#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)

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 sausage on a bun - 
alternatingly between great sausage 
and great 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) 


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




best sausage treat in town best taste and value!



(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









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)





 
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 
     
All you can eat ribs now on at St Louis
just $27.99 ea - great 20 oz beer $6.99 ea

St Louis Staff community volunteering

generous deal - place was packed full - musta been 100 guests or 
seemed like
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)

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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

Upper level - st lawrence market 
(downtown Toronto)

 







Top each slice with hugely generous amounts of sauce when serving

                                     

        
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.






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!








Italian spicy crescent ring with ham
and melted cheese

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



Chicken parmasean with lotsa mozza



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)


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


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










Sausage vendor located additionally directly across from the rogers
flagship downtown store at the atrium on bay (next to eaton centre)



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

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)

6% 7%

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 supermarkets (metro
On front street open late) and LCBO ($10 for 8pk
at The Beer Stores in town) Beer stores have stock
on 4 can packs of Busch Bullet, its a better taste!!
nicest location is on mill st near distillery area

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 if you dont see any alternative
picks around such as a lovely bottle of smirnof ice
(cooler) or port/sherry fortified or shiraz
flavour wine

      
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.



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)



                                    

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)



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)



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






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



ONE OF THE OFFERINGS ON THE "uLTIMATE DINING" GIFT CARDS
nICE ENOUGH STRAWBERRY ETC MILKSHAKES HERE - THINLY MADE



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!





cost based on weight at self serve bar




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)


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


(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!

and why not souvlaki too, equally we say!!




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


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









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)


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


(video above)
Delicious chicken curry expertly made





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


bbq chicken!!


Delicious porkbelly slices (side bacon similarly etc)





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








euro dessert creativity on at the metro in-house bakery




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







 


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

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


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


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



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.

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)




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).





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



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


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.




by the slice or by the pound - look for the sign with
reasonable price showing wherever it's to be found




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

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



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 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)






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





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)






forget bagels - croissants are a more
tasteful idea!!




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



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)





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






                                         

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:





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)





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!


French style eggs benedict servings out there! yah!






Paddington's Restaurant and Pub at
St Lawrence Market - by the main entrance

    
Paddington's menu variety plus all the molsons
Guinness / Smirnoff/ Wines beer and other such
ideas as you could possibly handle!! Greek owned
- Lovely special Irish service along the way too ("Stevi")
- Complete eggs and ham/sausage or bacon with fries breakfast - A nice $10.95
(available "all day" - 9AM- 7PM TUE-FRI)  (8AM-5PM SAT-9AM-5PM SUN)
ice fresh Orange juice option too and select service to be well worth giving a nicest tip for


Paddington's Eggs benedict on extra tasty peameal bacon
- yum!








Crowds drawn to Popular Paddingtons Pub (Lots more
seating) - sometimes a line up but worth the short wait!




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



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



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



(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 $2.10 for a regular cup
from a guy who only kinda 'looks Italian' instead" (Terry that is
- ha ha)


Pumpernickles
locations (breakfast and lunch)



Full classic fried egg breakfast menu available too including daily
sammy specials

for Listing of their locations - try here






(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!

 
$2.25 ea
             
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


Somewhat spicier yet certainly too enjoyable version here:

(freshly to order - their spicy chicken rolls come in at $1.50)
while they do offer mini samosas here - its not their forte -
stick to these great rolls instead - if you dont mind it spicy
here



yellow curry flavour version chicken roll @logan
- on Queen st




Better than falafel type foods




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.

nicest quality toolkit
gift idea from ikea!!





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


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

look for their half price calamari special on wednesdays

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

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)

seasoned, cooked tender baby potato - yum!


taco bell used to offer tater tots - dunno why
not still!!

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





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!!)

 $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??")

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

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!!


 
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(Plus Molson Canadian beer)