Earl's Kitchen & Bar

Location: 40 Colossus Drive, Woodbridge
Website: http://www.earls.ca/
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What I loved:
1. The wine, clam chowder, peanutbutter chocolate cup
2. While you wait for your table they do offer adults sparkling wine in flute glasses on the house. Nice and unexpected which is always appreciated by customers.

What could be better:
1. Steak was cooked well done - asked for medium

Interesting Bit: Known for their Burgers.

**Wine Recommendation**

According to the menu...this is exclusive to Earl`s

(Yes I have taken upon myself to search for this bottle at LCBO)

Clam Chowder Soup ($7)

Feature soup - pepper with avocado ($7)

Bourbon Mushroom 7 oz Certified Angus Beef Top Sirloin ($24.50)

Dungeness crab and Asparagus Pasta ($$ )

Peanutbutter Chocolate Cup ($$)

180 Panorama

Location: 51st Floor, 55 Bloor Street West, Toronto, M4W 1A5 (Manulife Centre)
Website: http://www.panoramalounge.com/
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What I loved:
1. The view definitely is amazing!
2. Food

What could be better:
The quality of the seats are not that comfortable... We started off on the dinner setting tables (these chairs were uncomfortable) we ended up choosing a lounge like table - two love seats and a coffee table (you literally sank, so comfort level when eating was minimal)

Interesting Bit: The hot entrees below can be ordered as a tappas portion size. You must also indicate at the time of making reservations if you would like to be there for dinner or drinks, it will make a big difference in your seating arrangements. As well there is a cover charge if you go later into the evening as the place is considered a lounge.

Note: We ordered the whole hot menu and I believe 1-2 cold menu. I don`t believe we got to the dessert menu as you can see, we ordered a ridiculous amount of food for a party of five. What you see is the second round of plates already (I forgot to take a picture of the first round)

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Entrees (top to bottom)

Baked  Halibut in a Herbed Panko Crust ($29)

Pan Roasted Chicken Supreme ($29)

Seared Beef Tenderloin Medallion ($34)

Moto Sushi

Location: 4901 Yonge St, Toronto, M2N 5N4 (North of Sheppard Ave)

Website: http://www.sushimoto.ca/

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What I loved:

1. Tempura Moriwase, Beef Enoki Roll ($9.95), boats

2. Worksmanship on the sashimi cuts and sushi

3. Free noodle appetizer each person gets, such a simple soup and noodle app but soooo good!

What could be better:

1. Pricing could be better as you can see the pricing is on the expensive side however the value is definitely there!

Interesting Bit:

This place is just north of Le Grande movie theatre, if the streets are full you can always swing into the parking garage under Le Grande.

        Small combination ($39.95)

     16 pcs sashimi, 12 pcs nigiri sushi, 12 pcs maki sushi  

Small Sashimi 25 pcs ( $25.95)

                                                            Tempura Moriwase ($24.95)
                                         Crispy lobster, soft shell crab, shrimp, vegetables

4 Rolls

Note: Unfortunately I do not remember exactly these rolls were, however they generally have really good rolls and as you can see presentation is a must.

 one of their Sake Martinis

 

 Beef Enoki Roll ($6.95)

 Hea Dup Pap Dinner ($15.95)

Chicken Teriyaki Dinner ($16.95)

Bier Markt

Location: 7 O`Neill Rd, Toronto, M3C 0H2 (Shops on Don Mills)
Website: http://www.thebiermarkt.com/
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What I loved:
1. Chef`s Cut, Schnitzel, Veal Francese, Oyster Tower ...
2. Endless list of beer choices
3. The live music is always great!

What could be better:
1. Steak Frites was good but Chef`s Cut steak was alot better.
2. The fondue on the menu is not as good as the fondue festival menu particularly the Lobster & Brie Fondue is amazing.

Interesting Bit: Thursdays evenings they have beer sampler and an appetizer sampler...every week.

 Friday`s Special: Chef`s Cut

 Sea Scallops & King Prawns ($32)

 

Side Order: Bacon Mac & Cheese  ($9)

 Belgium Jupiler (Exclusive to Bier Markt)

 They call it the Hobbit Beer..but it is called Urthel

 Wednesday's Special: Veal Francese ($23)

 Scallops & Asparagus ($17)

 Steak Frites ($35)

 Oyster Towel (1/2 Dozen - $18)

 Schnitzel ($24)

Roasted Beet ($19)

Vinsanto Ristorante

Location: 28 Roytec Rd. (at Weston Road) Vaughan, Ontario, L4L 8E3
Website: www.vinsanto.ca
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What I loved:
1.Beautiful bar! Very unique custom designed wood shelving unit made the bar look very stylish yet funcitonal. Led to a very small but functional and aromatic kitchen, open concept easy to see if your foods ready!
2.Had a mutual type of service, though we had A server other servers where still proactively clearing our table and filling our wine and water glasses.
3. Food was amazing from start to finish! If I had to pick my favourites...Beef Carpaccio, the Rib Eye Special and the Homemade Tiramisu.
4. Wine recommendation is a must, one of the cheapest bottle on the menu and has so much flavour and so crisp! Truely worth enjoying the whole bottle!

What could be better:
They are a very busy schedule they get booked in for two set of seating for the night, which obviously is normal, but found that food speed is alittle on the slow side. I gather it had something to do with the giant 20 person party that sat at the same seating time as we did. But it wasn't really noticecable as you enjoy the music and the wine it was easy to forget what time it was!


Interesting Bit: Had a live Jazz duo with vocals it was a nice touch to a classy evening

**Wine Recommendation**

Fiano Di Avellino, Terre Irpine ’08 Campania, Italy ($48)

From the hometown of Tony Soprano.

 Calamari alla Griglia ($13)

 Beef Carpaccio ($16)

 Agnello ($30)

grilled lamb chops, lamb ravioli

 Daily special (42)

dry-aged(30 days) grilled 10oz certified Rib Eye Steak

 Homemade Tiramisu ($8)

Italian Cream Torte ($8)

Highway 61 (Southern BBQ)

Location: 1620 Bayview Avenue  Toronto, ON M4G 3B7
Website:   http://www.highway61.ca/
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What I loved:
1. Truffle Mac N Cheese, Hot wings, Jalapeno cornbread.
2. Their service is great!
3. The atmosphere and decor makes you feel like you`re in a Texas restaurant.
4. The live music always adds a nice touch!

What could be better: Generally any of their pork dishes seem to be pretty dry even with the bbq sauce, however on the good side it's because they use lean meat.

Interesting Bit: Has live music on Wednesdays and weekends, they have their own beer a blonde, lager and light [they do not brew it in house, a local brewry does it for them =)]

 Truffle Mac N Cheese w/side of Smoked Sausage ($14)

Pulled Pork Sandwich w/side of Ceasar Salad ($12)

 Extra side orders of Jalapeno cornbread($3) and Sweet Potatoe Mash ($4)

61 Poutine w/added Pork ($7 w/added $4)

Mississippi Baby Back Ribs Full Rack ($26)

Texas Fried Chicken w/Jalapeno Cornbread & Slaw ($14)

 

Brisket Plate w/side of [plain] Mac N Cheese ($14)