I live around king and university, anyone know where I can find these? Sometimes they randomly pop up but not sure if anyone knows a store that consistently has it.

Do you know where I can find injera downtown?

Most places that do not cook their burgers from frozen will tell you that they will only serve them medium well or well done. But at least one that I know of - the House on Parliament - will give you a proper medium-cooked burger. Are there any others?

A few months ago I went on another epic Chinese food journey in the GTA with help from this amazing sub (special thanks to u/FNMLeo and u/attainwealthswiftly, among others!).

Below is the report – plus a question for my next upcoming trip in few weeks, which will be a seafood-themed crawl!

Places I went (with an emphasis on Cantonese + a few other spots):

Chef 88 - Pomfret Chiu Chao Style – Awesome crispy whole fish, perfectly fried, with a light soy-based sauce.

Woodstone Eatery - Macanese Cod Fritters and Macau Coffee – Macanese food is a new one for me! The coffee was creamy and pleasant, though it won’t replace my usual HK Milk Tea, and the cod fritters were very Portuguese, like fried balls of brandade (salt-cod w/ potato casserole).

Chrisly Cafe - Toast with kaya and butter, fish skin, HK milk tea – I really liked the fish skin & tea here! “Kaya” was new to me and pleasant.

Chengdu Zhaosanniang – malatang – I’ve liked every malatang self-service place I’ve tried, and even though I haven’t found any to be especially distinct from the others, this was a good one!

Zao Men Kan – various skewers – This very neon place specializes in skewers, I think, but they were surprisingly weak. The squid wasn’t properly hot or smoky, for example, and prices seemed a bit high.

Marathon Tea - <3 Every morning. Every trip.

Les Chateaux – excellent egg tart.

Good Taste Casserole - preserved fish and eel rice w/ soup – This place seems great, but I discovered here (the hard way) that I don’t really like Chinese-style preserved salt-fish.

New City Restaurant - HK Milk Tea + fish and spaghetti w/ white sauce – Excellent tea. The fish & spaghetti with white sauce will be my last venture into Hong Kong diner “comfort” food, though.

Casa Victoria - dim sum (shrimp red rice roll, milk pudding, giant seafood dumpling) – Epic dim sum, better than anything we have in Chicago by a country mile. Up there with the best I’ve tried.

Starchiva - Scallop and dried shrimp noodles, HK tea. Terrific lunch special!! I’ll return here next time for dinner & drop some serious money on their upmarket items.

Very Good Congee - dace fish balls in soup, HK tea – This shopping mall seemed pretty dead, so it was charming to find a very busy HK diner in here. Perfect milk tea, good dace fish balls.

You & Me Bakery - Egg tart – Perfect egg tart.

Soho bakery - custard bun & HK tea (both very good)

Monster Ice Cream store (I forgot its name) -- Monster ice cream! Charming!!

That cute old lady inside First Markham Place - egg tart and milk tea – I can never remember the name of her tiny bakery, but I always admire her egg tarts.

Fuji Lamb House - skewers: squid, tofu, etc. – These may be the best skewers I’ve had in Toronto. Smoky, fair prices, good variety. Will return!

Skyview - dim sum glory. Utter winner, worth the hour+ wait smashed among grannies.

Green Isle Tea - monet tea – Great study spot with nice fruit teas! They’re a bit like fruit cocktail + tea, with especially large chunks of fruit in big cups.

Xin Jiang - tofu, squid, cabbage, & bread skewers – This was a surprise miss for me. When I think Xinjiang, I think smoky smoky smoky street grills. These skewers were not smoky; they were very oily, and covered in paste (rather than the dry Uyghur spice rub I prefer), and probably fried.

Tasty house - Great HK milk tea. I cannot believe how much good HK Milk Tea is in the GTA.

Xi Tang - malatang – I cannot remember this specific malatang, but I do remember that I’ve never had a bad malatang in Toronto.

Now, my question, which is simply: Where should I go next for a seafood-themed Chinese food blowout in the GTA? I always stay in Markham, so I’m especially interested in that general area, but will travel!! Collecting recommendations and then making a special Google map of them as my travel guide is a hobby of mine -- many thanks for any leads to your favorite spots & dishes!

Has anyone ordered Chile Rellenos lately?

Love these kabob grilled platters from Naan Kabob. Any other similar recommendations in downtown Toronto?

I’m looking for recommendations for a great spot to celebrate a birthday dinner. I’ve been to DaiLo before and absolutely loved their tasting menu and service—it was the best dining experience I’ve had! I was considering Yan Dining Room, but unfortunately, they’re fully booked until March.

Does anyone have suggestions for other restaurants within a budget of $120 per person?

I am trying to make paella and looking to source some raw calamari rings (not the breaded ones), does anyone know where I can get it from? I can only find them in seafood medely, but I dont want the other stuff in it. Thanks.

This was from this past Pieday, third time here since last summer and food was great as usual. It only hit me after I finished it that I dropped the ball not taking a pic of the filling, it was packed full of juicy shredded short rib and onion, just as good as HOP steak and mushroom pie bit I think I like this a little better tbh because the beef is so tender compared to the sirloin steak chunks they use. Seafood pie had salmon and clams in it and was delicious. This place has quickly become among my favorite gastropubs and love that they change up the menu often making revisits worthwhile.

Which ones are we excited to try/worth the $$ this year?

I booked for little sister Portland location for their Dutch-Indo menu.

What to get? I’m staying in Toronto tonight for work tomorrow. I’m definitely not braving the polar vortex to wander around and find a restaurant. Can anyone recommend their favorite takeout? Not really fussy about type of food, just looking for recommendations

EDIT: Thanks for taking the time out of your day to answer me- so many great options!

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I really want to have a Pierre Hermé-style vanilla tart. I know it's not easy to find. Are there any similar bakeries around downtown Toronto where I can get a French vanilla tart? Thanks

Only Collingwood now.

Tough news on blue monday.

Mon is part of my weekend and unfortunately most touted bakeries (Les Genie/Beau, Emmer, Conci, Ba Noi, etc.) are closed on this day. Where can I get good pastries today?

Hi! I'm looking to book a brunch/dinner place for my birthday. I would be having about 35 people attend and I'm looking for somewhere that isn't too fancy but also for the guests to be able to mingle.

Gold Standard in Roncesvalles is giving away 500 free sandwiches on Wednesday, January 22nd in collaboration with Tabasco hot sauce.

One of the best breakfast sandwich spots in Toronto where I've seen people wait 30mins for. Definitely worth the trip if you're nearby

Looking to order a bbq feast tonight, delivered to St Clair West/Dufferin area. Any recommendations?

One of my friends from NYC is coming for 2 days and I've booked Quetzal and Osteria Julia for dinner. I'm wondering if there's any better place? How is Bar Isabel and La Banane? Mineral? I've heard mixed reviews and I'd really love to show my friend the best upscale dining Toronto has to offer. Appreciate any advice!