Kuro Madoushi
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Might be in high park today. Any of you milk baggers got a good restaurant in the area?
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Depends on what end of the park. Lots of places to eat in Bloor West Village. I know people here have recommended Yellow Griffin a bit, and they're pretty decent for burgers. Roncesvalles has a bunch of places to eat. Notably my favorite sushi place Sushi 67 near Queen St, and the popular Barque Smokehouse.
Doing the same, giong for a sakura wakl after work. But def not eating in the area... I always go elsewhere.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
At sushi 67 now. Hmm...run by Koreans. Didn't have ramen or smoked salmon, but the tea is really nice.
The Interrobanger
Member
There's nothing really good in the immediate area.
Head slightly east and go to The Westerly, Barques, Hopgood's Foodliner or Zocalo.
Did you drop by the park for the cherry blossoms?
Yeah, I feel the same way. Bloor West Village has some okay places to eat (Dr G, Yellow Griffin, even Sunset Grill), but they're all just okay.
Was on the patio at The Black Bull for lunch. They really do have an excellent burger. Big enough, perfectly cooked, simple but super tasty. I got it with salad for a change and they give you a really nice, big, fresh salad.
At Bloor and Keele (the north/east corner of High Park) there is a pub called the Mugshot Tavern. It's a nice little place with amazing food! Their fried chicken is awesome as is their burgers, fish n chips, and other dishes. Best place in the neighbourhood.
http://www.yelp.ca/biz/the-mugshot-tavern-toronto
EDIT : Too late! Enjoy!
At Bloor and Keele (the north/east corner of High Park) there is a pub called the Mugshot Tavern. It's a nice little place with amazing food! Their fried chicken is awesome as is their burgers, fish n chips, and other dishes. Best place in the neighbourhood.
http://www.yelp.ca/biz/the-mugshot-tavern-toronto
EDIT : Too late! Enjoy!
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Yup. Argh...walked all the way from high park to Christie. Damn I am beat.
lunarworks
Member
If you know anyone trying to find a place downtown. Holla at me.
http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/roo/2955591145.html
http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/roo/2955591145.html
dammnn, we walked from high park south end to north/bloor. But then ttced to christie to eat some gobo sushi. Was beat cuz i had 3 1/2" heels.
Just a reminder that I'll be at the Wizard World Toronto Comicon tomorrow and Sunday at table 2128 promoting an indie comicbook I co-wrote called Adventures of the Unlikely.
Come drop by if you want to say hi or to buy an issue for 2 bux. I might give you a discount if you tell me you're from Toronto-Age or are EvilMario. You'll recognize me because I look like Luke Perry.
Come drop by if you want to say hi or to buy an issue for 2 bux. I might give you a discount if you tell me you're from Toronto-Age or are EvilMario. You'll recognize me because I look like Luke Perry.
I can make that happen. Hope my co-writer's up for it.
Scarborough has a lot going against it, with few reasons to visit.. but it does have..
The Bluffs. And you don't have to venture too far outside of the old city of Toronto to reach them.
For two dollars I'll settle for a comic book and a handy.
Are you going to be at TCAF? (And by that I mean, will you have a table?)
crazy monkey
Banned
lunarworks
Member
Note: I live in Scarborough. I think this place is OK.
crazy monkey
Banned
sure it is like I have black friend I am not racist kind of thing. downtown is so much better with all the drunks, old falling houses, jam packed street and pot smoking hippies.
Touchy? Every city has that one suburb that everyone hates. Vancouver has Surrey. Toronto has Scarberia.
The Elite
BOSS
Yeah, my friend had a bad experience there with a Nintendo DS. Owner refused to take a defective one back without a lot of hassle. Pretty shitty experiences.
crazy monkey
Banned
Is something common between two? Everyone hates?
They are both far away and a pain to get to.
Having been raised in Scarborough I never really felt any hate towards it. There are obviously some disreputable areas, but what part of the city is free of that? Besides, I don't think it's been universally accepted that Scarborough is generally hated, so not sure what you're expecting to get out of posting a pic like that. Personally I always feel pretty uncomfortable going through parts of Etobicoke but I'm not going to hate on it.
lunarworks
Member
What part of "I live in Scarborough" did you not understand. If I objected so much to this place I wouldn't set foot in it, let alone live here.
Anyway, if any part of Toronto sucks, it's Etobicoke. That place is a shithole.
Or Malvern.
I don't actually hate Scarborough, and I used to live there. I just think that a few areas need some major fixing.
I haven't been to Congee Wong in years. I usually go to Congee Queen for my fix. Don Mills/ Lawrence location.
Not sure if it's been mentioned yet but for anyone looking for the best tacos (and bourbon list) in town, Grand Electric is your place. It's right at the gentrified border of Parkdale on Queen, just west of Dufferin. The question you have to ask yourself is if you're willing to wait 2-3 hours for tacos. I was, and it was soooo worth the wait.
They open at 6 and I had heard you need to be there early if you want a seat in the opening seating. My wife and I met two friends on Friday around 5:45 and it wasn't early enough. The line was insane! We got on the list for the 3rd seating so we didn't actually sit down to eat until 8:15 or so. Plenty of bars in the area to kill an hour or two though. The Rhino across the street had a nice patio so we waited it out there. And as I mentioned, the wait was worth it.
It's cheap and it's run by ex-Black Hoof guys. That's really all you need to know if you've ever been to the Black Hoof. It's a small menu and the focus is tacos. Beef, fish, chicken, and pork tacos...instead of ground beef and pork, you get beef cheek and pork belly. And so on. Interesting beer selection and an awesome bourbon selection with plenty of reasonably priced choices as well as some aged upscale choices. Only downside to the meal was that they were blasting hip hop too a bit too loud for conversation. At least it was good hip hop, like mid 90s era Gang Starr. Really can't say enough about the place and can't wait to go back to try the rest of the menu.
They open at 6 and I had heard you need to be there early if you want a seat in the opening seating. My wife and I met two friends on Friday around 5:45 and it wasn't early enough. The line was insane! We got on the list for the 3rd seating so we didn't actually sit down to eat until 8:15 or so. Plenty of bars in the area to kill an hour or two though. The Rhino across the street had a nice patio so we waited it out there. And as I mentioned, the wait was worth it.
It's cheap and it's run by ex-Black Hoof guys. That's really all you need to know if you've ever been to the Black Hoof. It's a small menu and the focus is tacos. Beef, fish, chicken, and pork tacos...instead of ground beef and pork, you get beef cheek and pork belly. And so on. Interesting beer selection and an awesome bourbon selection with plenty of reasonably priced choices as well as some aged upscale choices. Only downside to the meal was that they were blasting hip hop too a bit too loud for conversation. At least it was good hip hop, like mid 90s era Gang Starr. Really can't say enough about the place and can't wait to go back to try the rest of the menu.
The Interrobanger
Member
I've been there at 5:30 several times and it's always a line 50+ deep. Fuck that shit. There's plenty of awesome places slightly west or slightly north.
Does the parking rule vary city to city then? Not all cities have a 3 limit for unsigned streets. Sorry for asking here but there isn't a "small town Ontario OT" and many people now in Toronto may have come from small towns.
BigJonsson
Member
It varies by city
Zombie James
Banned
Bah, sorry, it's late. I saw your question but glanced over that part.
Rogers BOGO is on sale at most stores now. I'm at one in my neighborhood and it's still got a lot of great stuff. Dark Souls ($30), Skyrim ($30), Zelda: SS ($30) etc. so basically $15 each if you buy em in twos. All their games, blurays and DVDs formerly for rent are part of the sale.
All the new stuff is a flat 30% off.
All the new stuff is a flat 30% off.
The Elite
BOSS
I'm going to give this a quick look today. Not sure if I need anything though.
I can ask em to hold a couple things for ya under my name if you want man. Used to work here, so they'll probably be cool with that.
All holiday games seem to be $19-29. The odd one here or there is $60 for some reason (FFXIII-2 lol).
Edit- scratch that. The mgr is around. Don't wanna get em in trouble. Lol
All holiday games seem to be $19-29. The odd one here or there is $60 for some reason (FFXIII-2 lol).
Edit- scratch that. The mgr is around. Don't wanna get em in trouble. Lol
So Gaf, how do you deal with random people trying to get you to buy something or donate on the street? I have never delt with this before I lived here so whenever someone says hi to me on the street I just naturally say hi back and then I'm fucked because they want me to give them 25 dollars a month to help save children or something and I feel bad when In them down. I also feel bad when I ignore someone tho 
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maybe I will just wear headphones everywhere.
.maybe I will just wear headphones everywhere.