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who in the world would miss Spring Rolls? It is one of the most boring restaurant chains in Toronto.

Lived in a unit with a big balcony for 6 years and rarely had any use of it. I guess it depends on what the balcony is facing. It is of little use to me because it faces some pretty noisy area, and in the summer, the outside ACs are very loud too. And there is no much view to see either.

Instead of Fall 2016, now the flag says it is slated to open on Sept 18, 2016.

That begs the question: why do brand new condos in Toronto command such a high premium over older buildings? This is something I never understood. At $800 or even $600-700/sf, there are tons of nice older condos, many with better locations than this. Why buyers like to set eyes to new buildings...

Get over the name already. One third of the posts are about this name. 1) you can't change it 2) it sells well despite the name. So what's the real point? To show you have high taste? I can't believe how many parents named their kids "John" either, when there are 5 million Johns out there...

Someone showed me a listing of a 2 bedroom/2bathroom/1 den suite at Core condo not far away, with a total square footage of 725. I have no idea how they can fit so many rooms. Price is $586k. $808/sf, seriously? at Moss Park? Although it has parking, still quite insane. Additionally, is Pace...

The name "slim fitting" is not really accurate. It actually means clothes that fit well. The "regular fit" clothes in North America normally don't fit the people at all, but are rather baggy and loose. Often I can't even look at those guys in outfits 1-2 size too big for them. You rarely see...

That seems to apply to western customers more accurately. This is why restaurants such as Joey's and Milestone are popular. Based on my understanding of Chinese culture, the vast majority of Chinese care more about the food than anything else. For example, on Chinese weddings, most guests don't...

I think you are overgeneralizing a bit. That Shanghai restaurant (it originally in Hangzhou and was expanded to Shanghai later) has been extremely popular for several years, and has been expanding, not shrinking. And that happened despite the cutting throat competition in Shanghai's restaurant...

No new stops please. Let's not make this as annoying as the 512.

I used to live on Soudan. The entire street can't be densified quickly enough. There should be no single family homes within 15 minutes walking to the Yonge/Eglinton station.

Styrofoam boxes too in China. I agree with your judgment about Italian food - there are definitely more home-style and budget friendlier Italian restaurants than French and Japanese in North America. Regarding Japanese regular restaurants are not expensive at all in Tokyo, similar to the...

I can imagine some people might think that way, and it is very unfortunate, but honestly it is not 1985 and these people are stuck in a time capsule. The urban Chinese don't go to those hole-in-the-wall places any more. I go to Shanghai every year, and all the new restaurants are nicely...

Ok restaurants with overpriced menu. No love lost here.

Poutine is pretty much unknown outside Canada, so it doesn't count. Even in the US I doubt more than 10% of people know about it. Plus, it is just a variation of fries, that's all. I concur with Chinese and Greek. And I agree Toronto doesn't shine in Japanese food. 90% of Japanese restaurants...

That's true. This is why I don't understand why the earlier Chinese restaurants changed their cuisine so dramatically to suit the western palate, to the point where it is almost impossible to find authentic Chinese restaurants. Maybe because the population was small and they had to deal mostly...

speaking of "western palate", what exactly is it? I never could really figure it out exactly. Here is what I know so far (correct me if wrong). Canadian customers 1) seem to enjoy deep fried food, at least at Chinese restaurants. Real Chinese food doesn't really involves a lot of deep frying...

That's true but buyers don't seem to care, and that's what matters, not architecture critics who are not even the target customers. In reality most buildings in Tonronto look cheap. I thought we are used to it.

I think Dundas and Jarvis is still far better than East York. In 10 years, condos here are probably gonna worth twice as East York.

Could be. plus most Canadians are familiar with them, so why not missing out the sale? The target customers are not really Chinese there. I had General Tao chicken once, and it is actually not bad. To answer OP's question "Do we have a wide selection of Chinese food variety in Toronto?" If you...