Kim Kim Restaurant is a family-run Hakka joint in Scarborough trying to keep things afloat with elevated takeout & delivery offerings. I’m told their family recipes originated wayback in Meizjou, China, perfected here in the GTA b/w/o Kolkata, India. They boast quite a large menu of Hakka classics plus some harder-to-find specialties, making this one…
Bach Yen ~ 738 Gerrard St E ~ (647) 347-8160
Working in East Chinatown for the past ten years, feel like I’ve tried most of the restaurants in the ‘hood. There’s this one spot a little further east that’s always eluded me. Bach Yen (738 Gerrard St E) was put in my radar last week by Suresh Doss, and it’s a real winner. Have been…
The BarBQ Factory ~ 1559 O’Connor Dr ~ (647) 352-1979
There’s a lot of really good stuff going on at The BarBQ Factory. This Texas-style BBQ joint is hidden away in a strip mall in the Bermondsy/Topham Park neighbourhood of East York. These guys are smoking-up some absolute classics, without the downtown price-tag. Brought to you by the same folks as Barsa Taberna by the…
Flavor First ~ 28 Nelson St ~ (416) 431-7569
Flavor First is a takeaway hot table in the South Cederbrae neighborhood of Scarborough, specializing in West Indian and Chinese #cheapeats. The portions are huge and the prices are low. Safe to say, this is our kinda place. It’s quickly become part of our weekly lunch rotation, and we’ll often frequent as part of the…
Lageez ~ 641 Pharmacy Ave ~ 416) 285-7999
Happy Canada Day! One of the more common inquiries the Toronto Food Blog receives is for recommendations around the best Indian food in town. That’s a really tough question to answer. If we’re talking eastside of town and all the standards of a North Indian menu, then our answer is always the same. Lageez is…
Tata Hot Sauce Emporium ~ 219 Rexleigh Dr ~ (647) 444-7685
It looks like summer has finally arrived… and just in time, as the Ontario economy slowly starts to open-up after a good few months of lockdown. Our family moved into the St. Clair & O’Connor neighbourhood just before the public heath situ went sideways. As such, we’ve been sticking real close to home this past…
