buddha dog – Dec 27 2008

This post was from December 27th, 2008 and has been sitting in draft. I didn’t know how to post it. oops.

The food @ buddha dog is fun! It is located @ 163 roncesvalles ave. The dogs are about 4 inches long and 3/4 inches wide, so be prepared to have more than 1!!! (i usually have 4 or 5) They have 4 cheeses and lots and lots of sauces/toppings, many from chefs and restaurants in Toronto. My favourite one is smokey ketchup and my sister’s loves apple jelly or cherry ketchup.  I read the toppings off the menu on the counter, but you can also choose from the giant menu on the amazing chalkboard. My mom wishes there was a veggie dog and grainy buns! There are games to keep children busy while waiting for the dogs and the staff are really nice, especially Andrew (ask him for a sticker and if you want, he can draw a character on it for you)

RATINGS

fun food – over the top (100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000)

service -90

other stuff -100

their website is: www.buddhafoodha.com

The Harbord Room

Visited on October 9th, 2009  

The Harbord Room is on Harbord Street if you didn’t guess it. It is very easy to miss because it has a sign that’s easy to miss. We got to sit at the bar and I got to watch the bartender make cocktails, drinks, chill glasses and pour beer and wine. The bartender’s name was Dave and he was also our server. The service at the Harbord Room was exceptional. The menu had a great selection and had small, medium and large plates and even has a dessert section.
The food at the Harbord Room is actually better than at most restaurants in Toronto! They have a large variety of dishes and even know where all of their food comes from, since they use local and organic ingredients. They have an exceptional burger and even made their own ketchup in house. You can even see the chefs hard at work in the kitchen! They have the BEST. SOUP. EVER! It was chesnut and chorizo with feta cheese and pumpkin seeds and I asked my parents if I could have another bowl for dessert (but I didn’t get to). The salad we had had amazing smoked cheddar, thin onions, chickpea fritters and I even liked the red peppers, and I don’t normally eat red peppers! The dressing was really good too, it looked and tasted like it had Kozlik’s triple crunch mustard but they said it was from some other place like Gordon Foods. I didn’t like the beets on my mom’s plate, but I really like her salmon that tasted smoked. I really liked my Dad’s pickerel too. They made a special dessert for us, my mommy doesn’t normally let me have espresso things, but this pot de creme tasted like cappucino ice cream, we all really liked it!
The Harbord Room has a booth, high tables and a bar and regular tables. It has a fireplace filled with candles and there was colourful art on the walls. There’s even a separate entrance for the chefs to get to the smokehouse (Dave told us that). Be sure to make reservations, it gets really busy and there was a big lineup when we left.

P.S. Cory – thanks for the book, and for being really nice and we’ll come back soon.

The Harbord Room website and menu

Jaime Kennedy Wine Bar a.k.a. JK wine bar

This was reviewed in April 2009. I’ve been busy and forgot to put in on my blog.

At JK, we love to sit at the bar and watch our food be made. It’s so much fun becasue we share a lot of different dishes. My favourite thing was getting to eat there on earth day and liked the fries in the cone with the cider vinegar. The Chef Jordy had a big tattoo of a beet on his arm, i guess it’s because he really likes vegetables. It is nice to read a menu where the ingredients are organic and local and from places we buy stuff from at the farmers market. We watched the other chef make a huge flame while cooking the mushroom dish. They even made a special dessert for my sister who has a severe nut allergy, we usually don’t get to have desserts at restaurants. I would tell you what to order, but the menu changes everyday because it depends on what Jamie wants to have and what mother nature decides to give us.

The Drake Hotel

This was originally written in May 2009 but I haven’t been online enough.
I like to go to the Drake Hotel with my family. My mom
likes it there because they have an organic menu and food
from Ontario. The lounge is the best because they have comfy
chairs and my baby brother can watch the movie screen so we
can eat longer (it distracts him).
I love the burgers ‘n’ fries the best because they are so yummy
and my mom (unlike other places) lets me eat a lot of French
fries. We all share edamame – it’s such a big bowl!
They also have a photo booth so after we eat, we all shove
into it (if it’s working [it’s very old]). It’s one of my favourite
restaurants. Even my grandparents and great grandfather like
it there.