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With Zest, the executive chef Eric Eckard tries to marry traditional Italian flavors with somewhat modern American cuisine, and the result is surprisingly disappointing. I visited the restaurant during the busy Valentine’s day dinner service, and what a service it was (more on that later).
First the food: I started with the traditional fried calamari that [...]
Sporting such accolades as “Best New Restaurant, 2008″ from Kansas City Magazine and “Award of Excellence, 2008″ from Wine Spectator, my expectations were pretty high for Michael Smith restaurant. Unfortunately the experience was less than stellar.
Surprisingly pedestrian menu covers the ground with fish, poultry and, of course, steak. I opted to start with seared foie [...]
Located on Yonge near Lawrence, this Mediterranean restaurant offers many favourite dishes from Italy, Portugal, Spain and even Greece. I visited this restaurant for a dinner and came away pretty impressed.
As appetizers, Grilled Calamari were served with Kalamata olives and a cumin spiked vinaigrette that perfectly complemented the texture of this dish. As a main, [...]
Only Cafe is located on Danforth, east of Pape in a neighborhood with a lot of food offerings. I’ve had the chance to check out the brunch menu (available on the weekend between 9:00AM and 4:00PM), and unfortunately it was a disappointment. The menu is simple, featuring only 10 items. There’s a waffle – smothered [...]
Room 39 (or Rm 39 as they write on the website) offers 2 locations: 1 in Leawood and the other in downtown Kansas City. Its menu is full of reasonably priced dishes that are pretty well executed. They do claim that the menu changes daily, but those are minor changes – perhaps done so [...]
Terra isn’t technically inside the city of Toronto, but it offers one of the most rewarding dining experience in the GTA area. Granted it doesn’t have the view of the cityscape, or the most expensive menu, but its blend of high quality ingredients and great food combinations make it worth visiting. Their menu does [...]
When you name your restaurant Vegetarian Haven, you are catering to a very specific market. Folks may want to choose vegetarian option in a regular restaurant, but it is tough to get them to a place where the know they won’t be able to order juicy meat. Unfortunately, this restaurant won’t make any converts.
The [...]
If you want Greek food in Toronto, your best bet is to go to Danforth area where Greek restaurants are plentiful. The trick is to figure out where local Greek population go out to eat, and if my visit to Mezes is any indication, many of them choose this restaurant. Open since 1996, this [...]