Category: Chinatown East

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. …

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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