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1-2 star busts (don't say I didn't warn ya)

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A compilation of places that stood out for being decidedly Disappointing.

 1. Thai Lime

1551 Dupont Street
Toronto, ON M6P 3S6
(416) 516-8424

Category: Thai

Neighbourhood: The Junction

2.0 star rating
  1/7/2012

It pains me to contradict other Yelpers, since their reviews are what prompted me to pass by Thai Lime today.  I *have* to Yelp about this place, otherwise some other Yelp chump will be tempted to make the same mistake that I made for 30+ dollars…More »

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 2. Just Thai

534 Church St
Toronto, ON M4Y 2E1
(416) 928-9100

Category: Thai

Neighbourhoods: Church-Wellesley Village, Downtown Core

1.0 star rating
  7/31/2011

Woof, woof.  Maybe I ordered the one and only thing that I should have never had here, but it was memorably gross.

I had a hankering for Pad Thai.  So sorry that my stop for it had to be here.  What is with this dual version of Pad Thai, where one…More »

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 3. Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu

691 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6G 1L3
(416) 537-0972

Category: Korean

Neighbourhoods: Koreatown, Palmerston, Bickford Park

2.0 star rating
  7/1/2011

It's been several years since I tried this place, and today I tried it again for lunch.  

Ordered the Bibimbap, with no beef and no egg.

I liked the Korean appetizers that came with it.  Especially the spiced pickled white radish, soy sauce/sweetly…More »

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 4. Wellpoint Health Centre

1240 Bay St
Toronto, ON M5R 2A7
(416) 960-8860

Categories: Chiropractors, Doctors, Medical Clinics

Neighbourhood: Yorkville

2.0 star rating
  5/18/2011

It's been hard for me to get a doctor here in Toronto.  Seems like ppl are accepted, IF they already have a family member who's that doctor's patient.  That would have been the case with me, except she relented and just went ahead and accepted me.

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 5. Bikram Yoga Centre

43 Colborne St
Toronto, ON M5E 1E3
(416) 203-2382

Categories: Specialty Schools, Yoga

Neighbourhoods: St. Lawrence, Downtown Core

2.0 star rating
  5/22/2011

Please take this review with a grain of salt.

I like yoga, in fact I really like it - and this would include Hot Yoga.

But I had one of those group deals, prob. the same one as Catherine L ($20 for 20 classes), and went to only 1 of the classes.

I came…More »

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 6. Brita Water Filter Systems

102 Parkshore Drive
Brampton, ON L6T 5M1
(905) 793-7167

1.0 star rating
  3/20/2011 First to Review

Sorry - our latest Brita water filter system is so bad that I've had to write a review.  I don't care that it's just a product, it's That Bad.

It looks like the Marella version - with a date that one personally sets, two months in advance (looks like…More »

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 7. Wind Mobile

1309 Carling Ave
Ottawa, ON K1Z 1A2
(613) 482-8092

Category: Mobile Phones

1.0 star rating
  12/28/2010 First to Review

brutal.  my family went there to return a cell phone that an ill-informed representative sold to my family member.  We paid $50 for the phone, only to find out that we don't get Wind service here in Barrhaven.

The rep was given our full address, why…More »

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 8. Traditional Healing Centre

36 Alvin Ave
Toronto, ON M4T 2X8
(647) 346-2780

Categories: Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine

Neighbourhoods: Yonge and St. Clair, Deer Park

1.0 star rating
  3/18/2011 First to Review

the short:
Save your money - go elsewhere where you will be treated properly.  There are tons of places to go for Acupuncture, etc...  Chinatown, etc...  just look up some reviews on Yelp.

the detailed version:
I had a Teambuy voucher for this, and I…More »

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Somehow having a tendency to be thin, and having the "unusual" diet of a vegetarian/vegan suggests to others, that I know a thing or two more than they might, about health and nutrition.

My lifestyle, and what I tend to eat, is no secret.  

I normally cleanse 2x/year: once in the Springtime, the other time in the Fall.
1.  cut out Sugars, wheat, alcohol, chocolate spec., canned foods.
2.  prioritize sleep
3.  practice exercise 3x week for 30 straight minutes minimum (ex: cycling, yoga, vigourous house cleaning).

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Here are a list of places that I go to, for some Me-Time or to Eat Mindfully/Guilt-free:

"All about Dr. Seuss right now"

Review votes:
369 Useful, 154 Funny, and 271 Cool

Location

Toronto, ON

Yelping Since

October 2010

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quality sleep, eating well, helping to grow humans

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Prisoner of Tehran (Marina Nemat)

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