West ender's Profile
Breakfast!
Agree that Boom is not great, but a block west of Ossington, also on College, is Mitzi's, where they do amazing things with poached eggs. Great pancakes, too. It's busy on the weekends, nicer to visit during the week.
good macarons, seriously.
They're delicious! The cafe always has some type of macaron - it's been pistachio for 3-4 weeks now.
Saving Gigi
Word on the street has it that this sister venue to Saving Grace is opening soon - maybe tomorrow? - on the southwest corner of Bloor and Roxton, where the Greek grocer used to be. It looks like it will be more of a cafe.
Does anyone know anything else? I can't quite believe that this stretch of Bloor will finally have a decent coffee/sandwich place.
ROMA Ristorante ...has been visited by RM
Finally had a chance to try Roma. Almost everyone had pasta, which might have been a mistake, because the food was not great. Perhaps pizza is the way to go at Roma.
The lasagne, spaghetti with meatballs, and mushroom risotto all had the same tomato sauce. Half of the seafood in my seafood pasta tasted like wet dirt. The Roma salad was iceberg lettuce drenched in vinaigrette with some avocado slices, sun dried tomatoes, sliced peppers, and waxy black olives.
Since I hadn't been before, I'm not sure what the twist on the menu would be. They offered sandwiches, pizzas, pasta, and a few mains. The espresso was good, the desserts were tartufo and those outsourced cakes. The staff were friendly and it had a nice neighbourhood vibe, but I think we took the wrong approach. Pizza, if we ever go again.
Mache greens (aka 'corn salad', 'lamb's lettuce', etc)
Ditto Loblaws - at Dupont and Christie. With the fine boxed greens.
Rikishi Rules!
I like Rikishi a lot, too. They also have a huge selection of vegetarian items.
That block of Bloor Street is much improved since West Side BBQ (sketchy bar a few doors west) lost its license and closed last year.
Dovercourt Village picks
Some spots I like on Bloor between Crawford and Dovercourt:
-Rikishi (just east of Shaw) has a huge vegetarian sushi selection, but it's not fast.
-Concord Cafe (btwn Concord & Delaware) has good espresso & friendly people.
-Pam's Caribbean Kitchen (btwn Delaware & Dovercourt) for take out roti & doubles.
-and Banjara (at Crawford) for Indian takeout and great aloo gobi.
Welcome to the neighbourhood!
