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I stand on guard for thee restaurants, Toronto. (And one in Victoria.)

 1. The Fairmont Empress

721 Government St
Victoria, BC V8W 1W5
Canada
(250) 384-8111

Category: Hotels

5.0 star rating
  2/11/2009

Pinkies out!

When you have tea at the Empress as the picture I've uploaded shows, pinkies out is the rule. (No one was obsessed with this or seemed to even contemplate it except us though.)

I first had tea at the Empress in 1990 with my mom. At the…More »

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 2. Centre Street Deli

1136 Centre St
Thornhill, ON L4J 3M8
Canada
(905) 731-8037

Categories: Delis, Sandwiches

5.0 star rating
  4/28/2009

I like my pastrami sandwiches like I like my men - old fashioned, spicy, and with lean meat.

My husband was the one who ordered the pastrami. Getting it "old fashioned" is the way to go here because it is spicer, and he specified lean meat. He was…More »

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 3. Johnvince Foods

555 Steeprock Dr
North York, ON M3J 2Z6
Canada
(416) 636-6147
5.0 star rating
  5/12/2009 First to Review

You really need to go here to discover the awesomeness yourself. Basically this is a HUGE warehouse-sized space with bulk food. But it's so much cooler than that. The bulk food is sold by weight so it's all in containers where you scoop what you want…More »

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 4. Zaffron Restaurant

6200 Yonge St
North York, ON M2M 3X1
Canada
(416) 223-7070
4.0 star rating
  4/14/2009

My husband didn't want to get stuck going to Pickle Barrel for another birthday, so he picked this place.

Zaffron has a full Persian menu as well as an Italian/Mediterranean menu for any Persian-aphobes in your group. We started with an order of…More »

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 5. Ivory Thailand - CLOSED

81 Church St
Toronto, ON M5C 2G2
Canada
(416) 363-0081

Category: Thai

Neighbourhoods: Corktown, Downtown Core

4.0 star rating
  4/7/2009 First to Review

The inside of Ivory Thailand was nicer than the Zapf Chancery awning outside. (It's weird when I recognize fonts.)

The lunch buffet ($12.95) looked a bit unappealing so we chose to order off the menu. We started with the Chicken Satay ($6.95), which…More »

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 6. Sierra Grill - CLOSED

2901 Bayview Ave
North York, ON M2K 1A1
Canada
(416) 224-1700

Category: Buffets

Neighbourhoods: Bayview Village, Willowdale

3.0 star rating
  5/6/2009

I always have a dilemma when ordering at Sierra Grill. I could get the all you can eat salad bar for $13.99.  Or I COULD order an entrée for $5 more which comes with a free salad bar. (Note: The salad bar is an extra dollar Friday through Sunday.…More »

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 7. Richtree Market Restaurants

220 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M5B 2H6
Canada
(416) 351-8783

Category: Canadian (New)

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

3.0 star rating
  4/30/2009

I ate at Movenpick in 1994 declared it my favorite meal of our trip to Toronto. I didn't return to Toronto until last year when I discovered Movenpick's had closed, but this year I found out when I visited that Rich Tree had some connection to the…More »

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 8. Me Va Me

7000 Bathurst Street
Vaughan, ON L4J
Canada
(905) 771-7377

Category: Middle Eastern

3.0 star rating
  4/16/2009 First to Review

In spite of a name that sounds like an ABBA song, Me Va Me is a super popular Israeli restaurant.

This place is so popular that on the Saturday night we visited, our party of four had about a 45 minute wait (despite being told it would be 30 minutes).…More »

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 9. Meron Brothers Restaurant

7117 Bathurst Street
Thornhill, ON L4J 1W1
Canada
(905) 709-4579

Category: Middle Eastern

3.0 star rating
  5/4/2009 First to Review

We visited Meron Brothers the night after eating at Me Va Me so it was impossible not to compare them since both are Israeli restaurants across the street from each other, serving huge portions of food at about the same prices.

Both restaurants had…More »

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