Universal Grill – Toronto – 2016 04 10 – Dinner

10 Sunday Apr 2016

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Apple, Asiago, Baby Back, Balsamic, basmati, BBQ, bread, Calamari, calves, Chicken, Chipotle, Cornmeal, Crumble, curry, dahl, dandelion, Dijon, draughtbeer, Ernst Lessen, Fennel, Fried, Fries, Gewurztraminer, glazed, Hot, House, House bread, lentil, liver, Mash, mini, mode, Mushroom, mussels, Okra, Onions, Original Ribs, pan seared, Parmesan, parsnip, peach, Pfalz, plantain, pork ribs, portobello, Potato, Potatoes, Provimi, puri, Raspberry, Red, Ribs, rice, Roasted, roti, Salad, sauce, Shaved, Shepherd's Pie, slow stewed, Soup, Spinach, spread, sweet potato, Tzatziki, Villa Wolf, Vinegar, warm, Yam, yam fries

hot chicken curry with plantain, okra, yam and dahl puri roti basmati rice $17

Universal Grill

The Annex 1071 Shaw Street Toronto Ontario M6G 3N4 +1-416-588-5928

Diner $$$ Outdoor dining Bring your own bottle Vegetarian

Located in a slightly industrial-appearing neighbourhood, the bistro-styled Universal Grill provides an eclectic mix of restaurant menu items. Open since 1996, menu items served at dinner include their specialty ribs, tortilla spring rolls, oven-baked rigatoni, hot chicken curry, grilled Black Angus sirloin, and pan seared calf’s liver. All food is house-made and the hearty portions are large. Universal houses a fine wine selection to go along with its flavourful menu as well. On average the contemporary cuisine will run a dining couple $90 for three courses and a glass of wine.

Hours
Closed Monday
Dinner: Tues to Sun: 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Brunch: Sat – Sun: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Twitter: @UniversalGrill
Reservations please call +1-416-588-5928

Universal Grill – Toronto – 2016 04 10 – Dinner

: house bread and spread

: house bread and spread

: soup – parsnip, apple and potato $6

: soup – parsnip, apple and potato $6

: Villa Wolf Gewürztraminer Ernst Lessen Pfalz 2013 11.5% alc./vol. 750 ml

: Villa Wolf Gewürztraminer Ernst Lessen Pfalz 2013 11.5% alc./vol. 750 ml

: warm portobello mushroom salad with spinach, balsamic vinegar and shaved parmesan $10

: warm portobello mushroom salad with spinach, balsamic vinegar and shaved parmesan $10

: cornmeal fried calamari with chipotle tzatziki $10

: cornmeal fried calamari with chipotle tzatziki $10

: shepherd’s pie, lentil, fennel and dandelion with sweet potato mash and asiago $18

: shepherd’s pie, lentil, fennel and dandelion with sweet potato mash and asiago $18

: hot chicken curry with plantain, okra, yam and dahl puri roti basmati rice $17

: hot chicken curry with plantain, okra, yam and dahl puri roti basmati rice $17

: apple, peach and raspberry crumble à la mode $8

: apple, peach and raspberry crumble à la mode $8

: The Dinner Menu 2016 04 10

: The Dinner Specials 2016 04 10

: Dinner for two $73.76 (gratuity $18.00)(The tip was based on the charge for dinner, the $18.00 for the Vegetarian Shepherd’s pie comped and the estimated value of the BYOW Gewurztraminer)

Universal Grill – Toronto – 2016 03 22 – Mussels Dinner

: draught beer large and small glasses (12 oz. and 20 oz.)

: the dinner specials and desserts menu

: the price you pay for Mussels is the same as the time you order them. We had five orders. $5

: the price you pay for Mussels is the same as the time you order them. We had five orders. $5

: pan seared provimi calves liver, with dijon glazed onions and roasted mini red potatoes $23

: pan seared provimi calves liver, with dijon glazed onions and roasted mini red potatoes $23

: the original ribs, baby back pork ribs with slow stewed BBQ sauce and yam fries $25

: the original ribs, baby back pork ribs with slow stewed BBQ sauce and yam fries $25

: (We were treated to mussels and do not have a bill for dinner that evening)

Sidecar Bar and Grille – Toronto – 2016 03 13

13 Sunday Mar 2016

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Ahi, Aioli, arugula, atlantic, avocado, Beans, Beef, bibb, braised, Butter, Carpaccio, cherry tomatoes, Citrus, citrus aioli, crisp, Dijon, dip, Egg, Fennel, Frites, Glaze, grano, Green, Honey, House bread, lamb, Lemon, Lettuce, mashed, matchstick, matchstick frites, olives, Onion, padano, Parmesan, Potato, red wine, Roasted, root, Salmon, sauce, seared.Ahi tuna.green beans, shank, swiss chard, Tart, tomato, Tuna, vegetables, vinaigrette, White Bean, wilted

Atlantic salmon honey dijon glaze, wilted Swiss chard, cherry tomato, crisp onion, butter sauce $20

Sidecar Bar & Grille

Little Italy 577 College Street ▪ Toronto ▪ +1-416-536-7000

Hours
Open 7 Days a Week for Dinner
5 pm to 10 pm – bar is open later for cocktails

Sunday to Wednesday SIDECAR offers a $25 prix fixe menu
Neighbourhood College Street / Little Italy
Nearest Major Intersection College Street / Bathurst Street
Payment Visa, MasterCard, AmEx, Bank Cards

Owners: Bill Sweete and Casey Bee

Twitter: Sidecar Bar & Grille @Sidecar_Toronto

Sidecar Bar & Grille Reservations via Opentable

Sidecar Bar & Grille Facebook Page

: House bread and white bean dip

: House bread and white bean dip

: Beef carpaccio citrus aioli, arugula, matchstick frites, grano, padano $12

: Beef carpaccio citrus aioli, arugula, matchstick frites, grano, padano $12

: Arugula & fennel cherry tomatoes, olives, parmesan, red wine vinaigrette $9

: Arugula & fennel cherry tomatoes, olives, parmesan, red wine vinaigrette $9

: Seared Ahi tuna green beans, egg, cherry tomato, olives, avocado, bibb lettuce $14

: Seared Ahi tuna green beans, egg, cherry tomato, olives, avocado, bibb lettuce $14

: Atlantic salmon honey dijon glaze, wilted Swiss chard, cherry tomato, crisp onion, butter sauce $20

: Atlantic salmon honey dijon glaze, wilted Swiss chard, cherry tomato, crisp onion, butter sauce $20

: Braised lamb shank mashed potato, roasted root vegetables $24

: Braised lamb shank mashed potato, roasted root vegetables $24

: Lemon tart $10

: Lemon tart $10

: The Menu 2016 03 13

: The Menu 2016 03 13

: The Menu 2016 03 13

: The Menu 2016 03 13

: The Wine List 2016 03 13

: Dinner for two $103.96 (Gratuity $13.56)

Nota Bene – Toronto – 2015 07 25 – Summerlicious

25 Saturday Jul 2015

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Amuse Bouche, B.C., B.C. Salmon, Beer, Belly, Blueberry, blueberry compote, Bolognese, Cavatelli, Cavatelli Pugllese, Charred, Cheddar, Citrus, citrus soya, Cod, compote, Cookie, Coriander, Corn, cotta, crisp, crispy, Dairy, Dijon, Duck, Duck Salad, Essex, Essex farms, Farms, field, field rhubarb, Fritters, Gelato, ginger, Granite, Green, green papaya slaw, grilled, Hewitt's Dairy, House bread, kaffir, kaffir lime, kimchi, kimchi mayo, Lemon, lime, Maldon, maldon salt, mayo, milk-fed, Mushroom, Niagara, Olive Oil, Ontario, panna, Panna Cotta, papaya, peppers, Poblano, Pork, Pork Belly, Pork Rib Chop, Pugllese, Rare, rhubarb, Rib Chop, rnustard, root, Salad, Salmon, salt, Salt Cod Fritters, Sausage, Scented, Shoshito, slaw, Soya, strawberry, Strawberry Gelato, succotash, Sugar, sugar cookie, sumac, sumac-dusted, sweet, Sweet Corn, Taro, taro root, tataki, togarashi, tomatillo, Truffle, truffle-scented, Vanilla, wakame, wakame salad, Yuzu, yuzu granite

Cavatelli Pugllese – truffle-scented Essex farms mushroom Bolognese

Nota Bene Restaurant/Cafe

Entertainment District 180 Queen Street West Toronto Ontario M5V 3X3 +1-416 977 6400

Canadian $$$ Late Night, BYOB, Farm-to-Table

Owner/Executive Chef- David Lee
Chef de Cuisine- Geoff O’Connor
General Manager Laurie Hillesheim

Hours
Monday to Friday 11:30 am to 2:00 am
Saturday 5:00 pm to 2:00 am

Nota Bene does allow guest to bring their own wine.
A corkage charge of $35 will apply to every bottle up to 750ml.
Nota Bene is also offering free corkage for reservations made Monday through Saturday after 9 pm or later.

Twitter: Nota Bene Restaurant/Cafe @NotaBeneToronto

Nota Bene Restaurant/Cafe Reservations via Opentable

Nota Bene Restaurant/Cafe Facebook Page

Nota Bene Restaurant/Cafe Instagram Page

: House Bread – olive oil

: House Bread – olive oil

: Amuse Bouche

: Amuse Bouche

: Salt Cod Fritters – kimchi mayo $5.00

: Salt Cod Fritters – kimchi mayo $5.00

: Crisp Duck Salad – sumac-dusted green papaya slaw, kaffir lime, coriander, taro root

: Crisp Duck Salad – sumac-dusted green papaya slaw, kaffir lime, coriander, taro root

: Charred “Rare” B.C. Salmon Tataki – wakame salad, ginger, coriander, togarashi, citrus soya

: Charred “Rare” B.C. Salmon Tataki – wakame salad, ginger, coriander, togarashi, citrus soya

: Cavatelli Pugllese – truffle-scented Essex farms mushroom Bolognese

: Cavatelli Pugllese – truffle-scented Essex farms mushroom Bolognese

: Shoshito Peppers – lemon, maldon salt $4.25 per side

: Shoshito Peppers – lemon, maldon salt $4.25 per side

: Crispy milk-fed pork belly

: Crispy milk-fed pork belly

: Beer & Cheddar Sausage – Dijon rnustard $4.25 per side

: Beer & Cheddar Sausage – Dijon rnustard $4.25 per side

: Grilled Ontario Pork Rib Chop – sweet corn succotash, charred tomatillo & poblano

: Grilled Ontario Pork Rib Chop – sweet corn succotash, charred tomatillo & poblano

: Hewitt’s Dairy Vanilla Panna Cotta – blueberry compote, yuzu granite

: Hewitt’s Dairy Vanilla Panna Cotta – blueberry compote, yuzu granite

: Niagara Strawberry Gelato – field rhubarb compote, sugar cookie

: Niagara Strawberry Gelato – field rhubarb compote, sugar cookie

: 2015 07 25 The Dinner Menu

: 2015 07 25 The Summerlicious Dinner Menu

: 2015 07 25 The Mock/Cocktail Summerlicious Wine by the glass Menu

: 2015 07 25 The G&T Cocktail Beer Menu

: Dinner for two $136.96 (Gratuity $20.00)

Splendido Wine Bar – Toronto – 2015 04 04

04 Saturday Apr 2015

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12 year old, anaheim, Apple, apple fluid gel, apple vanilla, applewood smoke, Avocado Chutney, B.C. uni, black garlic, black plate, bread, brioche, brioche purée, Buckwheat, Burnt, Cake, canadian wasabi, Caramelized, caramelized apple, Carbonara, carrot, carrot air, carrot purée, Caviar, Cheese, chowanmushi, Citrus, Condiment, Consommé, coriander seeds, coriander stems, Crackling, Crème, creme fraiche, Croquette, cultured cream, curry, dashi sheet gel, Demerara rum, Dijon, Egg, El Dorado, Endive, fermented cippolinis, Foie Gras, Foie Gras terrine, Fraîche, Garlic, garlic oil, Gewurztraminer, ginger, ginger fluid gel, goat's yogurt, graham, graham tart, granola, greens, grilled, Grilled.aged.Rougie.duck breast.coffee roasted date, Ham, Ham and cheese, Hamachi Belly, Hamachi Sashimi, hamhock, hamhock consommé, hay ice cream, Ice Cream, jalapeña, Jensen Farm, Jim Giggie, kernels, kumquat, lemon verbena, Liquid, Lobster, lobster brioche, lovage, malt chocolate, Maple Cured, miso tart, Mustard, nori dust, nori purée, Northern Divine, oats, Ontario Popping Corn Co., pancetta, Parm, PEI mussel, Pepper, Petit Fours, Pickled, pickled cucumber, pickled ginger, Pistachio, poached, poached oyster, popping corn, Pork, Pork Crackling, Potato, Potato Chip, potato foam, Preserved Lemon, Pumpernickel, pumpkin oil, Purée, Quail, Quail Egg, Radish, rainbow trout, Raw, Razor Clam, red vein sorrel, rhubarb, roasted carrot, Rosemary, Salmon Bellynori condiment, salmon loin, scallion, schewuan, sea bream, sea buckthorn, Seared, seared turnip cake, sesame emulsion, Shamu blue, sliver tamari, Smoked, smoked butter, Smoked Oyster, Smoked Trout, soil, sour cream and onion, spicy roll, spruce needles, Squid ink, sunflower seeds, Tamari, tamari fluid gel, Tarragon, Tart, Terrine, Tortelonni, Trimbach, trout roe, Turnip, uni, Uni Toast, Vanilla, vanilla split walnut.jus, Vendages Tardives

Razor Clam – raw, burnt miso tart, preserved lemon

Splendido Restaurant

The Annex 88 Harbord Street Toronto Ontario M5S 1G6 +1-416-929-7788

Victor Barry – Chef de Cuisine and Proprietor Dru-Vaughan-Evans – Chef Jef Lapointe – Sous Chef Mark Redman – Pastry Chef International, European $$$$ Hours: Tuesday to Saturday for dinner Sunday for Brunch Twitter: @Splendido_TO Twitter: Chef Victor Barry @ChefVBarry Splendido Restaurant Reservations via OpenTable

: Trimbach Gewürztraminer Vendages Tardives 2007 BYOW LCBO $67.00 + Corkage $40.00)

: Trimbach Gewürztraminer Vendages Tardives 2007 BYOW LCBO $67.00 + Corkage $40.00)

: Shamu blue popping corn kernels from the Ontario Popping Corn Co.

: Shamu blue popping corn kernels from the Ontario Popping Corn Co. and ham and cheese croquette with dijon; apple vanilla, foie gras, graham tart

: Shamu blue popping corn kernels from the Ontario Popping Corn Co.

: Shamu blue popping corn kernels from the Ontario Popping Corn Co.

: Ham and cheese croquette with dijon; apple vanilla, foie gras, graham tart

: The menu

: The menu

: Northern Divine caviar – brioche purée, smoked quail egg, crème fraîche

: Northern Divine caviar – brioche purée, smoked quail egg, crème fraîche

: Sea bream – pickled kumquat purée

: Sea bream – pickled kumquat purée

: Utensils

: Hamachi Sashimi – avocado chutney, sesame emulsion, tamari/garlic oil, nori dust, jalapeña

: Hamachi Sashimi – avocado chutney, sesame emulsion, tamari/garlic oil, nori dust, jalapeña

: Hamachi Belly – ginger scallion condiment

: Hamachi Sashimi – avocado chutney, sesame emulsion, tamari/garlic oil, nori dust, jalapeña

: Salmon Belly 3 ways – salmon belly, grilled lightly, nori condiment

: Salmon Belly 3 ways – spicy roll lemon verbena wrapped, anaheim, ginger, tamari fluid gel, ginger fluid gel

: Salmon Belly 3 ways – spicy roll lemon verbena wrapped, anaheim, ginger, tamari fluid gel, ginger fluid gel

: Salmon Belly – nori condiment, tamari/garlic oil, pickled jalapeño, ginger juice

: Salmon Belly – nori condiment, tamari/garlic oil, pickled jalapeño, ginger juice

: Salmon Belly 3 ways – salmon loin – pickled cucumber, canadian wasabi

: Salmon Belly 3 ways – salmon loin – pickled cucumber, canadian wasabi

: Jim Giggie rainbow trout – cultured cream, fermented cippolinis

: Jim Giggie rainbow trout – cultured cream, fermented cippolinis

: Jim Giggie rainbow trout – cultured cream, fermented cippolinis

: Smoked trout chowanmushi – maple cured trout roe

: Uni Toast – squid ink, lobster brioche, B.C. uni, nori purée, pickled ginger, sliver tamari dashi sheet gel

: Uni Toast – squid ink, lobster brioche, B.C. uni, nori purée, pickled ginger, sliver tamari dashi sheet gel

: Razor Clam – raw, burnt miso tart, preserved lemon

: Razor Clam – raw, burnt miso tart, preserved lemon

: PEI mussel tart , curry

: PEI mussel tart , curry

: Lobster and citrus – radish, red vein sorrel

: Lobster and citrus – radish, red vein sorrel

: Smoked Oyster – potato foam, smoked butter, potato chip, applewood smoke, poached oyster

: Smoked Oyster – potato foam, smoked butter, potato chip, applewood smoke, poached oyster

: Parm and greens – pumpernickle soil, black garlic

: Parm and greens – pumpernickle soil, black garlic

: Grilled Jensen Farm Endive – crème fraîche, spruce needles

: Grilled Jensen Farm Endive – crème fraîche, spruce needles

: Carrot – five hour roasted carrot, granola (sunflower seeds, oats, coriander seeds), poached coriander stems, carrot purée, split crème fraîche, pumpkin oil, pickled ginger, carrot air – black plate

: Carrot – five hour roasted carrot, granola (sunflower seeds, oats, coriander seeds), poached coriander stems, carrot purée, split crème fraîche, pumpkin oil, pickled ginger, carrot air – black plate

: Foie Gras terrine – rhubarb, pistachio, brioche

: Foie Gras terrine – rhubarb, pistachio, brioche

: Foie Gras – seared turnip cake, caramelized apple, hamhock consommé

: Foie Gras – seared turnip cake, caramelized apple, hamhock consommé

: Pork Crackling – mustard Ice cream, apple fluid gel

: Pork Crackling – mustard Ice cream, apple fluid gel

: Potato Rosemary Bread – grilled, sour cream and onion

: Liquid Carbonara Tortelonni – pancetta

: Grilled aged Rougie duck breast – coffee roasted date, turnip, endive, vanilla split walnut jus

: Grilled aged Rougie duck breast – coffee roasted date, turnip, endive, vanilla split walnut jus

: Hay Cornet

: Hay Cornet

: Rhubarb – lovage, schewuan pepper, goat’s yogurt

: Rhubarb – lovage, schewuan pepper, goat’s yogurt

: El Dorado 12 year old Demerara rum (as much as you want)

: El Dorado 12 year old Demerara rum (as much as you want)

: Sea buckthorn – malt chocolate, tarragon, buckwheat

: Sea buckthorn – malt chocolate, tarragon, buckwheat

: Petit Fours

: Petit Fours

: Splendido Bar & Grill

: Splendido Bar & Grill

: Splendido Bar & Grill

: Splendido Bar & Grill

: Splendido Bar & Grill

: Splendido Bar & Grill

: Splendido Bar & Grill

: Splendido Bar & Grill

: Splendido Bar & Grill

: Splendido Bar & Grill

: Splendido Bar & Grill

: Splendido Bar & Grill

: The Tasting Menu from the Website

: The Tasting Menu from the Website

: The Card

: The Card

: Olivia Thomas dinner

: Olivia Thomas dinner

: Dinner for two $582.37(Gratuity $75.00)

Sidecar Bar and Grille – Toronto – 2013 05 13

13 Monday May 2013

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arugula, asparagus, Atlanti, Basil, Beef, Black Truffle, bread, Bufula, Butter, butter sauce, c Salmon, Carpaccio, Chicken Liver, chicken Yukon Gold, chopped, Corn, Crème Brûlée, creamy, crispy, Crostini, Cucumber, Demi-glace, Dijon, dressing, extra virgin, feta, Fruit, honey glaze, housemade, jicama, Juice, Lemon, Lemon Curd, mashed potato, mozzarella, Mustard, Olive Oil, Ontario, oregano, oven roasted, Parmesan, pesto, Pickle, Preserved, Prime, Radish, red onion, Salad, Scallions, shortbread, Sirloin, spreadable, swiss chard, tomato, tomatoes, Vanilla, Vine, white wine

Bufula Mozzarella Vine tomatoes basil pesto

Sidecar Bar and Grill

577 College Street Toronto +1-416-536-7000

We had the prix fixe menu at Sidecar Bar and Grille. +1 had salad and oven roasted chicken, as usual. I had Prime Ontario sirloin Beef Carpaccio and Atlantic Salmon with swiss chard. We both had Vanilla Crème Brûlée for dessert. As we had been drinking $1 Flying Monkey Beer at Acadia Restaurant & Bar around the corner we did not take advantage of the $25 red and white wine by the bottle offered on the prix fixe menu.
Twitter: @Sidecar_Toronto
Twitter: @TTSSpeakEasy Oliver Stern

Open 7 Days a Week for Dinner 5pm-10pm… bar is open later for cocktails
Sunday-Wednesday Prix Fixe SIDECAR offers a $25 prix fixe menu
Neighbourhood College Street (west of Bathurst Street) / Little Italy
Payment Visa, MasterCard, AmEx, Bank Cards

Toronto Temperance Society – Mixologist Oliver Stern

Sidecar Bar and Grill Reservations