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Irish Embassy
Pub & Grill

49 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M5E1J1
         
 

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Genuine Italian sourced
brands coffee beans
Illy coffees served
too at pasta mia cafe
st lawrence market
lower street entrance
down from the lcbo
store owner "klement"
is the nicest man I have
ever known and is top
caliber Italia from just
across the way in Albania




Visit your friendly nearby euro cafe!!

Did enjoy the $9 coffe at the king edward hotel
last I was there - served in a pot! wow!

pasta mia limonata treat


The West Cork Banner

food offerings  inside view

party time at the west cork

For an authentic experience of bonnie Ireland, its starts right
here in this whole town at "the West cork" (proudly Irish) Pub
where greatest genuine Irish spirit of hospitality with honestly
employed spirits from "the old country" looking to caringly serve
the community as we come together in such an most merited idea
of humanly spirited communion (memorable most service from
a dear waitress named tanya whose Irish accent is a treat for
memories cherished beyond measure by yours truly I so admit!!
A Smirnoff Ice is just $7 and a pint of my fav beer goes for around
just 50cents more for a full glass. great list of wines by the
glass or full bottle (including an australian shiraz offering)
lovely calamari too - most memorable I would say too!!

 
 youtube "Those were the days"

 
 youtube "If you love the irish spirit of caring..."
 

dineen

#1 on everyone's list for top restaurant
dinner treat idea (Steak and lobster)
    brights 74 Cartier fortified wine (Imperial) regency fine old wine
(See specific restaurant choices   "Port / sherry" type wine 18% - 20% alc
further below on this page)             (andre's /74 tawny/ cartier/ regency)

our current pick for best steak nite outing
for value/quality - scotland yard pub $25 incl fries
steak frites - scotland yard pub
Scotland yard Pub also best pick for "english style fish 'n chips"
under $20 plus tax. tip
Scotland yard pub on the esplanade 
56 the esplanade downtown toronto a few steps east from yonge 
street 
keg burger
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
lobster tails done perfect
Perfectly prepared lobster tail grill
add melted butter and youre good to go!
great steak and shrimp idea
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


for the love of love greek
(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!!

molson pint
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! youtube
the firendly greek on danforth lamb souvlaki
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)
right next door at christinas in greektown
Happy hour Souvlaki dinner served 5PM-7PM here!!
top pick
wrap deal 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
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
Frankies souvlaki combo

$8.95 chicken or pork souvlaki on a pita

fresh sliced tomato and white onion slice cuts
with tasty tzatziki sauce and tender meat
favourite food
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. my favourite beer is peroni (mild tasting, yet with
full 5% alcoholic content)

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) krystos
$15.99 souvlaki lunch special, weekdays at "freddy the greek" near King and river - nice place for private party



jimmy jimmy souvlaki 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 greek kebab skewers - marth stewart
mado turkish friendly service attitude, western menu ideas compatibility throughout youtube 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 This peameal sandwich deli is Italian ownd at st lawrence market by a man with great warmth of genuine decency which all can clearly see in him too. (Sandwich topped "as you like it") clip below:

yiannis sausage

best sausage treat in town best taste and value! beef'n chese stromboli Fantastic idea of a beef'n cheese "stromboli" (italian sandwich) treat to have around fer crissakes too

Busters seafood cove at
at lawrence market's own
most popular treat -
Lobster Roll (approx $22)


bhais grill
(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 shish tawook stock photo
Mediterranean Burger
mediterranean style burger - made from choice of
meats including pork, beef, lamb or turkey


Taste of the danforth festival 2023 hi-light
taste of the danfort feature #1
Special price showing was in effect at the festival for gathered tourists chicken souvlaki wrap 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

noonans pub owner nonnans Near to broadview station on The Danforth fox and fiddle d/t on john st up from king fox and fiddle location in toronto's entertainment district downtown. karaoke anyone? fox&fiddle brunch!! Kelly's landing 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 waitress staff! yay!!!!!   St Louis lineup of servers (new brunswick example)
  Great Irish stew ideas for Pubs pub style youtube video (video above) chicken curry alternative anyone? . open faced toast with melted cheese . corsican recipe pork and veggie soup 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!!) dear Kaley cuoco - seeming too to be a smirnoff top fan http://10mostbeautifulwomen.com/kaleycuocofanpage fresh meats Upper level - st lawrence market (downtown Toronto)

 
typical Italian fancy restaurant idea

peroni beer

Peroni or molsons Beer also available at
night-times at 7-11 outlets along with
several Shirnof ice cooler (singles) flavours etc


steak bites

Steak bites would b great on the Italian
menus around


side dish

Tasty on the side - roast potato with
string beans plus bacon / sausage bits
and flavourings



veal shank

Cornish hen

spicy Italian meatloaf Beef Brisket
Top each slice with hugely generous amounts of sauce when serving

                                      Italian Tuscany beef restaurant dinner idea

pasta options        
Pasta in a tasty marinara sauce and melted
cheese toppings additionally with beef pork or
chicken blended in or heaped with too is a nice
way to treat.


pork ribs



Enjoy foods with franks hot sauce or sriracha
sauce added on top of the sauce too - sriracha
found cheapest at (dollarama imported) store
outlets
(imported from thailand by dollarama for their special
discounted price offerings)


Creamy Italian chicken marsala
- enuf of the just pasta and
tomato sauce idea of a cheap
copout eh!

Creamy Italian chicken marsala


lemon chicken

Roast chicken

Italian_spicy_crescent_ring_ham_melted_cheese
Italian spicy crescent ring with ham
and melted cheese


pasta alfredo - just add meat
   spicy Italian sausage pasta dish
Pasta alfredo - just add meat!!     Spicy Italian sausage pasta dish


chicken parmasean
Chicken parmasean with lotsa mozza


family pack
Best deal here - 1.2KGS party/family pack tasty hot or mild
italian sausage - just $10 at "Rocco's no frills" on front
street close to st lawrence market - add sliced huge
spanish white onions plus bbq sauce (often on special
here) and you're all set!! Deliciously cooks in its own
oils baked in the oven 20 mins+ for 4 at a time at
400 degrees 
(suggested hearty single full meal serving size)

cheap to buy fast heated up sausage to make at home
buy meat cheaper in pckgs of 5 or 10 or more at competitive supermarket outlets
20 - 40 minutes in the oven (turn over once in-between) voila - a feast for cheap!

Brand to try include Maple Lodge Spicy Italian chicken sausage,
Presidents Choice (spicy) Chorizo Pork sausage plus lots more

sausage dressings
perk up the taste with some onion and peppers - why not!!


Some Pubs we've seen around have a beautiful selection of the best songs picked
for jukebox playing with a modern machine that offers a huge number of such great
songs from the 70s (bee gees, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, Yvonne Elliman, and tons
more) and with the best songs from Van Morrison ("Someone like you" / "Have I told
you lately") Christopher Cross (Arthurs theme, Ride like the wind), Leann rimes, ("Cant
fight the moonlight" - discounted price, plus "Wasted days and wasted nights") Jackie
Evancho, Andy Gibb (even played a George strait song - "Amarillo by mornin!" - nice
country selections equally!) You might even blow a twenty on a jukebox in that case,
and not live to regret it as it gives a shot in the arm our planet hasn't had for just too
bloody long now I say - time to end the abuse with bullshit so-called music we are
subjected to in a bid to make for stupid applied ideations of so-called "equality" in
such regard as human sanity of actual objective merit historically speaking
as applied to music tastes and what have you - for gods sakes I submit with care!
Jackie Evancho's best song performances of traditional great songs were included in
what we found around, - except my most favourite "imaginer" - although not a song
as well known here - check it out at my music appreciation and download site here:

http://musicfromrizzo.com




d/t sausage cart king-bay


sausage cart - Bell trinity square

daily sauasge lunch fer shure!!

Sausage vendor located additionally directly across from the rogers
flagship downtown store at the atrium on bay (next to eaton centre)
d/t sausage cart dundas-yonge

great sausage deal here - best lunch thrill!!

soda pop here just $1.25

friendly turkish chap who seemed maybe from Ukraine too
is sometimes serving at the sausage cart on front street (at bay)

Seemingly keeping with some weird idea of a s0-called "Just society"
idea coined by his father - the former PM Pierre trudeau, young Justin
Trudeau seems hell bent on dope joints replacing all former starbucks
locations perhaps, while saying NO to a single bottle of molsons Canadian
beer or johnnys mini 200ml sherry at your more favourite sausage vendor
stand. now how much sanity is there in that either I say of this trudeau era
regime
Beer store
My favourite drink pick here is johnny bootlegger grape
(sherry style $2.75/bottle  offering 11.8
% alc content)
Love molson's beer - ice cold!! (wherever there's an Irish
pub suitably staffed with a friendly waitress who knows
our own such music and isn't shy to have it heard on the
jukebox etc) circle K convenience store on dundas at
river street sells a 4pk of molson cold shot minis for
Just one dollar more than the beer store price.

Molson coldshots 6
% Labatts Bush bullet 7%7%
Would be nice to have this size
offering in singles additionally


John Molson is proudly a Montreal founded
company older than Canada itself - (1786) yay!


Bush bullet brewed in canada by: John Labatts
(founded in 1847 here in London ONtario)

$5 ttl (4pk price) at select corner stores, supermarkets 
and LCBO ($10 for 8pk at The lcbo/beer Stores in town) Beer
stores have stock on 4 can packs of Busch Bullet additionally,
its a better taste!! fanciest "beer store outlet" location is on
mill st near distillery area. 473ml tallcans of 6
% cold shots
are also available selectively

Should be sold in singles or by the pack anywhere
a person of legal driving age might be able to do
so. refreshment stands including movie theaters
and parks and street cart vendors plus every
convenience store. dope joints should be outlawed
still and remain so instead.

best beer choices peroni, molsons, busch bullet
or picks such as a lovely bottle of smirnof ice
(cooler) (fav) or port/sherry fortified (favs)
or shiraz type wine

taco tuesday       toppings
The beef is curry-like tasty when served fresh
and prepared in sauce. if sits too long tastes
not as good - dry looking. Plus outside of
tuesday, you have to pay for two at a time
for approx $9 combined with no option to
mix and mtch between beef and chicken choices
etc. best taste remains at taco bell consistently
plus quesada everday offering of an as good $3 taco.

quesada taco
Church and king location, etc best deal!


fish and chips around leslieville tasty fish pieces at marcheleos
Marche leo's on front st east sometimes has tasty breaded fish on buffet
- quite inexpensive compared to "reliable fish and chips" (founded 1930) for instance
The Scotland yard pub (on the esplanade downtown still gets top pick vote on this
one addiionally for the best under $20 "english style" fish and chips taste treat)



                                     youtube video
Souvlaki_Xpress burger
Just recently had the home made quality burger hare
at souvlaki express - never had a better burger - plus
was only ten bucks for a complete meal with a soda pop
included (taxes xtra)


big smoke burger loc moosehead tallcan

Best burger chain offerings are here at
big smoke burger, for a nice complete combo meal
$11.99
beef burger combo deal
(add $4 for tallcan beer instead of pop)

(Located on King just east of Yonge, plus google for other of their nice locations)
big smoke burger on king st - great for small partiy

best burger deal in town
Side table for mayo, ketchup plus other added fixins. Nice fountain drink albeit in plastic cup





bullger combo

Highlander burger combo special - also available at the danforth location
cheese included along with great tasting too homecut fries plus cold pop


The burger's priest - overpriced quality
ONE OF THE OFFERINGS ON THE "uLTIMATE DINING" GIFT CARDS
nICE ENOUGH STRAWBERRY ETC MILKSHAKES HERE - THINLY MADE


rotisserie
Check your supermarket location for rotisserie chicken
offerings in various flavours too - such as "jerk", regular BBQ
tandoori, peri peri (presidents choice from loblaws) and more!
Plus we note that Loblaws is said to have rebated fully a
billion dollars (no less) to its loyalty program involving
its various participating outlets, through its Optimum
club membership benefits best enjoyed with the great
benefits of a Presidents choice mastercard - these folks
are one brand we have to say that even in this day and
age remain tops in quality of service and grace in handling
customer queries through their website facility, folks
will find. sorta like amex along the way too. yeah to both
even!! TD bank is unbeatable by the way too for normal
banking needs that are just plain nicer designed.


lemon merengue

loblaws shrimp
cost based on weight at self serve bar



smirnof
The best tasting drink wherever liquor is to be found
to be had - smirnoff - I even then prefer port wine if
available though! (Plus molson beer in pint draft size)

best limonata
available by the whole case too on
amazon.com - cheap to get stocked
up on now for parties etc!!


great cheesecake idea open 24hrs(tax incl)
Rabba's sherbourne ave location on front
street. Other variations (cherry version, chocolate
swirl etc just a tad bit more, $2.99 plus tax)



A favourite meal gathering idea for all lovers
of sausage meats as (staple) basic food culturally!
best ideas!!

and why not souvlaki too, equally we say!!




bbq chicken
BBQ chicken beats greasy salty fried chicken
(use tasty sauce/ bbq paste) (Tandoori flavour)


Family treat take-out available cheap at select supermarkets-
shop around to see whos got the best BBQ taste and reasonable price





whole bbq duck
Whole bbq duck - a great idea for you and your date -
or even as part of a nice family get together

food basics rotisserie chicken

metro bakery daily croissants offerings




add bbq sauce to meats as an option
Nice way to add flavour to plain meats - bbq sauce!!



seasoned appropriately for taste, adding some
cilantro etc in too, "shish/seekh kababs" (beef skewers)
have made it into western (bbq idea) recipe books
equally it would appear) yum! (sliced spanish onion
and firm, yet ripe, red tomato slices too on the side)
plus hot sauce! (tabasco etc)

great idea - steak bites with garlic sauce
Lovely idea for tender steak bites in garlic
sauce as an appetizer or main course with
a side perhaps such as pasta or potato


youtube video (video above)

Delicious chicken curry expertly made


indian paratha   naan deal



   


Western dish alternatives to "curry" do abound deliciously!!

Hungarian Goulash is a popular western standard which replaces curry as a mainstay on menus
more extant around restaurants in europe, but not yet sufficiently so around toronto and
related areas - beef skewers with light seasonings re a great meal idea plus hearty beef chili too
   



youtube video (video above)
Comedian Mr. John Pinette decries salt levels in KFC style
chicken offerings

bbq or jerk flavouring offerings
bbq chicken!!

pork belly - yay - enjoy!!
Delicious porkbelly slices (side bacon similarly etc)


jerk chicken - martha stewart cookbook ideas

metro deli
metro deli has best supply of 1/4 peppery chicken ("jerk flavour")
or mild bbq (no sauce added when ready cooked as shown) tasting
1/4 chicken version at metro locations around


metro pizza

metro bakery
euro dessert creativity on at the metro in-house bakery



jerk pork
No place yet found in this town with good enuf jerk pork quality
(as pictured if you please)

metro part pack options

baby ribs


pork chop

 


youtube video (video above)
Comedian John Pinette - Salad aint no food!

nice salad ideas include lots of fresh tomato, white
onions cucumber and even greek cheese


peppers salad
a side offering of sauteed sweet peppers perks up
almost any food in the main

cucumber salad
Cucumber with onion and just ripened tomato!! yeah!!


sauteed mushrooms
Sauteed mushrooms on the side anyone?



(bacon or bacon crumble style of bacon if offered here
too - is a nice pick of topping too)


You'll find Pizza this good only likely at Pizza Nova
(Broadview/Queen), maybe also check out pizzaville
too - don't let pizza nova ruin your perfect pizza
by overcooking as the chain owner likes his own idea
of "well done" when clearly it comes out overcooked
I found when I hadn't even requested the longer cooked
style - just normal cooked to perfection is the way to go
at pizza nova - unbeatable pizza by the (huge) slice or
whole!! love it even more when the cheese has a real rich
taste to it as I've lucked into at times trying around
such places




The "Roy Public House Pub" has butter chicken curries on
the menu as "east ender" curry. Stick to the mild version
here!
(mouth on fire having tried their "spicy" version years
back) otherwise quite a nice enuf pick on the menu here.

butter chicken
at queen street east at logan avenue (just next door
the td bank branch - atm hours access could improve
- but still the best bank - while Presidents choice is
easily the best services provider in the credit card
arena)




tandoori plate
Need a source for fresh consistently great
tasting (packed with sauce) tender (marinated
even) offering for real success on this one
(tandoori quarter chicken  or tandoori chicken marsala
a-la carte).




fantastic stir-fry idea

tender beef Cooked with oil, pepper slices along with onion all result in
great taste packed in to draw in crowds with




best take-out value in downtown area
of toronto
bourbon street grill eaton centre

Bourbon street grill eaton centre location
Does your shopping centre food court have a "bourbon street grill" outlet
as of yet? why not press for one if not already so. check freshness quality
when traffic is slow (meats not as tender after sitting a while after
being cooked I find) nice tasty spicy food pick options here too


tikka hicken
options include a generous serving of spicy or regular grilled
shrimp - A two meat one veggie along with rice or noodle combo
at Bourbon street grill at Eaton Centre (best taste and value
of any competing such offerings out there) is $12.50 plus tax
(just add bbq sauce as shown to the rice) the food otherwise
has lots of flavour and with nicely done tasty sauce in too
(Bourbon Street Grill - eton centre) Lousiana style cajun
foods along with sweet-sour type offerings from abroad.
A family size container offering of this tasty treat goes
for just a twenty dollar bill (tax included) at gerrard
square food court as an outlet there offers similar menu
items here too.

bourbon grill






carcineros
St Lawrence Market
side bacon idea all "a-round"
by the slice or by the pound - look for the sign with
reasonable price showing wherever it's to be found
this good (Carcineros - st lawrence market main floor)
great treat for under ten bucks for a generous slice


pork roast dinner


Montreal smoked meat, corned beef & pastrami sandwiches (avec dijon)

BEST TOP PICK deli ham CHOICE HERE!!!!! (PC brand)
PC Brand Spiral Ham


The hi-light of my sojourn to the area of Toronto known as "little Italy"
was the discovery of this great western style bar with such nice food as:

Fantastic looking burger and fried potato dish - on my way home I also
went past a familiar looking large church structure of the main Ukrainian
church with this sign posted outside:


$14.69 full combo meal as shown
If you love perogies like a few people I know
or want the taste of ukrainian sausage we
have travelled for these years past, try them
at http://heavenlyperogy.ca or maybe even
drop in and purchase at this church hall.

I never missed "Taste of the danforth"
over some years now (Greek festival
with lotsa reasonably priced tasty
souvlaki - shows generous community
spirit too however it was cancelled due
to red tape when previous mayor tory
was in his "lame period" of term in office




Marusya's


Marusya's Ukrainian and Polish foods lovely decor
items offered at lunchtime today included shaslyk
"kebab" dinner ($25 including your choice of sides)
Located a few steps from the Jane subway - a
Ukrainian (mainly) delicious treat ofering you
wont wanna be left out of. Enjoy! (Breakfast
shown below)
Marusya's






Italian style grilled cheese -
that's the way its unbeatable!!

Italian_grilledcheese
  best beer
Octoberfest treat

shrimp taco

Italian wraps are supreme
Generously filled deli meats wrap
- Italian style!!


Top idea too for quick lunch - sausage on a bun/croissant!!
My most fav quick food too by far!! (a "good souvlaki" is next)
kobassa from costco yay
molsons beer - access everwhete sil vous plais!! ta





forget bagels - croissants are a more
tasteful idea!!
standard meal plan idea molsons beer - access everwhete sil vous plais!! ta



located on Queen street at Logan somewhat across from TD
(Served fresh from a warmer in foiled warp - ideal too for theaters
and airport counters at bulk discount from here) (Honey Garlic)
Served with carmelized onions and dijon mustard


tasty sausage treat - Italian made
More flavours and in-stock quantities
usually found at the popular metro at
front and church (great hot deli foods
counter and fresh desserts bakery too)


euro desserts

Fntastic euro dessert quality offerings fresh made
- square one shopping centre food court - huge place

(TTC to kipling subway station and transfer freely to missisauga transit
express bus to square one)



beef and peppers with onions - black bean sauce
Great tasting food! fried Beef and sweet peppers with onions - with
tasty black bean sauce




duck dinner


                                         

brandt kobassa

Kobassa (the real stuff as offered by brands like
"Brandt" plus "Pillers" too) is the best tasting such great
quality sausage meat to be found. Brandt (my fav) also offers
a spicy (powdered chili sprinkled on) version for multicultural
appeal as it were, while both have ham or turkey options for
kobassa - tasting similar yet allowing for non pork preferrers
to enjoy kobassa "equally"!!



Aroma espresso bar offerings:

aroma espresso




shown below is my fav way to see such a breakfast served
- even has gourmet toasted rye bread option and generous
cuts of ham slices (lovely sausage if you prefer - or even bacon)

make it my way



back bacon is a much better way to go over strip bacon
for breakfast sandwich offerings by the way, and ham
should always be an option to replace bacon for a side
offering with breakfast - eggs benedict style is tops!!
Tim's more recently had a mini breakfast sandwich
with back bacon instead. $2.99 Now thats more like it!

wishlist to add to menu

French style eggs benedict servings out there! yah!

eggs neptune


British Cheddar anyone at all?

cathedral barhappy hour
located on the esplanade a few blocks from the st lawrence market

Paddington's Restaurant and Pub at
St Lawrence Market - by the main entrance
paddington's
molsons beer - access everwhete sil vous plais!! ta

best bacon sandwich here  Paddingtons smoked meat sandwich combo
Best bar service in toronto - pddington's pump st lawrence market



Future Bistro - West just past Spadina
on Bloor (Near the subway station)

future Bistro

future bistro breakfast offerings

Future Bistro's Breakfast eggs combo - lots of choices in omelettes
and more
(try the "all day" grillwurst sausage dinner too if you prefer to) Liquor licenced


figs restaurant - Queen and parliament

Popular place at queen street east on parliament. Been here many years
Nice service along the way. Seemingly Italian owned too - ciao folks.


patrician grill breakfast special

(Popular Owner Terry Papas pictured) famous quote by terry:
"in this neighbourhood, you could buy an Italian specialty coffee
for even five bucks or why not just $2.25 for a regular cup
from a guy who only kinda 'looks Italian' instead" (Terry that is
- ha ha)




stacked breakfast combo deasl

(Get off at broadview subway station 425 broadview)
or at spadina on queen st West - fantastic ham steak
slices served with the "ham option on this special"
no xtra charge. add $1 for regular fries instead of
"homefries".

 

popular snack offering we should adopt
into mainstream I say!
esthers across from referece branch
 

mutton rolls$2.25 ea
 mutton rolls            
soft breaded lightly fried mutton rolls As good quality as was
previously offered at "Russi's" on king st. complimentary tamarind
sauce included. This is a truly great item of appetizer appeal or
even a good meal if you have a few (Pick from mutton, chicken, fish
or veggie rolls options offered here)

Although not quite the same size of treat, the "montreal
smoked meat" snack shop next to gerrard square can
cook these up fresh there too if need be or on request
only takes a few minutes in the deep fryer - $1.95 ea
or $5.50 for three with tamarind sauce on request.
Owned by a frenchman from france

A few other spots these are also available (though differently
made somewhat with less potato filling flavouring blended in
include:

Wing machine bar and restaurant on parliament street
up from gerrard next to "no frills"

also at a food outlet at "village by the grange" food court
275 dundas st west entrance is close to 52div police station


also here:
urban thai
while they do offer mini samosas here
 - its not their forte - stick to these
rolls instead when here


chicken roll mutton rolls
mild tasting (large) chicken roll @logan
- on Queen st - tasty tamarind sauce included
Best quality value for such rolls, you'll never
get took on "spring rolls" instead elsewhere!! ha ha
$2.25 ea (tax incl) - great large chicken samosa
option too - fresh tasting ame price - prefer roll



veggie burger - eat in - or takeout
Better than falafel type foods
(spicy flavoured veggie burger)



ikea snack
Ikea diner is a place for a snack
or meal while shopping the best in furniture
ideas in certain niche categories that put to
complete shame any competitive ideas we've seen
around otherwise locally in the same category
or price bracket. Plus dishware and lots more.
Our lovely Italian print shown on our tourism
page is something I picked up from Ikea 20 years
ago now. My how time flies. Yet quality ideas endure!!
Fantastic quality complete handyman compact tool
sets (full size basic tools everyone should own
great christmas idea fer shure!!) these can be
a lifesaver when in need. Most of my furniture items
are in fact top model picks from IKea in key areas
such as bedroom.
great gift!!
nicest quality toolkit
gift idea from ikea!!




best french onion soup picks - stock photo
check out the French onion soup as a great food option at your local bar
I prefer creamy thai soup (metro, loblaws, longos (at jefferson too) etc freshly
prepared) for the nuisance of cutting through that gooey cheese now. oh well

Warmest scottish genre waitress pick here.
bars in this town do have to altogether turn off the rap music taste idea eh! ta

Scotland Yard Pub

right across from novotel hotel, next door to "the keg" restaurant

look for their half price calamari special on wednesdays
calamari nite

($7 calamari wednesday special fer
crissakes too!!)

molsons beer - access everwhete sil vous plais!! ta
Weekend brunch additionally too!
Daily drink specials on great draft beer choices
(molsons cold draft pints are the way to go
everywhere beer is sold)





sausage dinner molsons beer - access everwhete sil vous plais!! ta


scalloped potato

rosemary baby potato
seasoned, cooked tender baby potato - yum!

tater tots idea instead of fries (alternative)
taco bell used to offer tater tots - dunno why
not still!!


baileys cheesecake
molsons beer - access everwhete sil vous plais!! ta


supreme dessert!!




copenhagen cheesecake



danish pastry house
Copenhagen cheesecake - even served by irish spirited gal. with
in depth knowledge of these offerings here,  all the way from denmark
depending on your luck - for the complete euro dessert house experience.
beer/wine not yet available, italian limonata is popular here however




Au pain dore on Adelaide
20 adelaide street east location
Enjoy a euro style sandwich from the authentic French gal
server choice all the way from France I would have to believe -
makes the price worth coming in for - even have Italian Limonata
here!! (20 adelaide just east of yonge st near church st)
(Im mainly here for such service ideas in such regards or
there's other places to be too - merci!!)
euro sandwiches



octoberfest sausage through metro deli
 $3.99 each - the mutual street metro location even offers them to
you cooked with a lovely soft bacon strip wrapped around each one!! - nice!!
(optionally that is - same price) this sausage also available at front street
location, etc my top sausge pick personally is greek at yiannis st st lawrence
market, while the sausage pictured above should replace breakfast sausage
offerings including in "bangers and mash" dishes that is. ta

Check on their great combo deal special for lunch!!




 

check out the "firkin bar " locations around town too
("where have all the flowers gone in this town around??")
firkin on yonge and elsewhere

 
   Keg staffrs
The Keg
Restaurant Chain (staff picture from some other Keg restaurant)
26 The Esplanade, Toronto, ON (Popular Bars and dining area)


 The Keg Steak and lobster offerings


Supremely great steak 
and lobster fun place!!
(pricey though...)

keg meal



   kegs takeout  kegs york st loc



She deserves this much at least - make it
a memorable evening folks!!

keg regina

Gourmet burgers served here that make for a memorable
night out on less than you might think fer crissakes!

Happy hour kicks in at 10PM (open late)
Red Lobster Restaurants
Many locations throughout  Canada + The United States


Steak and Lobster Great place for a lobster pizza when available (ten bucks and change) plus
sirloin
Steak
and
delicious
(make it grilled)
lobster
now about
$50 plus
taxes
and tip
as fully
to be
actually
fair,
minded
dear
folks!!


(love the long Island Iced Tea served here - have it every time,
from the bar!) Gotta keep the place goin for the great decor
and history to our folks.

Come in on any day of the week  for the fantastic endless shrimp deal!! ($29.99) wow! (one classic side included, premium sides such as braised Brussel
sprouts add additional $4.99)
wine special
$5.99 wine special
- fridays

 
Lobster bisque maybe try too the (mainly broth) lobster bisque
Also, Complimentary fresh made english
biscuits served while your lunch is prepared
 
The maritime lobster should
be ordered grilled, and served
with melted butter for best
taste (not steamed instead).
steak best when cooked over
a fire type source.


 

 
  red lobster free-refills lemonade
these gift cards are each a great idea           Free refills on pop or GREAT Lemonade
here too (as available)                        flavours - regular, strawberry or peach with your meal!

red lobster fish and chips
Red Lobster Fish and chips

(get mayo mixed in on that cole slaw!)

friendly service
Dont need to go this far in the
Idea of friendly service of days
of old, but the reminder helps
its all about sharing a hug on
merit where folks come together
in their social outings with care
in mind

best waitress award molsons beer - access everwhete sil vous plais!! ta
Hey folks, everyone loves the best spirit
showing when they get served - why do anything else??
Best tips go to the best servers - I've been known to
tip a hundred even, on occassion! be a winning pick!!

  


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!
hooters club member only idea soon to be???? yeah!!!!!!   molsons beer - access everwhete sil vous plais!! ta
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!!
hooters deals molsons beer - access everwhete sil vous plais!! ta
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 molsons beer - access everwhete sil vous plais!! ta
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 special B
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!!
         molsons beer - access everwhete sil vous plais!! 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 

mr bean at hooters ha ha

   molsons beer - access everwhete sil vous plais!! ta
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 grape              
Tropicana concentrated grape juice gives
a uniquely rich delicious taste for grape 
juice/wine fans!

Burger and fries presentation suggestion
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!!
  hp sauce     molsons beer - access everwhete sil vous plais!! ta
Kobasa sausage on a bun (available at Cosco whosalers)

halibut anyone?   molsons beer - access everwhete sil vous plais!! ta
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



A & W OJ / mama burger
A&W (just $2.80 buddy burger) nice tasting
burger at a nice price. add more for cheese or
added beef patty. Real fresh beef taste with mayo
and carmelized onion toppings included.
Great way to serve coke, orange juice real
lemonade or what have you in a large chilled
mug at reasonable price. that's the way to see it
done folks! meat quality simply superior to mcdonalds
harveys, wendys etc on burgers we tried there.
plus great value overall on these picks at a&w


a&W breakfast
nicer fixturing than macdonalds etc plus far better value and
taste over harveys and wendys burgers too) tasty sausages -
not too oily or salty tasting like so many such ideas around
town

classic breakfast at A&W



A&W special grass fed beef quality
1956 mama burger special a&w chicken burger special
'56 mama" A&W burger along the way

A&W beef burgers beat ALL other large burger chains for quality
mama burger $3.99 (or $4.99 with cheese)
manager special at participating locations (such as on church street at
shuter across from henry's photoprint shop" Participating locations offer
two great mama burgers with cheese for $7.99 or $8.99 - add 25 cents each
for lettuce, same thing for tomato etc
(A&W Open 24hrs for "take-out only after late nite"
d/t plus at many of their such other locations)
combo A
   combo B
Check for "manager specials" at participating locations
- prices may vary just a bit

TIM HORTONS FARE
tim-horton-cheese_topped-croissant
Tims has a tasty cheesy topped (or plain)
croissant that tastes like a delicate pastry
all the way through, ask for it (microwave)
heated and buttered. $2.49 plus tax

Tims has great offerings still in other nice quality items such
as their fresh baked apple fritter, sour cream (sweet) glazed
donut, boston cream and fruit explosion muffin offerings
all around a reasonable $1.49 plus tax. Best prices in town


tims sausage biscuit breakfast sandwich
(egg-less at this price of course - unless
you also purchase  coffee - special price
combo will then include regular sandwich
with sausage or bacon along with med
std coffee for around $5)



tims great tasting french vanilla capuccino
tims great tasting french vanilla capuccino
its the best coffee idea in town for actual great taste
except for a nice "double sugar double cream iced coffee
which I love best - why not have it available everywhere -
many coffee vending machine operators do have this amazing
flavour available but rarely with adequate enough french
vanilla coffee powder, so tastes poor instead - waste! tim's
version  Beats plain tasting, and even more expensive  coffee
ideas, thats fer shure for me!!


mccafe
McDonalds has everyone beat on the taste of their dark
roast offee special - and its even just a buck (sm) now!!

Mcdonalds sausage mcmuffin value menu price
is a reasonable just $2.79

mcdonalds deals


Tim's previously have offered a great creamy thai soup
(NOT their can version however - skip its taste fer shure)
None of the can soup brands sold are good value anyway,
buy fresh

(fresh made tims thai soup when available / ham sandwich is
great here) some or maybe all Tims franchise / company locations
don't have mustard available at last check, or fresh (spanish)
sliced onions etc tut tut


Tims famous Ham-cheddar sandwich (grilled)

Tims fresh (artisan) ham and cheddar sandwich on
a bun $5.99 plus tax - Comes with ranch suce included
- other sauce picks plus jalapenos available as xtras
unbeatable around this price level!! (ask for it grilled)
(also available as beef 'n cheddar hot grilled fresh made)
or even turkey with our without bacon included for $1
difference - hope they offer backbacon style strips again
soon

tims instant cooked pizza


7-11 Submarine
7-11 does have schneiders quality hot dogs
but insist you buy two to get the deal, they
eve take this crazy approach on pop as do
many mideastern shawarma places in town!
(See the better deals on such food instead here
further below)

frescho subs
Fresco has ready to heat in microwave 8 inch subs
including pizza meat version for just $3.49
everyone should have access to a microwave
at work to bring lunch from home


subway 6in ham
subway six inch black forest ham sub $4.99
(plus tax) only when on special or with coupon.
prefer tims version instead or buy a plain
croissant and a thick slice of ham at your deli
counter enjoy a $5 instant sandwich that way
with tons of meat. 


subway snackwich
plus 20 cents tax on a $4 purchase

its 5
% tax - no tip here usually too

roast beef mini sandwich at tims
Tim's mini roast beef sandwich with cheese



rabba deals
use this idea at any deli counter offering fresh
looking sliced meats cut to order per 100 gms

Leos deli ham sandwich idea




breakfast sandwich  wedges
Wendys $4 breakfast combo deal
(combo deal on now) wendy's has a tastier such
breakfast sandwich - plus giveaway seeming
pricing special
regularly $4.29 each now $4 for two
sandwiches or a sandwich with best potato wedges or
coffee (plus just 20 cents tax at this $4 tier)

Plus all fast food chains must be legislated to protect the
environment by stopping the B.S. lip service to making real cups
mugs, glasses and plates available as billions of paper products
are filling up our landfills as they just don't "get it" when it comes
to right minded service hospitality in such affairs, however that
should not allow abuse of the planet which is still ours as surviving
human beings you must be aware of as so concerned of course, still.
Plastic or paper bags should be routinely provided whenever it
would be sane to do (without having to first "beg" fer crissakes man!!)
wanna preach on this go to those areas of the planet where billions
of wasted bags potentially are instead somewhat ignored by lefties

music in restaurants and shopping malls, supermarkets etc
must be supremely well picked for good taste such as Richard
clayderman and ray coniff, plus britney spears plus such added
picks as jennifer Lopez even and whitney houston billy ocean and
 lionel richie even. Cut the crap with the shit they are putting
on instead that are "brain dead" and therefore predatory with
sound therapies to "retard the human spirit" which survives in
better idea of "what is good and fair to do" instead for all.

sausage roll


rabba sausagerolls
get it fresh made here whenever available
as usually is found available here (24 hours)


Metro

sausage rolls pick

best pick sausage rools
(open late 11PM etc - check for
location hours/availability)




delicious creamy thai soup
Delicious flavour!!

now back at metro
supermarket
lovely flavour
(creamy)
thai chicken soup (western style and quality flavour certainly)
should be offered everywhere as the main soup every time you stop in for lunch or snack or beer etc drink 
$3.99 for reg size
plus 20 cents tax

(also at select
loblaws delis
and longos -
spicy version
here maybe?)



 


Creamy ham and potato
Should have lotsa ham and smaller matching cuts
of potato - have the tobasco or similar hot sauce on
the ready for more of a kick to the taste certainly!

creamy ham and potato soup

lobster bisque

Loblaws $3.99 and up lobster bisque offering is now a bit shy
on flavour - but is generous sized an offering and a real
treat at this price anyway likely. (Lower jarvis st. location)
help yourself to the thai creamy chicken soup fer shure
before they run out each day




Lets have more such creative style offerings
for breakfast everywhere eh

The only way to cook bacon so it doesn't seem like
dog biscuits it is that your crunching on instead
Bacon has to be cooked SOFT - not crispy or it aint
worth eatin, let alone payin for for crissakes!
done right (completely soft) its delicious stuff!






loblaws offer!!



open holidays
great eggs benedict here too - open on so-called holidays too
now that's so bloody sane an idea for this finally town too!!
(d/t Esplanade location now closed down, open instead
at bell trinity square-  behind eaton centre downtown)
(or head east a few blocks to st lawrence cafe also on the esplanade)



Just under fifteen bucks for a full litre of "Port" (Tawny 84) @LCBO!! my fav!!
If you own a restaurant, best deal on great shiraz red wine glass
offerings are made even more possible by Fronterra from Chile ($17.95 Cdn/ 1.5L)
"Port" is now used for fortified wines specifically from Portugal
as they have the name "Portu" reserved - its simply "fortified wine"
by whatever such name elsewhere made, in either
"Port" (my fav) or Sherry" flavour offerings
An approx ten dollar bottle of 750ml Local made "Port" is simply the best
deal on (fortified wine) alcohol at the liquor store - period!!
(Other Imported Port/Portu brands expensive by comparison here)

Sherry deal
Helluva discovery - mini bottle -
great "Sherry like" taste at an unbeatable
$2.75 price
Check Ontario beer stores or LCBO shelves for stock
(its all the drinks Ive been buyin here for months
- so they may therefore just be sold out - ha ha - just kiddin)
pick up lotsa molsons
or labatts 7% busch bullet (supreme!!)



Metro Deli Octopus salad sample treat 
molsons beer - access everwhete sil vous plais!! ta
Delicious octopus salad treat at metro deli on mutual street
- firm texture similar to lobster treat even



www.eurocoalition.org



"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
duck breast
tasty tender BBQ Duck slices in sauce


Nice looking branch with flags of friendship 

Little Italy A
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!!

Little Italy B
 
 Click here to view our wines and spirits webpage

  My own #1 pick at bars  
(Plus Molson Canadian beer)



 

Other truly Great food ideas
you must try!

    

e,
spicy lamb chops idea
This is the way lamb chops can be done instead folks!!

lamb chops2
(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




Paramount Lebanese - Brookfield place
This hugely popular d/t food court is completely packed at peak times

paramount shawarma
Enjoy a Kafta kabab wrap or beef or
(regular or spicy chicken) wrap here!!

The great Italian diaspora is seen mainly
in lebanon and in this instance Palestine too, equally. (Palestinian restaurant food fare)


Paramount food platter or wraps hp sauce
on Yonge street and at brookfield place location mainly


lilis restaurantlilis foods




tasty kofta beef kabab dish with fried peppers, onion

doner kabab
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

beef shawarma
ali baba
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

Osmos shawarma
Osmow's has a location next door to the Chelsea Delta Hotel
right downtown open 24 hours - at the hotel's alleyway entrance


pita land
pita land
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)

leos great burger combo deal
  hp
Leo's great $11.95 burger combo - great for your party or get-together
great quality and price value - beats any fast "burger joint"
includes a can of your choice displayed pepsi brand flavours
(they close early evening daily - check for delivery or pickup)

marche leos tandoori buffet

Leo's lunch buffet menu (priced by weight - approx $11 per pound)
bbq wings plus best tandoori when fresh with tasty sauce included
when getting wings or tandoori "by the pound" ensure its been made
with lots of "sauce included" so its not a dry tastig disappointment
rather than the best tandoori fresh pick in town.


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 marche leo's  front street east location - check for availability
late in evenings (closes early at present)
leos pizza
#1 pick here!!



veggie samosa
Great taste flavouring on these veggie
samosas - on their other items stick to
Mild spice level or you may waste your
money I've found having tried the roti
style butter chicken here just once
years ago


$6.99 Molsons etc beers available here

laziz bbq




laziz samosas
 (laziz) $3.50 for plate of 4 samosas)
 on Dundas st 1/2 block east of church st



chicken handi

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

sams butter chicken offering
(great butter chicken curry - $10)


chicken tikka ideas all around
This would be a great add-on to western menus
that offer butter chicken additionally too etc

biryani sauce
Always have sauce atop rice or pasta offerings
especially biryani rice meal items



Best quality curry value and taste -  best cosmopolitan pick
kings curry house combo

My fav curry is lamb (as shown)

closes at 6am and then opens at noon

beef birryani
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




gulab jamun
      
Nicely done best here at king's place



street vendor
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

fries treat

or even better: (Best quality, under ten dollar meal deal value found anywhere at all
sausage combotake home

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)

Turkish dinner
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.

 roast chicken
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 combo
Armenian cuisine looks
similarly enticing as turkey, iran, Russia,
afghanistan pakistan!!


Turkish kapuska
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!
 


New Yorker Deli sign New Yorker sandwich offering



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...








bbq pork college plaza

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



youtube video (video above)


shrimp1  shrimp2
would be nice with sriracha sauce

creamy garlic shrimp dish
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

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)

spicy beef



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.




on the rocks deal

chicken special

squid lunch special weekdays
(Weekdays only - specify only mild spice level - nice taste!!)

pork


thai island - brookfield place food court
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.


"Schezuan Express" combos - "Square
One" Shopping Centre food court
schezuan express
$12.95 seafood combo

Best chinese food/value is certainly at
"schezuan Express" at "Square One" Mall
in Missisauga and other locations of same
quality. Take subway to kipling and transfer
freely with TTC presto card with express service
to missisauga's square one mall - wow!!
Now thats service we should be happy to
pay for


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)
pepsi mini
also available in 7up flavour
Some pepsi brandbottles do not clearly show
when "sugarless" version fer crissakes man!!


dollarama convenience
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!)


jerk chicken

jerk pork


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!!
best limonata

has concentrated orange juice blended in for
great overall added taste enhancement
experience!!
Best limonata brand of Italy!!

limonata

San Pallegrino Limonata regular priced
at $7.50 / six pack at some supermarkets

An alcohol spiked version would be nice especially
too!


PC oj

Top choice for best
orange juice deal!
"PC" (Presidents choice)

simply lemonade

(Double sized - under a ten dollar bill)




                                                           
      #1 deli pick worldwide                                           at "food basics" mainly                   
pliiers thai chili chicken breast top pickbrandt kobassa loaf top pick
                                                                                   Needs even more sweet chili flavour
                                                                                   tandoori version has hardly discernable taste
  



Mastro (spicy vers) Capicollo
mastro capicollo
   (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


franks deal  breakfast - lunch
(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)
much better brand offering over "maple lodge" on such products in quality and value
can also be quickly heated in microwave and served with bbq sauce / hot sauce etc.

for an even greater taste treat, get with this $7.99 selection brand
eight pk (900gms) sausage deal with a tastier cheese filled centre
selection brand sausage pack
check your local supermarket for real such value




do it yourself sandwich
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

sliced roastbeef


thick cuts of meat yield even more satisfying
sandwich treats

fresh sandwich ideas
sliced breads
"do it yourself" at home and enjoy also as a bagged
lunch idea

Loblaws honeyham


backbacon - kwik cook in microwave
Fantastic taste treat - just moments in microwave
and voila! (heat till ready, yet retaining soft texture)

D'Italiano breads
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!

mastro  mastro salami
enjoy hot or mild (regular) flavour



dollarama sauce offerings cheap tasty roasted bell peppers at dollarama


740ml size Sriracha sauce bottle just $3.50
(everyday half price value)

tartlettes from france at dollarama
biskwi tartlettes
Lots of great confection items from Italy and France
especially (cheap)

spanish sangria

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
bar ardo filet mignon

bar ardo

Italian sausage or calamari - done with style
(suggestion for main or starter menu items)
Italian sausage Italian Calamari

gusto 541 - new bar in area





pita snacking

turkey bacon

back bacon





 

 
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