Of course, these are not the only places I've been to this summer, but just a few interesting/good enough that I took pictures of to share.

Bistro 990






the food was well presented but the pictures didn't turn up well (dim light) and i was more enamoured by the bistro itself anyway

I will not go back to this place for a long while because it is definitely out of my budget (most expensive meal I've had in TO so far) but the patio ambience is lovely and the service is great. Unfortunately, the meals are a little too cultured for my taste maybe, although the food decoration is superb. I had pate and foie gras spring rolls, and unfortunately I must say that for the price, I definitely preferred the supermarket pate my mum bought before and the normal vege spring rolls at Chinese restaurants.

But the atmosphere! Priceless. (:

Rice Bar




(sorry forgot to rotate the pic of the food and now i'm too lazy to adjust it)
left is lena's prawn pizza with kimchi and other strangely mixed stuff
right is my uber-healthy black bean with egg and brown rice

Very interesting concept. You get to mix and match rice, sauce, meat etc to create your own meal. I couldn't make my own decision so I took a pre-matched combination of black beans, scrambled eggs, brown rice and some Spanish-type sauce I forgot, and I didn't like it. Without the scrambled eggs, I really felt like I was eating some kind of health food. Lena's prawn pizza was also kinda bland, I felt. And I really think describing paper thin pastry with what, 4 prawns on it as pizza is stretching it. Also, although I really enjoyed the whole style of the restaurant (Lena didn't and complained the wooden tables just looked old, haha) halfway through the meal we were bugged by a bee that wouldn't go away and actually alighted on my rice!! >(

Strangely enough, I will be going back if I can because I am determined to try some of those strange meal combinations. I am very intrigued by the out of the ordinary, if you can't guess yet.

Sejong


i love how korean eateries give you like 5-6 small bowls of appetisers (top of picture) which on any other day would serve as my entire dinner

Cat and I (my fellow foodie fan) decided to try True Korean Barbecue (after hearing bad reviews about all-you-can-eat buffets like Korean Grill House) so we ventured to this praised eatery in Koreatown. Got 2 kinds of meat (spicy chicken and special marinade beef or something like that, I don’t quite remember), which came with mushrooms and deliciously caramelized onions. The special marinade was basically a sweet sauce that people familiar with Japanese and Korean cuisine would recognize; I liked it a lot (as it’s this type of sauce or its variation which makes me love Japanese rice bowls). The spicy sauce was not very spicy (to me) but as I don’t like the taste of chili it wasn’t a hit with me.

Overall the food was good, but I wouldn’t return as it’s out of my budget (after splitting we spent 20bucks each).

Country Style




i really like the fact this random kid ended up in my pic, hurhur

When Cat and I passed this quaint Hungarian eatery on a stroll through Koreatown after our Sejong lunch, we knew this was our next food destination. And after trying it, it’s definitely a must return! The price is reasonable (taxes already included), at est 17 for a humongous schnitzel (DEFINE) with 2 sides and a vege that I actually ate for 2 more meals after taking away what I could not finish. And the food was good.

Biryani House


the different curries!

Very good buffet selection for price. For $12 you get about 8 dishes excluding rice and naan, salad and fruits and honey balls for dessert. The main reason I love this place is because they have about 6 types of curries (beef, goat, butter chicken, potatoes and chickpeas I believe) and I am a huuuge fan of curry. My favourites are the potatoes and beef curry. I really love butter chicken but Biryani House's has a strange sour aftertaste if you eat the curry on its own without rice/naan.

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