Fevrier Sans Food

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Admittedly not Yelping about delectable chocolates, cakes and patisseries will prove difficult but here's hoping I can actually complete this February's foodless challenge...maxed out credit cards here I come!!

 1. Medieval Times Toronto

10 Dufferin St
Toronto, ON M6K 3C3
(888) 935-6878
4.0 star rating
  2/1/2012

Do you like a good Joust? Do you want to channel your inner King Henry the VIII and eat with your hands like a boorish slob ? Like watching swarthy flowing locked men on horseback? Then Medieval times is for you.

I asked hubby to take me here for my…More »

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 2. Toronto's Squirrels

Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6P 3K7

Category: Local Flavour

Neighbourhood: High Park

4.0 star rating
  2/2/2012

I know, I know, these little buggers can be annoying as heck, and they really know how to tease the canines but I can't hate them cuz they're just so darn cute!  My fave squirrels are the black ones as they remind me of little ninjas.  I've seen a…More »

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 3. Pretty

744 Queen Street W
Toronto, ON M6J 1E9
(905) 580-0285

Neighbourhoods: Niagara, West Queen West, Trinity Bellwoods

4.0 star rating
  2/3/2012 First to Review

How is it that no one else was smart enough to name a beauty shoppe as simply "Pretty"?  This charmingly lilliputian boutique is a one stop candy stand like shop for your all natural and pure ingredient produced beauty needs.  Thanks to my little sis…More »

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 4. Bayview Village Shopping Centre

2901 Bayview Ave
North York, ON M2K 1E6
(416) 226-0404

Category: Shopping Centres

Neighbourhoods: Bayview Village, Willowdale

2.0 star rating
  2/4/2012

What's with all the lil' ole ladies here that are fully coiffed and flossing the furs and pearls? Is there a funeral home located in this mall?  Or is this where the Alexis Carrington appreciation society converge for tea and catty exchanges?   I…More »

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 5. Coal Miner's Daughter

587 Markham Street
Toronto, ON M6G 2L7

Categories: Women's Clothing, Jewellery, Accessories

Neighbourhoods: Koreatown, Palmerston

4.0 star rating
  2/5/2012

Coal Miner's Daughter is an ever-so-charming boutique tucked away in the idyllic Mirvish village on the lower level of a Victorian era housed store-front.
Featuring a well curated collection of vintage mixed with stylish independent Canadian designs,…More »

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 6. Zellers

3003 Av Danforth
East York, ON M4C 1M9
(416) 690-8777

Category: Department Stores

Neighbourhood: East York

2.0 star rating
  2/6/2012 First to Review

Towels towels towels and more towels!  Boy they have shit loads of 'em here!  I was on a mission to buy coordinating bath linens and seeing that my mum gave me an HBC gift card for Xmas I figured Zellers would give me more bang for my GC bucks.  I…More »

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 7. Forever XXI

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

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

Neighbourhoods: Ryerson, Downtown Core

3.0 star rating
  2/7/2012

How sad is it when a middle aged woman like me walks around brandishing a yellow bag that screams "FOREVER 21"?  It's sad indeed but like Lauren M. said it's like a love/hate relationship but I still can't resist, the prices and accessories make this…More »

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 8. House of Vintage

1239 Queen St W
Toronto, ON M6K 1L5
(416) 535-2142

Category: Accessories

Neighbourhood: Parkdale

4.0 star rating
  2/8/2012

This shop is a beautiful open concept space and unlike other vintage stores, it feels more like an artfully merchandised contemporary boutique than a last refuge for yesterdays threads and thankfully HOV's careful treatment of it's goods means it's…More »

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 9. Little London Barber Shop

391 Donlands Avenue
East York, ON M4J 3S3
(416) 429-3768

Category: Barbers

Neighbourhood: East York

4.0 star rating
  2/9/2012 First to Review

Nothing's worse than unkempt hair on a man, I mean I pity the woman who has to either wake up next to a Donald Trump or Howard Stern.  Asshole-ish personalities and fugly looks aside, a good haircut does wonders for a man.  Thankfully hubby knows…More »

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 10. Beck Taxi

1 Credit Union Dr
Toronto, ON M4A 2S6
(416) 751-5555

Category: Taxis

4.0 star rating
  2/10/2012

Due to the fact that I despise the TTC and it's utter lack of serviceability, also due to the fact that I'm Little Miss Last Minute, Beck Taxi is my knight in shining (and sometimes smelly) orange & green armour.  Yes, yes it is costly, but when time…More »

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 11. DHL Express

90 Matheson Blvd W
Mississauga, ON L5R 3R3
(905) 507-3130
1.0 star rating
  2/11/2012

I give DHL .00001 of a star actually!  Please note this review is not specific to this DHL location but for the company's "customer service" hotline.

I was expecting a parcel from the U.S and being the OCD person I am,  I was frequently checking my…More »

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 12. Cirque du Soleil - Zumanity

3790 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109
USA
(702) 740-6815

Categories: Performing Arts, Adult Entertainment

Neighbourhood: The Strip

4.0 star rating
  2/12/2012

What's that?  A sex themed Cirque du Soleil show in Vegas? What's not to like about that?

Part carnival freak-show, part BDSM voyeur's demented wet dream, and part acrobatic spectacle, Zumanity at times feels like a circus-ified version of a John…More »

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 13. Bay Bloor Radio

55 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON M4W 1A5
(416) 967-1122

Category: Electronics

Neighbourhoods: Yorkville, Downtown Core

4.0 star rating
  2/13/2012

This place makes hubby grow a chubby in his pants, seriously!!!  If you need to keep your man occupied while you're up to no good in the Yorkville area, just dump his ass here for an hour or so and he'll be fine, he won't even ask about the $400…More »

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 14. SPiN Toronto

461 King Street W
Toronto, ON M5V 1K7
(416) 599-7746

Category: Social Clubs

4.0 star rating
  2/14/2012

Got to party it up ping-pong style here for an awesome Yelp event and really enjoyed my night at Spin Galactic.  A word of advice getting here though, the venue is actually located on the cobble stoned King to Wellington lane way and don't get…More »

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 15. Hotel Le Germain Maple Leaf Square

75 Bremner Blvd
Toronto, ON M5J 0A1
(888) 940-7575

Category: Hotels

5.0 star rating
  2/15/2012

Every now and then hubby will plan for a weekend getaway and being that V-day  was in sight hubby ordered the "Night In" package from Hotel Le Germain Maple Leaf Square, which included an upgrade from a Superior to an Executive suite which normally…More »

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 16. Eq3

222 King St E
Toronto, ON M5A 1J7
(416) 815-7047

Category: Furniture Stores

Neighbourhood: Corktown

4.0 star rating
  2/16/2012

Leather sofas probably have seen more action than any other piece of furniture in any given home.  From being cast as unwitting backdrop furnishings for amateur porn films, to suffering abuse at the paws of household pets and being the seating of…More »

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 17. New York Knicks

4 Penn Plz
New York, NY 10001
USA
(212) 465-5867

Category: Professional Sports Teams

Neighbourhoods: Hell's Kitchen, Midtown West

5.0 star rating
  2/17/2012

Two words:

JEREMY LIN

that is all

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 18. The New Red Rocket

Yonge-University-Spadina
Toronto, ON

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

3.0 star rating
  Update - 2/18/2012

All the praises aside from my initial review of the new fangled TTC Rocket trains, is it just me or are the new seats REALLY uncomfortable on these things?  I find them super stiff and hard considering I don't have a boney ass!
Oh well at least if I…More »

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  • 3.0 star rating
    11/16/2011 First to Review

    As much as I despise the TTC,  I FINALLY got to ride the shiny and brand new-ish Red Rocket subway… Read more »

 19. Gateway Lotto Kiosk

733 Yonge street
Toronto, ON M5E 1B2

Category: Local Services

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

4.0 star rating
  2/19/2012 First to Review

Considering the location of this kiosk is at the nerve centre of our subway system the ladies who run the business are never harried or rude towards the throngs of people that queue impatiently for their chance to blow $ on the chance to NEVER win…More »

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 20. Toronto East General Hospital

825 Coxwell Avenue
Toronto, ON M4J 5C2

Category: Hospitals

Neighbourhood: East York

4.0 star rating
  2/20/2012 First to Review

Endoscopy is not the most glamorous of medical examinations, not that anything of that nature is sexy to begin with, but I'm happy to say my experience having a gastroscopy at Toronto East General was a pleasantly bearable one.  This was my first…More »

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 21. Alchemy

323 Danforth Avenue
Toronto, ON M4K 1N7
(416) 466-5100

Category: Fashion

Neighbourhood: Riverdale

3.0 star rating
  2/21/2012 First to Review

Walking into Alchemy you'd think you stepped into a worm hole that brought you straight to Kensington Market via Greektown what with all the tie dyed clothing, Guatemalan style knit goods and that distinctive aroma of Nag Champa wafting in the air.

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 22. The Bay

176 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M5C 2L7
(416) 861-9111

Category: Department Stores

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

4.0 star rating
  2/22/2012

This review is actually for the Bay's online shopping service which is pretty sweet.  Being that my job requires me to shop quite a bit, when it comes to shopping for myself or for gifts I find doing the online thing saves me time and the agony of…More »

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 23. Zanzibar

359 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M5B 1S1
(416) 977-4642

Category: Adult Entertainment

Neighbourhoods: Ryerson, Downtown Core

3.0 star rating
  2/23/2012

How does a group of nice girls end up at Zanzi's?  We were actually here a while back for a drunken bachelorette and our girl who was getting hitched wanted a lap-dance and we were too lazy/drunk to make it up to The Brass Rail, so into Zanzibars we…More »

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 24. Papergrafix

1708 Avenue Road
North York, ON M5M 3Y6
(416) 781-6300

Category: Graphic Design

4.0 star rating
  2/24/2012

I can count on Papergrafix to always have the right greeting card for the right occasion, as they stock an impressive collection of unique cards. They also stock some nifty gifty things like the beautiful Lampe Bergere home fragrance collections.…More »

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 25. Eganridge Inn & Country Club

26 Country Club Dr
Fenelon Falls, ON K0M 1N0
(705) 738-5111

Categories: Hotels, Day Spas, Golf

4.0 star rating
  2/25/2012

Eganridge is where my in-laws go to get their country club on http://www.youtube.com...  all kidding aside,  it's more than just your average golf destination. Eganridge offers fine dining and boasts charming accomodations along with luxury spa…More »

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 26. Rolo

24 Bellair Street
Toronto, ON M5R 2C7
(416) 920-0100

Category: Cards & Stationery

Neighbourhood: Yorkville

5.0 star rating
  2/26/2012

For some reason being inside Rolo takes me back to my childhood summers spent in Japan where everything is very cute, laughably novel and very crowded, but in a good way!  Where else in Yorkville could you find adorable pet African dwarf frogs, Fuck…More »

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 27. Bigley's Shoes and Clothing

35-45 Bolton Street
Kawartha Lakes, ON K0M 1A0
(800) 231-6365
5.0 star rating
  2/27/2012 First to Review

If you've ever visited the Kawarthas or surrounding areas you've probably heard about the infamous Bigley's.
Bigley's is pretty much a mecca for shoes, so naturally it holds a special place in women's hearts.  Located across from the canal locks in…More »

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 28. Toronto Civic Wedding Chambers

100 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M5G 1P5
(416) 363-0316

Category: Wedding Planning

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

5.0 star rating
  2/28/2012 First to Review

Because I have a small immediate family, my hubby and I opted for a quickie wedding at the Chambers of City Hall.  I've never been a fan of the pomp and circumstance associated with elaborate weddings.  Who needs the stress and drama? Plus we saved a…More »

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 29. Toronto Fire Services

3135 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4N 2K6

5.0 star rating
  2/29/2012 First to Review

If there's any type of civil servant that could set my heart (and loins) ablaze it's firemen!  I didn't realize what lookers some of the Toronto Firemen are!  They could easily give those young and eligible NYC Firemen a run for their pretzels. But…More »

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Recently updated lists from Sara K. P.

24 Karat Dining (14)

Sure the ambiance sometimes might be filled with too much botox, bravado, silicone and pretension per square foot, but sometimes Mama likes a $$$$$ meal baby!

Mouthgasms :D (19)

I don't always get them, but when I do they are deliciously memorable.  Here are those special spots that have teased and tantalized my tastebuds to flavourful release.

La Dolce Vita (17)

Who doesn't like desserts and sweets?  Here's where I like to go to get my high GI groove on.

November is my b*tch(kinda) a/k/a November 26 day Yelp Challenge (26)

26 days and 26 nights of reviews, buckle up folks and enjoy the ride!

London Calling (7)

A Toronto girl's adventures in London Town

Shopoholism (17)

It may be more expensive than therapy, but at least I can always count on having a fantastic wardrobe to show for it!

Domo Arigato.... (5)

Mr Roboto...Here's some Japanese (and pseudo Japanese) places that I've dined at

Thrones when you're away from home (5)

It's no secret that I am OBSESSED with well presented public restrooms. Heck I've even used my visits to them as inspiration for my own bathroom's gentrification (Ahem Le Germain I'm looking at you) Here are some grand examples of what a proper lieu experience should be all about.

"My fridge is empty, but......my closet(s) are full!"

Review votes:
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Location

Toronto, ON

Yelping Since

June 2011

Things I Love

Breaking in a new pair of heels, Vintage Barbies, JazzFlute, Leather, PitBulls, Luxury Goods, Arrested Development, Tom Ford, Champagne, Rare Groove, Mint Chocolate, Leopard Print, Daft Punk, Yummy Vegan Eats, R'n'R, Helmut Newton, buttermilk biscuits, Serge Gainsbourg, Shopoholism, NBA Playoffs

Find Me In

Stilettos ALWAYS

My Hometown

LONDON, UK....I wish

My Blog Or Website

nope

When I'm Not Yelping...

I'm sleeping in.........

Why You Should Read My Reviews

because 1)  I don't bullshit and  2)  I've been known to abuse commas

My Second Favourite Website

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The Last Great Book I Read

The Andy Warhol Diaries

My First Concert

the real INXS with Micheal Hutchence

My Favourite Movie

Snatch, c'mon Brad Pitt chanelling a Newfie accent is awesome!

My Last Meal On Earth

Scallops with Mash from J.Sheekey London with Champagne Jelly for dessert!

Don't Tell Anyone Else But...

I'm a Low Tech girl, living in a Hi-Tech world...

Current Crush

NBA Playoffs, Tom Hardy and...Stephen T. Colbert!