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They're cheap, tasty, and usually open late.

 1. Mr. Tasty Fries

110 Queen St W
Toronto, ON M5H
Canada

Categories: Food Stands, Fast Food

Neighbourhood: Downtown Core

4.0 star rating
  4/1/2009

Oh, poutine, I wish I could quit you.  It's a bad habit, though with the price of cigarettes these days, dare I say cheaper (and more delicious) than smoking.

This is the "blue chip truck" in front of Nathan Phillips Square.  I had been told by…More »

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 2. No 1 Chinese Restaurant

2678 S Kinnickinnic Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53207
(414) 482-2218

Category: Chinese

Neighbourhood: Bay View

4.0 star rating
  1/2/2009

Number 1 is a classy little establishment.  It's the Chinese food anchor for this stretch of KK.  The service, while not stellar, is quick (if you're eating in; I have no experience with the delivery), and the food is good.  I usually go for the Kung…More »

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 3. Benny Blanco's Slice of the Bronx

616 E 13th Ave
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 831-1346

Category: Pizza

Neighbourhoods: Southwest, Capitol Hill

4.0 star rating
  11/13/2008

Benny Blanco's is one of the few places that I would make a late-night drunken quest to to procure pieces of dough covered with sauce and cheese and bacon, and baked.

Benny's pizza is big. I mean damn-this-pizza-is-as-big-as-m y-head big. The other…More »

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 4. The Breakfast King

300 W Mississippi Ave
Denver, CO 80223
(303) 733-0795

Categories: Diners, Breakfast & Brunch

Neighbourhood: Southwest

5.0 star rating
  10/16/2008 ROTD 10/23/2008

Hail to the King!

Oh, BK, how many half-asleep mornings have I been awoken by your food?  Breakfast King's 2 eggs, hash browns, and toast are standard fuel for a trip to the mountains, hangover cure, anything, really. There is no bad time for BK.  

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 5. The Templeton

1087 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1L4
Canada
(604) 685-4612

Categories: Diners, Breakfast & Brunch

Neighbourhoods: Downtown, Granville Entertainment District

5.0 star rating
  10/16/2008

I was sent to the Templeton by a Vancouver native friend of mine, saying that if I wanted that heart-attack-on-a-plate known as poutine (which is near impossible to come by in my hometown of Denver), I should check it out.  He was dead on.

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When the sun goes down, you'll find me here.

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My local dry cleaner, watering hole, deli, cafe, etc.

"Too close for missiles, switching to guns."

Review votes:
57 Useful, 36 Funny, and 53 Cool

Location

Denver, CO

Yelping Since

October 2008

Things I Love

photography, good beer, airports, couchsurfing, traveling on a shoestring, macs, medium format cameras, air travel, hole in the wall restaurants

Find Me In

the Mile High City

My Hometown

Denver, Colorado

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When I'm Not Yelping...

I'm taking pictures or studying.  Woo!

Why You Should Read My Reviews

Because I'm awesome.

My Second Favourite Website

http://www.kayak.com

The Last Great Book I Read

The Catcher in the Rye

My First Concert

Dropkick Murphys

My Favourite Movie

The Blues Brothers

My Last Meal On Earth

Poutine!

Most Recent Discovery

Alexander Keith's IPA

Current Crush

Amy Millan