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Lostconfused
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I still think we should put up a FanExpo thread, but I am a terrible poster so it would be better if it was some one else.
lunarworks
Member
The Tea Party brain disorder is slowly creeping over the border. That's pretty much it.Gonaria said:
AlphaTwo00
Member
Sup. Dufferin/Steeles here.Duality said:
That area's ok for now I guess. Should get interesting if the Yonge Subway extension gets approved.
Amir0x was demodded, so I have returned. Hooray, justice. I'll have a few new places to add to the OP, especially with all the new decent restaurants popping up on Yonge St.
Has anyone tried the Burger's Priest yet? It receives generally amazing reviews, but I found the burgers pretty small, the buns medicore, and the cheese tasted processed. Fries were soggy as well. And all for the same (expensive) price as BQM. :/
Has anyone tried the Burger's Priest yet? It receives generally amazing reviews, but I found the burgers pretty small, the buns medicore, and the cheese tasted processed. Fries were soggy as well. And all for the same (expensive) price as BQM. :/
Lostconfused
Member
Good to know, thanks.Takao said:I'm working on something.
Also this.
Divvy said:
BigJonsson
Member
Thornhill-GAF
Where do you buy your games?
I avoid the Gamestop at the Promenade at all costs, they have idiots working there
The Gamestop across the street from the Promenade has good staff
The Gamestop at Dufferin and Steeles is where I seem to get most games as they are in Toronto and able to do trade-ins
Where do you buy your games?
I avoid the Gamestop at the Promenade at all costs, they have idiots working there
The Gamestop across the street from the Promenade has good staff
The Gamestop at Dufferin and Steeles is where I seem to get most games as they are in Toronto and able to do trade-ins
Divvy said:
He was finally called out for trying to cover his tracks when he lies (screen captures for proof). Evilore also mentioned they had previous discussions about his attitude and derailing of countless threads to suite his own agenda.
Links regarding it:The post calling him out.and Evilore's response.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
depends where in thornhill you're at, and although not exactly thornhill, the EB at centrepoint has a great staff. Real cool dudes all-round. It's the one I go to on the regular. There is also one across the street from the mall which isn't bad at all. I prefer those 2 locations over the promenade one BY far, also over the one on Dufferin.BigJonsson said:
Lostconfused
Member
I just shop at the one on major mac and bayview because it's on the way home.
Entropia said:
Oops, fixed!
Good to be back too. There's not enough decent forums online that discuss specifically Toronto, so I need a place to vent when the city screws up something I don't like.
I have taken a fancy to Yelp though, and I write reviews for basically any place I've ever set foot in. Very addicting.
Pachterballs
Banned
Don't know why I clicked this thread and I did a double take when I glanced over and saw the amir0x demodded posts but I've never liked reading his aggressive posts and mightier than thou attitude - plus when he posts about how he attacked his mother+ going to jail (I think that was it); and the wolf penis thread - I was like "why is this unstable person a mod"?
Thanks Toronto Gaf!
Thanks Toronto Gaf!
whitehawk said:
I had the same impressions. I'll try out the other burger places you mention when I have the chance though! I find BQM on Queen St E to be my favorite burger place. The one on Queen W just doesn't do it for me. Craft Burger on King W is okay, but it's pretty pricey for what you receive.
Yellow Griffin in Bloor West Village 'can' be good too, but it's always hit, or miss with me when I visit. Sometimes the burgers and fries are amazing in both portion size, and freshness. And sometimes they're just terrible.
By the way, NextBus has been updated to include a couple new features recently.
One is buses are now included on their schedule, so you can track them for the next arrival. And maybe most importantly, you can track vehicles without a hitch now on Google Maps. This is such a benefit for me to be able to tell when the next bus is coming for me, rather than having to leave it to luck. It actually makes the pain of taking the TTC every day a lot more bearable.
NextBus, 501 Route (select Routes on the left side to change / add routes)http://www.nextbus.com/googleMap/googleMap.jsp?a=ttc&r=501&d=501_0_501Sun&s=10266
One is buses are now included on their schedule, so you can track them for the next arrival. And maybe most importantly, you can track vehicles without a hitch now on Google Maps. This is such a benefit for me to be able to tell when the next bus is coming for me, rather than having to leave it to luck. It actually makes the pain of taking the TTC every day a lot more bearable.
NextBus, 501 Route (select Routes on the left side to change / add routes)http://www.nextbus.com/googleMap/googleMap.jsp?a=ttc&r=501&d=501_0_501Sun&s=10266
I used to go to the one up at Yonge/Red Maple because of a cool guy who worked there (though not technically Thornhill as it is past hwy 7).
I've lived in Thornhill my whole life and live up the street from the Promenade but never go to the EB inside the mall...maybe since they moved locations within the mall from upstairs to downstairs, but holy crap, the salespeople there are so full of themselves, I thought I walked into Mexx or something. I walked in wanting to buy some accessories and see if they had the MW3 preorder poster but one of the sales clerks basically ignored his coworker who was new and didn't know how to restart a transaction in progress for 30 minutes. I couldn't leave without getting my money back and when I'm about to leave, the guy who was busy talking to his friends the whole time, turns to me and says "Come back and tell me how the games/accessories are."
Like hell I would come back. The store across the street in the walmart plaza is ok, they have some really nice staff there.
Also my vote for best burger in Toronto goes out to Golden Star, good fresh burger and fries that are crispy and soft on the inside kind of like Swiss Chalet fries.
I've lived in Thornhill my whole life and live up the street from the Promenade but never go to the EB inside the mall...maybe since they moved locations within the mall from upstairs to downstairs, but holy crap, the salespeople there are so full of themselves, I thought I walked into Mexx or something. I walked in wanting to buy some accessories and see if they had the MW3 preorder poster but one of the sales clerks basically ignored his coworker who was new and didn't know how to restart a transaction in progress for 30 minutes. I couldn't leave without getting my money back and when I'm about to leave, the guy who was busy talking to his friends the whole time, turns to me and says "Come back and tell me how the games/accessories are."
Like hell I would come back. The store across the street in the walmart plaza is ok, they have some really nice staff there.
Also my vote for best burger in Toronto goes out to Golden Star, good fresh burger and fries that are crispy and soft on the inside kind of like Swiss Chalet fries.
Oppo
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I have both Next TTC and Rocket Radar on my iPhone. They both are similar but have their strong and weak points.
Rocket Radar - has a nifty roulette interface, usually accurate location, but impossible to refresh which can be problematic (I have force-quit it to get some cooperation a few times) and has no way of saving favourite stops and such. No maps either. But it usually works pretty well. Also has badge #s for minutes left, a nice touch, and chimes when the ride arrives. Strangely still shows a streetcar when taking a bus.
Next TTC - very classy deco style layout, and includes time to the second (as opposed to rough minutes on RR); fairly accurate although seems to screw up location a bit more maybe this is just an accident as I don't see why it would be any different. Has a favourites system and it works pretty well. More information is displayed altogether, like more descriptive stop names and the next few rides (which you swipe through in RR). Choice of light/dark interface, forcing last stop on launch vs always locate on launch, and vibration alerts with custom times. Overall I like this one a lot.
Either one would/will be quite valuable soon. Winter is coming.
Rocket Radar - has a nifty roulette interface, usually accurate location, but impossible to refresh which can be problematic (I have force-quit it to get some cooperation a few times) and has no way of saving favourite stops and such. No maps either. But it usually works pretty well. Also has badge #s for minutes left, a nice touch, and chimes when the ride arrives. Strangely still shows a streetcar when taking a bus.
Next TTC - very classy deco style layout, and includes time to the second (as opposed to rough minutes on RR); fairly accurate although seems to screw up location a bit more maybe this is just an accident as I don't see why it would be any different. Has a favourites system and it works pretty well. More information is displayed altogether, like more descriptive stop names and the next few rides (which you swipe through in RR). Choice of light/dark interface, forcing last stop on launch vs always locate on launch, and vibration alerts with custom times. Overall I like this one a lot.
Either one would/will be quite valuable soon. Winter is coming.
The reason I enjoy the map on NextBus so much is that the times on NextBus are not as accurate as you might hope. But I can time when I need to leave the apartment to catch the bus by looking at the map, and it's nearly flawless. I'll have to give Rocket Radar a look too though, for accuracy of times.
BladeWorker
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bombshack said:
+1, with rings (not fries). Complete with the freestylin' ways of the (grand)father who owned the joint originally:
Golden Star, best by far
Come from near, come by car
Come hungry from wherever you are
Taste the homemade love of Golden Star!
added_time
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EvilMario said:
SUCCESS!
The Take Out Bandit
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So, what would you guys suggest for cheap eats for four days? I'm a breakfast / lunch / dinner guy, but I can usually postpone lunch if I get a good breakfast.
Say, $15 a day low end. $25 higher end.
Still haven't picked up Fan Expo tickets. I don't know, last year's guest list was more to my liking. No Doug Mahnke this year and most important - no Ernest Borgnine.
Say, $15 a day low end. $25 higher end.
Still haven't picked up Fan Expo tickets. I don't know, last year's guest list was more to my liking. No Doug Mahnke this year and most important - no Ernest Borgnine.
You can get a medium pepperoni pizza from Pizza Pizza for $5. That's two meals right there.The Take Out Bandit said:So, what would you guys suggest for cheap eats for four days? I'm a breakfast / lunch / dinner guy, but I can usually postpone lunch if I get a good breakfast.
Say, $15 a day low end. $25 higher end.
Still haven't picked up Fan Expo tickets. I don't know, last year's guest list was more to my liking. No Doug Mahnke this year and most important - no Ernest Borgnine.
The Take Out Bandit
Member
Roto13 said:
Yoinks! Not pizza!
Trust me I love pizza, but uh - yeah, I love pizza and that's why I'm carrying around this extra weight I don't need.
lunarworks
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Used to be.Haeleos said:
The Take Out Bandit said:So, what would you guys suggest for cheap eats for four days? I'm a breakfast / lunch / dinner guy, but I can usually postpone lunch if I get a good breakfast.
Say, $15 a day low end. $25 higher end.
Still haven't picked up Fan Expo tickets. I don't know, last year's guest list was more to my liking. No Doug Mahnke this year and most important - no Ernest Borgnine.
McDonald's value menu, $1.39 Mcdouble. Just live on those and the $1 Large softdrink promotion for the summer.
Squareboy at donlands and danforth. Burger + fries + drink = 4.86 including tax.The Take Out Bandit said:Yoinks! Not pizza!
Trust me I love pizza, but uh - yeah, I love pizza and that's why I'm carrying around this extra weight I don't need.
Really good burger and a generous amount of fries.
BigJonsson
Member
Now I want Goldenstar haha
OH and a story about the Gamestop at Promenade
When Street Fighter 4 came out I read on RFD that Gamestop had sent out a memo to their stores to drop the price of the game 10 bucks at launch.......many first hand accounts of people getting that price no problem........I think there was a buy at gamestop bonus too
So I went there and the guy was like no, its this price, there is no memo, hahahaha you suck kind of attitude...........so I went to HMV and they had it for the lower price.......like 3 stores down........the guy acted like such a douche.......and when 20+ people on RFD are saying that GS employees told them the price was lowered I'm pretty sure that means the price was lowered
OH and a story about the Gamestop at Promenade
When Street Fighter 4 came out I read on RFD that Gamestop had sent out a memo to their stores to drop the price of the game 10 bucks at launch.......many first hand accounts of people getting that price no problem........I think there was a buy at gamestop bonus too
So I went there and the guy was like no, its this price, there is no memo, hahahaha you suck kind of attitude...........so I went to HMV and they had it for the lower price.......like 3 stores down........the guy acted like such a douche.......and when 20+ people on RFD are saying that GS employees told them the price was lowered I'm pretty sure that means the price was lowered
added_time
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BKXB said:
This sounds like everyone I know from my youth. We all grew up in Scarborough and every single person I know moved downtown including me. It makes sense that some people in Oakville would want to do the same.