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30 Baldwin St
Toronto, ON M5T 1L3
Canada
+1-416-977-1287

Bodega  

Categories: Caterers, French
Neighbourhood: Chinatown

2 star rating
 7/2/2010  
I went to Bodega today for the first time. We were supposed to be eating Brunch, but the person who accepted the booking didn't inform the lady who made the booking that there would be no brunch because of Winterlicious, despite being asked to confirm that a brunch menu would be available.

Luckily, their Winterlicious menu looked good. I ordered the Beet Salad, the Grilled Salmon & the Banana Cake.

The Beet salad was very good & the seasoning was perfect.

The Grilled salmon was nice, but there was very little sauce and a lot of lentils, which made it an average dish. (I tried the beef that my partner had ordered and it was pretty good.)

The Banana cake with Toffee sauce was ok. It was too sweet and rich for my liking.

The portions were good & overall the food was a 3.5 stars.

The reason I am giving it 2 stars is that the service wasn't great. It took the staff about 20 minutes to take our order. We were the first people in the restaurant and were a large group. At the time we were seated there was nobody else in there.

I had to leave early for a play and so went to our server and asked her to give me a bill for my portion. She told me it wasn't easy to get my bill because it was a group and that's how the software worked and that it would take her a couple of minutes to print it out. Nearly 10 minutes later, I was still standing there, waiting for her to get my bill while she passed by me several times and went to other tables.

I realise that the place was busy, but 10 minutes to get the bill for someone who has told them that they have to catch a play, is just ridiculous. There was also no apology and finally someone from our group volunteered to pay my bill and asked me to pay her back later.

I will definitely avoid Bodega. While the food is not bad, the service clearly needs improvement.

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501 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M4Y 1Y4
Canada
+1-416-966-1813

Pi Tom's Thai Cuisine  

Category: Thai

4 star rating
 7/2/2010 1 photo  
Discovered this through Yelp on my iPhone and I am SO glad I did. After being seriously disappointed by the supposedly awesome Salad King (TERRIBLE FOOD ALERT!!) I was glad I tried Pi Toms.

I had the Lunch Combo 11:
Hot & Sour Soup
Chuchee fish & Rice.

It came up to about $13 and was just DELICIOUS!

I will be trying the branch closer to my apartment as soon as possible.

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1442 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4T 1Y5
Canada
+1-416-968-2712

Tu Hoa Beauty Centre  

Category: Beauty and Spas
Neighbourhood: Yonge and St. Clair

4 star rating
 29/12/2009  
Julia, who runs the place, is very friendly and knows her job. She's also very flexible with appointment times and you can usually get one on short notice.

This is the only place I go to for a Brazilian wax. It's extremely clean, the wax used is the hard wax, which makes it less painful.

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2066 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M4S 2A3
Canada
+1-416-322-5678

Jaipur Grille  

Category: Indian
Neighbourhoods: Mount Pleasant West, Chaplin Estates

4 star rating
 29/12/2009  
As someone who grew up in Mumbai and has been constantly disappointed at various Indian restaurants across North America, it was such a pleasant surprise to find Indian food here that was as nearly 100% as good as the food back home.

Our favourite things here are the Samosas, the Lamb chops, the okra and the eggplant.
I generally don't eat meat, but the Lamb chops here are just irresistible.

The service is excellent.

It is a little pricey, but it's worth it.

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192 Augusta Ave
Toronto, ON M5T 2L6
Canada
+1-416-591-1340

King's Cafe  

Categories: Chinese, Vegetarian
Neighbourhood: Kensington Market

4 star rating
 29/12/2009  
Vegetarian food with real options for vegetarians! Huh!
Everything we ordered was perfectly flavoured and seasoned. Fresh & tasty with prices that were just right.

The only thing I didn't enjoy was the Avocado shake. But my friend loved it, so I guess it's subjective.

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35 Eglinton Ave E
Toronto, ON M4P 1A1
Canada
+1-416-489-6637

Moe's Southwest Grill  

Category: Restaurants
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant West

3 star rating
 29/12/2009  
Moe's is ok for when you don't have the time or energy to haul yourself to Kensington Market for more authentic Mexican stuff.

I usually order the vegetarian Burrito bowl and most of the time, the ingredients are fresh. The service is friendly, the prices are ok.

It's a couple of notches above the Taco Bells of the world.

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245 Augusta Ave
Toronto, ON M5T 2L8
Canada
+1-416-977-0056

Jumbo Empanadas  

Categories: Food, Latin American
Neighbourhood: Kensington Market

2 star rating
 23/12/2009  
I don't know why this place has such great reviews. We ate there last night for the first ( and possibly the last) time and it was underwhelming and greasy. It could have been a bad day - they were really crowded because of the winter solstice celebrations but I don't know if I want to go back and verify this.
It was super cheap though.
We had the vegetarian empanadas. There was a minuscule bowl of salsa accompanying it.
We've had much better luck with other South American restaurants in the area.

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359 Av Spadina
Toronto, ON M5T 2G3
Canada
+1-416-593-6265

Sichuan Garden Restaurant  

Neighbourhood: Chinatown

5 star rating
 23/12/2009   First to Review
Wow! This place has the best chilli garlic eggplant - ever! And the Spicy fish?! ZOMG!
A Chinese friend recommended this place and when we went we were the only non-Asians in the restaurant.
The quantities are huge and the prices are affordable.
Will be going back many many times!

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2177 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4S 3H7
Canada
+1-416-487-9900

Le Gourmand - CLOSED  

Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Grocery
Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant West

4 star rating
 22/12/2009  
My favourite things at Le Gourmand are the weekend brunches and the Chocolate bombs. The service is always friendly and they try to accommodate any special needs.

I just wish they had more vegetarian options for dinner. I know they say they do, but other than salads and wraps, there are no real vegetarian choices.

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80-82 Upper Street
London N1 0NU
020 7359 3399

Masala Zone  

Categories: Indian, Pakistani
Neighbourhood: Islington

3 star rating
 22/12/2009  
The food here is kinda meh & I always wondered why it got such rave reviews.
It's not really authentic & is just another joint trying to pass off as 'real' Indian food.

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  • You're Cool

    Thanks I will try that!

  • You're Cool

    Yum! Hope the second location is just as good & reliable!

  • Well Put!

    I've read so many negative Winterlicious reviews - it's a shame restaurants… More »

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