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Lunch around Eaton Ctr, Elm Str perhaps?
Oro, while lovely, is a quite expensive formal Italian restaurant. Lunch without alcohol is at least $50 a head. If you have only an hour, IMHO it's a waste of money. Three hour $200 lunch with wine, no prob!
The restaurants on Elm are aimed primarily at the tourists who stay in the nearby hotels and not CH-worthy.
I'd walk west on Dundas. Just past Bay — the first intersection west of Yonge — there are several inexpensive mostly Asian eateries. And while it's not the best dim sum in town, lunch at New Treasure (150 Dundas West) is under $15. But be warned, it looks terrible from the street. It's down a very sketchy looking stairwell, but inside it's quite nice in a 50s Chinese restaurant fashion. Cart service. Usually quite busy but quick turnover as it caters to the office lunch crowd.
I've heard it was the first dim sum place in the city.
Mid-Range, locally slanted dinner recs?
OK, I take that back (partially). The burger and frites are better than most at Beerbistro. They serve the frites in a cone-shaped metal stand lined with a napkin with good mayo and dijon. You can get them by themselves I think for $5 or so. The mussels, however, are hit and miss. Big portion, eat half.
Good lebanese sit-down restaurant in the GTA?
Tabule on Yonge north of Davisville tho they call themselves Israeli
93 Harbord tho the chef is Palestinian
Mid-Range, locally slanted dinner recs?
I've been to all four — and Veritas, too (upscale sports bar IMHO) — and wouldn't eat again at any of them. The beer? No problem! I don't get the love for Beerbistro. Great beer selection, glorified and pricey pub grub, but the suits seem to like it.
Sandwich shops/ Lunch around Toronto General (university at Dundas
On Spadina half a block or so just north of Dundas (west side). Still a bargain at $1.75 to $2.50!
Looking for fenugreek - HELP!
House of Spice on Augusta in Kensington Market, health food stores with bulk spices like Noah's or Big Carrot.
Omakase on a budget - Help me decide!
Cafe Michi on Pharmacy in Scarborough. Lunch omakase was $35 a year or so ago. Kaji used to be a partner.
Best Toronto Diner?
Allen's is an offshoot of a NY operation? They have nothing to do with Joe Allen's other than borrowing the name.
Mid-Range, locally slanted dinner recs?
La Palette in Kensington right on the College streetcar. Excellent and extensive beer menu, great atmosphere, fab French food.
http://lapalette.ca/
Looking for good Italian near the Soho Metropolitan
http://www.tuttimatti.com/
About a five minute walk from the hotel.
Chowfinds and not so chowish finds of the year- list
Black Hoof on Dundas has charcuterie and cheese plates. Fancy cocktails, too. Candlelit, small, but they don't take reservations. Worth the hassle IMHO.
late night romance
Black Hoof on Dundas West and Harbord Room on, uh, Harbord. Kitchens open till 2 am most nights. Small and cozy, a bit scene-ish.
theharbordroom.com
Dim Sum: Dynasty vs. Pearl.. a short summary
Are you discussing Pearl at Harbourfront or Bright Pearl or Pearl Court (all quite different I think)?
Gluten-free restos
Welcome to the board. An oft-discussed topic. Here's where I'd go:
Big Mama's Boy
Magic Oven Pizza
Live Organic Food Bar
Cafe Vert
None of these are exclusively gluten-free but advertise gluten-free dishes.
and Deep Blue Fish & Chips supposedly has gluten-free batter.
rosebud or la palette or...?
Pepe, the basement bar at Torito (Friday and Saturday night only I think). Dark, great tapas (same as upstairs), good music.
vegetarian chinese restaurant suggestions
Have you been to the new 668? Same great food, semi-swanky space. And a liquour license!
Notable Jamaican food in Toronto?
I think Fish Shak is gone. I've gone by for the last six months and it's never open.
weezie's vs. starfish
Best you've ever had? There's other restaurants doing cornish hen in a beer can?
new to the area...good sushi @ queen/bathurst?
Sushi 930
http://sushi930.com/
take-out only I think
Pre- concert dinner
Excuse the broken record:
tutti matti — italian
http://www.tuttimatti.com/
crush — gastropub/wine bar
http://www.crushwinebar.com/
First Date... Need help
The basement of Torito is dark, romantic and much nicer than upstairs. Only Friday and Saturdays I'm told. Identical menu.
Early dinner near Massey Hall this Sunday
What about the Queen Mother at Queen & Univ? Not great, but not loud, relatively inexpensive and about a 10 minute walk past all the Christmas stuff (City Hall, the Bay, etc)? I like their weird veggie burger, but that could just be me.
