Same old story these daysthey sold. New owners raised prices and lowered quality. Not to be racist, but being racist… To be expected by the new owners. Money, money, money money money.
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again, not to be racist… But being racist… some people are known to buy existing restaurants and then try to cut every corner possible to be cheap cheap cheap because the ONLY thing they care about is money money money money.. today.I thought the point of a chain is consistency. I guess not
halibut house in Uxbridge, for example, over uses their oil so it goes rancid. And I think they must hire an Italian barber to shave the halibut that thin!
On the other hand, the halibut house down in South Etobicoke is really quite good.
The point of most franchises is franchise fees! Just raking off as much as possible. So long as the franchise fees keep coming in, most of these small franchise companies don’t enforce quality standards.I thought the point of a chain is consistency. I guess not
On the other hand, the halibut house down in South Etobicoke is really quite good.
<burp>@SchlongConery you know your fish n chips very well. You must know Lipitor very well too
Actually my bad annd total cholesterol is good. Maybe a bit low on the HDL.
I may eat fish and chips once a month or maybe even less. But over the years you get to learn what places are good or not. And I tend to explore places that seem exceptional in some way or another. I dont eat out so much as I used to.
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Oh, you mean the place that's been shut down several times for health code violations and one time I went there, there was a dead roach in the forks?
And it's name was "Wanda's Rat in Your Pie" for a while?
I didn't know that. Seems like they run a clean, sanitary place to my eye but I'm now interested to know more.
So I did a quick google search and turned up the following facts:
SPOILER ALERT!!!! According to the public records Wanda's has never been shut down.
DineSafe: Toronto health inspectors find major infractions at eight restaurants on Dec. 8
Toronto Public Health issued eight conditional passes to restaurants, cafés, bakeries, bars and grocery stores on Dec. 8.
Wanda’s Pie In The Sky at 287 Augusta Avenue received a conditional pass with one major infraction:
- Fail to protect against harbouring of pests
I then went directly to the City of Toronto website and got their full history:
DineSafe
www.toronto.ca
Current status: PassLast Inspected: February 28, 2024Establishment Address: 287 AUGUSTA AVEObservation: No infractions were observed under the Food Premises Regulation during an inspection.
Past Inspection Results
- August 21, 2023 - Passed with one or more August 21, 2023minor infractions
- December 16, 2022 - Passed, no infractions were observed
- December 8, 2022 - Conditional Pass with one or more December 8, 2022infractions
- July 25, 2022 - Passed with one or more July 25, 2022minor infractions
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Seems like it works both ways... lol
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That's good to hear, still, the dead roach thing did put me off going back there.I didn't know that. Seems like they run a clean, sanitary place to my eye but I'm now interested to know more.
So I did a quick google search and turned up the following facts:
SPOILER ALERT!!!! According to the public records Wanda's has never been shut down.
DineSafe: Toronto health inspectors find major infractions at eight restaurants on Dec. 8
Toronto Public Health issued eight conditional passes to restaurants, cafés, bakeries, bars and grocery stores on Dec. 8.www.thestar.com
Wanda’s Pie In The Sky at 287 Augusta Avenue received a conditional pass with one major infraction:
- Fail to protect against harbouring of pests
I then went directly to the City of Toronto website and got their full history:
DineSafe
Current status: PassLast Inspected: February 28, 2024Establishment Address: 287 AUGUSTA AVEObservation: No infractions were observed under the Food Premises Regulation during an inspection.
Past Inspection Results
- August 21, 2023 - Passed with one or more August 21, 2023minor infractions
- December 16, 2022 - Passed, no infractions were observed
- December 8, 2022 - Conditional Pass with one or more December 8, 2022infractions
- July 25, 2022 - Passed with one or more July 25, 2022minor infractions
Which is too bad because they did have really solid cakes and pies. They also had really good gourmet hot chocolates.
I imagine it is near impossible to keep insects out of restaurants. Especially when they are in old buildings, joined to other buildings, with residential apartments upstairs etc.
I have had coffee with Wanda from time to time and she strikes me as really caring about her business, customers, employees and food. So she gets an A for effort from me.
What worries me more is Asian owned restaurants where you can tell they try to cut every corner, re-use old oil, hold or refrigerate leftover food too long instead of tossing it out etc. Or bad refrigeration. Those are the types of things that make you sick. And bad handwashing which is a factor of leadership.
I'll still eat a cream pie from Wanda any day!
They had delicious Rosti (shredded potato’s and sour cream)
Wow, that's clever. Too bad crab legs don't stack as well.Seems like it works both ways... lol
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How Chinese People Beat The Pizza Hut Buffet #funfact
When Pizza Hut began opening restaurants in China, they included a large salad and fruit buffet in the restaurants. But the rule was; each guest was only all...
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Last time I ate at a buffet was in Vegas about 10 years ago. This fat pig was mowing through crab legs like an octopus throwing them into her woodchipper of a mouth. Barely took the time to get half the meat out of each leg.
The grotesqueness of the waste and gluttony turned me off buffet's ever since. I do admit to missing Tucker's Marketplace and the old Ponderosa Salad Bar though! But I find Mandarin gross and overpriced.
The Brazillian steakhouse in Toronto is good for the variety.
I assume Far East is still at that intersection. Great Chinese takeout.
Ya ya! Fahhh.eeeeees is realy good! Great 1970's Canadian-style Chinese food. Quality at fair prices.
I know someone who could out eat me at 275 pounds. She had a BMI of 15. Also she didn't go to the bathroom after to hurl either. My anorexic baby love to eat, love to eat, no big old Buddha belly swinging by her feet.
I've never been to Far Eat, but it's likely Canadian Chinese food. It's not real Chinese food if they don't eat there
For real Chinese and other takeout, you have to go to the food court at Dixie Park Centre near Dixie and Eastgate Parkway. It's a non-descript building, but there are about 6 different places in there. It's a basic food court that won't win any decor awards. Most of the places have identical HK style street food, but there is a Chinese BBQ that hangs meat in the window, Filipino, Japanese, bubble tea and even a Gino's pizza.
It can get quite busy during the lunch hour because there's a Canada Post sorting facility nearby and it's close to the airport. There's even a dedicated area where vendors stack carboard boxes to be ready for party tray orders.
There's another good Chinese food court in the Mississauga Chinese Centre near Dundas and Dixie. That's the mall with the Chinese gate and dragon wall in it. The food court is in the same building as the supermarket.
AFAIK, the only Chinese food court left downtown is in the basement of the Chinatown Centre near Spadina and Dundas, but I'm sure it's quite run down these days.
Dragon City mall is also in the Spadina and Dundas area, but I don't think it ever had a food court. It does have a dim sum restaurant on the top floor, The Owl of Minerva for Korean, Juicy Dumpling, and a very small stall that sells bubble waffles too. There's also Pho Pasteur right next door.
The last time I went to Tucker's I had a flight of their in-house brewed beers.
I'm not a fan of light beers but the light one was surprisingly good as I recall.
