Soup Alternatives

[Colin McGregor]

Okay, so let me update the list:

On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 4:06 AM, Evan Leibovitch <evan-ieNeDk6JonTYtjvyW6yDsg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> A few other possibilities
>
> Kabab Grill, Yonge & Gerard (middle eastern) -- good reviews, meat and
> veggie variety, has upstairs seating that could be talked into reserving a
> spot for regulars.
>
> Donair Kebab House, same area  -- ditto except for the upstairs
>
> Yueh Tung, Dundas @ Elizabeth
>
> There's always the food court in the Toronto Life bldg (NE corner Yonge &
> Dundas, where the futureshop is. There are a number of highly-rated
> non-chain places there.

The food court I noted below is the one above Future Shop.

>
> On 23 April 2013 22:20, Colin McGregor <colin.mc151-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Christopher Browne <cbbrowne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>> wrote:
>> > We were puzzling over possibilities that might be preferable to Salad
>> > King
>> > for pre-meeting dining, and, as the set of possibilities seemed not
>> > quite
>> > sufficient, it seemed like a good idea to draw ideas from a somewhat
>> > broader
>> > audience.
>> >
>> > The difficulty that was observed was that the room was rather noisy, but
>> > it
>> > wouldn't do to jump to something else and leap from bad to worse, hence
>> > here's a set of constraints that seem needful:
>> >
>> > a) Needs to be "near enough" to the meeting, basically within a 15
>> > minute
>> > walk.  (Think about how far Pho88 was from the U(T) engineering
>> > building...)
>> >
>> > b) Not too expensive (Barberian's is doubtless good, but they haven't
>> > got an
>> > entree below $25!)
>> >
>> > c) Quiet enough
>> >
>> > d) Open until 7:30 (it appears there are restaurants targeting lunch
>> > crowd
>> > that will be closed for dinner)
>> >
>> > e) Reasonable range of food that notably has offerings to vegetarians
>> > better
>> > than "oh, there's a slice of tomato on the burger"
>> >
>> > f) Can cope with 20 people arriving in a bit of a disorganized flurry,
>> > without massive formal reservation
>> >
>> > The only thing leaping to mind was the Pickle Barrel @ Atrium, which
>> > wasn't
>> > exciting the group too much.
>>
>> This afternoon I attended a downtown talk by Oracle about their new T
>> and M series SPARC computers (not a good talk but for reasons outside
>> Oracle's control, two fire alarms during the talk). After I had a walk
>> around Yonge & Dundas looking at possible "Salad King"
>> alternatives.... I would add a point to the above list:
>>
>> g) Must be "family" friendly.
>>
>> With the above in mind here are the places I looked at briefly this
>> evening and my take on them:
>>
>> Discards:
>>
>> - Milestones - N/E corner Yonge & Dundas 4th floor - very limited
>> number of under $15 menu items.
>> - Jack Astor's - N/E corner Yonge & Dundas 4th floor - very limited
>> number of under $15 menu items.
>> - Johnny Rockets - N/E corner Yonge & Dundas off Dundas, Ground floor
>> - Very little for the vegetarians
>> - Five Guys Burgers - N/E corner Yonge & Dundas, off Yonge, Ground
>> floor - Vegetarian hostile
>> - Chipotle Mexican Grill - N/E corner Yonge & Dundas, off Yonge,
>> Ground floor - Very limited menu
>> - Zanzibar - Yonge just north of Gould east side - Has "Adult"
>> entertainment, enough said.
>> - Made in China - Yonge just north of Gould east side - Dining room
>> seemed too small
>> - Korean Grill House - Yonge just north of Gould east side - Dining
>> room seemed too small
>> - St. Louis Bar and Grill - Atrium on Bay N/W corner Yonge & Dundas -
>> Sporting event on and place was PACKED.
>>
>> Worth further review:
>>
>> - Tim Hortons - N/E corner Yonge & Dundas Ground floor (entrance off
>> Victoria) - Basic, reliable
>> - Food court - N/E corner Yonge & Dundas 3rd floor - Good range of
>> inexpensive food, didn't seem that crowded about 7 PM
>> - Panera Bread - N/W corner Yonge & Edward. - Sandwiches, soup, &
>> pasta. Has 2nd floor eating area
>> - Pickle Barrel - Atrium on Bay - N/W corner Yonge & Dundas - Good all
>> round spot
>> - Hard Rock Cafe - On Yonge, just south of Dundas Square - Touristy
>> but otherwise has possibilities
>> - Swiss Chalet - Yonge just north of Gould west side - Basic, reliable
>> - Spring Sushi - N/E corner Yonge & Dundas 5th floor - Didn't see
>> dining room, but menu looks interesting
>> - Spring Roll - Atrium on Bay N/W corner Yonge & Dundas - Seemed a bit
>> busy but has possibilities.

- Kabab Grill, Yonge & Gerard (middle eastern) -- good reviews, meat
and veggie variety, has upstairs seating that could be talked into
reserving a  spot for regulars.
- Donair Kebab House, same area  -- ditto except for the upstairs
- Yueh Tung, Dundas @ Elizabeth

>> Based on what I saw the most tempting three seemed to be Pickle
>> Barrel, Swiss Chalet and Panera Bread. Other thoughts?

Would there be an interest in a GTALug foodie folks outing at 6:00 PM
April 30th (and/or May 7th) to try at least one of the "Worth further
review" places?

Colin McGregor

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