cheapeats toronto restaurant guide blog

Canary Grill - reader reco

Recommended by: reader - SY

"I love the Canary. I am a regular who goes there eveyr weekend with my wife. For us the weekend couldn't start without them. Besides their breakfast being delicious, the welcoming we get is great, it is like almost family. We highly recommend the Canary Restaurant."

Canary Grill - 409 Front St. E (@ Cherry) - 416.364.9943
pg 36 cheapeats toronto 2003/4

CETO Note: If you are headed to the Distillery District and want to grab a quick breakfast without any pretension, the Canary is the place to go.  It's been there since well before the area became trendy again, in fact the building was one of the first hotels in Toronto.  You might even recognize it from some movies.

Epicure Cafe

Recommended by: CEOT contrib - GO

"Love working lunches at the Epicure when visiting Toronto. Imaginative sandwiches with salad and fries (why doesn't everyone do that?). Feels like a thirties European cafe...really...even if the menu wanders into the trendy.  If they have the blackened catfish sandwich, go for it!"

Epicure Cafe - 512 Queen St. W - 416.504.8942 
pg 49 cheapeats toronto 2003/04

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Avenue Open Kitchen - reader reco

Recommended by: reader - TQ

"There's alot to choose from and not all of it is 'greasy spoon' grub but all of it is good! The classic diner atmosphere is great and the best is introducing it to friends."

Avenue Open Kitchen - 7 Camden - (pg 26 cheapeats toronto 2003/04)

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Bloor-Jane Restaurant - reader reco

Recommended by: reader - LH

"I have been going to this places for years. Great the morning after a night on the town. They serve breakfast all day and it's cheap. The breakfast special- eggs, bacon, toast, home fried and coffee all for $5. They have great pancakes as well and BLTs. Whatever you do order something with bacon- it's the best I have ever tasted- extra crispy! It's a very popular place for a late weekend Breakfast, so either show up really early or later in the afternoon. Service is fast and generally friendly. "

Bloor-Jane Restaurant - 2434 Bloor St.W.

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Winner - Mark Walker for Utopia Café

June 14th draw brought us a Toronto newbie's recommendation.

Mark Walker recommended Utopia Café:

"Just arrived from the land down under, and you bewdy mate, Utopia is the best thing since Vegemite!!!"

Utopia Café - 586 College St. ( W of Bathurst)
416.534.7751 - www.utopiacafe.ca

CETO Note: Check out Utopia Cafe on pg 114 of cheapeats toronto 2003/4, where JS suggests trying the Tandoori Chicken Sandwich ($7.99 eat-in, or $4.75 take-out) at this "hip little spot on the College Street Strip."

Congratulations Mark, we hope you enjoy Toronto as much as we do!

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The fine print: We're currently running a weekly draw for a copy of the upcoming 3rd edition of cheapeats toronto 2006 (available in October).   All restaurant recommendations and comments submitted via this blog, or our website www.cheapeatstoronto.com after May 1st are automatically entered to win. (More details here)

Winner - Omer Grigg for Zyng Asian Grill

June 7th winner Omer Grigg recommended Zyng Asian Grill :

"It's cheap fast fresh! You "design" your meal."

Zyng Asian Grill - 730 Yonge St. (@ Charles)
416.964.8410 - www.zyng.com
Teppanyaki Teamwork - $6.99, w/ chicken, beef, shrimp, tofu, or zoya - $8.99

CETO Note: GT loves walking by Zyng because the air is flavoured with mouthwatering sents of ginger, lemongrass and broth.

Congratulations Omer!

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The fine print: We're currently running a weekly draw for a copy of the upcoming 3rd edition of cheapeats toronto 2006 (available in October).   All restaurant recommendations and comments submitted via this blog, or our website www.cheapeatstoronto.com after May 1st are automatically entered to win. (More details here)

Dundas Pizza - reader reco.

Recommended by: reader - AP

"The pizza here is amazing, and it's ridiculously cheap. There's also interesting topping options (bamboo shoots!), and the owner likes to joke around with his customers."

Order the: "Pizza! I like broccoli and feta as toppings. The chicken skewers are also very tasty." 

Dundas Pizza - 3088 Dundas St W. 

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Amma Takeout - reader reco

Recommended by: reader - SR

"Incredibly cheap food; we've fed four people full to groaning for $9. It's takeout only, and it gets queued out the door at dinnertime."

Try the: "Kothu roti; eggs, chillis, onions, curry and flatbread all chopped up and fried together. The usual mix may well be too spicy for you; ask for mild."

Amma Takeout - 723 Kennedy Rd.

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