Dinner close to Yonge and Dundas

How about The Senator on Victoria St., just south of Dundas - practically across the street from the Canon.

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Senator
249 Victoria St, Toronto, ON M5B1T8, CA

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Hi Hounds, Best Pancakes Period?? Light & Fluffy with Fresh Berries??

I absolutely love the mixed berry vegan pancakes at Fresh. I've found them to be moist, flavourful, and quite filling.

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Fresh
326 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S1W5, CA

Fresh
147 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON M5V2L7, CA

Fresh On Crawford
894 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J1G3, CA

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ISO: dirty vodka martini with blue-cheese-stuffed olives

went to Ki yesterday, where they did indeed have blue cheese olives - darned tasty :)

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ISO: dirty vodka martini with blue-cheese-stuffed olives

Funny you should say that, Suzanne, because I heard of it from someone in Chicago - maybe it's a Chicago thing, then?

I've had one report that Ki serves them - have yet to verify....

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Richtree Market Restaurant
181 Bay, Toronto, ON M5J2T3, CA

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ISO: dirty vodka martini with blue-cheese-stuffed olives

Hey, 'Hounders:

Can anyone recommend a bar in Toronto (preferably downtown) that will serve a dirty vodka martini accompanied by olives stuffed with blue cheese?

Thanks,
Jen V.

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Tried-and-true brunch in U of T area?

I second the reco for L'Espresso Bar Mercurio on the SE corner of Bloor & St. George.

Also check out DT Bistro over at Harbord & Brunswick: http://www.dtbistro.com/

Not too sure about vegetarian options at either location, though...

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(je veux) Tourtière

It's on Summerhill Ave., a bit south of St. Clair, east of Mt. Pleasant, so a bit of a hike from Yonge St.

http://www.summerhillmarket.com/

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Summerhill Market
446 Summerhill Ave, Toronto, ON M4W, CA

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Sunday brunch near Scotiabank/Paramount Theatre (Queen West)

sorry - the location link is doing wierd things - try this URL: http://www.chow.com/places/35336

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Sunday brunch near Scotiabank/Paramount Theatre (Queen West)

about 5-10 minutes walk to the southwest, there's Le Select Bistro on Wellington, west of Spadina - they're open at 10.30 on Sunday

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Breakfast in the Annex?

I would be more inclined to characterize the service at The Green Room as snotty and arrogant rather than slow -- it's not so much "hanging out" as "left hanging" while the waitstaff willfully ignores you.

Granted, I only went there once, but I'm in no hurry to go back...

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Breakfast in the Annex?

Seconding the reco's for Ezra's Pound, Dessert Trends, and By The Way Cafe. Also like Insomnia, although I find the quality has slipped in the last year or so - it's still good, but it used to be much better. The Pour House is fine too.

I also like L'Espresso Bar Mercurio, at the southeast corner of Bloor & St. George - not much in the way of sweet stuff on the menu, but what they do have is good.

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L'Espresso Bar Mercurio - duplicate
321 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S, CA

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