Looks like Ichiban Sushi is set to open on the corner of Adelaide and Charlotte St. where the old Autogrille restaurant used to be. I'm pretty excited that this great location, with its huge patio and attractive interior, is going to be used for something once again.
In other area food news, Frescos has opened a store at 525 King St. W. selling packaged ready-to-cook meals. The idea is that for around $10 and 10 minutes of work, you can have a fresh restaurant quality meal for two in the comfort of your home. I'll plan to give it a try sometime.
Oh, and the new Bier Markt at King and Portland is now open. Pricey, but any patio is better than no patio, I say.
Showing posts with label restaurants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label restaurants. Show all posts
Friday, August 22, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Resto Writeup: Breakfast at Brassaii
Breakfast, to me, is definitely the most important and intimate meal of the day. Morning is a special, vulnerable time, and it sets the mood for the whole day. I don't have breakfast with just anyone, and I don't just have it anywhere.
For a cozy, relaxing and tasty breakfast with a friend, Brassaii (461 King St. W) is a venue that seldom disappoints. Named after the famous Hungarian-born photographer, the restaurant is elegantly designed in an impressively refurbished brick-and-beam industrial space with white walls providing a clean backdrop for classic and original photography. Large windows give the space a light and airy quality and make it a thoroughly enjoyable place to start your day.
Walking into this impressive yet friendly space, one expects to overpay for food, but breakfast here is surprisingly affordable. The top prize for value goes to the delicious and filling $3 croissant filled with nutella and banana. If you are interested in a healthier option, the $6 granola (with yogourt and honey) is one of the best such dishes I've had. A perennial favourite is also the goat cheese omelette ($7), with a side of toast and potatoes.
For a cozy, relaxing and tasty breakfast with a friend, Brassaii (461 King St. W) is a venue that seldom disappoints. Named after the famous Hungarian-born photographer, the restaurant is elegantly designed in an impressively refurbished brick-and-beam industrial space with white walls providing a clean backdrop for classic and original photography. Large windows give the space a light and airy quality and make it a thoroughly enjoyable place to start your day.
Walking into this impressive yet friendly space, one expects to overpay for food, but breakfast here is surprisingly affordable. The top prize for value goes to the delicious and filling $3 croissant filled with nutella and banana. If you are interested in a healthier option, the $6 granola (with yogourt and honey) is one of the best such dishes I've had. A perennial favourite is also the goat cheese omelette ($7), with a side of toast and potatoes.
Resto Writeup: Fusaro's Kitchen
Following the theme of crowded but delicious and affordable lunch places around King/Spadina, a shining star definitely worthy of some attention is the lively and always satisfying Fusaro's Kitchen (147 Spadina Ave).
This charming cafeteria-style restaurant is a local lunchtime hotspot and it's usually fairly difficult to get a table, but even getting your food to go is worth a bit of a wait in the line. Once at the counter, you can order one of the delicious panini (my favourite is the tuna, $6.25), wraps, pasta, chicken alla parmigiana, or anything else they have laid out in the display. The bottled Brio Chinotto is another personal must-have.
This charming cafeteria-style restaurant is a local lunchtime hotspot and it's usually fairly difficult to get a table, but even getting your food to go is worth a bit of a wait in the line. Once at the counter, you can order one of the delicious panini (my favourite is the tuna, $6.25), wraps, pasta, chicken alla parmigiana, or anything else they have laid out in the display. The bottled Brio Chinotto is another personal must-have.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Resto Writeup: Thai Princess
Thai Princess (387 King St. W) is one of the restaurants I most frequently frequent for lunch. It is also probably the best Thai restaurant I know in Toronto.
While lunchtime is often crowded, causing waits of up to 15-20 minutes on bad days, the struggle is well worth it. The dishes are mostly fairly usual fare (pad thai, curries) but they are made to a standard superior to that of most other Thai restaurants. The curry pad thai (with chicken and shrimp, $10 before taxes) is my favourite and it is truly sensational. I sometimes like to wash that down with hot ginger tea ($2.50), which comes in a nice ceramic tea pot and is a delicious remedy on a cold winter day.
Only once has anything in this restaurant disappointed me, and it had to do with the aforementioned ginger tea. In this one instance, another person accompanying me ordered the ginger tea as well, and we were made to share the one tea pot. We had had multiple tea orders before, and each person was always given their own pot previously, but the server assured me there was no mistake in this case. Certainly, it makes no sense to charge us twice for the same thing I normally get a single charge for. Anyway, a minor misunderstanding which was not repeated.
For an inexpensive, lively, laid-back and yet high-quality Thai lunch in the King/Spadina area, you can't go wrong with Thai Princess.
While lunchtime is often crowded, causing waits of up to 15-20 minutes on bad days, the struggle is well worth it. The dishes are mostly fairly usual fare (pad thai, curries) but they are made to a standard superior to that of most other Thai restaurants. The curry pad thai (with chicken and shrimp, $10 before taxes) is my favourite and it is truly sensational. I sometimes like to wash that down with hot ginger tea ($2.50), which comes in a nice ceramic tea pot and is a delicious remedy on a cold winter day.
Only once has anything in this restaurant disappointed me, and it had to do with the aforementioned ginger tea. In this one instance, another person accompanying me ordered the ginger tea as well, and we were made to share the one tea pot. We had had multiple tea orders before, and each person was always given their own pot previously, but the server assured me there was no mistake in this case. Certainly, it makes no sense to charge us twice for the same thing I normally get a single charge for. Anyway, a minor misunderstanding which was not repeated.
For an inexpensive, lively, laid-back and yet high-quality Thai lunch in the King/Spadina area, you can't go wrong with Thai Princess.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Welcome!
Welcome, people!
I am Gilbert and I will (try to) be your guide to new stuff going on in Toronto.
As those of you who live there have probably noticed, the last few years in this dynamic city have really seen it rising to the next level in almost every sense. Economically, culturally and politically, Toronto is really starting to come into its own and, while I have no illusions about being able to cover all these aspects (or one) of its development, I do hope that small bits of my experience in the city might help illustrate trends and larger-scale happenings.
I am interested in architecture and construction projects in general; in style, design and the retail and restaurant scene, and in culture and entertainment.
Since I live in the King-Spadina area, I expect that a lot of the material will be thusly spatially biased.
In the words taken from the banner above the door of a pub at Yonge-St.Clair: Don't expect much!
I am Gilbert and I will (try to) be your guide to new stuff going on in Toronto.
As those of you who live there have probably noticed, the last few years in this dynamic city have really seen it rising to the next level in almost every sense. Economically, culturally and politically, Toronto is really starting to come into its own and, while I have no illusions about being able to cover all these aspects (or one) of its development, I do hope that small bits of my experience in the city might help illustrate trends and larger-scale happenings.
I am interested in architecture and construction projects in general; in style, design and the retail and restaurant scene, and in culture and entertainment.
Since I live in the King-Spadina area, I expect that a lot of the material will be thusly spatially biased.
In the words taken from the banner above the door of a pub at Yonge-St.Clair: Don't expect much!
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