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Eating for about $5

I'm not saying, of course, you're going to eat well. Or you're going to want to eat this food with another person. But when you're looking to slam down some eats for $3-$5 even in a city like Toronto you can still pig out nicely.

1. 7 Eleven

372 Bay St
Toronto, ON M5H 3W1
(416) 203-8350

Category: Convenience Stores

Neighbourhoods: Financial District, Downtown Core

1/7/2012

Two hot dogs for $3. And they come in little cardboard hot dog boxes. Try getting one of those from a street dog seller. You'll only get muttered under-the-breath curses in Azerbaijani.

The real miracle here is the toppings. First, you got your holy…More »

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2. The Big Slice

385 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M5B 1S1
(416) 977-8565

Category: Pizza

Neighbourhoods: Ryerson, Downtown Core

12/4/2011

Where do single, lonely, middle aged men go to eat pizza? Right here. The place is sadly occupied by men 35-55, unshaven, wearing sweat pants, blank stares, one per table. Now you know where to find 'em, ladies.

The pizza itself is, well, it is a big…More »

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3. Banh Mi Ba Le

538 Dundas St W
Toronto, ON M5T 1H3
(416) 977-2168

Category: Vietnamese

Neighbourhoods: Alexandra Park, Chinatown, Kensington Market

1/2/2012

A BBQ pork bahn mi for $2.90 including tax. There are a few other places in Chinatown to get this trending food. Nguyen Huong Food is probably my go to place (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...). NHF can get busy although not so many people notice the…More »

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4. Chinese Bakery

633 Silver Star Blvd
Toronto, ON M1V 5N1
(416) 297-7233

Category: Bakeries

Neighbourhood: Scarborough

5/23/2011

Not super great in terms of variety but the 3 for $1 bun deal and a counter full of "just day olds" makes this place a nice diversion from Pacific Mall. There are a few tables you can hunker down around for a cheapo lunch. CUTE! Chinese Girl went…More »

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5. Roll.com

5 Northtown Way, Unit #10
Toronto, ON M2N 7A1
(416) 889-1112

Category: Korean

Neighbourhood: Willowdale

Update - 4/15/2011

My next Friday night adventure at Roll dot com (aka kimbap dot com) is the tteokbokki (aka ddeokbokki aka ddukboggi aka ddukpoggi aka the Green Lantern but you don't hasta call me topokki[1][2]). However you spell it, you can order by saying "duck po…More »

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3/4/2011 First to Review
The name for this small Korean restaurant is problematic. Similar to the Pojangmatcha Restaurant (… Read more »

6. Mashion Bakery

345 Spadina Ave
Toronto, ON M5T 2C2
(647) 348-2866

Category: Bakeries

Neighbourhoods: Chinatown, Kensington Market, Downtown Core

2/21/2011 First to Review

Mashion Bakery is a few steps north of Ding Dong Bakery. No surprises here for a Chinese bakery. Prices are great. Lots of 3 for $1 items you can mix and match. You don't actually have to get three pineapple buns or three coconut cream buns or three…More »

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7. Nguyen Huong Food

322 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, ON M5T 2G2
(416) 599-4625

Categories: Bakeries, Vietnamese

Neighbourhoods: Chinatown, Kensington Market, Downtown Core

10/3/2009

There's two banh mi places side by side. This place and "Che Cali" over to the left. I tried both in a head to head and Nguyen Huong came out on top.

Signage is all in Vietnamese and you'll find yourself a bit out of your comfort zone upon walking…More »

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8. Freshslice Pizza

5223 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M2N 5P8
(647) 366-8931

Category: Pizza

Neighbourhood: Willowdale

11/22/2010 First to Review

Say, does Toronto need another pizza chain? No. No way. Does it need another good pizza chain? No. The operative word in that second question is "another". There isn't even one. Freshslice, sadly, does not really actually step up to what Toronto…More »

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9. Pojangmacha Food Cart

5576 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M2N 5S2

Categories: Korean, Food Stands, Fast Food

Neighbourhood: Willowdale

Update - 10/29/2010

The hits keep coming. The pojangmacha food cart has added a couple more Korean street food staples.

They've added one of my favorite Korean foods of all time "wang mandu". Wang means "king" and "mandoo" is dumpling. So. King dumpling. The food cart…More »

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5/15/2010
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According to the Toronto Star this A La Cart cart has been officially… Read more »

10. New York Subway

520 Queen St W
Toronto, ON M5V 2B3
(416) 703-4496

Categories: Sandwiches, Ethnic Food

Neighbourhoods: Alexandra Park, Queen Street West

1/30/2010

I don't think I have much to add. It's small and you'd probably pass this place a billion times and not notice unless you were a careful student of Yelp. You'd probably also assume it specialized in subs. But inexpensive, no nonsense burritos are its…More »

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11. IKEA

200 Interchange Way
Vaughan, ON L4K 5C3
(866) 372-4532

Categories: Furniture Stores, Home Decor

Update - 8/15/2011

Hot dogs are now 75 cents. Seriously, is there any reason any more to get out of bed?

Ikea seems to have changed the vended cinnamon buns. The ones available in the caf are smaller, no icing sugar, and have strange little flakes. You can still buy…More »

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10/29/2010
My favorite of Toronto's three Ikeas. Great parking, easy highway access. The store seems bigger… Read more »

12. IKEA Etobicoke

1475 The Queensway
Etobicoke, ON M8Z 1T3
(416) 646-8181

Categories: Home Decor, Furniture Stores

Neighbourhood: Etobicoke

11/21/2011

Worst breakfast experience ever. This is a popular hang out Sunday at the crack of 9:30 am for Etobicoke people. They're lined up from the escalator. Hey, Etobicoke people know the value of $1. It gets you a plate of food at Ikea. But these…More »

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13. Taco Time

595 Bay St
Toronto, ON M5G
(416) 840-4315

Category: Mexican

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

11/20/2010

What Randy said but I'm giving this an extra star for their 5 tacos for $5 deal. You can choose beef or veggie in the soft or hard taco form. You can mix it up anyway you want. It's cheap eats you might want to slam before a Saturday movie at the AMC…More »

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Recently updated lists from Karl R.

When you're alone and life is making you lonely (49)

When you're alone and life is making you lonely you can always go to one of these places. Single? Lonely? Don't despair. Look on the bright side of things. You certainly save more money. You have a luxury of time. Now's your chance to really get out there and enjoy a good cup of coffee while tackling that PLC manual or write that D20 rule book set in the Harry Potter universe. You can see a Paul Verhoeven movie guilt free while mowing down on a bunch of unhealthy snacks you've smuggled in via you backpack. You can wear a backpack. You can collect classic video game consoles or PC luggables and not have anyone shouting at you "where is that going besides the trash!" The time is nigh to get these things done before a woman enters your life and makes you mindbogglingly happy. And deprives you of your time and vital fluids. C'mon, don't be a chump. Live!

Crawl the Malls: Shopping centers of the GTA (20)

I love malls. I really do. I like the mixture of predictability (the same chain stores) and the little differences (some have comfy chairs to sit on while your GF shoe shops and seems to have forgotten this was supposed to a positive experience for the both of you). Malls are full of attractive people and exotic places to eat like Manchu Wok and A&W. If you're lucky enough to have someone in your life, there's never a nasty fight about where and what to eat. You can have Arby's 4 Items for $6 deal and she can have a mango salad at Thai Express. Everyone is happy unlike that time you wanted to eat tex mex and she wanted to try that vegetarian restaurant AGAIN and some how she dredged up the incident with the Mexican hooker which she always uses to get her way. Look! I don't plan my friend's stags and I can't predict who brings a digital camera! Okay, Gloria? Do I have to explain it 100 times already?

Really, malls are little islands of happiness in a difficult and confusing world. Except at Christmas time when going near a mall is as agreeable as hanging yourself with your ex-GF's shaker knit sweater she left at your place back in happier times and refuses to meet with you so you can give it back. Am I such a horrible person that she can't meet with me one time to get back her lime green shaker knit sweater?

The GTA has many malls. Unfortunately, few are accessible by the subway. And there's no dignity in taking a bus to a mall. Malls ultimately elevate us as humans (making us work harder to afford a car and insurance). They're good places. Why not give a mall a chance?