Jennifer "In A Food Coma" K.'s Profile

This is one of the Five Plaza Premium Lounge located in Toronto Pearson Airport Terminal 1 Close to gate 177 for International Departure.

I was quite impressed with the food selections here as the hot plate: Curry Chicken and Vegetable Fried Rice was quite tasty. And of course they have soups, salad, sandwiches and other finger food too.

Self Served Bar: Wine, Liquors, Beer, Soft Drinks, Juices... anything you like.

Espresso Machine if you need to get your caffeine fix..

Free Wifi

Shower Facilities

The lounge itself was spacious with plenty of natural sunlight.

Admission without membership is $30+HST for 2 hours.

Affiliated with Priority Pass and American Express which may resulted in complimentary or reduced fees access.

This is by far my favourite lounge in Toronto Pearson Airport.

Burrows Hall Public Library is located in the same complex at the Chinese Cultural Centre.

The librarians here are one of the most helpful and patient ones I encountered. The lady that help me renew my library card reminds me of my mother, trying to explain to me every single details (how long I can sign out books, how I can renew them.....) while a line was building up behind me......

The library was smallish but it has a lot of plugs near the few communal work tables so great if you want to charge your laptop while using the free Wifi.

I was a little disappointed with their Chinese language books collection since I expected that they will have a bigger collections with the Chinese Cultural Centre right next door.

2.5 star

Sometimes you wondering why all these AYCE Hot Pot restaurants all opened up all close together. Lucky Season is one of the newest one that opened up at the Leslie/Hwy 7 area.

This used to be a Cantonese Restaurant. A lot of work have done to the interior to transformed it to a Hot Pot Restaurant.  

Hot Pot with Seafood Platter ($20.99 per person, $2 extra on weekends)
- lobster, shrimps, oysters, mussels, salmon, white fish, squid, cuttlefish
- other selections are quite decent similar to other hot pot restaurants in the area

The complimentary soup bases are quite interesting too, aside from the usual, there is Laksa and Thai Coconut Chicken Soup too.

The sauces are served in the jars which they delivered to the table. I found the Laksa soup a little on the weak side, so I put extra dry chili flakes in....

There are also 5 desserts that they offers, I found they were all too sweet and tasted like they have left heating on top of the stove for quite awhile.

Service is really friendly. The staffs checked on us all through the evening, kept asking if we need to order more food...... and asked why we not eating more since it is AYCE.

10% is added automatically on your bill which they calculate based on after tax total of your check.

Overall, Lucky Season is not too bad... but I found a lot of their items lack "Freshness" including vegetables, meat and seafood.... and even desserts tasted stale.............

I am glad I stayed with the Medium Special Pho ($6.99) instead of ordering the Large for an extra $1. The Medium Pho at Saigon King is huge.........

Let's see... Cold Vietnamese Coffee for $3.50 and Wait! A bottle of beer for $2.99!!! Why beer is cheaper than coffee?? What kind of world is this?? I almost want to have a beer in the middle of the day.......

How's the Pho? Though the noodle was not fresh, it was cooked properly without that nasty after taste. The broth has the taste of star anise and has good depth.

There are also some Thai and Malaysian Curry on the menu too. The prices are all quite reasonable. The service is friendly and fast.

I think I will come back for some Vietnamese Food and a beer to go with that!

Mini Combo ($14.95) at Big Bone BBQ is not MINI, I was so stuffed after having that for lunch.

3 to 4 Bones (Not fall off bone tender but not dry and have great bite)
Original Smoked Chicken Wings 1/2 lb (juicy and tender)
or
Smoked Pulled Pork (Soft and just have the right touch of BBQ Sauce)
Fries (Crispy and Lightly seasoned)
Coleslaw (Homemade, the sourness balanced out all these meat)
Beans (more BBQ and Meat)
Cornbread (I ate that as a pound cake, dessert anyone?)

All "Smoking" delicious!

I like how the meat were not soaked in BBQ sauce as sometimes that can be quite overwhelming. .

The Cook/Waiter/Cashier is super friendly and nice. Always checking on us and making sure that we have everything we need.

I still full... I think I am ready to take an afternoon nap.... dreaming about pigs...and chickens....Big Guys eating Racks of Ribs....

Maybe I should have ordered the Monday Madness ($25) that includes 1 Full Rack and 1 lbs of Wings plus Salad or Fries... Maybe next time...... when that Pink Pig calling my name or My Yelp Friend calling me for lunch?! Whatever!!!

I should not be yawning while writing another Starbucks' review since I am drinking the Bold of the Day.......

No, I have not been to every single Starbucks North of Steeles but is working on that.

The Electric outlets here are placed in really awkward places, you really need to look for them. They are hiding next to the shelves or beside the armchairs somewhere.. maybe I need to bring an extension cord just in case.

Staffs seems to be on caffeine high.. perky and cheerful just like me!

This is my layover experience at Charles de Gaulle.

Caution: make sure you have ample of time if you need to travel from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2A. It took me 45 minutes that doesn't even includes going through security again when I arrive in Terminal 2A.

The bus that connects all the terminals runs every 15 minute and in order for me to get to Terminal 2A that is at the end of the loop is 30 minute. If I know, I would have take a power nap.

No free WIFI... though they do offer 15 minute complimentary access. I ended up getting almost 45 minutes by logging in with all my different WIFI enabled equipments: Netbook, IPod and SmartPhone.

The shops at Terminal 2A are a little boring so are the Food Choice..... overpriced cafeteria food.... I ended up having a croissant and a coffee...

If you looking for cheap and affordable Japanese food, Super Sushi House would be a good place to go.

Lunch Specials from 11 to 3 starting from $4.25, though the portion is on the smaller side, but one cannot expect too much at this price point!

Sushi Lunch ($4.99) at least have a tuna roll, salmon sushi and tuna sushi. I am still hungry after that... maybe I should just order the regular assortment of sushi instead.

All Day Specials ($14.99) should be a good deal since it has sushi/sashimi/rolls and even a choice of teriyaki.

Super Sushi House is a good place if you want plenty of food at a reasonable price, but not if you really want to have "authentic" Japanese food.

Fresh and Buttery Croissant after my 12 hours flight?! I have to say it is one of the best croissant I ate for a long long time!

The Cafe au lait though was so so.... but better than what they served on the plane.

Great place to stop by during layover at Terminal 2. There are some seating that's good for people watching (watch them dashing all over the place trying to catch a flights!)

And they takes credit cards, a blessing for someone like me that has no Euros handy at all!

Talking about Selections!!

Bags and Bags of dog food piled all the way up to the ceiling! I feel like I am walking in a maze. So many different brand of dog food to choose from.

Maybe I should bring my dog in next time and let all these different smell of food attack his senses...

Staffs are really friendly and helpful. I will suggest you talk to one of them if you have questions or need help with the choice of food for your furry friends!