ONE OF A KIND West Queen West, Trinity Bellwoods 746 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M6J 1E9 Canada Italian – Daily Lunch Specials – Take-out 10% off website $ There are way too many restaurants, boutiques and retails stores along Queen West, I don’t think anybody really takes the time to take in…
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Mother’s Dumplings, Kensington Market/Chinatown
MOTHER’S DUMPLINGS 421 Spadina Ave Toronto, ON M5T 2G6, Canada Chinese – Takeout $ With so many Dumpling houses in Toronto, you can very easily be disappointed with any that are anywhere below average. Mother’s Dumplings are just one of the many, located at Spadina and College, on upper-North side of the usual,…
El Almacen, Queen Street West
EL ALMACEN 1078 Queen St W Toronto, ON M6J 1H8, Canada Cafe – Latin American $ Oh boy. It’s been a while. It never occured to me… my cravings for this beauty. I only ever had the pleasure of trying this once, at the South American Food Festival in Fairfield. It was certainly unique….
Moe’s Deli & Bar, Trudeau International Airport (Quebec)
MOE’S DELI & BAR Trudeau International Airport Dorval, Quebec H4Y Canada Pub Food – Sandwiches $ Groaning over the 5:30AM ungodly hour wake-up is a group effort. I narrowly snuck in thirty minutes of snooze after falling asleep awaiting my hair to dry, sitting on the over flowing chair of towels in our…
Maizal Quesadilla Cafe, Liberty Village
MAIZAL QUESADILLA CAFE 133 Jefferson Avenue Toronto, ON M6K 3E4 Canada Mexican – Lunch/Dinner $$ I couldn’t have chosen a more perfect place for a lunch in-between being stuck outside in the chilly depths of Liberty Village. With so many quirky spots in this area, Maizal Quesadilla Cafe is one located in the…
Lou Dawg’s, Downtown/Ryerson University
LOU DAWG’S 76 Gerard St E Toronto, ON M5G 2A7 Canada Take-out – Pub – Southern/Soul – BBQ – Free WiFi website – twitter $$ High, high hopes expecting to bite into the best Pulled Pork I’ve ever had. Entering Lou Dawg’s with a basement-esque feel with country music blasting, this scene was already not…
The Wine Bar, St Lawrence Market/Old Town
THE WINE BAR 9 Church St Toronto, ON M5E 1M2, Canada Local Artisan Kitchen – Tapas – Wine Bar website – facebook – twitter $$ We stalled our departure from the office after our training for work to come the following week for DX3. It was one of the coldest nights that I’ve…
Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria, The Annex
FAMOSO NEAPOLITAN PIZZERIA 386 Bloor St West Toronto, ON M5S 1X4, Canada Italian – Pizzeria $$ At the very top of my list of ‘Things that make me happy‘, is a well planned out night, filled with lots of goodies, all while in great company. I was pressured to sit into a chair…
The Pie Commission, Etobicoke
THE PIE COMMISSION 935 The Queensway Toronto, ON M8Z 1P4, Canada Pies – Take-out – Sweet/Savoury – Parking outside website – facebook – twitter $ For a pre-Lego Movie feed nearby Cineplex Queensway, I trusted Yelp to lead the way for me. After five pages of, we decided on The Pie Commission, a…
Roll Play Cafe, Downtown/Ryerson University
ROLL PLAY CAFE 10 Edward Street Toronto, ON M5G 1C9, Canada Gameboard Cafe – Sandwiches – Desserts $ With the right words, I will say yes to everything you say. Roll Play Cafe was a great lead-up after enjoying a bite at Happy Hooker. Squished right between The World’s Biggest Book Store and Panera…
