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 1. Salad King Restaurant

340 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M5B 1R8
Canada
(416) 593-0333

Category: Thai

Neighbourhoods: Ryerson, Downtown Core

4.0 star rating
  Update - 2/28/2011

Long live the king!

Absence definitely made the heart grow fonder. In the good old days, I took this place for granted. Today, I was SO excited for my lunch date with the king.

It didn't disappoint. Got the emerald curry, big portion, still cheap and…More »

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  • 3.0 star rating
    7/11/2010

    Salad King gets the job done, lots of food for cheap.

    Some of the stuff is good and some of it isn't… Read more »

 2. St. Lawrence Market

92 Front Street E
Toronto, ON M5E 1C4
Canada
(416) 392-7219

Categories: Farmers Market, Grocery

Neighbourhoods: St. Lawrence, Downtown Core

5.0 star rating
  2/27/2011

Love this place. It's a great place to go with out of towners or to pick up some groceries for the week. The area and the building are fun to check out, especially on a summer day.

The bf was visiting from NYC and is dead set on the idea that…More »

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 3. Ginger Restaurant

212 Queen St W
Toronto, ON M5V 1Z2
Canada
(416) 977-8778

Category: Vietnamese

Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Queen Street West, Downtown Core

5.0 star rating
  2/27/2011

New hood, new Ginger.

I can't believe it has taken me this long to head to this Ginger location and get myself a vietnamese sub. I'll be honest, I was fairly nervous that they wouldn't be as good as the Yonge Street location and my love for Ginger…More »

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 4. Dollarama

96 Spadina Ave
Toronto, ON M5V 2J6
Canada

Category: Dollar Store

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

4.0 star rating
  2/11/2011

New neighbourhood, new dollarama!

When I learned that there was a dollarama within 5 mins of me, I pretty much ran there. This dollarama is pretty damn big and has a lot of household items. Also has some brand name dry and canned foods, if you are…More »

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 5. Green Fusion - CLOSED

403 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M5B 1S9
Canada
(416) 263-9999

Category: Vietnamese

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

3.0 star rating
  1/13/2011

As someone always on the hunt for a good vietnamese sandy, I decided to give Green Fusion a try.

As a vegetarian, I am always comparing the tofu sandy's and find that most places make them a little differently. Green Fusion has their tofu in a tomato…More »

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 6. Forever XXI

302 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M5B 1R4
Canada
(416) 260-9019

Categories: Women's Clothing, Accessories, Men's Clothing

Neighbourhoods: Ryerson, Downtown Core

5.0 star rating
  7/30/2010

Forever 21!

Okay, I'm not going to even try to deny that i shop here. It's my number one place to get stuff. It's so inexpensive and you can pretty much always find something here.

Their jeans are so cheap and they are my favourite - i have ditched my…More »

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 7. Dollarama

730 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M4Y 2B7
Canada
(416) 924-1064

Category: Dollar Store

Neighbourhoods: Yorkville, Downtown Core

5.0 star rating
  7/24/2010

The rams!

This place is unreal. Honestly, when you are looking for pretty much anything, you can find it here. I love this place. Best selection in Toronto in terms of discount and the stuff isn't ALL shit.

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 8. Utopia Café & Grill

586 College St
Toronto, ON M6G 1B3
Canada
(416) 534-7751

Categories: Tex-Mex, Burgers, Vegetarian

Neighbourhoods: Little Italy, Palmerston, Bickford Park

5.0 star rating
  7/16/2010

I love Utopia.

This is my go to when I am entertaining out of towners. They have such a wide variety on the menu, and everything my friends and I have ever tried was great! (Burritos, real and fake burgers, utopia nachos w/tufu, poutine)

Also, didn't…More »

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 9. Winners

57 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, ON M4W 1A7
Canada
(416) 585-2052

Category: Department Stores

Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Downtown Core

4.0 star rating
  1/13/2011

This Winners is much smaller than a typical Winners and definitely lacks the clothing selection found at College Park or Yorkville.

However, they have a great shampoo/conditioner section (I got 2 1litres for 30 bucks). I had gone to the Winners at…More »

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 10. Burrito Bandidos

362 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M5S 1X2
Canada
(416) 944-9061

Category: Tex-Mex

Neighbourhood: The Annex

5.0 star rating
  7/24/2010

Favourite burrito in Toronto. Hands down. Halibut gets me every time. Damnnnn. I want one right now.

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 11. Ginger

695 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M4Y 2B2
Canada
(416) 966-2424

Category: Vietnamese

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

5.0 star rating
  7/2/2010

Dirty, delicious cheap eats.

The veggie Vietnamese sub rocks my socks.

Springs rolls also do it for me.

Oh! and 3 dollar beer. That ain't bad...

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 12. Sushi Club

41 Charles St W
Toronto, ON M4Y 2R4
Canada
(416) 967-3388

Category: Sushi Bars

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

4.0 star rating
  7/2/2010

Great lunch specials.

Also, try to avocado salad. It's pretttty nice!

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