Restaurant Comings & Goings

[artyboy123]

Chez Wa opening at 617 College Street


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https://www.instagram.com/chez.wa/

interesting concept!

 

[Mihairokov]

Hinoya Curry

Now open at 20 Carlton St., Hinoya Curry is a global restaurant chain that originated in Tokyo, Japan. The new Toronto location marks Hinoya Curry’s first-ever location in Canada.

Winner of the Tokyo Curry Grand Prix, Hinoya Curry specializes in slow-simmered curries that are a mix of sweet and spicy. Following a recipe handed down through the centuries, Hinoya Curry’s dishes keep a consistent base, but invite diners to choose from a variety of toppings, from fried egg to katsu (fried pork cutlet).

Hinoya Curry is open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Those who bring their receipt back between March 23 and March 31 can enjoy one free topping with any curry order as the restaurant celebrates its grand opening.

Went here and it was pretty good, almost equivalent to their offerings and quality in Tokyo.

Think the biggest plus is that it's located at an intersection where you'll find yourself at a lot at random times. It's a quick, filling bite. One thing the Japanese do very well is locating quick and affordable food at transit stations and busy areas and it seems like Hinoya is looking to mimic that here. The A&W method, as you would.

Just wish it was open later than 9.

 

[Towered]

Roywoods is on the north-west side (at TMU station,next to Uncle Tetsu? I think there's a location still there?), so you can enter via the Atrium on Bay to avoid the Y&D ... experience.

Edit: west not east!

Went yesterday. Different font and colours on the logo from their other locations, which threw me off. It’s just not the same. Very limited menu - basically patties only, but not even the scrumptious stuffed patty that I would always get. Disappointing.

 

[artyboy123]

https://torontolife.com/food/michelin-starred-alo-new-look-menus/

After a decade spent climbing to the top of culinary lists and earning a Michelin star, Alo closed—but only temporarily. It was time for a reset. “Our culinary and service programs have matured,” says Kriss. “The environment has to mirror that growth. We’ve been talking about this for a while and trying to find the right time, but if you’re holding out for the right time, chances are you’ve already waited too long.”

 

[artyboy123]

https://torontolife.com/food/archies-burgers-beer-broadview-hotel/

Archie’s, a new spot for cold beer and hot burgers, is coming to Queen and Broadview, right across the street from where Dangerous Dan’s used to be (RIP). Replacing the Civic, the Broadview Hotel’s street-level bistro, Archie’s will bring a more casual, nostalgia-driven vibe to the Riverside landmark later this spring.

 

[artyboy123]

https://torontolife.com/food/arthurs-snackette-nosh-bar-brodflour-montreal-bagels/

Enter Arthur’s Snackette, the bagel brainchild of Dara Gallinger, co-founder of Liberty Village’s urban mill and sourdough-everything bakery Brodflour, and Raegan Steinberg, co-owner of Montreal’s famed Arthur’s Nosh Bar.

 

[artyboy123]

https://torontolife.com/food/russo-cafe-listening-lounge-roncesvalles/

After one of the west end’s favourite listening bars, Sounds Good, shuttered in February, a new space for coffee lovers and audiophiles has opened on Roncesvalles. Taking over the old Wine Rack, Café Russo is bringing buzzy energy to the neighbourhood.

The owners, Nigerian-born siblings Rakiya and Sulaiman Abdullahii, have given the former bottle shop a vibrant makeover, with mid-century seating to make things cozy and a state-of-the-art vinyl sound system for ambiance.

 

[artyboy123]

https://torontolife.com/food/brasserie-cote-french-teo-paul-annex/

Name: Brasserie CôteContact: 400 Bloor St. W., brasseriecote.ca, @brasseriecoteannex
Neighbourhood: The Annex
Previously: By the Way Café
Owners: Teo Paul (Union, Côte de Bœuf, Hearts, Le Tambour) and Eamon O’Dea (Côte de Bœuf)
Chef: Damien Cochez
Accessibility: Not fully accessible

Despite being less than a month old, Brasserie Côte—the sister spot to Ossington’s Union and Côte de Bœuf—feels like it has occupied the corner of Bloor and Brunswick for a lifetime. That sense of history isn’t accidental. Teo Paul, an Annex boy through and through, and Eamon O’Dea share a long and storied past. The two met in 1996, when O’Dea, a Parisian expat and front-of-house expert, came to Toronto to visit his then-girlfriend (now wife). “Teo’s sister was my girlfriend’s best friend—they both grew up in the Annex together,” says O’Dea. “We went to visit her dad’s farm in Heathcote, right near where Hearts is now, and that’s where Teo and I first met.”