Restaurant Reviews by Michael Rizzo Chessman (Toronto)

#1 on everyone's list for top restaurant dinner treat idea (Steak and lobster) (See specific restaurant choices "Port / sherry" style wine further below on this page) 18% - 20% alc (andre's /74 tawny) our current pick for best steak nite outing for value/quality - scotland yard pub $25 incl fries

Scotland yard Pub also best pick for "english style fish 'n chips" under $20 plus tax. tip

56 the esplanade downtown toronto a few steps east from yonge street

Fantastic gourmet burger for a enjoyable night out at the keg - its even cheaper after 10PM (happy hour) nicer background music taste too 26 the esplanade close to st lawrence market tourist mecca downtown toronto Perfectly prepared lobster tail grill add melted butter and youre good to go! Perfect steak and shrimp idea - look for it prepared this way - with taste in mind eh fellas!!

try a French offering of a "coq-au-vin" dinner plate too somewhere around eh

(Greek dining community section of Toronto is also concentrated on Danforth Avenue - just east of Broadview) love souvlaki

BEST DAILY FOOD idea PICK - bar none!!

Souvlaki wrap - Lamb, chicken or
beef - our Top favourite daily lunch
pick (along with Italian or real style Octoberfest /Italian or Greek sausage on a bun - alternatingly between these great sausage picks and great Souvlaki)! Yiannis at St Lawrence market has your perfectly served "Greek sausage" for you!

Souvlaki on pita also includes (besides pork) chicken or even lamb (better than a steak most places!) options Mondays are for vacationing seeming at some places (closed mondays) aw
(on danforth avenue near chester subway station)

Happy hour Souvlaki dinner served 5PM-7PM here!!

Lots of great pork (or chicken) and tasty tzatziki sauce, lovely fresh tomato Onion plus they even throw in french fries for you for free seeming I'd say!! Best service experience was found here in all the places as such I tried, (Christinas on danforth taking top spot with kind service from Herald) also a young greek woman at aristos sure too has her heart into her profession in what is our hospitality and service industry as relates to the vital needs for such best food as souvlaki remains forever more - check out their website too: click here by the way, Souvlaki should be served with moist, fresh prepared tender tasting fire grilled meat, plus generous on tzatziki as we found it to be here plus at similarly popular spots such as (greek family owned) golden diner and Frankies on Queen street west, across from CAMH plus The friendly greek on the danforth.

Souvlaki express used to have great souvlaki always at their old queen st location, now insist the meat be prepared just as tender as before

$8.95 chicken or pork souvlaki on a pita
fresh sliced tomato and white onion slice cuts
with tasty tzatziki sauce and tender meat
more below:

ideas for all bars and diner/fine restaurants equally
The Greek owned "Golden diner" at Jarvis/Carlton has
great (under $20 dinner) Lamb Souvlaki - tastes like
enjoying a steak! (cooked over a fire grill) Also molson Canadian beer is a reasonably priced just $5 add-on - nothing beats smirnoff if you arent killin time at a bar and just maybe having a couple beers instead there.
Krystos is now "Freddy's greek" 148 sumach (near distillery district) great lamb souvlaki dinner (approx $20) meat is marinated to be tender when fresh served!! insist on it being grilled (mideastern owned - friendly staff)
$15.99 souvlaki lunch special, weekdays at "freddy the greek" near King and river - nice place for private party

Jimmy the greek franchise at brookfield place on yonge st downtown food court apparently only boils the chicken served in their $9.24 (plus tax) souvlaki wraps so not worth it for taste here.
including your private wedding reception
friendly service attitude, western menu ideas compatibility throughout Whether its Souvlaki, or curry meats etc - no matter what, marinating meats makes for a tender best taste experience instead of dry seeming boiled souvlaki chunks instead where the best approach isnt employed in cooking or preparing such favourite picks

best sausage treat in town best taste and value! Fantastic idea of a beef'n cheese "stromboli" (italian sandwich) treat to have around fer crissakes too
(416) 519-3711 - delivery options and eat-in counter so reasonably priced over having to buy two instead as so many mideastern takeout places insist on fer crissakes! Generous portions, need tzatziki here

mediterranean style burger - made from choice of
meats including pork, beef, lamb or turkey

Taste of the danforth festival 2023 hi-light

Special price showing was in effect at the festival for gathered tourists Best chicken souvlaki I've tried remains at "the friendly greek" on danforth's famous Greek strip. deals available take-out or dine in at the new greek place at Broadview & Queen near the subway station. (731 Queen st east) fox and fiddle - greektown toronto

fox and fiddle on the danforth - toronato canada

Near to broadview station on The Danforth fox and fiddle location in toronto's entertainment district downtown. karaoke anyone?

Kelly's landing Bar and Restaurant on front street at bay street - across from the Royal Fairmont Hotel Great food and service - (ultimate dining gift card holders welcome here too instead) kelly's burger

St Louis all day sunday great $5.99 pint of molsons (or other domestic pint) plus $5.50 happy hour 2-5PM mon-fri, 9PM-closing. lunch menu up to 3pm only Server team showing is, as you may have guessed - yes, in new brunswick instead, if you've checked around for options locally. Oh well, theres always the hope of a promise of a discounted perhaps same day flight (one way trip I'm thinking ha ha) Check out their all you can eat ribs special now on. P.S. the king (near yonge) street location actually have brought us an irish delite to serve the local spirit, goes by "samantha" - now that sure builds loyalty!! Amen Stand-up Comedian Mr. John Pinette's "other half's" Irish!! (He's Italian yet raised Irish/Italian" - yay) Great Irish stew ideas for Pubs (video above) . . Corsican soup of pork and veggie Dear kaley cuoco loves my favourite brand of vodka too it would appear (I love the "smirnoff ice" coolers most of all - and vodka with orange juice too - why not!!) http://10mostbeautifulwomen.com/kaleycuocofanpage fresh meats

Upper level - st lawrence market (downtown Toronto)

This would make you feel at home at any such fine dining restaurant as could serve it up as looking above The way to cook steak (over a bbq type fire grill) (PLUS!!): Unless you are having a lobster roll sandwich, you'll want your lobster tail broiled fer crissakes!! Regular steak night idea and on weekends too? yeah!!!!!!!!!

Remember to give a kings ransom of a generous tip here too, especially!

For the sanest of spirited women loving men, whosoever would dare say "all is lost here??" NEVER!! Give the merited care you deserve to give to those who deserve to receive - that's ONLY the fair thing to do eh!! (Michael Rizzo - Leader eurocoalition.org / eurohumanist.org) Human Rights advocate and crusader "second to none"!! Amen (See the "just to die for" knockout below) (Otherwise hold on to your wallets in protest I suppose... maybe just kiddin,,, just you try us...) Hooters blonde

Anytown doin without such supremely decently such funmost ideas, oughta be locked down still - and remain so forever more amen!!

all you can eat?? be nice!! at this price I'd settle for just bein around long enough to finish even this huge helping! tip lots (tops spirited gals deserve most)!! hooters wings plus fries special

Wednesday special wings plus roundish curly fries $11.99 - why go anyplace else fer crissakes huh!! Hooters daily special menu

happy hour - domestic bud and bud lite bottles $3.99

Hooters happy hour domestic bottle $3.99 3pm-6PM weekdays special A

The place for your drink refreshments - plus enjoy the food and service - tip generously on true real merit - thats what keeps the place around - ta!! Went by friday night recently (fish and chips on special here) and the huge seating seemed all took - as the place seemed fully packed - wow! I just come looking for Irish spirited talent around so I can give a worthy such weekly tip (been saving these for a while now in this town) ha ha lucky young boy at hooters having just great fun

lucky young boy at hooters having just great fun

Lusrina Limonata brand (amazon.ca) is tops instead! (blended with a bit of orange juice additionally)

Plus, great passion fruit drink available widely from Cdn distributor $3.25/litre (Cheapest is "No Frills" supermarket) Gotta have this stuff around on the menu! Delicious! Tropicana concentrated grape juice gives a uniquely rich delicious taste for grape juice/wine fans! Many bars tend to offer specials such as a Burger meal deal with a drink purchase along with a "Happy hour" drink offering daily. I enjoyed even more, recently a grilled jumbo (pictured) huge kobassa sausage on a bun plus purchased a delicious Smirnoff (with ice) at this bar. red lobster would be a nice place to go find some tender beef burgers mainly - why not eh!! Kobasa sausage on a bun (available at Cosco whosalers)

Halibut fish is advertised as made fresh for you at The Greek owned "Golden Diner" on Carlton street near Yonge st - great lamb souvlaki too

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"Bourbon Street Grill" Unbeatable for taste and sheer value - amazing amounts of food in huge selections including spicy beef, garlic or cajun shrimp, Bourbon chicken (specialty here) and lots more with great tasting lotsa sides to pick from - all fresh made - around ten bucks for a combo - my fav deal here! - check for end-of-day specially pre-made combos too - around seven bucks to go! maybe Also try the food court at Gerrard Square Mall (near pape) for similar food but with less taste bourbon chickn also available at gerrard square food court tasty tender BBQ Duck slices in sauce Nice looking branch with flags of friendship TD did a great job in sponsoring the festivities in the Italian section on college street during the 2022 festival season celebrations - ta and grazie equally folks!! Click here to view our wines and spirits webpage

	e, This is the way lamb chops can be done instead folks!! (the lamb chops could also be substituted with pork chops if rightly done and cheaper)
the best tasting shawarma (mideast style chicken wrap) seems to be the spicy (chicken) shawarma offering from paramount's brookfield place location (freshest ingredients incl fresh vegetables plus sauces) 181 bay street entrance or enter from yonge street	This hugely popular d/t food court is completely packed at peak times Enjoy a Kafta kabab wrap or beef or (regular or spicy chicken) wrap here!! on Yonge street and at brookfield place location mainly tasty kofta beef kabab dish with fried peppers, onion The best of doner styled meat wraps generous filled (beef or chicken or mix of both) is to be found here at a franchise chain called "german doner kabab" founded in 1989 has locations around the world including european locations such as in sweden plus new york etc etc. great tasting wrap called "the original" is worth it compared to other doner offerings in this town $13.80 plus add $5 for combo of large fountain drink plus french fries in your choice of flavour (curry style etc) queen street just steps east of john Ali Baba $10 beef shawarma - fresh taste, nicely prepared beef with lots of fillings of your choice at church street on queen close to st mike's hospital Osmow's has a location next door to the Chelsea Delta Hotel right downtown open 24 hours - at the hotel's alleyway entrance enjoy a greek souvlaki wrap even, at late night hours too from pita land on dundas street by jarvis st. nice quality marche (leo's) 475 front street east (distillery district area near TD bank) Leo's great $11.95 burger combo - great for your party or get-together great quality and price value - beats any "burger joint" includes a can of your choice select pepsi brand flavours (they close early evening daily - check for delivery or pickup) Leo's lunch buffet menu (priced by weight - approx $11 per pound) bbq wings plus best tandoori when fresh with tasty sauce included the heat lamps may be set too high as the offerings dry out within hours and by 5 o'clock should be rightly discounted rather than wasted (same goes for metro supermarket deli "end of day" items which are still regular priced and sometimes not actually fit for the shelves for looking severely now overdone by late afternoon and into the night) 475 front street east location - check for availability late in evenings (closes early at present) #1 pick here!! $6.99 Molsons etc beers available here (laziz) $3.50 for plate of 4 samosas) on Dundas st 1/2 block east of church st delicious Boneless chicken curry "haandi style" western friendly flavoured when available (similar to "terragon chicken" at leo's buffet) $10 at sam's on river street up from dundas near gerrard heated up in a minute while you wait also great mutter paneer veggie curry option here when available (great butter chicken curry - $10) This would be a great add-on to western menus that offer butter chicken additionally too etc My fav curry is lamb (as shown) closes at 6am and then opens at noon Not the best quality of rice and meat but a better offering than most biryani style dishes which have mainly just rice without saving much over a nicer curry rice selection offering instead Nicely done best here at king's place This is a nice burger with hand cut fries fresh made combo deal its at city hall on queen street just a few steps past bay towards york st sausage cart vendor #944 price is a friendly $6.99 inclusive of tax or even better: pick from Italian German or polish sausage options
naan and kabab house has a succulent half tandoori dinner offering to which you can add a beef skewer too if desired. great value either way 416-972-6623 (kabab sauce etc on the side for the rice) (we recommend this location only as quality may vary at related locations) naan and kabab house (yonge st d/t) has a "waziri" dinner including tandoori chicken skewer plus a skewer of beef, along with rice, salad and pita bread offering. quite reasonably priced. While turkish kabab skewer dinners and similar koobideh Kabab skewer dinners at persian restaurants do offer some appeal too certainly, its often pricier and not with as much taste and side sauce as these two afghan picks noted here above all other such picks	Persian style "koobideh" Deliciously fresh made dual beef skewer Turkish kabab dinner plate $20 for complete meal as shown - Kismet restaurant (fine dining - lotsa seating for your party or group) near Broadview on queen st (uber delivery too) Kismet also has the best tasting beef (adana kabab) wrap of nicest ingridients and lovely beef quality - $16.99 including fries and soda pop (ask for a glass certainly too) skip the hot sauce option, just get a dash of it on the side. Bring a date along for this too or why not enjoy with family and friends too - as many whole chickens etc as to feed your entire group! Armenian cuisine looks similarly enticing as turkey, iran, Russia, afghanistan pakistan!! Polish and Ukrainian diets also include Kapusta (cabbage/sauerkraut with sausage pieces)
"The New Yorker Deli" restaurant at Bay and bloor in Toronto offers a variety of smoked meat sandwiches and more. Just love the large Orange juice (fresh squeezed for just a four dollar price plus tax) great euro spirited waitress often!
Japanese village restaurants across Canada is a popular place for a "cooked at your table" experience in tasty cuisine such as teriyaki steak and shrimp and more! Ths aint yucky sushi food instead, thats fer shure! (No longer in Toronto? real shame!)

For more tasty takeout, consider spadina st. (west) Chinatown section or on broadwiew at Gerrard (west side) for mainly just great BBQ duck by the pound - only around five bucks a meal in days gone by...	get in on tasty (though pricey) ginger sauce with this then even more tastier item Shrimp lo-mein with jumbo shrimp and fresh tasting veggies and sauce on the spaghetti (video above) would be nice with sriracha sauce garlic shrimp in creamy sauce - western recipe food idea Thai curries could offer great tasting curries with even more menu compatibility with western fare - check around recently featured at "oriental grill" at gerrard square (pape & gerrard, halfway between east chinatown and "little india" - Their daily specials always include the great "bourbon chicken" combo lunch offerings too ($10) (one of the best food deals on "the planet") gerrard square food court location only - quality at their related chain location d/t not the same as we found here - shown below is their spicy beef or shrimp option - plus several more choice options to select from here (all at $10 for combo with rice or noodle along with generous meat dish serving) Also based at the gerrard square food court is just opened "La sani" grill. $13.95 for a dual kabab combo as shown (incl rice with green salad combination) the place has much potential here no doubt yet comes up short at this time on fresh taste quality as the beef skewer seemed re-heated from the night before likely. Oh well, live and learn personally dont like this choice of salad especially prefer cole slaw with tons of mayo mixed in for taste instead, plus the rice could be even better tasting with naan (buttered and fresh toasted) option too. (Weekdays only - specify only mild spice level - nice taste!!) had a tasty chicken dish here recently (Thai basil chicken) in a tasty sauce - $6.95 plus tax for just the curry dish - opted for no side dish like rice or noodles. Shown below are food ideas we picked up on facebook featuring great looking Greek cuisine from a greek place called "Skara" the pork looks particularly enticing, with fresh onion and tomato to go along with the fixins that come with the great looking pork Unbeatable dollarama (or walmart pepsi mini pack deal) also available in 7up flavour Some pepsi brandbottles do not clearly show when "sugarless" version fer crissakes man!! Get a fully one litre pepsi or brisk lemonade / lemon iced tea pop for just a dollar plus tax fer crissakes! cold pop bottles $1.25 Great place for lovely photo frames, extension cords plus more!! 50% cheaper deals on sriracha hot sauce too! lots more home, kitchen, and workshop stuff - all under $5 you'd be amazed at what that might buy you here!) Folks using food delivery services such as uber, skip the dishes etc are in fact paying for this service through possibly higher prices for portion size, and directly related added "service fees" which may be levied in addition to the actual amount touted as "delivery fee". Best deal is always on pick-up or dine in. Or to use the restaurants own delivery service as its a cheaper way usually, despite still costing more for having delivery than if you could arrange for pick-up and get the food home still hot and fresh or re-heat without severe loss of fresh quality. its only makes sense that delivery has to be paid for - just need the real cost up-front no-frills and freshco have daily low prices on "Simply brand" favourite brand quality juices - lemonade along with "classic tropicana" (also minute maid brand or Presidents choice) and orange juice etc - best sugar-free drink alternative (if you really havta) is ice cold sprite No-frills is best for 2l pop in brand name choices or generic brand prices. Best selections of pop available in town are here My own best pick is the Lurisia flavoured offering of bottled Limonata from Italy - served chilled. Most popular brand is the San pellegrino variety mainly - great stuff!! has concentrated orange juice blended in for great overall added taste enhancement experience!! Best limonata brand of Italy!! San Pallegrino Limonata regular priced at $7.50 / six pack at some supermarkets An alcohol spiked version would be nice especially too! Top choice for best orange juice deal! "PC" (Presidents choice) (Double sized - under a ten dollar bill) #1 deli pick worldwide at "food basics" mainly Needs even more sweet chili flavour tandoori version has hardly discernable taste (Italian fare) stew or just about any like foods go better with hot sauce on the side!! the most popular brands are here shown below: Tabasco also offers sriracha flavour bottle version (fry in margarine/butter or similar oil with cut up onions and bbq sauce plus tabasco This unbelievable deal at freshco from Butchers selection Brand has 10 pork with chicken frankurters coming in at 50cents each ($5 bucks a full huge 900gm pack) (almost a full kilo) for an even greater taste treat, get with this $7.99 selection brand eight pk (900gms) sausage deal with a tastier cheese filled centre check your local supermarket for real such value $1.25 325ml Every home and restaurant table should sport this great tasting "gourmet brand" bbq sauce bottle from dollarama at an amazing low low everyday price - "food basics" has similar deal on everyday Do it yourself - pick up some bread, including croissants (sold individually even maybe) and then head over to the deli counter and pile on the sliced meats for a do-it-yourself deli-meats sandwich feast thick cuts of meat yield even more satisfying sandwich treats "do it yourself" at home and enjoy also as a bagged lunch idea Fantastic taste treat - just moments in microwave and voila! (heat till ready, yet retaining soft texture) Soft buttery taste - sandwich sliced as shown or in brioche bun style for sausage instead check supermarkets and walmart additionally available too presently at dollarama - grab some today! The best tasting sliced meats (pckgd) are shown below: Check around for deals!! Thick sliced meats are even more satisfying! enjoy hot or mild (regular) flavour 740ml size Sriracha sauce bottle just $3.50 (everyday half price value) Lots of great confection items from Italy and France especially (cheap) Just $3.50 each full bottle the new Ardo's bar at jarvis and king st looks worth a try - nicer music around often seeming. ta

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