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Dirty Pub Crawl Danforth

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If you're thinking Greektown, think something else. East of Pape, things are a little "earthier" along the Danforth, so we decided to visit a handful of neighbourhood places that look a little suspect from the outside, hoping to return with tales of the inside (and with all body parts in tact).

 1. Eton Tavern

710 Danforth Avenue
Toronto, ON M4J 1L1
(416) 466-6161

Categories: Pubs, Comedy Clubs

Neighbourhoods: Greektown, Riverdale

4.0 star rating
  4/30/2010

This was the first stop on The Dirty Danforth Pub crawl. The intention of the crawl was to hit some of the suspect places along the Danforth east of Pape and hopefully live to tell about it.

Like Todd V wrote before me, the Eton House is far from…More »

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 2. Mapleleaf Sports Bar & Grill

828 Danforth Ave
Toronto, ON M4J 1L6
(416) 466-0521

Category: Sports Bars

Neighbourhoods: Greektown, Riverdale

3.0 star rating
  5/1/2010 First to Review

Stop number two on the Dirty Danforth Pub Crawl.

It was a Saturday night about 8:00 by the time we sauntered in to the Maple Leaf. The bar was pretty full, the hockey game was on and we were scowled at when we found our seats.

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 3. The Only Cafe

972 Danforth Ave
Toronto, ON M4J 1L9
(416) 463-7843

Category: Dive Bars

Neighbourhood: The Danforth

4.0 star rating
  5/4/2010

A little dirt never hurt.

Though this was a cleansing stop on the Dirty Danforth pub crawl, I've actually been here quite a few times, so don't think of it as necessarily dirty.

This is a local hangout. It's not trying to win any awards but it…More »

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 4. Big Ronnie's Bar & Grill

1162 Danforth Ave
Toronto, ON M4J 1M3
(416) 465-3668

Category: Pubs

Neighbourhood: The Danforth

2.0 star rating
  5/4/2010 First to Review

Stop #4 on the Dirty Danforth pub crawl.

Up to this point, our stops had been disappointing in that they were actually nice, but the tide was about turn.

Big Ronnie's, like the Eton, Maple Leaf and The Only before it, is a welcoming place. Welcoming as…More »

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 5. Tommy's Bar and Grill

1206 Danforth Ave
Toronto, ON M4J 1M6
(416) 462-9537

Category: Pubs

Neighbourhood: The Danforth

1.0 star rating
  5/4/2010 First to Review

Stop #5 on the Dirty Danforth pub crawl and it finally started living up to its name with a visit to Tommy's Bar and Grill.

Again, and I hate to sound like a broken record (a broken record, a broken record ...), but we we're heartily greeted by the…More »

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 6. Jane's Happy Bar

1232 Danforth Ave
Toronto, ON M4J 1M6
(416) 466-9163

Category: Nightlife

Neighbourhood: The Danforth

1.0 star rating
  5/5/2010 First to Review

Wow. Really.

If Tommy's is the purgatory for all the lost souls that couldn't make it into the nicer purgatory that is Big Ronnie's, then this is definitely h-e-double-hockey-sticks.

And much like Tommy's, Jane's also has its own olfactory signature.…More »

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 7. Ten Feet Tall - CLOSED

1381 Danforth Avenue
Toronto, ON M4J 1N2
(416) 778-7333

Categories: Music Venues, Cafes

Neighbourhood: The Danforth

4.0 star rating
  5/7/2010

Everyone has their neighbourhood haunt and this is one of mine.
It's kitschy, it's cool, it's unpolished and it's always a good time.

10 Feet is not for you if:
- You think that menus inside old 33s leeves are dumb.
- You think that tables and chairs…More »

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 8. Sportster's

1430 Danforth Ave
Toronto, ON M4J 1N4
(416) 778-0258

Category: Sports Bars

Neighbourhood: The Danforth

2.0 star rating
  5/7/2010 First to Review

This was the 8th and final stop of the night on the Dirty Danforth pub crawl. To be fair, because it was late in the evening, and I think it was my 11th or 12th pint, the memories are a little bit blurry. In a nutshell, I'd describe it as mostly…More »

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