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Crepes a Go Go (new location) (Mark)

 18 Yorkville Ave
416.922.6765
Aaron and I met up last Sunday to see “The History Boys” and we did not have a ton of time to have brunch. At first we opted to go to Flow’s Diner since i had heard wonderful things about it. Unfortunately there was a huge lineup. We headed to the new Eggstacy [...]

Avenue Diner

 222 Davenport Road 
(416) 924-5191
Having biked passed Avenue Diner many times, I have always been curious to know what the food and ambiance is like. Centrally located at Davenport and Avenue Road on the cusp of Yorkville and the edge of the Annex, this place has been in operation since 1944 and still going strong. Similar [...]

Sassafraz-fire Dec 2006, closed

416-964-2222
100 Cumberland Street

We always talked about going, so I bought Mark a gift certificate to Sassafraz. We checked out the online menu & noticed that it was largely meat based, but when we called with our concerns, they offered to create a custom design a vegan meal for him, problem solved. So, we [...]

Over Easy

208 Bloor Street W.
416-922-2345
Hours: M-F 6-4;
Weekends 7-4
 
Located on busy Bloor street, right in the heart of the U. of T. campus, across from Philosopher’s Walk, Over Easy is a great place that specializes in all day breakfast and brunch dishes. In a butter yellow and light blue colour scheme, walking into the spacious restaurant, I [...]

Sassafraz fire Dec 2006, closed (Mark)

100 Cumberland St. 416-964-2222
Located right in the heart of Yorkville in an old house that was gutted and transformed into an open concept, hip,
chic, and trendy fine dining establishment. Known as “THE” celebrity hotspot of Toronto, Sassafraz is a mainstay
for celebs during the Toronto International Film Festival and throughout the year. Sassafraz [...]

Dynasty [Winterlicious Lunch 2004]

131 Bloor Street West, Second Floor
416-923-3323
 
For the Winterlicious Food Festival, my friend and I visited Dynasty Chinese Cuisine. The place was described as having authentic Chinese cuisine in a casual setting. It is true that Dynasty seemed casual, but it was also noisy, and at the same time, slightly too upscale for me.
Dynasty is conveniently [...]

Shogun

154 Cumberland
(416) 964-8665
Believe me, I try to like Sushi places but there is absolutely nothing for a complete vegetarian who is on a low carb diet . I found myself trapped with nothing to eat. My friend, who is vegetarian, but eats rice, had a medley of vegetarian sushi platters like
vegetable tempura (deep fried, battered [...]