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1. Old York Bar & Grill
Toronto, ON M5V 1C9
(416) 703-9675
Categories:
Pubs,
Breakfast & Brunch
Neighbourhood: Niagara
I'll put this plain and simple.
I live above a British-style pub with a full menu, a good run of taps, an okay whisky list, and waitresses that wear school-girl short tartan skirts. And yet, this is not my local.
I go across the street to the Old York…More »
2. King Hollywood Video
Toronto, ON M5V 3M7
(416) 603-1987
Categories:
Videos and Video Game Rental,
Music & DVDs
Neighbourhood: Niagara
One of the first things you do after moving into a neighbourhood is find where the local movie rental place is and get a membership. The second day after moving to King and Niagara, I walked across the street, credit card and ID in hand, to get a…More »
3. Oyster Boy
Toronto, ON M6J 1G3
(416) 534-3432
Category:
Seafood
Neighbourhoods: Niagara, West Queen West, Trinity Bellwoods
Firstly, don't think that you won't enjoy Oyster Boy if you don't dig on oysters. Myself, I feel that if you have to eat cold, slimy naturally-occurring-grey meat, oysters are the way to go. I think they're tasty but I can completely understand why…More »
4. Valhalla Cards & Gifts
Toronto, ON M6J 1G1
(416) 203-6328
Category:
Cards & Stationery
Neighbourhoods: Niagara, West Queen West, Trinity Bellwoods
It was such a weight off to find a card and gift shop that wasn't Hallmark. I have nothing against that particular company that creates gift cards, but I always like to support smaller shops. You also find that, especially with card shops, the…More »
5. Pizzaiolo
Toronto, ON M6J 1E4
(416) 507-9944
Category:
Pizza
Neighbourhoods: West Queen West, Trinity Bellwoods
I am not one for fancy, thin crust, pizza-with-toppings-that-have- no-business-on-a-pizza-snow-pe as-are-you-kidding-me pizza. I like a nice crust, a decent amount of cheese, and ingredients that you should be able to find in Italy. Not a huge fan of…More »
6. Amsterdam Beer
I was terrified when this microbrewery got too big for its downtown location at King and Portland and said it was moving. It was placed collinearly between my workplace at the time and my home, affording me the ability to get beer uninterruptedly on…More »
7. Big Smoke Burger
Craft Burger is new to my neck of the woods, and with any place that is new and has the word 'burger' in the title, I've got to check it out. From the menu side, price-wise anyway, they seem to be putting themselves forward as a place for the…More »
8. City Dry Cleaners On King
Toronto, ON M5V 1N4
(416) 364-6091
Category:
Dry Cleaning & Laundry
Neighbourhood: Niagara
Know this about me; I don't take my pants off in many business establishments. This place is the noted exception. It is a simple off-site dry-cleaning service that could only have a more convenient location if it were stationed inside my mailbox.…More »
9. Black Dog Video
Toronto, ON M6J 1G8
(416) 530-0006
Categories:
Videos and Video Game Rental,
Music & DVDs
Neighbourhoods: West Queen West, Trinity Bellwoods
God bless the independent video shops. You can always count on them to house not just newer releases, but allow you to go deeper into a back catalogue or two and either finally get around to see movies you should have, or reacquaint yourself with…More »
10. BMO Field
If you're a fan of soccer (or "football" to everyone else save the Americans), you always heard the stories from friends who have travelled far afield to countries in Europe or South America and heard tales of the type of atmosphere that comes with…More »
11. Rosebud
Toronto, ON M6J 1E6
(416) 703-8810
Category:
Canadian (New)
Neighbourhoods: Niagara, West Queen West, Trinity Bellwoods
I first heard about this place after landing at Queen and Broadview and, having to wait for a bit for my friends to arrive, popped into a drink at the Citizen (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...), a very cool retro-50s style restaurant. In talking with the…More »
12. Sweaty Betty's
Toronto, ON M6J 2Y8
(416) 535-6861
Categories:
Dive Bars,
Champagne Bars
Neighbourhoods: Ossington Strip, West Queen West, Trinity Bellwoods, Beaconsfield Village
To call this place a hole in the wall is a complete understatement. It's tucked away at the base of Ossington where it meets up with Queen Street and I'm wondering how many have walked by and not noticed it. I finally found it but it was a…More »
13. The Charlotte Room
Toronto, ON M5V 2H5
(416) 598-2882
Categories:
Pool Halls,
Lounges
Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Downtown Core
To be completely honest, it bugs me that I don't go here more often, as I always have a dandy time. The Charlotte Room is tucked away in a side street, Charlotte Street oddly enough, that allows it to have a nice secluded patio away from the…More »
14. Rotate This
Toronto, ON M6J 1G1
(416) 504-8447
Categories:
Music & DVDs,
Vinyl Records
Neighbourhoods: Niagara, West Queen West, Trinity Bellwoods
When I heard that Rotate This! had moved from Queen Street West, I was mortified. This was a place that held a huge range of alternative and non-mainstream music and for my money represented the true heart of Queen Street West. Moving, I thought,…More »
15. Australian Boot Company
Toronto, ON M6J 1E7
(416) 504-2411
Category:
Shoe Stores
Neighbourhoods: West Queen West, Trinity Bellwoods
When my buddy purchased his first pair of Bluntstones some years ago, he did nothing but go on and on and on about how comfy the boots were. Yes, I get it. They have the soft sole, the pull-tab entry, and the chic-kinda-ugly look going on for them.…More »
16. Rogers Centre
Toronto, ON M5V 1J4
(416) 341-3663
Category:
Stadiums & Arenas
Neighbourhoods: City Place, Entertainment District
This place is made for baseball, only. You go there for a Jays game. Have a beer and a dog. Keep score if you're inclined, and then that's about it. Baseball is a decent time there since it's spacious, well appointed on-field, and with the dome…More »
17. Brant House
As King Not-so-West starts to build up more and more and the gentrification seems to continue unabated, it's small wonder that more and more higher-end restaurants are going to open in the neighbourhood. In comes Brant House. A newer addition to…More »
18. Fynn's of Temple Bar
So, I got to know this place as another Fionn MacCool's (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...), twin pub to the current incarnation of Fionn MacCool's on the Esplanade. The King West incarnation of that pub was fairly similar save the huge patio the current…More »
19. Czehoski
Toronto, ON M6J 1E5
(416) 366-6787
When I first entered Czehoski, I was expecting a load of Eastern European food like goulash and sauerkraut used in really interesting ways and a list of beers each more different and exotic than the one before it. I expected simple plain décor where…More »
20. Trinity Bellwoods Park
I find this place to be one of the best places to cut through, read, spend a day lounging, play soccer or baseball, go dog-spotting, whatever really. On a sunny day it's one of the best places to be in. As soon as the weather warms, the park comes…More »
21. Jalapeno's Mexican Cuisine - CLOSED
If your only introduction to Mexican food involves you standing in a food court or completely legless on a Saturday night leaning against the wall of a Taco Bell, then you definitely owe it to yourself to try the real stuff. As fine and life-saving…More »
22. Bamboo Buddha Chinese Resturant
I know that Chinatown is a mere 15 minute walk from my place where I could get authentic Chinese food. There's tons of eateries in there that I know I can walk into and be the only white guy in the place. That's totally fine. I love going to the…More »
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Toronto, ON
Yelping SinceAugust 2008
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My HometownGananoque, ON
My Blog Or Website When I'm Not Yelping...Making them laugh/watching them stare at me [delete as appropriate]
Why You Should Read My ReviewsI'm out everywhere, so where there's events...there's judgement.
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My First ConcertGowan, but Skinny Puppy was the first I truly wanted to go to...
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Don't Tell Anyone Else But...I have a fear of telling my dirty secrets on website profiles.
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