Moe's Southwest Grill

Tofu Rice Bowl: rice, bean, tofu and various toppings. (J) I prefer the rice bowl at Fresh because it has bigger pieces of tofu and vegetables. (S) I preferred this rice bowl because it wasn't as salty and tasted more refreshing. Guacamole makes everything taste better.

Art Vandalay: vegetarian burrito with tortilla chips and queso. (J) We tried to eat healthy again and ordered vegetarian dishes. The burrito was creamy. (S) The burrito was very good. I enjoyed it a lot. The chips were addicting too.

Location: 35 Eglinton Ave. E, Toronto ON M4P 1A1
Phone: (416) 489-6637
Website: http://moes.com


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La Taquizza

Chalupitas: fried beans, cheese, lettuce and sour cream on corn tortillas (front); salsa from the salsa bar (back). (J) I liked the corn taste of the tortillas. (S) I liked the thick beans.

Tacos: tinga (chicken), served with rice. (J) Same corn taste from the tortillas that I liked. (S) Too spicy for me. I couldn't finish my share.

Burrito: large steak, served with guacamole and veggies. (J) Very large, satisfying and juicy. It had the nice soft rice inside as served with the tacos. (S) The burrito was so nice. It was huge and juicy and the filling was stuffed in there.

Location: 3175 Rutherford Rd Unit 28, Vaughan ON L4K 5Y6
Phone: (905) 669-2277
Website: http://www.lataquizza.com

Mocha Mocha

Location: 489 Danforth Ave., Toronto ON M4K 1P6
Phone: (416) 778-7896
Website: http://www.mochamocha.ca

Soup of the Day: vegetable and barley soup served with a slice of organic toast. (J) Nothing like a warm vegetable soup on a cold day.

Bean Burrito Platter: served with with rice and salad. "Flour tortilla filled with refried pinto beans topped with diced avocados & jalapenos, sour cream & salsa." (J) The bean filling was so smooth. Salad was fresh and had a good dressing. The rice was plain and seemed out of place. (S) Yea, they really smoothed out those beans, good stuff!

Warm Banana Crepe: served with whipped cream, frozen yogurt (?) & chocolate sauce. (J) I asked for yogurt, but I'm not sure where the yogurt was. I hope it was frozen yogurt instead of ice cream. Banana and chocolate is a great combination. (S) I wanted it because I wanted something warm and sweet. Yumm.

z-teca

Location: Fairview Mall
Phone: (416) 494-4224
Website: http://www.z-teca.com

Burritos: grilled chicken with hot chipotle & roasted tomato salsa (left) and grilled steak with mild Pico De Gallo salsa (right). (S) Pretty good for $5 each. I liked the mild sauce with steak. The fillings were pretty good. (J) The hot salsa wasn't that spicy. I didn't taste the whole wheat wrap, which is good.

La Taquizza

Location: 3175 Rutherford Rd Unit 28, Vaughan ON L4K 5Y6
Phone: (905) 669-2277

Totopos: (nachos) with guacamole. (S) I liked that there was a salsa bar with mild to spicy salsas to choose from. The guacamole was so good. (J) Creamy guacamole. Good portion size.

Huaraches: with mushrooms. (S) This is a seemingly simple dish, but it wasn't bad! I liked the mushrooms...it was kinda like an open softshell taco. (J) I liked the corn taste. Surprisingly filling.

Burrito: with barbacoa (lamb); large size, served with peppers and onions. (S) Omg, the lamb was so good. I liked the burrito a lot! (J) You could taste the lamb. One of these would fill you up for a long time.

Pastel de Tres Leches: (S) I really liked this dessert, it was really wet but the flavours worked well together. I liked that the cream on top wasn't so sweet since the sauce was already sweet. (J) So light and moist. Very tasty. A light milky taste.

Winter Magic: Ice, Wine & Dine

Location: Elm Street, Toronto ON
Website: http://www.wintermagic.ca/icewinedine

Cheese & Spinach Pies ($4): from Eggsmart. (S) I am always up for yummy spinach pies! (J) We took bites to show the insides. They were cold but still tasty.

Sampling Plate ($5.65): from Commensal Vegetarian Cuisine. (S) Oh man, this was soooo good! I wonder what dressing they used on the spinach salad, it was really good. The bean salad was super! Sweet potatoes, burrito and tofu were really good too! (J) I like how they make vegetables taste so good.

Mini Pot Roast Sandwich ($4) & Mini Deep Fried Mars Bar ($1): from Duke of Somerset. (S) The sandwich tasted really good and fatty with the horseradish mayo. We were OMG-ing with one bite of the mars bar. Soooo good! (J) I liked the hamburger bun. The Mars bar was so warm and creamy, and the perfect guilt-free portion size.

Hot Chocolate & Apple Muffin ($5): from Fresh Start Coffee. (S) We replaced coffee with hot chocolate and it was really good on a cold day (although it really wasn't too cold). We didn't want to ruin our appetite, so we didn't eat the muffin. I'm excited to eat it later though. (J) The guy had to leave us alone and run across the street to get a small mixing pot to make our hot chocolate. It was so bizarre and funny.

Chicken Satay & Spring Rolls ($5): from Bangkok Garden. (S) The fried spring roll was the best item on this dish; nice and crunchy. The rice rolls had a lot of cilantro, enough said. Chicken wasn't bad. (J) Way too much cilantro in the rice rolls. Chicken was dry. Spring rolls were awesome.

Butter Chicken & Garlic Naan ($3): from Delta Chelsea Hotel, served with complementary apple cider. (S) I miss Naan and curry! This was really good! There was a good amount of chicken for a sample. (J) Pretty good for $3. Cider was like really good and warm apple juice.

Shrimp Fritter ($1): from Adega Restaurant. (S) More dough than shrimp. Fried things always taste good though. (J) There was sauce inside, or the shrimp was sweating.

Chili & Garlic Bread ($5): from Wolf & Firkin Pub. (S) Ohh man, the lady filled this bowl up until it was overflowing. It had a bit of spice to it, but I recently started to really like those beans so I ate it anyways. (J) So much chili! I was filled.

Gingerbread & Apple Cider (Free): from The Queen and Beaver Public House. (S) Not a big fan of the gingerbread, too gingery for me. (J) I like free. I wonder if the cider was the same as from the Delta Chelsea hotel because they tasted the same.

Cupcake ($1): from Pretty Sweet, sold at Arm Candy Casa. (S) So cute! It was a 1-bite cupcake, yumm. (J) So tiny.

Mushroom Risotto ($5): from Donatello Restaurant. (S) I waited a long time for this and by the time we got it we were so full...but we stuffed it down anyways. It was pretty good! I liked the mushrooms. (J) The mushrooms were plump and juicy. The rice had a nice firmness and I think a hint of cheese.

Tacos El Asador‎

Location: 690 Bloor Street West Toronto, ON M6G 1L2
Phone: (416) 538-9747

Combo 1: beef taco, chicken enchilada and pop.

Combo 2: beef burrito, chicken quesadilla, salad and pop. Background: salsa and onion/cilantro/pepper toppings.

(J) The enchilada and burrito were the best. The salsa was nice and spicy; I couldn't taste the jalapeños afterwards. I think I'm getting used to eating cilantro with mexican food.(S) I agree, except cilantro. Ew.

McDonald's

Food: breakfast burritos
Location: Blue Mountain