if they have hot sauce since I didn't think to ask for it. Regardless, I really enjoyed this soup and I will be back to try something else. Services was friendly as well. I think I found a hidden gem.
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Review from Melissa L.
9/28/2011
While checking out the Eaton Center's new Urban Eatery, my husband and I decided to try Rare for lunch.
Rare is one of the new spots there and they are all about sandwiches - served with a soup or salad as a side.
Their signature sandwiches are topped with roast beef, however they have plenty of other options as well if you don't feel like eating cow.
(Check out their menu here: http://www.rarewelldon...)
Those of us who are looking for nutritional hints, will also appreciate that they mark their menu options with D (= Dairy) , L (= Low Fat)
and V (= Vegetarian).
We opted for chicken that day and had the "Roast Chicken & Avocado" with some "Red Bowl Chili" as a side.
Very enjoyable.
The ciabiatta was toasted in a panini press and the toppings (arugula, plum tomato, caramelized onion, roasted red pepper) were really fresh.
The balsamic vinaigrette gave it a nice touch.
We also liked the chili which had a nice kick, but wasn't too spicy.
I wouldn't mind to come back and try something else. :) -
Review from Lilliane G.
Toronto, ON
11/26/2011 1 Check-in Here
While checking out the Eaton Centre yesterday over my lunch hour I thought I'd try and get some holiday shopping done. Well, that turned out to be an epic fail and since I was hungry, I thought I may as well grab lunch while I was there.
The new Urban Eatery is probably one of the coolest "mall food courts" I've seen in a long time. After walking by numerous spots, I decided on Rare.
Rare is a sandwich shop, located at the north west end of the Urban Eatery. Their freshly made rare beef sandwiches are prominently featured on their menu, however, they also offer chicken, turkey and vegetarian sandwich options on their Expresss Daily Sandwiches. All of their sandwiches are served with soup or salad.
I ordered the Pico (pico de gallo, caramelized onions, and bell peppers, lime-spiked crema, monterey jack and of course rare roast beef) with a quinoa salad. Ordering was fairly easy and as I watched the sandwich girl make my sandwich I couldn't help but think "that's a lot of beef!" Now, in stark contrast to the beef portion was the sad tablespoon and a half of quinoa salad they threw into the take out salad bowl. The salad bowl was tiny to begin with, but the fact that they don't even fill the salad "cup"...honestly, it was not even 1/3 full! I was really disappointed because the salad was delicious...quinoa with cranberries, apple pieces and a sesame oil dressing...delicious, but sadly the microscopic serving size left me both wanting more and resenting them for giving me such a teensy tiny portion.
The star attraction, the beef sandwich was DELICIOUS. The fresh rare roast beef had been thinly sliced and quickly dipped in an au jus before being placed on the whole wheat bun and then topped with all the ingredients mentioned above. THEN, once assembled was put in a panini press to heat it up for a few minutes and perfectly melt the monterey jack cheese. What can I say, it was a rare roast beef sandwich symphony.
As delicious as the sandwich was, I still can only bring myself to give it 2 stars...with a total price tag of $10.11, without a drink, I kind of felt a bit of wallet rape anxiety after the insult of consuming my 1 1/2 tablespoons of quinoa salad. The sting is still there.Listed in: 30-Day Yelp Challenge,…
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Review from D B.
Toronto, ON
10/14/2011
The chicken parm is pretty good, but i think it'd be a lot better if the chicken was warm instead of cold. They do put the sandwich in the toaster for a moment. Regardless, it does taste good and the bread is very soft and has a nice spread on it inside.
