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Yeung’s foundational dishes are also available here for fans as well, like toothsome house-made cuttlefish balls floating in thick laksa noodle soup, or cavernous bowls of fortified broth (so clear you can see your reflection) filled with glossy egg noodles and plump tiger shrimp wontons.
The restaurant is only a little over two years old but is already a neighborhood favorite, especially around brunch. Traditional offerings like ful are served alongside modern twists on familiar dishes, like a tahini-topped po' boy.
They’ve also partnered with Wong’s Ice Cream (a really awesome ice cream shop that closed down during the pandemic), and you can purchase pints of 5 of their most popular flavours in all Basil Box locations!
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With food prices increasing across copyright, it’s necessary now more than ever before to discover that several grocery stores, restaurants and cafes offer special student discounts.
Copy Link David Schwartz and Braden Chong’s Mimi (美美) — which loosely translates from Chinese to “beautiful, beautiful” — lives up to its name with crimson banquettes, pearly lotus wallpaper, and black lacquered tables. A meal here serves as a love letter to Guangdong and its Cantonese flavors, with deference to additional regions such as Shaanxi, Sichuan, Shanghai, Huangzhou, and Hunan. The stunning yet laborious char siu is a prized possession, requiring three days of prep work that includes brining, marinating in secret aromatics, and roasting twice.
Don't forget to play a round of bocce ball on their patio, fully loaded with games and activities for the whole gang.
So why not save up, plan carefully, and treat yourself to some of here Toronto’s finest eateries? After all, great food is not just about sustenance, it’s about creating memorable experiences.
If you’re looking for perogies just like mom used to make (without the unsolicited advice on your dating life), don’t miss Hastings Snack Bar in Leslieville.
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Standout selections by head chef Joseph Ysmael include the Husband + Wife Beef, an addictive inferno of tripe and shank cuts bathed in chile oil and finished with peanuts; chewy silver needle noodles that sing with a backbone of soy sauce and overtures of earthy black mushrooms; gnawable lamb ribs perfumed with cumin; and a favorite, plump cubes of mapo tofu topped with salty nuggets of dry-aged beef, Sichuan peppercorn, and garlic chives. Save room for the soft-serve dessert: a swirly-twirly, soybean-based wonder that gets a bear hug of crushed cinder toffee and a drizzle of mature soy sauce caramel. Open in Google Maps
Her three-tiered, frosted cakes are also wonders. The Pistachio and Olive Oil Birthday Cake is like a childhood confetti slice given a glow-up, while an entire summer romance is encapsulated in the Vanilla Sorrel and Raspberry Cake: a towering vanilla sponge cake offering bright mouthfuls of tangy sorrel buttercream, along with a tasty tango of vanilla pastry cream and raspberry coulis. Open in Google Maps
Copy Link While chef and owner Eddie Yeung owns an additional Wonton Hut location in the suburbs of Markham, his newer locale in downtown Toronto arguably allows him to flex more. New to this location, his street eats menu (shrimp paste toast, deep-fried cuttlefish skewers, Hong Kong-style brick toast) honors the legacy of dai pai dongs, stalls that used to fill the labyrinthine alleyways of Hong Kong.