John "underpaid civil servant" F.'s Profile

First, do not expect this to be cheap.  It isn't.  But then neither is moving and neither is keeping stuff in a storage locker.

These folks are extremely polite, very professional and come during the time period they are requested.  They do not need a lot of lead to set up an appointment.  In my case, which was clearng out some contents from a storage locker, they even gave me a small discount as I had everything on the dock waiting for them to load.

The two guys who came were frieindly and efficient.  All was taken care of in 10 minutes.

Persian restaurant in a shopping plaza.  The front window has a spinning wheel which give a rather strange outward impression.  Decor inside is bright and fairly nondescript.

The menu is pretty much a standard Persian one, emphasizing kebabs with the usual fessanjan and stews.  Curiously, they also had butter chicken, which one of our party ordered and which was very good.

I had a chicken breast / ground beef combo. I found the kebabs tasty but a bit bland in seasoning.  The order came with rice and a good sized salad.  We also ordered what was listed on the menu as "baba ghanouj" but per the description was yoghurt and eggplant salad with no tahini involved.  It was very tasty and the eggplant was properly smoky.  The flatbread - a sort of naan, was hot and excellent, but refills are $1.50 even if you order a spread type appetizer.

We were not interested in dessert but they had baklava and something else.

Service was gracious and pleasant, albeit a bit absent-minded.

Yes, there are probably facilities whose rent is a bit cheaper.  But i have been using this place for a while and I highly recommend in.  Lockers are interior and climate controlled, the building has 24-hour surveillance, and it is an old tire factory which is very solidly built.

Of course, nothing can prevent fire, but I believe this place is much more fireproof than a nearby facility which burned recently.

Management is very friendly and helpful.  Carts and dollies are available and there is a raised loading dock.  They also have exterior facing lockers for small business people.

Have to agree with everything Charlotte said.  Perhaps the Agincourt area it is located in has less movie patronage due to lower income or perhaps it just has too much competition, but this is a great place to see a movie without a hassle.

While they don't have a lot of decor or frills, the screens are very nice and very large for the relatively intimate sizes of the auditoriums.   Sound was good too.

I'm not really a "natural foods" foodie, but I was curious to stop here on my way from a trip to Cayne's (see immediately prior review).  It is a nicely laid out store with some very good prices on certain, but not all, items.  However, as another reviewer mentioned, the aisles are too narrow.

They have a large selection of food supplements and seems to sell a big quantity of these.  

This is not type of place I'd make regular trips to but it is something I'd check out from time to time now that I know about it.

After constantly receiving their fliers in the mirror I finally got over to this place and near went berserk.  They have tons and tons of stuff, ranging from $2.00 gadgets to $1600 espresso machines.  Much more extensive than Bendix or Kitchen Stuff Plus.  Prices range from fair at worst to extremely good bagain at best.

I would up with a vinyl kitchen rug, a flame guard for my stove (I had been looking for one all over), a removable rim tart pan, a new pizza pan and a couple of storage containers but will probably be back for more stuff as I need it.

The little strip of industrial looking shops here has some other interesting destinations as well.

This little spot, tucked away in a nondescript strip mall across from Downsview airport, is a real find.  We all had shish-kebab dinners.  The steak ones featured excellent quality meat and the chicken one was also superlative.  All came with huge salads of mixed greens, carrots and tomatoes, nice warm and thick pita, and really excellent lentil rice.  Unfortunately they were actually out of shawarma, as they seem to do a big lunch business and had a run on it.  Prices are very fair given quality and portion size.  In addition to the pita, you also get pickles and peperoncini for the table.

Friendly, homey service.

PS:  The next strip mall has a Service Ontario branch that is not too crowded - if you need to go to Service Ontario you could do well by stopping here for a meal.

Okay, it's a chain.  But we went here for my birthday tonight and had a thoroughly pleasant experience.  The atmosphere is pleasant and lovely with absolutely no feeling of being in a chain restaurant - after all, it really is a historic mansion.  Service was great - considerate and pleasant without being at all obtrusive. (She did make a minor mistake in the order, but it was hardly noticeable and was billed according to what was delivered.)  Our party all ordered a winter special of steak and seafood.  The steak was great as were the shrimp and scallops that came with.  Asparagus was crisp and perfectly cooked.  A mixed green salad had a vinagrette dressing blissfully free of sugar and a nice mix of spring greens and mesclun.

The prices, while not cheap, are very fair for the atmosphere and what is presented.  I ordered wine by the glass but could not help noticing the wine list had some very good buys on bottled wine.

First, note that the sale items in their flyer are not the same sale items of the stores named "T&T", even though I believe they are now merged (ore is it the opposite and they separated?)

In any case, the place is huge, has a large selection of Chinese foodstuffs, is less fancy than the T&T in the Promenade but more complete than smaller Asian supermarkets like Sunny, and has fast and efficient checkout, even when busy.

This is Italian food for hosers, with not even an attempt at authenticity or hominess.  I'd give it one star but the service was reasonably polite.

As for the rest:  Atmosphere is nondescript and boring.  The bread was pasty and machine-cut and served cold with little packaged butter containers rather than olive oil.  Bruschetta was on the same icky bread and had way too much onion.  A Caesar salad had lettuce that was reasonably fresh but appeared to be sliced with a knife rather than torn and cheap tasting dressing that seemed like the kind that comes out of those little plastic packages at fast food restaurants.  An order of penne arrabiata was not spicy enough and was seriously overcooked.  Eggplant parmesan was not bad tasting, but in no way authentic  It came with a side of mushy looking frozen veggies and nondescript linguine.  Manicotti was rubbery and tasted like they has heated up some packaged frozen stuff and bathed it in sauce.  And speaking of sauce, it tasted like sour and cheap bottled pasta sauce without the slightest attempt to dress it up.

Better leave this place to the existing patrons who seem to crowd it.  My Italian housemate noted that there was not one face, either among the staff of the patrons, that actually looked Italian.

This place might get by in some small town where the word Italian is pronounced eye-talian but I think in Toronto one can find much better offerings.

Laura T., you CAN do better at home.