canadianbeaver's Profile
Jacob and Co - what to order?
Went tonight. The beef tartar was amazing. Really fresh, moist, delicious. Steak was good, love the salt sides. Oysters were great too. Duck fat fries were just meh; made better by dipping them in the blue cheese sauce that comes with the steak. Service was great as always! Had the frozen lemon torte (dessert special) and it was delicious; although I agree the main sides aren't very good I disagree with linengirl as I've never had a disappointing dessert.
Dining out during passover (aka. without carbs)
I'd go to a steak house - Jacobs, etc - and have steak, veggie sides, Caesar salad, etc.
Where to find Gummy Candies in Toronto
Sobey's at 777 Bay Street carries them, near the front entrance.
Jacob and Co - what to order?
Yes, you have to make reservations. You can even just make them online but otherwise they get big business groups during the weekdays and they run out of room. It's a small restaurant. If it's your birthday,let them know - they'll do something special.
Parking lots include the condo across the street and a Green P parking lot at King/Brant (next to the Starbucks at King Street). Street parking until 9 pm on weekdays. Valet only on weekends and it's $20 cash.
I would say the duck fat fries are a must-try.
Prepared at table Caesar salad
Mmmmmmm......Jacobs makes the best table side Caesars. It's their speciality!
Grand Electric
I was in Rhino for about 20 minutes and no one served us, so we went to Cadillac Lounge, where at least they have live music and the bathroom didn't make me want to vomit, unlike Rhino.
Looking for private dining for 16 to 18 people
Jacob's is open on Sundays and has some nice private rooms as well.
jacobssteakhouse.com
Bulk Barn - Yonge/College
Yup, it was everything I wanted it to be. The aisles are super narrow, so forgo the cart to get around. I sort of hate that everything (ok...the CANDY!) is a different price so you have to schlep around 15 different bags, but I'll forgive them because it was all fresh and most of it was 1/3 of the price of Sugar Mountain. Note that they didn't have really any Christmas candies, most of it was Valentine's themed.
Bulk Barn - Yonge/College
I'm trying to not get my expectations too high that it will be a replica of a more Northern Bulk Barn -- downtown has a way of making chains "their own", in pricing and stock.
LOBLAWS Maple leaf Gardens
The chicken at the Sobey's is $9.99 and always really juicy (or whatever you call chicken that isn't dry....). 1.1 kg
LOBLAWS Maple leaf Gardens
The Sobey's at 777 Bay Street is really a lot nicer than the Metro, too. I haven't found the prices at all more expensive, and the checkouts are non-stressful and non-annoying. I would try that too, if I were you.
Bulk Barn - Yonge/College
Was there any indication of any opening date? I'm too excited to wait.
Bulk Barn - Yonge/College
The facade is there, but the website just says "opening soon" - anyone have any further details? I could not be more excited.
Wasabi mayo & mustard.
I've seen some at Pusateri's (the Avenue Road gross one), but I've never purchased it, so I can't say if it's any good.
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Pusateri's
1539 Avenue Rd, Toronto, ON M5M, CA
Best Burger- Walking Distance from Eaton Center
I actually really like the burger at Joey....good bun.
need to drink some good espresso in Yorkville
Went to Zaza today, trying to avoid the hoard of people from the Santa Claus parade. He got an espresso and I ordered a banana fruit juice. After paying, the lady behind the counter asked me if I liked banana flavoured things. Then she offered me a taste of their banana gelato. I said sure, thinking it would be a spoonful - she gave me an entire cup for free! And it was delicious - not overly sweet, tasted almost like the mild flavour of a banana bread. Great service, great espresso. I'll be back for sure.
Natrel Dark Chocolate Milk
Yup - not on sale when I went. No stickers up. :-( they saw me coming! haha
Natrel Dark Chocolate Milk
! Well that's not fair at all - I'm always there after 5 p.m....I thought it was strange to have the sale end before the week was up. I better go after work today and check again...I wanted to stock up.
Natrel Dark Chocolate Milk
I was there two days ago as well as yesterday, and there was no sale stickers anymore, it was $3.59 or some such for the milk.
Natrel Dark Chocolate Milk
I saw them fully stocked at the College Park Sobey's again, but no more sale :(
Woodlot
Made it to Woodlot last night for dinner.
The good: the room (loved the open kitchen concept - I would say I loved the overall ambiance but I really found it too dark in the room, I couldn't read any of the menus), the housemade pop (cream soda was superb!), the sweetbreads and bacon (although I've never had sweetbreads before so I can't compare it).
The inbetween: the service was a little strange...., the phone calls I received reminding me of my reservation were very strange too (a random 647 number calling me on my cell phone and he chatted with me casually for a while before finally telling me who he was), the room temperature, the French onion soup (very salty, I've had better).
Overall, I would say that the food was overpriced, which is a rare statement for me. I don't feel like I would go back again, which is another rare statement. I liked it, but it was just pretty "meh", as we like to say on here.
LOBLAWS Maple leaf Gardens
The strangest thing is, the service at that Metro seems to be getting WORSE. I've only been back there once since my beautiful new Sobey's opened, but it was absolutely the worst experience. I can't wait to shower Loblaws and Sobey's with all my grocery money...
Tim Horton's new espresso-based beverages -- confused [moved from Ontario board]
Looked up the nutritional info for the $1 offering online and would never order it now....I'll stick to my plain oatmeal there!! Delicious and healthy!
Natrel Dark Chocolate Milk
On sale for 2/$3 (AMAZING PRICE!) at the Sobey's at Bay/College. I bought one milk chocolate and one dark chocolate, both great. Highly recommend. Great colour.
Khao San Road Review
Went to KSR tonight for dinner. This will be an interesting perspective as I never eat Thai food, so I'm really coming at this with comparisons to nothing. Also important to note: I hate cilantro/coriander, and I also can't tolerate spicy food.
But I did enjoy KSR.
We made reservations for 4 at 7 p.m. My duo arrived a few minutes before 7, and we were told we wouldn't get seated until everyone arrived, and if they weren't there within 15 minutes our tables would be given away. Sounds reasonable. The other pair arrived shortly after, and we were seated. I must say that the service was friendly and informed. I also enjoyed that, since it was Hallowe'en, all the staff were wearing costumes and the place was decorated spooky. I appreciate those details.
I started with the Chai iced tea, which was absolutely amazing, and I was glad for it when things got a bit too hot for my liking. We shared three appetizers and three mains for the table, which was a generous amount. Loved the squash fritters and enjoyed the spring rolls, wasn't hugely impressed with the fried chicken app. For the mains, we had chicken street style pad thai, the chicken curry and the beef thai basil dish. I absolutely adored the pad thai and the curry, loved the vegetables in the curry and the flavours were excellent. The other dish didn't do anything for me, but it wasn't terrible by any means.
Overall, I had a really good time. The food was a bit expensive for what it was, but I liked the room, the noise level was perfect for a double date, and for someone who usually shies away from Thai food, I was pleasantly surprised. Will be back!
