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Vivek "yelping a brother out" S.'s Profile

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My San Fran Checklist

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Things I have seen and done and will do again in San Francisco, California.

1. NOPA
I'll be up front: I wasn't exactly sober when I…
2. Citizen's Band
It doesn't get any better than being surrounded by…
3. Trader Joe's
Trader Joe's is a wondrous experience for the…

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First Name Basis

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Establishments in the GTA with people names. How chummy.

1. Karine's
I enjoyed a decidedly non-vegan breakfast here…
2. Little Nicky's Coffee
I'm now officially a regular of this coffee spot…
3. Vinny's Panini
Smashing sammich shop in Christie Pits. I strolled…

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Not Easily Categorized

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Some of the weirder or more random things I have reviewed.

1. Canadian Blood Services
My friend Megan organized a group donation at the…
2. Guutweetup
I had a lot of fun at this Tweetup organized by…
3. Cool Hand Toque Tweetgasm
Tweetgasm! Lots of fun to see yelpers and tweeple…

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Namaste!

17 Items

Indian restaurants in the city.

1. Banjara Indian Cuisine
The bloom is off the roti, or put another way this…
2. Little India Restaurant
Let me state for the "record" that I am a fan of…
3. Earth Indian
Even though it took me close to an hour to get…

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Sammich Showdown

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Where to go to get killer sangwiches, sammiches, sandos and sandwiches in the city.

1. The Fish Store & Sandwiches
This chub-sized sando-hole makes some slammin'…
2. Urban Herbivore
I've walked by Urban Herbivore many times but this…
3. The One That Got Away
I was so eminently disappointed by my last visit…

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Burger Roll Call

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Where to find a good steamed ham in Hogtown.

1. Utopia Café & Grill
Utopia's still got it. Stopped here on an overcast…
2. The Burger's Priest
I returned to pray at the Holy altar of meat.…
3. Hrvati Bar
Because you will be confused: Hrvati is located…

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Queen Street Address

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Places on Queen street in Toronto. West or east: I don't discriminate. But never, ever, south.

1. Czehoski
What's not to love? The staff is friendly, the…
2. Nota Bene
As our previous day's lunch was less than $20…
3. Prohibition Gastrohouse
I've always had a good time at this place. The…

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Toys in the Annex

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A list of hot (and warm) spots in the Annex Neighbourhood.

1. Future Bakery & Cafe
Great all-around café. Warm, student-friendly…
2. Aroma Espresso Bar
I always brace myself when places ask for my name,…
3. Green Beanery
There's nothing quite like enjoying a coffee with…

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Places to get crunk in…

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If you are looking to shmashed with a capital SHMASH, these places will prove invaluable in your quest. Bars, pubs, clubs and other place to score alcoholic beverages in the city.

1. Bar + Karaoke Lounge
We've had some good times at Bar Plus. Like the…
2. Czehoski
What's not to love? The staff is friendly, the…
3. Prohibition Gastrohouse
I've always had a good time at this place. The…

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Top Coffee Shops

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My favourite places to feed my crippling addiction to caffeine. No, I don't have a problem.

1. Redline Coffee and Espresso…
I almost missed this spot biking by on Queen St…
2. Bisogno Espresso Bar
Bisogno Espresso Bar is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it…
3. The Green Grind
Once upon a time there was a douche-bar called the…

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Feeling Crafty

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Supplies, paper, and craftable goodies for the DIY-elper in the midst of an art attack. Ready those X-acto knives!

1. Above Ground Art Supplies
Just enjoyed a hilarious encounter with an…
2. Gwartzman's Canvas & Art…
They have everything you need AND at great prices.…
3. The Paper Place
There is no better name for this store. We're…

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Pleased to meat you

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Toronto's top carnivorous eateries.

1. The Stockyards
Add another upraised thumb to the chorus saluting…
2. Black Camel
I wasn't even planning on eating at Black Camel.…
3. The Burger's Priest
I returned to pray at the Holy altar of meat.…

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Yet Another Good for…

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Eateries that can accomodate your unwieldy troupe of friends, associates and hangers-on.

1. Crown Princess Fine Dining
I definitely felt like an out-of-place street…
2. New Treasure
This (literally) underground Chinese joint is my…
3. Future Bakery & Cafe
Great all-around café. Warm, student-friendly…

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Steeltown Selections

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A few of the cooler places I visited when I was in Pittsburgh, PA.

1. Mattress Factory Art Museum
The Mattress Factory is a brilliant showcase of…
2. Point Brugge Cafe
Discovered this place on a recent trip to…
3. 21st Street Coffee And Tea
Cute cafe in the Strip District of P-burgh. Every…

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Kensington Market

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What is there to do in Kensington Market? Shut up and listen.

1. Graffiti's Bar & Grill
I don't think I've ever had brunch in a dive bar…
2. Tom's Place
I had walked into a few suit shops that day to no…
3. Burger Bar
Contrary to some of the winds that blow, I rather…

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Welcome to the Oakville…

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Things to do, see, and be in my old stomping grounds. Bring your O-face for O-town!

1. Kafene
Located in a desolate strip plaza at the QEW and…
2. Oliver & Bonacini
Fine dining in... Oakville Place? Ontario's Lamest…
3. Williams Coffee Pub
Williams Coffee brings back fond memories of…

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That's Amore!

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It's a my favourite eye-talian places in the city. Whatta you mean you don't lik-ah the accent? Ahhh, fouggedaboutit.

1. Vinny's Panini
Smashing sammich shop in Christie Pits. I strolled…
2. Stoney's Bread Company
OK, maybe I'm beating a dead horse here, but…
3. Enoteca Sociale
In-house cheese cave? Go on... Other noteworthy…

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I'll Take Mine To Go

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Places that are basically too small to sit. Take your order to go.

1. Black Camel
I wasn't even planning on eating at Black Camel.…
2. Vinny's Panini
Smashing sammich shop in Christie Pits. I strolled…
3. Dutch Dreams
I had just finished telling Crystal H about the…

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My Reviews of the Day

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Tooting my own horn really.

1. Biagio Ristorante
Classy ristorante on King St E. Enclosed in…
2. Prohibition Gastrohouse
I've always had a good time at this place. The…
3. Rol San Restaurant
My second favourite Dim Sum restaurant in T.O. If…

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Spendy, Spendy

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If you want to get to date number three IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, spend some dolla bills at these spots.

1. Nota Bene
As our previous day's lunch was less than $20…
2. Ruby Watchco
This place is GOOD. After reading raves on Yelp, I…
3. Estiatorio VOLOS
Until Volos Estiatorio, Richmond and York was a…

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Business Supplies

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Business-y, paper-ish, computer-esque. These are places to go to fill your office needs or possibly get high on felt-tipped markers.

1. Kwik Kopy Design & Print…
What a sweet little print shop. When I was…
2. Best Buy
Here's why I like Best Buy. 1.) Their…
3. Evershine Print & Parcel
I needed some pages printed in a hurry, so I…

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Uno Dos

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My one- and two-star reviews. Because sometimes you feel like slumming it.

1. Asian Legend
In spite of everything I've heard about Asian…
2. Bangkok Garden Restaurant
In spite of the praise being doled out by fellow…
3. Boom Breakfast & Company
Meh is a pretty amazing word. It's almost…

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Chained Melody

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A collection of corporate and big box stores I'm not ashamed to visit.

1. Indigo Books Music & More
Lookit: we all know what the inside of an Indigo…
2. Apple Store - Eaton Centre
I finally understand how to buy/do things in the…
3. Best Buy
Here's why I like Best Buy. 1.) Their…

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Lions and Tigers and…

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Establishments in Toronto with animals in their names. 'Cause why the Hell not.

1. Hair Of The Dog
Magical spot in the Village. The food (brunch,…
2. Black Camel
I wasn't even planning on eating at Black Camel.…
3. Black Dog Video
I wish this was my local video shop. It's got a…

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Eats on the TO Subway…

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Places to eat on the TTC Subway Line.

1. Future Bakery & Cafe
Great all-around café. Warm, student-friendly…
2. Ouzeri
Was it seriously $15 for all that Greek…
3. Nota Bene
As our previous day's lunch was less than $20…

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Dim Sum and then Sum

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My favourite places to grab dim sum a.k.a. the greatest meal of them all.

1. New Treasure
This (literally) underground Chinese joint is my…
2. Rol San Restaurant
My second favourite Dim Sum restaurant in T.O. If…
3. Crown Princess Fine Dining
I definitely felt like an out-of-place street…

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Chinatown

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A magical world with cheap eats, colourful stores and a very real chance you can lose your finger in an underground mahjongg tournament if you are not careful.

1. Rol San Restaurant
My second favourite Dim Sum restaurant in T.O. If…
2. Seor Ak San
I haven't eaten enough bibimbap to declare Seor Ak…
3. Dark Horse Espresso
It be-HOOVES you to try the 2nd floor mezzanine at…

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Little Italy

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There's nothing 'little' about it.

1. Utopia Café & Grill
Utopia's still got it. Stopped here on an overcast…
2. Eat My Martini
If you pass by this Little Italy spot looking for…
3. Negroni
Finally got around to grabbing lunch at Negroni.…

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Home Stuffs

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Furniture, housewares and other acoutrements in the teedot.

1. Stylegarage
I popped into Stylegarage to kill some time while…
2. BYOB
I was half-expecting one of those frou-frou home…
3. Teatro Verde
A bit dear for this poor yelper, Teatro Verde is a…

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My Gift T.O. You

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Here's where to get that special someone (or unspecial no-one), that perfect, precious, present that will make them purr...

1. The Toy Space
How can you say anything bad about a toy store?…
2. The River Trading Company
Now, this is a bookstore. Located just east of…
3. Toronto Institute of…
My obsession with cocktails has reached a…

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Village by the Grange…

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All that the Village by the Grange food court has to offer. A work in progress.

1. Manpuku Japanese Eatery
Awesome Japanese restaurant tucked into the…
2. Karine's
I enjoyed a decidedly non-vegan breakfast here…
3. Pharmacy by the Grange
Kind of expensive pharmacy in the Village by the…

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Where to get fat in…

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Toronto's best cakes, pies, ice creams, dessert squares, chunks of lard, and other places to stock up on vitamin fat.

1. Dutch Dreams
I had just finished telling Crystal H about the…
2. Future Bakery & Cafe
Great all-around café. Warm, student-friendly…
3. Wanda's Belgian Waffles
Sweet mercy, Wanda's is closing in on me. After…

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It's a wonderful day in…

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Hot stuff coming through! A cross-section of the Church Wellesley Village.

1. Hair Of The Dog
Magical spot in the Village. The food (brunch,…
2. Starbucks Coffee
Looking for coffee in the Village? Not cool enough…
3. Lola's Kitchen
Circumstances made it difficult to dislike this…

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Pubs in Toronto

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Here's a list of public houses in the city where I am known to imbibe.

1. The Queen And Beaver Public…
I returned and for brunch no less. Their full…
2. Whelan's Gate Irish Pub
Bit of an underwhelming experience at Whelan's…
3. Hair Of The Dog
Magical spot in the Village. The food (brunch,…

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Hail Caesar!

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Spots in Toronto to grab a delicious version of the Bloody Caesar. (It's a Canadian thing.)

1. Hair Of The Dog
Magical spot in the Village. The food (brunch,…
2. Ruby Watchco
This place is GOOD. After reading raves on Yelp, I…
3. Keg Steakhouse & Bar
My favourite of The Keg restaurants is located in…

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I like to ride my bicycle

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Here's where to get a bike, fix a bike, ride a bike, make sweet love to a bike. Whatever rings your bell.

1. Mountain Equipment Co-Op
Everything I buy from this store lasts me a…
2. Bathurst Cycle
Non-descript bike shop in Seaton Village. I came…
3. Urbane Cyclist
All is well with the Urbane Cyclist and me. Harry…

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I think I'm turning…

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A collection of Japanese restaurants in Toronto. I really think so.

1. Takumi Sushi Restaurant
With so many great sushi options in Toronto it's…
2. Manpuku Japanese Eatery
Awesome Japanese restaurant tucked into the…
3. Etsu Japanese Restaurant
I'll admit it, I was a little bit nervous when I…

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Mastering Missisauga

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Understanding the behemoth that is Hazel's playground.

1. Iron Chef Japanese Steak House…
Despite the name, you won't find Chairman Kaga…
2. Satellite Family Restaurant
Not really the best diner in Port Credit. The…
3. Walmart
Just for fun, let's pretend that you, gentle…

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The Buck Stars Here

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A collection of reviews of my favourite and least favourite four-bucks in the city.

1. Starbucks
Grrrrrrreat Starbucks. As Kat F mentioned this is…
2. Starbucks Coffee
Looking for coffee in the Village? Not cool enough…
3. Starbucks
I can't be sure if the dude behind the counter was…

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Let's Cook At Home

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It's true, I don't always go out for dinner. Seriously!

1. Bulk Barn
Endless bins of edibles, unlimited portion…
2. Salamanca Dry Food Store
Salamanca is a dry goods shop about the size of a…
3. Loblaws
This Loblaws is located in Maple Leaf Gardens, the…

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Bite the Big Apple (don't…

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My list of experiences in New York City for good or for ill.

1. Peculier Pub
With over 200 beers -- forget it, I have to talk…
2. Jack's Stir Brew Coffee
Classy outfit that knows its coffee. The girl at…
3. Brooklyn Diner
My first meal in the city after an excruciating…

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Thai me up, Thai me down

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What do you think? Thai eateries in Toronto.

1. New Thai Food
Their hot and sour soup should be mandatory for…
2. Khao San Road
Khao San Road is HOT in every sense of the word:…
3. Thai Country Kitchen
I visited Thai Country Kitchen today for take out.…

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Hogtown Beer Haunts

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Places to get a respectable pint in the city.

1. Prohibition Gastrohouse
I've always had a good time at this place. The…
2. The Queen And Beaver Public…
I returned and for brunch no less. Their full…
3. Sin & Redemption
Sin and Redemption is the upscale sister of the…

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Dirty Dives

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I wouldn't take my wife here, but maybe my girlfriend.

1. Wide Open
Every time I mention this place, someone nearby is…
2. The Wilson 96
Toronto politicians take heed. Sandwich boards are…
3. Betty's
A mish-mash of clientele fill out this East End…

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Betwixt Breakfast and…

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My favourite brunch spots in the city.

1. Sage Cafe & Catering
I finally came back so I could try the vanilla…
2. Lady Marmalade
I haven't written a review of Lady Marmalade? Let…
3. Future Bakery & Cafe
Great all-around café. Warm, student-friendly…

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Gone Fishin'

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Seafood friendly fare at these local restos.

1. The Atlantic
Before we set sail on this review, can I rap about…
2. The Fish Store & Sandwiches
This chub-sized sando-hole makes some slammin'…
3. Habits Gastropub
Rising from the ashes of Estrelo do Mar (not…