Midweek was to a greater extent than or less other one-half day, giving me to a greater extent than or less other 2 complimentary meals. I was inwards the mood for a trendy Melbourne-style cafe repast for breakfast. H5N1 lot of places inwards Toronto appear to alone produce brunch, important either they're alone opened upward pre-lunch on the weekends or they don't actually larn started until eleven or so. The breakfast-focussed places that are opened upward early on appear to live on largely diner-style places that materials you lot total of eggs as well as potatoes, as well as then it wasn't equally slow equally I'd hoped. Still, after a flake of spider web research, I decided to endeavour out Saving Grace - it was close the identify I had to become later for work, had excellent reviews, drew long weekend queues, as well as seemed to offering to a greater extent than or less master copy brekkie dishes.
The fit-out is rattling familiar - Saving Grace wouldn't expect out of identify at all inwards Collingwood or Brunswick. And, similar cafes inwards those suburbs that describe large weekend crowds, Saving Grace is slow to larn a tabular array at on a run day. I turned upward close 9am as well as at that spot was alone ane other occupied tabular array - past times 10:30 or as well as then when I headed off things had got a flake to a greater extent than lively equally the local hipster population started to rouse themselves.
I agonised over the bill of fare for a piece - the polenta/caramelised apple/walnuts/maple syrup combo sounded pretty wonderful, equally did the rajistani eggs (scrambled amongst spicy ruby-red onion, chickpea masala as well as spicy paratha). Unable to guide betwixt sweetness as well as savoury, I settled on something sort of inwards the middle - savoury French toast (stuffed amongst gruyere, caramelised apples as well as ruby-red onions amongst greens, $9.75). Vegans beware - there's non much on offering for you lot here.
The side salad was a flake of an strange jibe amongst the French toast - something wilted would guide maintain worked amend than only a right away lettuce pile. The toast all the same hitting the spot perfectly - the apple tree as well as onion were both soft as well as sweetly caramelised, piece the gruyere added a rich savoury layer without existence overwhelmingly strong.
I was inwards no urgent rush to larn to my run rendezvous, as well as then I was happy to only sit, potable java as well as read. I fifty-fifty decided to live on brave as well as club a latte seeing equally I was somewhere that did such practiced food. It was a mistake.
This was at to the lowest degree 50% foam, had chocolate sprinkles on hand as well as tasted of nix much except milk. Very disappointing. Luckily, the nearby Ezra's Pound does proper java as well as does it good - I grabbed a takeaway latte at that spot as well as wandered off happy.
The residuum of the twenty-four hr menses was work-related, including a pretty decent (and ridiculously large) felafel plate luncheon at Free Times Cafe. After giving what sure as shooting must live on my final PhD-related seminar at CAMH, I had a few spare hours to kill earlier dinner fourth dimension as well as decided to pass them at the Art Gallery of Ontario. It's had to a greater extent than or less stunning Frank Gehry-designed renovations since nosotros visited inwards 2004 as well as is a beautiful infinite to only wander through. Their Canadian collection is very, rattling impressive - there's almost a whole flooring of the Group of Seven, addition peachy (temporary?) exhibitions of Jack Chambers as well as David Milne's work. Lots to enjoy.
Next stop: dinner! I was inwards the mood for vegan junk-food, as well as then I jumped on the Subway upward to Bloor Street West to banking concern check out The Gasometer. It's run past times the Hot Beans people as well as is to a greater extent than eating seat than pub - they produce a flake of take-away, but their principal draw of piece of job organization is feeding the hordes of comfort-food hungry vegans who fill upward their tables.
I snuck the final complimentary tabular array inwards the identify as well as settled inwards amongst the menu. Unfortunately, I'm sort of an idiot - after scanning the half dozen starters, iii salads, iii sandwich/burgers as well as the specials board I made my choices as well as ordered. It was alone when I heard the adjacent tabular array talking close tempeh ribs that I realised the bill of fare was double-sided! I'd missed out on 12 options, including po' boys, chicken as well as waffles, fish as well as chips, the aforementioned ribs as well as something called a Southern combo.Ah well, to a greater extent than or less other identify to revisit on to a greater extent than or less hereafter visit.
Even amongst only the front-page of the bill of fare I struggled to brand decisions. The tofu-based buffalo wings sounded delicious, but I figured I actually needed to sample poutine piece I was inwards Canada. The vegan poutine (fries amongst Daiya cheddar as well as house-made mushroom gravy, $7) was a delicious mushy mess.
The Daiya cheese managed a reasonable simulacrum of melted cheddar as well as the mushroom gravy had a rich, deep flavour. The alone slight disappointment was the fries - those that were cooked good were great, but quite a few of them were a flake underdone, which was a shame.
For my principal repast I decided to run into how their Reuben (house-made seitan, sauerkraut, mayo as well as sprouts on pumpernickel rye, $11) measured up. I almost doubled downwards as well as had fries on the side, but decided I should endeavour their sauteed garlic collared greens instead.
I snuck the final complimentary tabular array inwards the identify as well as settled inwards amongst the menu. Unfortunately, I'm sort of an idiot - after scanning the half dozen starters, iii salads, iii sandwich/burgers as well as the specials board I made my choices as well as ordered. It was alone when I heard the adjacent tabular array talking close tempeh ribs that I realised the bill of fare was double-sided! I'd missed out on 12 options, including po' boys, chicken as well as waffles, fish as well as chips, the aforementioned ribs as well as something called a Southern combo.Ah well, to a greater extent than or less other identify to revisit on to a greater extent than or less hereafter visit.
Even amongst only the front-page of the bill of fare I struggled to brand decisions. The tofu-based buffalo wings sounded delicious, but I figured I actually needed to sample poutine piece I was inwards Canada. The vegan poutine (fries amongst Daiya cheddar as well as house-made mushroom gravy, $7) was a delicious mushy mess.
The Daiya cheese managed a reasonable simulacrum of melted cheddar as well as the mushroom gravy had a rich, deep flavour. The alone slight disappointment was the fries - those that were cooked good were great, but quite a few of them were a flake underdone, which was a shame.
For my principal repast I decided to run into how their Reuben (house-made seitan, sauerkraut, mayo as well as sprouts on pumpernickel rye, $11) measured up. I almost doubled downwards as well as had fries on the side, but decided I should endeavour their sauteed garlic collared greens instead.
The greens were okay, but I wanted a much stronger garlic flavour. As it was they didn't gustation similar much at all. Luckily, the sandwich brought the flavour. The slices of seitan were seasoned upward nicely, as well as the sauerkraut as well as mayo were a peachy condiment combo. It was a tidier version than that offered up locally, as well as in all likelihood fifty-fifty a fiddling amend - it was all close the seitan-based pastrami, which actually was excellent.
So my Hogtown Vegan experience was a flake mixed. I recollect it's a identify amongst a lot of potential - the bill of fare is peachy (especially if you lot read it all!) as well as I tin imagine heading dorsum fourth dimension as well as ane time to a greater extent than to endeavour everything if I was a local. As it was, I in all likelihood made to a greater extent than or less ordering mistakes (next time: Buffalo wings followed past times mushroom po' boy) as well as left feeling a tad disappointed. Although the disappointment was tempered past times the takeaway dessert I took amongst me!
I was likewise total to confront to dessert right away away, but figured I couldn't larn out Toronto without at to the lowest degree trying something sweet. So I grabbed a fried apple tree pie amongst soy H2O ice cream ($8.50) to wander dwelling menage with.
The ice-cream suffered a flake over the trip home, but the apple tree pie was soundless fantastic - wonderful vegan pastry stuffed amongst sweetness as well as spicy apple tree mush. Not bad at all.
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Saving Grace is ane of Toronto's best-reviewed brekkie places. Michele Wong, Drawn as well as Devoured, dancing through life, Amanda Factor, The Tofu Princess, Vegan Victuals, Candy Penny.
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Saving Grace
907 Dundas Street West, Little Italy
416 703 7368
Vegie breakfasts $6 - $9.75 (plus revenue enhancement as well as tips)
Hogtown Vegan
834 Bloor Street West (near Ossington)
416 901 9779
Starters $7 - $9, Mains $11 - $12 (plus revenue enhancement as well as tips)
Accessibility: Saving Grace is rattling accessible amongst a apartment entryway as well as a pretty spacious interior. Hogtown Vegan has a small-scale stair equally you lot come upward up to the doorway but is also reasonably spread out inside. Ordering as well as payment is at the tabular array inwards both places. I didn't see the toilets inwards either.
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