Finding yourself #lunchunder10bucks is something easily realized in most corners of the globe. Trying to accomplish this when dining-out in downtown Toronto, however, can provide some added complexity to the budget. The Toronto Food Blog’s #lunchunder10bucks project aims to prove that you can eat well, on the cheap, if you’re willing to venture off the…
Category: Chinatown East
Simon’s Wok ~ 797 Gerrard St E ~ (416) 778-9836
Simon’s Wok Vegetarian Kitchen is a popular Riverdale hole-in-the-wall that does veggies really, really well. With over 100 items on their menu, Simon can whip-up just about anything you’d find on a typical Chinese food menu. He’s got a knack for texture, using an array of vegetarian ingredients in such a way that you often forget…
Que Ling ~ 248 Boulton Ave ~ (416) 778-4038
Tucked away behind the main drag of Chinatown East, Que Ling is a Vietnamese Mom-and-Pop that does a couple of things really, really well. A bungalow turned dining room, table seats are hard to come by at lunch hour. And it’s obvious why… these guys are doling out some of the heartiest broth in town. …
Wok & Roast Chinese BBQ Restaurant ~ 349 Broadview Ave ~ (416) 461-3811
When my favourite Chinese BBQ restaurant in the city (Ka Ka Lucky) burned down this summer, I was in shock. Sure, some of it had to do with the fact that I was eating there at the time. The aftermath left a gaping hole in my lunchtime routine. Then when Kom Jug Yuen closed-up shop…
Rose’s Vietnamese Sandwiches ~ 601 Gerrard St E ~ (416) 406-9906
I have had heard a lot of great things about Rose’s Vietnamese Sandwiches, so I decided to check it out for myself. Close to my office, I left wondering why it took me so long to visit. Drawn by the lore of an extremely cheap lunch, I also leave with a full stomach, a full wallet and new…
The City’s Best Soup (a list)
This Blog Post was originally written this past summer. Now that it’s minus a million degrees in Toronto, this updated list may prove more useful… On a hot summer day, a piping bowl of Soup may be the last thing on your mind. Not this guy! Luckily for me, there are lots of places to get great soup in this city (no matter the…
Ka Ka Lucky Seafood BBQ – 349 Broadview Ave – (416) 461-3811
Happy 2012, Toronto Food Blog. This holiday season has been full of great eatin’, but I am looking forward to returning to the once-a-day mission of finding some of the city’s best eats. What better place to start then than with our local, Chinatown East lunch-hour go-to? Recommended by Blair Phillips, tried (numerous times) by the MIJO sales team,…
Mi Mi Restaurant – 688 Gerrard St. East – (416) 778-5948
Tucked away in Chinatown East, Mi Mi’s has established itself as a neighborhood hot-spot. If you’re looking for a fast (usually), cheap, friendly, clean place to eat Pho in the east-end of town, this is where you need to go. Spring Rolls ($3.95) are made-to-order (not fried) and are filled with either Shrimp or BBQ…
