Restaurant Reviews by Michael Rizzo Chessman (Toronto)

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Toronto Downtown

Why be anyplace else I should wonder - ha ha

Irish Embassy
Pub & Grill
49 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M5E1J1

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irish coffee

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!

From: (Italian coffee bar scene)

"Irresistables" brand butter tarts and muffins
from the metro grocers are cafe worthy quality

Russian dish of breaded ground chicken or veal
just like my mamma used to make using beef
with breading or fried with egg batter coating



Cheese anyone?

Fresh served reuben sandwich
(why not at starbucks too eh!!)

an angelic sight for serving
beer 'n perogies!!
A real man's diet -
meat 'n potato ha ha




My favourite drink when celebrating
anything, weekend, nice day, etc

west cork sample menu picks

happy hour dom. beer bottle or jameson shot $5 and more!
waitress model

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!!

Should be standard offerings this good at bars for a sense of "joi de vivre"
brought to our communities now we say especially in best picks service personnel!!

"Those were the days"

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

Just $15 for a full top tasting kobassa sausage dinner with great tasting perogies included too
they are located on bathurst a block or two down from college st at a church nearby - must try!!

$14.69 full combo meal as shown

best tasting quality!!
FAR better than Turkey!!

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nice pork smoked polish sausage from uniQPol
just a minute in the microwave and enjoy!! (nice price too!!)

Enjoy with Diana gourmet bbq sauce

you cant beat "the friendly greek" on the danforth for the best lamb souvlaki wrap!!
The greek owned golden diner on carlton street is also tops for lamb souvlaki
dinners in this town!!

lamb souvlaki around town

dineen

(Dineen coffee location also located at CIBC towers ground floor entrance at king & Bay street
24hr ATM access secured location)

My favourite "coffee style" drink is a sweet tasting iced coffee with only a hint
of coffee taste. Otherwise I love a hot chocolate with whipped cream such as I
enjoy at "second cup" coffee outlets such as on college st at spadina avenue

A good quality french style idea of
a "continental breakfast" that hits
the spot is a soft, tasty fresh-made
pastry quality croissant with butter
and ham or cheese etc along with your
preferred choice of beverage. EVERY cafe
in town must have this style basic offering
A mug and plate rather than paper cups
preserves the environment and should
be mandated for eat-in customers

Whether its a sandwich or a
burger offering, the key to
having a hit is to make it fresh
with the right toppings as
shown on the left, same for
burgers and wraps!

It's downright inane to offer
coleslaw without lotsa mayo mixed in!

fresh tasting
sausage roll
A great idea at breakfast or anytime as a preferred snack pick over competing ideas around western cuisine
Flaky style pastry better on sausage rolls

sausage rolls
in bite size slices incl dip sauce



Gee I'd thought this level of service with a smile had altogether disappeared from our coffee shops and bars especially - ha ha

(rib sub was just fine (on Greek bread),
when we recently tried it, the assorted meats
sub on mozza bread seemed sorta like
"undercooked bread" plus light on meats

(in "little
Italy" section)

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!

Souvlaki fan tries doin it at home - hell its so reasonable to let our folks do the cooking for you at your friendly greek
take-out even or why not dine in this evening or during your office lunch get together eh!

#1 on everyone's list for top restaurant dinner treat idea (Steak and lobster) (See LCBO selections for best choices) "Port / sherry" type wine 18% - 20% alcohol (andre's /74 tawny/ cartier/ regency)
Right across from novotel hotel, next door to "the keg" restaurant

How's this idea for "catch of the
day" huh? -
"lovely sight for sore eyes"
as they say around these parts
here too ha ha

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

our current pick for best steak nite outing for value/quality - scotland yard pub $25 incl fries (on the lovely esplanade d/t) Scotland yard Pub also best pick for "english style fish 'n chips" under $20 plus tax. please tip generously as is comensurate to such a treat everytime folks 56 the esplanade downtown toronto a few steps east from yonge street, right next door to "the keg" and other such avenues too

Scottish Comedian Danny "bhoy"

Fantastic gourmet burger for a enjoyable night out at the keg (esplanade)

its even cheaper after 10PM (happy hour) nicer background music taste too 26 the esplanade close to st lawrence market tourist mecca downtown toronto - this location only open for dinner (starting AT 4pm) The downtown location at york street is open additionally for lunch too, on weekdays, while opening just for dinner at 4pm likewise on weekends (165 york street - ttc friendly) Happy Hour 2PM-4PM plus 10PM to closing
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Perfectly prepared lobster tail grill - add melted butter and you're all set to go! Perfect steak and shrimp idea - look for it prepared this way - with taste in mind eh fellas!!

BEST DAILY FOOD idea PICK!!
(Greek dining community section of Toronto is also concentrated on Danforth Avenue - just east of Broadview)

Souvlaki wrap - Tender Lamb, Chicken Pork 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! "lamb souvlaki wrap" treat experience you'll remember for a lifetime! Daily weekday lunch specials start at 11AM, runs for four hours Pork or chicken souvlaki wrap served with included french fries -a truly reasonable $9.95 (come often!) also a lunchtime special is a great lamb burger choice including fries for just $8.95

at Christina's restaurant too, next door
Souvlaki on pita picks include (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)

http://restaurantreviewsbyrizzo.com Also Great food + decor at Christina's next door to the Danforth's "Friendly Greek" Restaurant

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 #1 is "the friendly greek" on the danforth.

Frankie's Diner at 944 Queen street west across from camh $9.95 chicken or pork souvlaki on a pita fresh sliced tomato and white onion slice cuts with tasty tzatziki sauce and tender cooked meat ideas for all bars and diner/fine restaurants equally - The Greek owned "Golden diner" at Jarvis/Carlton also 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 Ice" if you aren't killin time at a bar and just maybe having a couple beers instead there.

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Krystos is now "Freddy's greek" 148 sumach (near distillery district) lamb souvlaki dinner is approx $20 meat is marinated to be tender when fresh served!! insist on it being grilled
Souvlaki lunch special, weekdays at "freddy the greek" Plays greek music most of the time while you dine near King and river - nice place for private party including your private wedding reception

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. ask them to fire grill instead. or try frankies at ossington or "the friendly greek" on the danforth instead for "the real authentic quality"

Stuffed bell peppers with melted cheese atop Perfect lasagna - lotsa cheese with tasty beef

Pita cheesesteak

Jamaican "jerk flavour" pork Skewers

Turkish beef skewers ("adana" kabab) more consistent high quality in mideastern kabab and shawarma genre food offerings my own personal favourite lunch treat normally will always remain souvlaki done right by those who best make this work

Greek beef stew

Greek meatball dinner (with tzatziki sauce included therefore) Lamb shank with appeal!! yay

fox and fiddle location in toronto's entertainment district downtown. karaoke anyone?
Check for availability on this special

strip club $15 cover, 1 drink minimum
The best part of the bargain combo burger/sausage 'n fries is the quality and taste of the fried potato (best French fries in town) simply auto-slice (skin on) whole potatoes and then deep fry so they are soft served moist, not dry and brittle instead. Get a sample for your own outlets ideas here. Sausage on a bun also available instead with this combo. Steve's catering truck at city Hall on Queen St across from the Sheraton hotel.



Happy Hour
Molson's Beer
$4 per glass
9PM till closing time

Blonde gals rarely actually seen serving in this town - 100%
fer crissakes man - wake up at the wheel eh!!
St Louis lineup of servers (new brunswick example shown)
(try Atrium on bay location in downtown toronto)

Great Irish stew ideas for Pubs

(video above)

calamari
IItalian sausage

this is the way lamb chops can be done instead folks!!



Ham 'n melted cheese croissants party tray





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


Italian/Greek Stew
wherever available!!


Top each slice with hugely generous
amounts of sauce when serving









Italian sausage with melted
cheese/sauce, (sold individually)


why not a regular beef' n cheese "stromboli" too eh!!


Grilled tenderloin
melted cheese steak sandwiches

Italian spicy crescent ring with ham and melted cheese

Toronto's mayor chow hasn't a clue as to how hard a financial picture
the industry has always faced and many were ruined through the covid
fiasco poor handling too. Small restaurant owners need a complete
break from such excesses as liquor licensing fees or patio fees and
should even get a share of the taxes collected on food sales at their
struggling restaurants in what should be a subsidized industry where
merited, in place of any more funds building bombs and destructive
minded munitions to plague the planet with fer crissakes! Meanwhile
Chow has voted herself a 25 percent whopping raise to an unconscionable
(under the circumstances) $225,000.00 annual salary plus allowances.
There should be a plebiscite to first gain approval for this action, I say!

Hey Sheldon! buzz off eh! Its dear Penny who keeps our humanist spirit alive
and would instead deserve what monies chow is pocketing advocating for your "cause" instead

related /complimentary Italian and Greek food offering ideas in combined
areas would benefit all!

Good for whole family gathering or offering at your own Cafe as a bonus with beverage purchase

Party time!!

Cornish hen for two
at dinner

!test

Family treat take-out available cheap at select supermarkets

shop around to see whos got the best BBQ taste and reasonable price

For the next christmas / thanksgiving etc dinner
make it a deliciously thick pork loin slice over a bland
tasting turkey!!
or go for the tasty style of
serving turkey - braised
(pictured on the right)

Why not have BBQ duck over turkey this christmas or thanksgiving?
- Tastes better bbq and is hugely popular - Grandfather ham is
also a greater choice of pick

add lotsa seasonings/sauce as folks will
more likely choose then to buy!!

Corsican soup of pork and veggie


Stuffed potato (with cheese, broccoli)

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



Butter steak bites on pasta

BBQ meatballs with tasty sauce

kielbasa sausage tortellini creamy soup

creamy potato 'n sausage soup

Restaurant serving or to-go picks
of generously topped Italian sandwiches

(President's choice honey mustard shown - this flavour formerly available at tim Horton's
but they no longer have the
great ham or turkey sandwiches there
President's choice offers a host of
products of merit in nicer Quality
than otherwise is to be found,
including their top rated for
service and reasonable interest rate
PC mastercard credit card offering

(Comedian John pinette on salads) (video above)

Great Italian style salad mix pick
- no lettuce please


Creamy sausage & potato soup
(have some tobasco handy too eh)

    Pizza topped english muffin

Sliced stromboli

Steak bites would b great on
the Italian menus around

Classic Italian dish - sausage
with peppers

grilled steak sandwich (italian_style)

Beef Stroganoff

    )

patty melt

italian sausage 'n peppers "party buffet" style

Italian sausage slices with potato
and onions, with string-beans


meatballs with mushrooms in gravy



honey garlic steak with pasta

spaghetti with marinara flavour meat sauce

Fusilli with meat sauce was a popular meal for me to get in on while at the University of alberta, offered fresh daily at their food court pasta and meat dishes outlet Sauce must pack in some taste - not just ketchup flavour seeming like so many eh

Livens up taste of any such meal!!
best source: dollarama



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.

Pasta alfredo - just add meat!!

S Italian sausage pasta dish

Enjoy steak with mushroom sauce plus
asparagus tips

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)

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

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)
maybe open late hours - 24 hour vendor located at university ave
on queen st W

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

Need to add molsons mini cold shots to the menu at such nice places of good food deals.

used to be a popular pick here


tacos for $2each on toonie tuesdays (max 10 per order)

no "mexi fries" as before at taco bell
(also called "tater tots" pictured above)
macdonalds has this now

Bar food idea - shaved beef with melted cheese taco

    Caprese tacos (Italian style)

Italian Beef tacos (bolonghese style)





Once had the nice home made quality burger here at souvlaki express (now under new management)
Highlander burger combo special - at parliament st on queen, plus also available at the danforth location
cheese included along with great tasting too homecut fries plus cold pop (more locations now added)

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 -
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.


This is jerk chicken - they do have plain
version too - the jerk chicken is delicious when mild and not dry, but too spicy when overdone
with too much jerk pepper flavour

Best place for take-out (spicy) shrimp!

    loblaws deli counters are a nice treat!!







Rabba's sherbourne ave location on front
street. Other variations (cherry version, chocolate swirl etc just a tad bit more)




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

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)

(video above)
Delicious chicken curry expertly made





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

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

bbq chicken!!

euro dessert creativity on at the metro in-house bakery on front street at church street

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

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

Sauteed mushrooms on the side anyone?

tender beef Cooked with oil, pepper slices along with
onion all result in great taste packed in to draw in
crowds with - why not at red lobster etc even

St Lawrence Market side bacon vendors - top level

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

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

Ukrainian hospitality
service here!!

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 offering you wont wanna be left out of -
Enjoy! (Breakfast shown at left)

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
sanely the more tasteful idea instead!!

Fantastic quality of euro dessert offerings fresh made
- square one shopping centre food court - huge place
(TTC to kipling subway station and transfer free to missisauga transit
express bus to square one) visit the pubs at square one too "reds pub" (huge!!)

Aroma espresso bar offerings:
Shown below is my favourite 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) Formerly at the greek "ok diner" on queen st east (now since has closed) highest quality standards here!! nice meat cuts and bread choice pick even and lovely potato

French style eggs benedict servings out there! yah!

back bacon is a much healthier way to go over overly oily
strip bacon (including for taste) for breakfast sandwich
offerings by the way, and ham should always be the option
to replace bacon for a side offering with breakfast
- eggs benedict style is tops for taste with hollandaise!!

near to
st lawrence market d/t

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.

stacked - grektown plus good service
found also at spadina/queen st W location

popular snack offering we should adopt
into mainstream I say!

check out the French onion soup as a great food option at your local bar
I prefer creamy thai soup freshly prepared) for the nuisance of cutting
through that gooey cheese now. oh well

seasoned, cooked tender baby potato - yum!

Great sausage with better pick of potato style over mash
would be the way to go instead we'd now say!! (ciao)

Lamb and potato stew (add some sriracha too)

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 and here available

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??")

This would make you feel at home at any such fine dining restaurant as could serve it up as looking above The way to cook steak (over a bbq type fire grill) (PLUS!!): Unless you are having a lobster roll sandwich, you'll want your lobster tail broiled fer crissakes!! Regular steak night idea and on weekends too? yeah!!!!!!!!! Remember to give a kings ransom of a generous tip here too, especially! For the sanest of spirited women loving men, whosoever would dare say "all is lost here??" NEVER!! Give the merited care you deserve to give to those who deserve to receive - that's ONLY the fair thing to do eh!! (Michael Rizzo - Leader eurocoalition.org / eurohumanist.org) Human Rights advocate and crusader "second to none"!! Amen (See the "just to die for" knockout below) (Otherwise hold on to your wallets in protest I suppose... maybe just kiddin,,, just you try us...) Anytown doin without such supremely decently such funmost ideas, oughta be locked down still - and remain so forever more amen!! all you can eat?? be nice!! at this price I'd settle for just bein around long enough to finish even this huge helping! tip lots (tops spirited gals deserve most)!! Wednesday special wings plus roundish curly fries $11.99 - why go anyplace else fer crissakes huh!! Hooters happy hour domestic bottle $3.99 3pm-6PM weekdays The place for your drink refreshments - plus enjoy the food and service - tip generously on true real merit - thats what keeps the place around - ta!! Went by friday night recently (fish and chips on special here) and the huge seating seemed all took - as the place seemed fully packed - wow! I just come looking for Irish spirited talent around so I can give a worthy such weekly tip (been saving these for a while now in this town) ha ha 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! used to have 100% non-diluted full glass in my growing up days overseas. Tropicana concentrated grape juice gives a uniquely rich delicious taste for grape juice/wine fans! Many bars tend to offer specials such as a Burger meal deal with a drink purchase along with a "Happy hour" drink offering daily. I enjoyed even more, recently a grilled jumbo (pictured) huge kobassa sausage on a bun plus purchased a delicious Smirnoff (with ice) at this bar. red lobster would be a nice place to go find some tender beef burgers mainly - why not eh!!


Kobasa sausage on a bun
(available at Cosco wholesale++)



Inquire ahead - too many restaurants try to pass off
ordinanry haddock or cod as halibut - its a huge disappointment
when this happens and they still expect you to purchase a meal
still billed as "halibut" "anyways" - tip - halibut is usually costly

$5.50 plus tax - also, nice jnr chicken burger option

tater tots upgrade available
Burger kings normal value
burgers etc are far far
better choice over macdonalds

TiM HORTONS FARE

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!! enjoy the apple fritters here
plus boston cream donuts and glazed old fashioned too!


Popular tims donuts shown - although I normally like just the
apple fritter


Greatly popular strudel dessert at a euro cafe nearby
Great ham or ground sausage and cheese strudel sorta idea

Jumbo sausage rolls and jumbo size samosa offerings too

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

opens at 6:30AM
nice new location located at broadview@queen

egg, cheese, sausage or bacon with wedges wow!

Wendys has the best tasting beef chili with
an unbeatable secret recipe for the great
style of sauce just above $4 at $4.19
(you save on tax when spending up to $4)

enjoy several tasty choices of free
dipping sauce with your nuggets

Tasty treat pick here are the 6pk chicken nuggets deal!

Wendy's sadly announced hundreds more location closures recently
beef seems below par burger quality and a documntary on youtube say
thats why they've been going bust for decades seeming as the visionary
founder insisted on quality, but when he dies the accountant mindset
took over with false wisdom of penny pinching to squeeze out more
profits and a billion dollar company has since been lost it seems here.

save on rudolph bakery products at freshco especially, plus great 2ft long bread baguette's - cheap!!
Check for fresh single croissants at the deli counter for a kwik sandwich treat wherever you shop

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 (top picks of) jennifer Lopez even and all of 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.


Mushroom soup
(hungarian paprika style).


Creamy ham and potato - best taste idea of all!! 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!

Leo's Marche Deli 475 front St east
Lovely Euro desserts counter


marche Leo's great $11.95 burger combo includes a can of your choice displayed pepsi brand flavours (they close kitchen at 6PM daily - check for delivery or pickup) 475 front st east

$2.99 per 100 gms "self serve" lunch buffet table
Leo's has some tastiest chicken, on the buffet table, best when fresh served and served
tender and juicy, in chicken thigh pieces of either jerk flavour or tandoori flavour. items on
the buffet table from breakfast or lunch/dinner are often later discounted and packaed for
quicker sale to avoid spoilage or complaint from customers of quality/value as its $30 a kilo
after all - even for just rice or potato items on the buffet here. meat served dry goes
unwanted

the other best chicken treats I've ever enjoyed was the chicken tikka at sam's on river street
in the old days when it was tender marinated, fresh made juicy, with full flavour sauce "cooked-in"
What's still available now is the delicious curry (not spicy) at laziz on dundast street west of jarvis
its the best curry goin! just a ten dollar bill for a complete combo with fresh naan (pita bread)
chip in a few pennies to getthat naan buttered as the taste improvement is a no-brainer to skip!

Sells out fast when tender, freshly available!

Delicious octopus salad treat last seen available at metro deli on mutual street
- firm texture similar to lobster treat even - availability varies

These would be a great add-on to western menus
that might even offer butter chicken additionally too etc

On Dundas street, a few steps west of Jarvis st
beef chicken or mild veggie, nice for parties


While the best place in town for a chicken tikka masala curry                    Bindia Indian Bistro next to st lawrence market
treat ($10 even with naan and pop) remains Laziz on dundas st
east of church st, boneless chicken tikka sold by the pound
at sam's on river st. near gerrard st does seem to much vary
regular quality consistency, however its worth trying especially
around noon when freshly made available. should be tender from
marination with lots of sauce for full flavour enjoyment instead

Needs more sauce for more flavour plus chicken
should be more tender marinated here

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
Delicious Creamy thai
soup idea - wherever available

How the british invented curry
by adapting spices imported from india

from:

$4 ea - 151dundas street east
catering available

Best tasting curry deal in town plus great value for your ten dollar bill
Laziz on dundas - just east of church st, west of jarvis Happy to have
recently donated an electronic signage display unit for folks here.

                                                           Butter Chicken Curry with
                                                       freshly made buttered naan

Community minded lunch gatherings
in Portugal and elsewhere similarly regionally

Tabule lebanese restaurant on (Queen st just East of broadview)

Grilled shish tawouk (similar to greek Style chicken souvlaki)

kabab dinner with grilled vegetables (Request sauce on the side for the rice)

Grilled lamb dinner treat

tabule's Comfy dining area with bar attached
(riverside location on queen st e)
$7 drink specials during happy hour
plus half price on wine bottles

spicy sausage $6.95 appetizer

Other mideastern picks - turkish, armenian, persian, afghan
(armenian shown below, others as listed do have similar dishes)



ask for bbq or spicy sauce or garlic sauce
or even ranch dressing for the rice

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Loblaws
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 best Smirnoff taste is in the full 1 Litre bottle size - check for it! Nice looking branch with flags of friendship TD bank 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!!

Lovely music was in evidence at the 2025 Taste of Italy festival
on college st at this TD Bank Sponsored festival Booth - ta folks!

Click here to view our wines and spirits webpage

My own #1 pick at bars
(Plus Molson Canadian Draft Beer Pints) and of course - Baileys (always)



Western style menu add-on suggestion -
mutton curry vindaloo

meat/ cheese stuffed tater tots

A nice idea for an offering on the menu

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)

Best value, includes tax!

Add sauce on top of any plain rice dishes for an edifying taste experience!!

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

tasty kofta beef kabab dish with fried peppers, onion
(video above)

(video above)

would be nice with seafood sauce additionally

garlic shrimp in creamy sauce
- western recipe
Polish and Ukrainian diets also include Kapusta
(cabbage/sauerkraut with sausage pieces)

On college St west of spadina next door to home hardware outlet

thin crust, great tasting melted cheese Plus
lotsa pepperoni as shown

free self serve condiments include franks hot
sauce, bbq sauce option and even a tasty parsley
flakes in oil added topping option for free
PS:
if they sold these in halves for $2.50 (tax incl)
(sliced as shown) they might have line-ups all
day as I've seen happen on busy granville st in
Vancouver at a pizza outlet with just a window
service area where folks lined up all week
seeming. many years ago pizza hut's carlton
street location (located next to the cinemas
next door near yonge st) did quite well it seems
selling slices at their window as passerbys
stopped for a quick purchase of a nice single
slice pizza snack, often just having been
freshly made

pizza nova

Nice gourmet topped pizza by the slice - walk in
specials

SKip the dishes or ubereats delivery service available on-line

Main location on yonge street just south of bloor. large dine-in facilities on two floors

"The New Yorker Deli" restaurant at Bay and bloor in Toronto offers a variety of smoked meat sandwiches and more. Just love the large Orange juice (fresh squeezed for just a four dollar price plus tax) great
euro spirited waitress often!

Japanese village
restaurants across
Canada is a popular
place for a "cooked
at your table" experience
in tasty cuisine
such as teriyaki
steak and shrimp
and more! Ths aint yucky sushi food
instead, thats fer shure! (No longer
in Toronto? real shame!)



For more tasty takeout, consider
spadina st. (west) Chinatown section
or on broadwiew at Gerrard (west side) for mainly just great BBQ duck by the pound - only around five bucks a meal in days gone by...

Thai curries could offer great tasting curries with even
more menu compatibility with western fare - check around

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!)

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

Top choice for best
orange juice deal!
"PC" (Presidents choice)
or the usual "simply brand"
OJ from coca cola company


(Double sized - under a ten dollar bill)
plus simply lemonade with 5% alcohol
check lcbo etc


      #1 deli pick worldwide                                           at "food basics" mainly

                                                                                   Needs even more sweet chili flavour
                                                                                   tandoori version has hardly discernable taste


   (Italian fare)

stew or just about any like foods go better with hot sauce on
the side!! the most popular brands are here shown below:

Tabasco also offers sriracha flavour bottle version
740ml Sriracha is the best mild sorta hugely tasty chili sauce found
and is best priced at dollarama in stores or on-line in bulk quantity

(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

check your local supermarket for real such value

Do it yourself - pick up some bread, including croissants
(sold individually even maybe) and then head over to the
deli counter and pile on the sliced meats for a do-it-yourself
deli-meats sandwich feast

thick cuts of meat yield even more satisfying
sandwich treats

"do it yourself" at home and enjoy also as a bagged
lunch idea
























My mother used to often serve these delicious treats,
only she mainly used beef - similar to samosa fillings
and instead used mash potato cake style ideas as
shown in the picture above, and dipped in egg batter,
then lightly fried to cook the egg on the outer layer
before serving! (from an indian recipe called
bateta chaamp) (bateta means potato in hindi/urdu)

Serving suggestion for Iran style mini potato cakes
filled with beef / lamb

Loblaws (no frills too)
nice ziggys brand turkey or
pork Kobassa (reasonable price
around ($6-$7) approx

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!

Sure beats the canned soup quality seen around!!
ha ha

Lots of great confection items from Italy and France, belgium, germany
especially (cheap)




Upper level - st lawrence market
(downtown Toronto)



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Great Italian bread for your ham or roast beef sandwich or with
eggs at breakfast or with marmalade etc - however you enjoy your
breads get it on Italian bread underneath!! That goes for sausage
on a bun choices too - right at the top. Grazie and ta equally folks.
Similar Italian brands available even at dollarama - everyday cheap!