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Toronto-Age |OT2|
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Kuro Madoushi
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BladeWorker
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The Wheat Sheaf is Toronto's oldest. It's a little dive-ey now, but has a good selection of on-tap beers and lots of TVs playing lots of footy in the summertime.
Victory Cafe also has a great selection and if you're into the boho vibe, does poetry and music stuff in their upstairs area. At least, they used to.
C'est What is a nightlife hangout for local 20-somethings. Again, decent selection, and a huge basement space right downtown. Good food, too, for a pub/bar.
The Queen and Beaver is an English pub gone upscale. Haven't been there myself but I've heard good things about the food. Including but not limited to the Scotch eggs.
Duggan's is a local brewer with restaurant attached. The food is good stuff - duck confit poutine, for one thing - and they have some great beer pairings. Last I checked they also had a nice variety of scotch, too.
Mill Street is another local brewer with a nice variety of their own brews. Down in the Distillery District, it's got a really good neighbourhood vibe and the eclectic surroundings are fun to explore pre-drink.
McVeigh's is an iconic Toronto Irish Pub, though I hesitate to suggest it because it looks like a dive. The food is decent but this is a place you go for booze.
Fynn's of Temple Bar is an Irish-inspired place. On Friday nights there's a live DJ. This is a place to go for drinks and people-watching, the food isn't on my top-10.
Granite Brewery has a micro-brew, but they're more known for their scotch selection. The food is passable.
The Monk's Table is an all-purpose good-food good-drink English Pub. Give it a shot.
Rebel House has a short but tasty menu and a good selection of non-traditional (ie non-Molson/Coors and the like) beers. I liked their side of mac & cheese.
Auld Spot is another popular choice. Having never been there I can't speak for it, but others have indicated to me it's a good option for a casual night.
Brazen Head is a good Irish Pub with multi-level seating, and it's new enough that it doesn't yet look all dingy. Pretty good on the food, too.
Unicorn is a bit of a dive, but it's one of the few places in Toronto that has had Magner's on Tap. It will soon be closing to feed Toronto's condo boom.
Bier Markt is probably the only multi-location chain I'll mention. They have a near-unparalleled selection of beers here, and the food is tasty.
Wvrst ("Wurst") is a newer, hipper, deliciouser place to go. This is a semi-cafeteria style joint where you pick from a selection of sausages (including wild boar, kangaroo, etc) for your meal and there are beer pairings suggested. Worth a shot, but it gets crowded on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.
Bellwoods Brewery is another stand-out spot, this one on the gentrifying Ossington Strip. It's an industrial space rather than a traditional restaurant, and they have a microbrew in the back. Food is decent but the drinks are better.
All of the above can be googled and should have an operational website. Reviews for most can be found on Yelp.ca (pretentious foodies), BlogTO (hipsters), and Toronto Life (professional reviewers).
One thing that you'll notice about Toronto is that it's very neighbourhood-oriented. Each has a slightly different vibe, and some you'll like better than others. The east-enders here will note I've been remiss to mention a lot of Leslieville and Danforth-area pubs. I don't know those areas as well so I'll leave it to them to cover them better.
Toronto has no shortage of pubs and lounges and gastropubs and brewpubs to check out. Look for crowds - an hour's wait is a pretentious joint; seated among one of five other patrons is a bad sign. Somewhere in the middle is worth your while.
If you want to get out of touristy areas and chain fare, avoid "Duke", "Firkin", and "Fionn Maccool's" pubs. Also, avoid Front Street between York and Spadina, Dundas between Church and Bay, and, unless you're going for Dim Sum (which I do recommend), Spadina from Queen to College.
Um...I might be blind but all I'm seeing is a few pubs mentioned inside of the food recommendations. Not exactly what I'm looking for.
Edit: Thanks BladeWorker!
WrenchNinja
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Any of you ever reserve a table a St. Louis? Is it true you can't reserve a table for Friday nights? Me and a friend have been arguing about this.
Only one way to find out.
WrenchNinja
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Well I went and asked in person and they said they dont reserve. He called and said they do but only in person.
It appears we are at a stalemate. But Im totally right.
I had no idea. My mind is blown.
Very very interesting.
I've never been to Marineland. Never been to African Lion Safari either. Hell, I haven't been to the Toronto Zoo since grade school and it's only about 15 minutes from me. I have no interest in seeing any of those things.
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Damn, same with me. I've been to the zoo a bunch, but everytime I go I always leave depressed. The damn bears in the Canadian exhibit break my heart, not to mention the injured eagle enclosure.
This can only mean one thing: fight to the death.
Holy crap. That's awesome.
That was found on my old running route..
Still, this is the first time anything like this has happened in Mississauga in a LONG time. Hard to say we're suddenly no longer a safe community. After all, it's possible the remains were just disposed of here like Cecilia Zhang (incidentally, the remains of both were found in the same place). The victim and/or killer could easily be from one of the surrounding cities.
Such a damn catchy song
And she now wants her voice pulled from those ads:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1242880---everyone-loves-marineland-singer-wants-her-voice-pulled-from-commercials
Of course Mississauga is not a hot bed for crime. Like most cities, Mississauga has more affluent neighbourhoods and less developed ones. I swear you can't say anything about Mississauga without a dozen 905ers coming to its defence.
I've been there once. I thought it was okay. Not the greatest place in the world, but okay.
Friendship cove, Marineland!
Everyone loooooooooooves, Marineland!
I like that the only other noteworthy thing they could think to say about her was that she performed backup vocals for Pink at some point.
PalaceBrother
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I said this exact same sentence last year.
It was right after my family watched a dazed deer fall over from a standing position.
Of course Mississauga is not a hot bed for crime. Like most cities, Mississauga has more affluent neighbourhoods and less developed ones. I swear you can't say anything about Mississauga without a dozen 905ers coming to its defence.
We're all insecure and apprehensive about the prospect of feeling insecure and apprehensive!
My girlffriend met the guy that killed Cecilia Zhang before he did it. Pretty spooky.
There was a young girl raped and murdered in a tiny town in Newfoundland once. I played Ms. Pac-Man with the killer.
PalaceBrother
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Edit: Shared my morbid relation story, but I think it's inappropriate to play one-upmanship on horrible shit like this so I'm deleting it.
BigJonsson
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Subways are all holding right now due to signal problems..........no subway service at all right now.....
And its back
And its back
I think it's weirder that the jingle was recorded in 2004. I thought at least 1994.
Yeah, I definitely remember hearing it when I used to watch YTV and that certainly wasn't in the 2000's.
I guess there was a previous version that sounded identical.
In other news, I ate Toronto today.
There has been many versions of the Marineland song. Here's one from 1995.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PqT7a2u_Aw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PqT7a2u_Aw
It's been around longer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnUNOrmfwOI
There have been many recordings, she just did the most recent one that they have been using since 2004.
edit: beaten.
Kuro Madoushi
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I had a fucking blast when I went to African Lion Safari.
Marinelan sucks. Small. Shit rides. Far. Not even a lot of animals.
Does anyone know what store in Toronto that would sell baseball t-shirts? Basically a t-shirt with medium length sleeves.
sport chek.
lunarworks
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Now they found body parts in Scarborough. The summer just keeps getting better.
We don't "like to think so". I lived in Mississauga for twenty years and was robbed three times.
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Just stop watching the news and you'll be happy!
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It's pretty good mainly because of the good toppings you can get. It is way better than most chain franchise pizza places but it's still way overpriced for what you get.
If you are gonna be spending a bit more money, then my favourite pizza places in Toronto are Pizzeria Libretto and Buddha Pie.
That's three no's, so i think i'm going to pass. Someone also mentioned they are passing off frozen crusts as fresh. If that's true, and they are charging what they charge. SMH.
Im in the Distillery district. My food options are really limited out here. especially for delivery or take out.
I feel your pain. I work at Parliament and Front and my coworkers and I always have a lunch-talk around 11:30 about our options. A major blow was when the wendy's closed down on Front street. I guess you were talking about the Magic Oven at Parliament and Queen.
One place I will endorse in the area is Schnitzel Queen. It's at Queen and Sherbourne. It has really early closing hours (due to moss park probably). Their sandwiches are amazing.
One place I will endorse in the area is Schnitzel Queen. It's at Queen and Sherbourne. It has really early closing hours (due to moss park probably). Their sandwiches are amazing.
Yeah the parliament one. I remember when that was the Paradise Lounge. They had the cheapest beer. I just moved in a couple of months ago, so still trying to suss all my options out.
Mengrai Thai at Richmond & Ontario. This im digging.
Love schnitzel, so i will def check that out.
I can vouch for Pizzeria Libretto. They're fantastic, and really fairly priced for the quality you're receiving. A bit busy around lunch time though, so be prepared to wait.
Kuro Madoushi
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The Danforth location had space...well...last time I went anyways...
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I actually prefer the Danforth location because of that. You can usually get a seat right away since it's a larger space.
I never post here, but I ran across this wallpaper Toronto-Age might like:
VEry nice. Thanks for posting this.