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Location

Toronto, ON

Yelping Since

February 2009

Things I Love

books, dogs, pancakes, dessert, anything on HBO, Mad Men, True Blood, gnocchi, nutella, peonies, autumn

My Hometown

Chatham, Ontario

My Blog Or Website

http://www.bringinghom...

When I'm Not Yelping...

I'm at the dog park picking up dookie.

Why You Should Read My Reviews

Cause I get so MAD!!!!  ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!

My Second Favorite Website

http://www.etsy.com

The Last Great Book I Read

Sarah's Key

My First Concert

Celine Dion...unfortunately.

My Last Meal On Earth

Poutine from Craft Burger followed by Terroni's flourless chocolate cake

Current Crush

Alexander Skarsgard - In Generation Kill or True Blood!...makes me drool

Recent Reviews

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100 Garrison Rd
Toronto, ON M5V 3K9
(416) 392-6907

Fort York  

Category: Museums

4 star rating
 8/17/2010  
You know how you live in a city, and never really go to any of its sites or museums?  I don't want to be that guy, and I can literally see Fort York from my balcony, so this week I popped by to poke around.  
Fact:  Fort York is Canada's largest collection of original War of 1812 buildings!

This place is often busiest on holidays such as Canada Day, but on a random Monday afternoon, it was very quiet.  They did have uniformed British soldiers here to lower the flag at 4:30 in a formal ceremony, so that was neat.  The families attending seemed to enjoy it.  They can also take cool pictures of you with an 1812 cannon and that kind of thing.  They have a schedule of presentations and tours that are conducted multiple times daily.

The exhibits of the soldier's quarters and officers' quarters was very cool (if you enjoy re-created homes, complete with dishes and furniture).  The archaeological information in the basement was very neat, and signs are posted in 6 other languages.  
Fact:  Fort York was used as a military training facility until the 1930s!

The artifacts on display in a couple of the buildings however were really shabby - not the artifacts themselves, but the actual signage and display cases.  I mean, this is the ONLY museum I have ever been to where Bizarro comics are IN the artifact cases.  A couple things were actually school projects, for real.  Yay for involving the community, but boo for it looking a bit tacky and waaay tired.

I am going to give this place 4 *, because it is very interesting, well cared for, centrally located, and they are currently in the process of developing a new visitors centre, which will overhaul the somewhat disappointing displays.

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20 Maud St
Toronto, ON M5V 2M5
(416) 361-9222

Darling Spa  

Categories: Skin Care, Hair Removal

5 star rating
 Update - 8/16/2010  
Finally made it here for the much-raved about facial.  It took awhile to book, but it COMPLETELY worth it.  Its customized to your skin and its needs, and comes complete with a delicious arm, hand, neck and scalp massage while you're masks are setting.  Its crazy good.
I know many people are afraid of extractions, and I've never had anyone else do them better.  They are, of course, unpleasant, but this is the first time I left a facial without a red or blotchy face. I was glowing baby, GLOWING!

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  • 5 star rating
    7/14/2009 ROTD 3/2/2010 First to Review

    This spa lives up to its name...its completely darling!  This tiny spa offers all the usual treatments for skin, nails and body, its squeaky clean,  well decorated, and they carry Dermologica products.

    This is the place to go if you want a top quality, personal and private experience.  Darling Spa is a one-treatment room facility,  which provides a totally private atmosphere (which is one reason why manly men like to come here...because no one will see them getting their pedi's!)  

    There is only esthetician here, and Leslie is the BOMB.  She is also the owner, and she will give you THE best wax ever.  She is thorough, friendly, and super professional.   A definite must-go!

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431 College St
Toronto, ON M5T 1T1
(416) 603-3090

Sneaky Dee's  

Categories: Tex-Mex, Dive Bars
Neighbourhood: Kensington Market

4 star rating
 8/16/2010  
Good Old Sneakies...you never let me down!

This is NOT the place to take your fancy mother - the decor is otherworldly and the washrooms are scary - although packed with magic marker wisdom.   Rather, this is the place to go with friends for great food, drinks, music and overall good times.

The King's Crown nachos are top notch, and I'm not sure Ive ever had better.  They layer that stuff, so there's no bare chips at the bottom of you're pile.  They are all covered with something delicious!  Fajitas are great too....as is the burrito and vegan cupcakes.

This place is tried and true, so of course I'll be back!

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2712 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M4N 2H9
(416) 485-8686

NAILSENSE  

Categories: Hair Removal, Nail Salons
Neighbourhood: Lawrene Park South

5 star rating
 8/16/2010  
This really is an awesome nail salon.  It is spotlessly clean (including the bathroom!), very chic-ly decorated, and has some of the loveliest ladies around.  I came here for a after-hours mani/pedi party with a group of friends, and we had a blast.  Nailsense had Pretty Woman on their large flat screen while we ate, drank, and were buffed and polished to perfection.  And the cost?  A mani/pedi here is $35.  Yep, you read that right.  35 BUCKS!  A complete steal for the level of service.

DEFINITELY will be back!

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121 Dundas St W
Toronto, ON M5G
(416) 916-6979

Green Gene  

Category: Taiwanese

4 star rating
 8/12/2010 1 photo   First to Review
Came here on a steamy hot day for an impromptu bubble tea stop.  The order: Taro Slush with Tapioca.  It was pretty good, and the best part?  A medium is under $4!  You really can't beat that price anywhere downtown, and she filled the cup right up to the bubble top.  It could have done with a bit more tapioca, but for that price, I can't really complain!

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1386 Gerrard St E
Toronto, ON M4L
(416) 405-8080

Bombay Chowpatty  

Category: Indian
Neighbourhoods: Greenwood-Coxwell, Little India

4 star rating
 8/7/2010  
Came here as part of the UYE Little India crawl.  It was a great choice!  They had mostly snacks, but any one of them could have counted as a meal.  The veggie pakora was very good and filling, but my favourite was the paneer.  Not sure the exact name, but they were like cute little fried paneer squares, and with 8 pieces for only 6 bucks!  The Dahi Bhalla was also good...and large.  It was served cold though, which surprised me (although this is common for yogurt dishes).  Fantastic flavour here for sure.

I also ordered the mouth-watering kulfi, which was served in a little rowboat and full of ice cream, noodles, creamy stuff, rose flavour, pistachios, and lots of other tasty things.  It was kind of like a rice pudding texture.  So sweet, and a perfect end to the crawl.
Luckily they have illustrated pamphlets, so you know what you're getting, and you can also specify how hot you'd like it.  

And if the mood strikes you, they also have hundreds, or perhaps thousands of Bollywood DVD's for sale!

Cash or debit only.

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55 John St
Toronto, ON M9N
(905) 841-9278

Metro Hall Farmers Market  

Category: Farmers Market
Neighbourhood: Entertainment District

4 star rating
 Update - 8/5/2010  
This market is even BIGGER this year than last.  This year they have added prepared food vendors, such at the Burrito Boys and Dominic's Meats.  The pie and tart retailer was quite popular, and I couldn't even get NEAR it to check the flavours or prices.   Now you can buy all your fruit, veg, cheese, honey, flowers, lunch AND dessert-all at the same time.  Oh yeah....and this year they have also added LIVE music on stage to entertain you while you scarf down all Ontario has to offer!

LOVE IT!

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  • 4 star rating
    9/11/2009 First to Review

    Open Thursdays from 8-2, this market runs from May until October.  
    They are around 14 vendors with locally grown produce, jams, honey, plants and prepared foods.
    Most of the vendors here are extremely friendly, and ready to give samples!  I particularly love the honey vendor... if you are someone who is satisfied with Billy Bee, you are MISSING out.  The flavour of local honey is incredible.  
    Also great are the guys at Brantview Apples.  They are the actual farmers that sell them to you!  They know their product, and  they are a wealth of information.  In addition to the seasonal apples, they also carry apple champagne, apple butter, and apple cider vinegar -they do press their own apple cider, but don't bring it to this market as there is no refrigeration.  
    All in all, this is a great place to stop by on your way to work for some fresh fruit and produce!

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300 Adelaide St W
Toronto, ON M5V 1P7

Bay Adelaide Centre Farmers Market  

Category: Farmers Market
Neighbourhood: Entertainment District

4 star rating
 8/5/2010  
This is a super fun place to get lunch if you're in the financial district.  On for the summer only, this market features all types of fruit, veg, and even potted plants for your garden!  The best part: The wickedly good prepared food.  Buddha Dog had their handmade hotdogs with a selection of homemade aioli and locally produced mustards.  Each dog is $3.  Jamie Kennedy wine bar had their deliciously herbed fries, also served with your choice of homemade aioli (the chipotle was delicious, and the cider was very reminiscent of malt vinegar), also $3.
Also there: LPK culinary groove, selling their tasty sweets, 100 mile farms, the mushroom guys, a honey retailer, organic lemonade guy, homemade tortilla retailer, and even a group of people that will tune your bike!  A bit of the country comes to this concrete jungle!
Open from 11-2 every Thursday throughout the summer.

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176 Bathurst St
Toronto, ON M5V 2V3
(416) 207-0711

Express Detox Ion Cleanse Spa  

Category: Medical Spas
Neighbourhood: Niagara

2 star rating
 8/4/2010 1 photo   First to Review
If you have never done an Ion Foot Cleanse before, it is quite an interesting process.  You place your feet in a tub of warm water, and an electrical machine is also placed in the bin.  This machine puts out charged ions, which apparently latch onto yukky things in your cells, removing impurities, excessive metals, acids etc. in the body through your feet.

Believe it or not, but my 60+ dad is a fan of this, having had relief from some gallbladder issues, so I thought I would give it a try!

The claim:
- removes impurities, heavy metals from the body
-cleanses vital organs, especially liver, kidneys
-energy boost
-strengthen immune system
-improved sexual functioning (HOLLA!)
-curing world hunger, and general amazing-ness

This review will NOT focus on the scientific or medical claims of this treatment, but simply the place itself.  You can go on YouTube to search for the various claims on this process.

The Ion Cleanse Spa is conveniently located at the corner of Queen and Bathurst.  And you can just walk right in.  Treatments are 30 mins in length.  

Ion Treatments:  Yes.   Spa-like?  No.  
Tea and water were on offer here at no charge.  It was overall a very strange place.  Might have been kinda fun with a friend, but reading my book in silence while the employee played on the computer and listened to bizarre music wasn't very spa-like.
The tubs were very clean, but the whole place seemed unkempt.  You could see coffee cups, microwave, employee coats etc.  I don't want to see that stuff really.  It ruins my relaxation time when I focus on these things.

The treatment was 30 bucks, which is easily calculated to $1 a minute.  Worth it? Not too sure yet....I definitely felt a tingle in my toes, and the water post-treatment was heinously nasty...dark orange with a scummy brown top.  Super gross!  Toxins BE GONE!  

I expected a run-down on what this colouration meant, but it was more of a "pay and get-out" kinda place.  A bit disappointing.  I was hoping for more analysis on my health.  So far I feel no bounce in energy or sexual functioning.  But maybe I'll sleep better tonight.  Who knows.

Cash Only, and it goes right into the clerks personal wallet.  Sketchy.

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252 Queen St W
Toronto, ON M5V 2E5
(416) 738-8439

Petview  

Category: Pet Stores
Neighbourhood: Queen Street West

5 star rating
 8/2/2010 1 photo   First to Review
Many of you may remember this place as being called "Gardenview", located kitty-corner from what you remember was called "Much Music".  Apparently the profitability of providing excellent plant products and accessories has been overshadowed by the profitability of providing downtown residents top quality pet products instead.  Hence the recent renovation.

Here you can find many, many brands and sizes of the most popular dog and cat foods such as Ancana, Science Diet, Merrick, Orijen etc.  As well as many kinds of treats and smoked bones and animal parts.

They also have TONS of cool accessories - balls, leashes, clothing, soaps, deodorants, bowls, costumes and toys.  
The prices here are quite good, and they carry lots of "imitation" brand name toys, which has saved me lots of sweet moolah.

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