Categories:
Sandwiches,
Soup
Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Downtown Core
Really just excellent. At $11, their Soup & Wrap combo is the best lunch value around.
Ravi's storefront is easy to miss, and the front of house where orders are placed is crowded and chaotic, but only because they are a victim of their own awesome.…More »
Category:
Pubs
Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Downtown Core
Now, I'll be honest. When you say you have 50 European beers on tap and you're counting a Stella tap, a Creemore tap, and 5 Hacker-Pschorrs (Hackers-Pschorr?) I make a bit of a face.
Still, the Town Crier redeems itself ably. Kwak, Erdinger, Palm, La…More »
Categories:
Persian/Iranian,
Middle Eastern
Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Downtown Core
Heavens no, don't.
Well, mostly.
This is a 1-star joint. Dingy. Lots of staff, but they're stepping on each other's toes. No one really seems to know what they're doing. The cashiers don't know the menu, the prep staff have no system. The prices are…More »
Category:
Gastropubs
Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Downtown Core
A 2.5 star pub with a 3.5 star patio.
Surrounded by the excellent options in this part of the city, the kitchen has its work cut out for it. I have to say, the initial impressions were not great ones: my sweet potato fries were soggy and limp, and…More »
Categories:
Canadian (New),
Burgers
Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Downtown Core
A very solid gourmet burger joint.
For a place with a name like "Grindhouse", it's a little bit precious: lemon in the water, all condiments made in-house, black truffle salsa. Still, one man's precious is another's attention to detail, and Grindhouse…More »
Category:
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Downtown Core
I said dayum. Toronto is not slouch when it comes to decent coffee joints, but Sense Appeal really rises above.
First things first: the coffee is fantastic. Custom roasts rotated regularly with their trademark periodic-table naming (T, O, Bh) have…More »
Category:
Sandwiches
Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Downtown Core
Corned beef on rye (with a pickle). As promised.
It's easy to miss on your walk along Adelaide. Hooters, Office Bar, and Pizzaiolo are all competing for your attention at Adelaide and John with high contrast signage. Corned Beef House sits with its…More »
Category:
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Queen Street West, Downtown Core
Tasty coffee, free wifi, nice space, mini donuts. What's not to like?
Little Nicky's is the straight up platonic ideal hipster coffee bar. I don't mean it as a slight, nor as praise, it's just objective fact. Let's add up the score:
- Chalkboard menu
-…More »
Categories:
Vietnamese,
Asian Fusion
Neighbourhoods: Alexandra Park, Queen Street West
Oh holy damn. Cheap, fresh, tasty lunch eats.
A line snakes nearly out the door into the wintry December daylight. Single file, they wait, corralled by stainless steel prep counters and, beyond them, the open kitchen and the smell of sizzling pork…More »
Categories:
Creperies,
Breakfast & Brunch
Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Queen Street West, Downtown Core
A tasty breakfast, but nothing to write home about.
I love crepes. I love pancakes, waffles, anything with that vanilla and butter-flavoured batter. In Europe, crêpes are pretty standard hand-food, available for on-the-go nosh in most big cities, and…More »
Category:
Hot Dogs
Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Queen Street West, Downtown Core
Different and tasty, worth checking out, but not a knockout.
Hot dogs, like most substrates, are misunderstood. The core ingredients of a hot dog (bun, pink slime) can be good or not-so-good, and there's certainly art in getting each piece right, but…More »
Category:
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Queen Street West, Downtown Core
A solid offering with a good people-watching patio.
I can be bought. This is probably a 3 star place, and certainly setting up shop next to Le Gourmand doesn't do them any favours in terms of the invited comparison.
But I'm sitting here on the patio,…More »
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Review votes:
148 Useful, 77 Funny, and 114 Cool
Brampton, ON
Yelping SinceAugust 2010
Find Me InT-dot, the SF Bay area, a jacket on Fridays.
My HometownBrampton (the B-Dot) Ontario
My Blog Or Website When I'm Not Yelping...I'm probably pointing a camera at something.
My First ConcertFirst... that's tough. Edgefest '97 was the first biggie, though.
My Favourite MoviePulp Fiction? Good Morning Vietnam? Rounders? Can recite the script for each...
My Last Meal On EarthDuff's Armageddon Wings, black truffle burger, or maybe some slow roasted lamb.