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Hidden Gem in Boston's North End - Pomodoro
Pomodoro is a hidden gem in the heart of Boston's North End.
It is a small but cozy space with a warm hostess and talented cook. The linguine with roasted plum tomato sauce was excellent (better be for $20) and the mussels in a saffron scented fennel stew were divine and a comparative steal (at $12).
Pricing for some dishes might appear high at first, but works out very nicely in the end (at least for our visit) with a slice of artfully prepared tiramisu offered on the house. Total lunch tab, no drinks, came to $40.
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Manna Restaurant - Highly Recommended Homestyle Korean!!
My sense from the call was that this is unlikey.
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Manna Restaurant - Highly Recommended Homestyle Korean!!
I spoke with Soo (the owner and cook) the night before last :(
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Manna Restaurant - Highly Recommended Homestyle Korean!!
Unfortunately, Manna is closing Tuesday. So swing by before then for one last meal of fresh and tasty korean.
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Best Hot and Sour Soup????
New Sky's Hot and Sour is great.
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Manna Restaurant - Highly Recommended Homestyle Korean!!
Definitely a chow find :) swung by Manna for an excellent lunch of spicy korean rice cakes with beef, cabbage, and bean curd. All dishes made fresh from scratch, reminds me of Sukho Thai in this respect. If my mom were an amazing korean cook, this is what she would serve. If you are anywhere nearby, Manna is worth a visit!
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Help: ISO Early Coffee / Breakfast (7am) near Yonge and Eglington
Too bad Jules (on Mt. Pleasant) only opens at 8am... would love other ideas for Light Breakfast / Coffee / Croissant in the area. Many thanks! Any suggestions?
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Pearl Harbour Front - DInner?
Ordered an assortment of dishes at Pearl Harbour(front); all were unmemorable or worse. The hot and sour was neither hot nor sour, just an awful gummy pink glaze on the canned veg and frozen shrimp. The fried rice had no wok hay, instead was mushy and worse than flavorless, it was served in an obviously rotten pineapple half, atrocious. Peking duck, so underwhelming. Potato nest with stirfry, similarly off. Avoid.
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Pearl Harbour Front - DInner?
AVOID Pearl Harbour(front). It is Overpriced. Westernized. And there is much much much better Chinese to be found elsewhere in Toronto such as: New Sky, Rol San, Lai Wah Heen, Szechuan Legend, Omei, the list goes on and on... so please skip Pearl Harbour(front).
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Miami Subs on Queen & Bathurst
I used to like their Gyro Sandwiches :)
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Any good ideas for lunch near the Convention Centre?
Yeah, RaviSoups was the best / closest I could come up with... thanks!
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Any good ideas for lunch near the Convention Centre?
can't think of anything edible in the area... any ideas? Thanks!
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Business dinner...interesting wine list and great food
George is nice. Might Nota Bene do the trick?
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Ejwaj - japanese restaurant on isabella - anyone been?
also curious...
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Let me try that again...
+1 for Sukhothai, most authentic thai in the city, super delicious :)
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GF's only experience with mexican....taco bell! Help with lunch suggestion!
Happy you enjoyed El Trompo :) Might need to repeat for some Spicy Chicken Tinga Tacos (best tacos on the menu IMO).
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Torito - Still in business and still good!
I also have experienced Torito's inconsistency...
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GF's only experience with mexican....taco bell! Help with lunch suggestion!
El Trompo is authentic and delicious.
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dim sum downtown - Forestview vs Rol San?
Rol San offers the highest quality dim sum of the three (by a long shot) at just a slightly higher price point.
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SZECHUAN, oh Schezuan wherefore art thou!!!!
While the first visit was the best of the bunch, several subsequent trips have been quite good... I heard the head chef is now with hot hot spicy spicy, or something along those lines... yet to try, but will report when I do.
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Shawarmas in Toronto
Another hearty vote for Milo's best in Toronto :)
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Nota Bene tonight -- any recent/new recommendations?
First time we ate at Nota Bene I was wowed. Second time less so. If the menu was updated more frequently (even just seasonally), I am sure we would have been back several more times...
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Fantastic Curry Roti - Ghandi on Queen West
I like spicy, but at Gandhi mild medium, is the spiciest I order, and frankly, recommend mild. We used to order quite frequently, our favorite roti's being Chicken Jalfrezi and Mutter Paneer, but it sits pretty heavy the day after, so we're hitting Gandhi less frequently these days.
Must order before 10pm sharp on weekdays. Closed weekends.
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Nadege Patisserie is Bad
After a lackluster mushy croissant and a bit too sweet but otherwise great ice latte at Clafouti this morning, I stumbled across Nadege. I stepped in for a peek, curious to check out the minimalist interior design but didn't purchase anything. I noticed two others did the exact same.
I wasn't hungry, so can't comment on the food per se. The space itself was interesting / modern, but yes, cold. Food was displayed very carefully, almost like museum pieces. The prices seemed high considering the small portions, though I am sure if presented differently would feel more reasonable. A small plastic box of Nadege gin and tonic marshmallows ran a clearly labeled $5... I was curious, but not quite curious enough to plunk down $5 for 5 cubes. Small sandwiches ran $6, which could be fine, but again as presented seemed exorbitant. Also, as I recall there was no where to sit inside, so this seems to be strictly fancy takeout. While I might swing by if in the neighborhood after winning the lottery and am feeling curious... I am in no rush.
Gosh, I miss the days when Jules on Mt. Pleasant served great food...
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SZECHUAN, oh Schezuan wherefore art thou!!!!
Szechuan Legend is the best I've found.
