Restaurant Comings & Goings

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Though it was a pretty nice place, I gave up on it after the icy finger stuff over the King Street transit.

According to BlogTO (yes, but they are sometimes correct!), Al Carbone is also a 'greedy landlord". See https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2020/08/toronto-pub-closing-landlord-rent/

 

[AndreaPalladio]

Another causality of a insane rent increase. 67%!!!

https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/ih7l5v

The fact that it was a gross, terrible place may have had something to do with it as well.

 

[gabe]

The fact that it was a gross, terrible place may have had something to do with it as well.

Well that's your opinion. I thought it was a good pub.

 

[AlbertC]

Pabalos Island Pies, a Detroit style pizza place with Filipino influences, have opened at a shared space inside the Wallflower bar on Dundas west of Brock St.

This new Toronto pizza joint does Detroit-style pies with Filipino ingredients

A new pinoy pizza pop-up has taken over the back of a Toronto bar: Think gooey Detroit-style pan pizzas, but covered in longanisa sausages. Pabalos …

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[AlbertC]

SoSo Food Club on Dundas west of Ossington has closed. It'll be replaced by a wine bar called Juicebox Bar:

Toronto's SoSo Food Club is closing its doors amid the pandemic | Dished

Another Toronto restaurant has announced its closure this week. SoSo Food Club has decided to close its doors due to the pandemic.

dailyhive.com

More on Hua Sang closing:

Toronto Chinese restaurant famous for its lobster closes

The debate over who does the best Chinese-style lobster in Baldwin Village is over. After months of closure, Hua Sang Cantonese Seafood Restaurant —…

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[AlbertC]

Yaya Farm Fresh, at 1186 Queen St E (east of Jones Ave) in Leslieville, has closed permanently unless the owner can find a new business partner.

Popular brunch spot in Toronto will close down permanently if it can't find new team

Yaya Farm Fresh, the organic brunch spot in Leslieville, has shut down — likely for good, unless the owner can find a business partner. After nearly…

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[gabe]

Mandarin re-opening without the buffet.

"Each dish is served directly to your table and ranges in price from $1.99 to $4.99"

Good luck with that. People go to the Mandarin for all you can eat food. No way they are cooking all that fresh to order. At those prices you might else just order from your local Chinese take out. At least it will probably be fresher

What's the Mandarin like without the buffet? We sent Richard Southern to find out - 680 NEWS

The Mandarin is not the same without the buffet, but there are still plenty of options. 680s Richard Southern was treated to the new experience!

www.680news.com

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Mandarin re-opening without the buffet.

"Each dish is served directly to your table and ranges in price from $1.99 to $4.99"

Good luck with that. People go to the Mandarin for all you can eat food. No way they are cooking all that fresh to order. At those prices you might else just order from your local Chinese take out. At least it will probably be fresher

What's the Mandarin like without the buffet? We sent Richard Southern to find out - 680 NEWS

The Mandarin is not the same without the buffet, but there are still plenty of options. 680s Richard Southern was treated to the new experience!

www.680news.com

They could do a variant like AYCE sushi - where you pay buffet prices but order through a menus instead. I am surprised they didn't go that route.

AoD

 

[interchange42]

The fact that it was a gross, terrible place may have had something to do with it as well.

I was in there in Sept 2018 and figured I'd never go back. It was pretty grungy.

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[AlbertC]

"The Ossington" bar at 61 Ossington Ave is closing after 12 years:

Toronto bar is closing after 12 years

After 12 good years of parties, comedy shows, and low-key hangs, The Ossington is leaving the strip. The fixture at 61 Ossington Avenue, which opene…

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[Towered]

Mandarin re-opening without the buffet.

"Each dish is served directly to your table and ranges in price from $1.99 to $4.99"

Good luck with that. People go to the Mandarin for all you can eat food. No way they are cooking all that fresh to order. At those prices you might else just order from your local Chinese take out. At least it will probably be fresher

What's the Mandarin like without the buffet? We sent Richard Southern to find out - 680 NEWS

The Mandarin is not the same without the buffet, but there are still plenty of options. 680s Richard Southern was treated to the new experience!

www.680news.com

Why don't they just have their servers dish out the food at the buffet tables as you walk by? That way they could maintain the buffet system but avoid having hundreds of patrons touching the utensils.

 

[androiduk]

Freshii on Bloor east of Yonge is closed. Notice says they owe $91,000 in rent.

 

[gabe]

Why don't they just have their servers dish out the food at the buffet tables as you walk by? That way they could maintain the buffet system but avoid having hundreds of patrons touching the utensils.

Buffets are banned. You cannot have a buffet even with servers dishing the food out. Some Vegas buffets tried doing the all you can eat Tapas format similar to Mandarin, but failed, some casinos have now shut down buffets indefinitely. That format won't work with consumers, people go to buffets because they save time and they like the pick the portions sizes, or pig out on the more expensive foods. Ever been to Mandarin during crabfest? People fill their plates up with boatloads of crab legs!

Out of all the chains, I think Mandarin will get hit the worst.

 

[AlbertC]

Za Pizza Bistro, at the base of Bond Condos on Adelaide W near John St, has closed:

Toronto pizza joint evicted by landlord after owing more than $34K in rent

The only Toronto location of the chain Za Pizza Bistro has been evicted from the ground level of Bond Condos after owing thousands of dollars in rent…

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[gabe]

Speaking of buffets. Another buffet restaurant bites the dust.

I liked this place, It was unique. You pick the raw ingredients and a chef cooks them for you on a giant wheel shaped grill.

Toronto's Mongolian-style grill buffet has closed after 14 years

After over a decade of all-you-can-eat barbecue, Genghis Khan Mongolian Grill is no more. The sprawling buffet on Don Mills Road and its circular Mon…

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