Fresh on Spadina

Detoxifier: kale, spinach, parsley, celery and apple vegetable juice. (J) We wanted to detox, so this was an obvious choice. It tasted better than it smelled thanks to the apple. (S) Radioactive juice! Power up!

Indian Dosas: pancakes filled with chickpeas on coconut curry sauce. (J) Very tasty. I liked the creamy sauce. (S) Yes, very yummy.

Dragon Bowl: grilled tomato, zucchini and tofu on miso gravy brown rice. (J) I liked the thick cut ingredients, but the tofu was salty. Miso gravy made the rice thick and substantial. (S) Yea, salty tofu. Also, I feel like the sauce was too rich, maybe even too salty.

Magic Tofu Wrap: served with kale slaw. (J) Sauce in the wrap was really good. I don't like the texture of kale, but this slaw was not bad. (S) I really liked the wrap. Very refreshing and not salty.

Cashew Cookie: (J) Thick and buttery. Not too sweet. (S) I liked the cookie. It had a good chew to it.

Location: 147 Spadina Avenue, Toronto ON M5V 2L7
Phone: (416) 599-4442
Website: http://www.freshrestaurants.ca


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100% Korean

Side Dishes: egg, tempura vegetables, green onions (?), cucumber, small fish, kimchi, fish cake, bean sprouts. (J) The egg and bean sprouts were too salty this time. Green onions were surprisingly good. I really liked the tempura with its sweet sauce. (S) I really liked these sides, they were delicious, especially the tempura.

Jap Chae: (J) Didn't eat too much of this because of the amount of other foods. (S) I had to have some fresh, tasty as always.

Stone Pot Bibimbap: served with soup. (S) The usual for me. This came with 2 sauces, one brownish and one reddish. I liked the brown one, though I really couldn't tell what was in it. The bibimbap ingredients were really nice. I waited a while before mixing it all up to get the crispy rice at the bottom.

Pork Bone Soup: (J) Nice mountain of pork bones with lots of meat. This batch was not that spicy. (S) I could eat it, so it wasn't too spicy. Looked like a mountain of meat from across the table.

Address: 109A Ravel Road, North York, ON M2H 1T1‎
Phone: (416) 499-3836‎


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St. Andrews Fish & Chips

Caesar Salad: (J) I liked the bacon bits. Nice even coating of dressing. (S) Pretty standard salad.

Clam Chowder: (J) Reminded me of cream of mushroom soup. (S) The soup was pretty good. You could see and taste the clams.

Halibut & Chips Dinner: with pickled beets (below) and pop. (J) Fish was meaty. I think I like Highland's better. (S) The fish was good, the batter was lightly seasoned.

Steak and Mushroom Pie & Chips Dinner: with mushie peas (below) and tea. (J) I liked the pie holes on top to trap all the gravy. Thick fries. (S) So flaky and meaty. I liked it. We had to take the fries home.

Pickled Beets and Mushie Peas: (J) They forgot our sides until I asked at the end. Dinners were also supposed to come with Scottish bread, but we never got any. Peas tasted like the red beans in Chinese sweet soup, except not sweet. (S) Beets were pickled and made me sweat since I ate most of it all in one go. If it came at the beginning of the meal, I would have had more time to space it out. All in all, the food was good, but the service was a little iffy. All the included items that were supposed to come with our meals were "forgotten".

Location: 1589 Ellesmere Road, Toronto ON M1P 2Y3
Phone: (416) 431-6574
Website: http://www.standrewsfishandchips.com


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Pho Saigon

House Special: rare beef, brisket, flank, tendon, tripe and beef meatballs. (J) Haven't had pho is a long time; hit the spot. I don't remember any meatballs. (S) That's cuz I ate it.

Mango Milkshake: (J) We usually get strawberry, so this time we got mango. Not as sweet as other places, but that probably means it's not full of corn syrup. I got a major brain freeze. (S) Tasted like real mango, and less like syrup. I liked the thickness of it.

Spring Rolls: shrimp and pork. (J) Crispy and piping hot. (S) I liked the texture, and yea it was hot.

Grilled Chicken and Beef on Rice: (J) I really liked the grilled meat flavours. There was some sauce that might have been for the spring rolls, but I poured it over the rice and it was good.

Location: 1921 Eglinton Ave, Toronto, ON M1L 2L6
Phone: (416) 759-5999
Website: http://phosaigon.ca


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