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Summerlicious 2014 Restaurant #2: Bloom Restaurant

Posted on July 25, 2014 by stenoodie

Joyce and I agreed to go to a Summerlicious restaurant to hang out and catch up. I would have never expected this Latin American restaurant, Bloom, to be as good as it was. Firstly, the restaurant itself is decorated very … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged $35, 2014, @BloomRestaurant, @LiciousTO, beef tenderloin skewers, bloom, Bloom Restaurant, Bread Pudding, ceviche, dinner, food blog, foodie, grilled calamari, ice cream log, Latin American, Nuevo Latino, prix fixe, restaurant review, seafood, South American, Summerlicious | 6 Comments

Japanese food at Manpuku

Posted on July 23, 2014 by stenoodie

Helen and I dined at Manpuku recently to try out the Japanese food and also to catch up. I really do love catching up with friends over good food! Manpuku is located immediately on McCaul Street to the side of … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged AGO, Baldwin Village, chicken soy sauce broth base ramen, clam dough balls, dinner, downtown, food blog, foodie, Japanese, Manpuku, Manpuku Ramen, OCAD, ramen, restaurant review, tofu nuggets, Toronto, Tsubugai clam dough balls, Tsubugaiyaki, Village by the Grange | 4 Comments

Panera Bread (Yonge & 16th location) [Defunct]

Posted on July 22, 2014 by stenoodie

I’ve already visited another location of Panera Bread before (the Yonge & Dundas one downtown), but since I visited this uptown location at Yonge & 16th lately, I decided to still blog about it. :] I’ve passed by this location … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged @panerabread, apple, bakery, cream of broccoli soup, food blog, foodie, free wifi, French baguette, Frontega Chicken Sandwich, lunch, Panera Bread, pick two, restaurant review, Richmond Hill, tracker, Yonge & 16th | 1 Comment

Flower Pot Dessert at Aka Teppan

Posted on July 21, 2014 by stenoodie

Two months ago, I visited this popular Japanese fusion restaurant for some unique D.I.Y. food where you would cook the food on your own hot plate when it arrived. See my post about it here. On this visit, Mandy and … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged Aka Teppan, Aka's Fusion Tiramisu, DIY food, First Markham Place, flower pot dessert, FMP, food blog, foodie, grill, hot plate, House Special Chicken, Japanese, Markham, restaurant review, Supreme Beef, Teppan Yaki-rice, tiramisu | 5 Comments

Summerlicious 2014 Restaurant #6: 93 Harbord

Posted on July 20, 2014 by stenoodie

For my 6th Summerlicious restaurant this 2014 season, I ate with three other friends at 93 Harbord. What’s interesting about this restaurant is that their name is the same as their address. That way if you ever meet up with … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged 93 Harbord, @LiciousTO, dinner, downtown, food blog, foodie, Middle Eastern, Moroccan, prix fixe, restaurant review, Summerlicious 2014, Toronto | 4 Comments

Summerlicious 2014 Restaurant #7: Origin North

Posted on July 19, 2014 by stenoodie

There aren’t very many uptown Summerlicious restaurants to choose from but I still managed to meet up with a friend for lunch. One of these happened to be Origin North which is located in the Bayview Village shopping area. It … Continue reading →

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Dim Sum at Yang’s Chinese Cuisine

Posted on July 17, 2014 by stenoodie

Yang’s Chinese Cuisine is located in Markham near Highway 7 and Leslie. It’s your typical Chinese restaurant where you check off the items you want to order on a sheet of paper and submit it to the server who will … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged Chicken Pie in Portuguese Sauce, Chinese, Congee with Lean Pork & Preserved Duck Egg, Deep Fried Chicken Wings with Spicy Salt, Dim sum, food blog, foodie, Highway 7, Leslie, Malaysian Durian Pastry, Markham, Pan Fried Bun with Minced Meat & Vegetables in Abalone Sauce, restaurant review, Steamed Beef Tendons with Chu Hau Sauce, Steamed Chicken with Fish Maw, Steamed Dumpling with Pea Sprouts Leaves & King Mushroom, Steamed House Special Shrimp Dumpling, Steamed Rice Roll with Shrimp, Steamed Shui Mai with Minced Shrimp and Rice, Steamed Yam Roll with Mushroom, tea, Yang's Chinese Cuisine | 2 Comments

Summerlicious 2014 Restaurant #8: Grasslands

Posted on July 16, 2014 by stenoodie

This is the first time that I’ve had vegan food at a western restaurant. By vegan food, I mean that the restaurant actually makes mock meat, also known as seitan. I was happily surprised to see Grasslands on this year’s summerlicious … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged $25, @GrasslandsTO, @LiciousTO, Burger Board, Chocolate Bundt, Crispy Kings, dinner, downtown, food blog, foodie, gluten-free, Grasslands, Grilled Seitan Steak, king mushrooms, mock meat, nut free, popular, prix fixe, Queen West, reservations, restaurant review, Root Slaw, seitan, Toronto, Vanilla Cake, vegan, Vegetarian, wheat free | 6 Comments

Lunch at the Sunshine Spot

Posted on July 14, 2014 by stenoodie

I couldn’t believe how amazing the Eggs Benedict was at this restaurant! Sunshine Spot resides at a small plaza on Sheppard Avenue in North York between Leslie and Bayview next to a sushi restaurant. It isn’t a place that you … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged @SunshineSpotCa, all day breakfast, breakfast, Eggs Benedict, food blog, foodie, Hollandaise sauce, home fries, North York, peameal bacon, restaurant review, Sheppard, smoked salmon, Sunshine Spot | 5 Comments

Rock Lobster

Posted on July 13, 2014 by stenoodie

Rock Lobster has been on my to-go-to list for a while now so I was very happy when Christine and I were finally able to set a time to go there to try it out. While walking from the Dundas … Continue reading →