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susan "My hat is not filled with marzipan" c.'s Profile

My Food & Drink Faves in Toronto

From matchbox-sized cheapo joints to the schmancy places where they pay someone to collect the crumbs that fell off your artisanal bread...

1. Black Hoof

928 Dundas St W
Toronto, ON M6J 1W3
Canada
(416) 551-8854

Category: Gastropubs

Neighbourhoods: Little Italy, Trinity Bellwoods

10/2/2009

Charcuterie is the new black, bitches.

Any hip restaurant that wants to be taken seriously in this town has some kind of charcuterie platter on its menu (e.g. Union, Nota Bene, Table 17). I'm bracing myself for the day McDonald's offers its own…More »

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2. The Hoof Cafe - CLOSED

923 Dundas St W
Toronto, ON M6J 1W2
Canada
(416) 792-7511

Category: Breakfast & Brunch

Neighbourhoods: Little Italy, Trinity Bellwoods

1/9/2010 ROTD 2/25/2010

Brunch is the most overrated meal ever. You want me to pay double-digits and wait in the cold for over an hour on a weekend for a couple of eggs and some bread? Hell, no.

But brunch at The Hoof Cafe is not the tired egg-crap I see at every coffee shop…More »

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3. Sidecar

577 College St
Toronto, ON M6G 1B2
Canada
(416) 536-7000

Categories: Modern European, Canadian (New)

Neighbourhoods: Little Italy, Palmerston, Bickford Park

1/29/2010

Sidecar is primarily a restaurant[1] but even Mormons will be hard pressed to ignore the liquid portion of the menu. Whoever is creating the drinks has put exquisite care into selecting the best ingredients--in the right proportions--taking the time…More »

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4. Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu

691 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6G 1L3
Canada
(416) 537-0972

Category: Korean

Neighbourhoods: Koreatown, Palmerston, Bickford Park

Update - 1/26/2010

After my umpteenth visit, I think it's time to bump up BCD to 5 stars. (Cue the trumpets and confetti tossing!)

They manage to keep the quality of ingredients high yet still maintain a low price tag of $7.08 per dish. AND you get stone-pot purple rice…More »

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6/9/2009
You know an ethnic restaurant's good when it has no English on the sign. Another way to tell: it… Read more »

5. Vena's Restaurant

1263 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6H 1N7
Canada
(416) 532-3665

Category: Caribbean

Neighbourhoods: Brockton Village, Bloordale Village, Wallace Emerson

2/27/2010

Flip off, Mother India[1]. Peace out, Gandhi[2]. I got a new favorite roti dive in town and she's sizzling like a pepperpot. Vena's serves up outrageously delicious West-Indian-style roti, and I'm hooked. Here's why:

- The roti (flatbread) itself is…More »

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6. Mother India

1456 Queen St W
Toronto, ON M6K 1M2
Canada
(416) 588-4634

Category: Indian

Neighbourhood: Parkdale

1/7/2010

What's that noise you hear? Oh, that was me grumbling that Gandhi Roti[1], though delicious, is too expensive for a hole-in-the-wall take-out joint that doesn't even have the decency to throw in some free chutney or pickles--or any other freebies…More »

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7. Hank's

9.5 Church Street
Toronto, ON M5E 1M2
Canada
(416) 504-2657

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Canadian (New)

Neighbourhood: St. Lawrence

8/4/2009 ROTD 12/9/2009

My MacBook is in the shop. The surrounding air felt like a warm vat of mayo and then it rained buckets. My building shut off the water from 9-5. Today would go down as the suckiest day in history if it weren't for Hank's.

Their whitefish sandwich is…More »

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8. The Stockyards

699 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, ON M6C 1B2
Canada
(416) 658-9666

Categories: Canadian (Traditional), Barbeque, Southern

Neighbourhood: Wychwood

Update - 5/15/2010

Just when you think things couldn't get better, The Stockyards comes up with a new menu item and gives them out FREE to celebrate their 1-year anniversary today.

We were each the lucky recipients today of 6 plump rib pieces smoked then doused in a…More »

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3/29/2010
I'm lucky to have made some good friends in Toronto; even luckier to have two who live near The… Read more »

9. Nota Bene

180 Queen St W
Toronto, ON M5V 3X3
Canada
(416) 977-6400

Category: Canadian (New)

Neighbourhoods: Entertainment District, Queen Street West, Downtown Core

6/30/2009

Unable to get a reservation, the S.O. and I snagged one of the cramped 2-tops in "the lounge" (bar area). I like the chillaxed vibe in the lounge but trying to juggle the bread basket, side plates, and stemware without knocking over one of the…More »

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10. Splendido Restaurant

88 Harbord Street
Toronto, ON M5S 1G5
Canada
(416) 929-7788

Category: Italian

9/18/2009

Holy Shiite Muslim! All the other restaurants I've been to in TO are just foreplay compared to the major league, blow-your-load experience of Splendido. I gave Nota Bene 5 stars and I'd give Splendido 6 stars if I could. The S.O. took me here for my…More »

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11. The Fish Store & Sandwiches

657 College St
Toronto, ON M6G 1B7
Canada
(416) 533-2822

Categories: Sandwiches, Seafood

Neighbourhoods: Little Italy, Bickford Park

Update - 5/7/2010

Darnit. The secret seems to be out on this place. In past months, I was the only person there around dinnertime but yesterday, the joint was "swimming" (tee hee) with customers!

They've opened their patio which allows a few more patrons to sit and…More »

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10/8/2009
On October 7, 2009 at 7:23 p.m., we witnessed a little bit of Yelp history. Kat "Ultimate Vegetarian… Read more »

12. Schnitzel Queen

237 Queen St E
Toronto, ON M5A 1S5
Canada
(416) 861-9793

Categories: Sandwiches, German

Neighbourhood: Corktown

3/5/2010

This tiny little lunch counter specializing in schnitzel is über-German; kitschy Oktoberfesty German, not disaffected Sprockets German. Five of us went for lunch today and squeezed ourselves onto the four stools while a steady stream of take-out…More »

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13. Anh Dao Restaurant

383 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, ON M5T 2G6
Canada
(416) 598-4514

Category: Vietnamese

Neighbourhoods: Chinatown, Downtown Core

1/10/2010

When your Vietnamese dry cleaner tells you that Anh Dao is the best Vietnamese restaurant in Chinatown, you go ASAP. I went there for lunch with Neil "Vietnamese Food Nazi" T. and he gave it his "White People Don't Eat Here" seal of approval.

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14. Ematei Japanese Restaurant

30 St. Patrick St
Toronto, ON M5T 3A3
Canada
(416) 340-0472

Category: Japanese

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

Update - 7/24/2010

I don't know what's going on here but each time I go back the food seems to get worse.

- The short rib yakitori was stringy and tough; like chewing on old shoe leather.
- The chicken leg yakitori was dry and devoid of flavor; it could have been…More »

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4/16/2010
I'm still a fan of Ematei so I'll retain the 4-star rating but on a recent visit, I did not like… Read more »

15. Batifole Restaurant

744 Gerrard St E
Toronto, ON M4M 1Y3
Canada
(416) 462-9965

Category: French

Neighbourhood: Riverdale

Update - 5/6/2010

Note to other restaurants: Bow down to Batifole, motherpuckers.

I went back recently and wow. Batifole does so many things right from their execution of food, to service, to extremely reasonable pricing. They've added bouillabaisse to the menu, and…More »

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7/21/2009
J'aime Batifole!

Where else can you get horse tartare? This was my first time having it and if you're… Read more »

16. Okonomi House Restaurant

23 Charles Street West
Toronto, ON M4Y 2R4
Canada
(416) 925-6176

Category: Japanese

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

9/27/2009

Do you have a food soulmate? Someone with whom you share a deep affinity in all matters edible? And when you read each of her Yelp reviews, you blurt out, "Yes!" "So true!" "I love this girl!" even though you're at an Internet cafe and people are…More »

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