gabe
Senior Member
That sounds like a downgrade to me.
It's not. The Metropolitan Hotel is pretty run down. Its Ranked #85 of 138 on TA http://www.tripadvisor.ca/Hotel_Rev...s-The_Metropolitan_Hotel-Toronto_Ontario.html
That sounds like a downgrade to me.
The Emerson recently opened in Bloordale Village, lending ever more credence to the notion that this neighbourhood is on the upswing, particularly with the Whippoorwill opening up just two doors down (which means you should start trolling real estate rags for property in the area).
The Emerson is instantly cozy, and that's thanks in part to the casual service, and especially the obvious camaraderie you can glimpse in the open kitchen. The kitchen staff sport toques, and have friendly huddles between plating.
With a final email confirming the insurance last Friday afternoon, Matt Basile has officially taken over the recently vacated restaurant space at 638 Queen St. W. (at Bathurst), where long-time pierogi palace Prague European Kitchen closed recently, just months after a reboot.
Basile, better known as the man behind Fidel Gastro’s sandwich pop-up and food-truck company, is taking the next step by becoming a first-time restaurateur. But, instead of opening a sandwich shop, come springtime he’ll be overseeing a full service, 60-seat (or so) restaurant named Lisa Marie—continuing with the Presley theme he started with his food truck, named Priscilla—serving Venetian street delicacies known as cicchetti and, of course, the handheld eats Basile is best known for.
Ohhh, I can do this for lunch soon!
The Burger’s Priest’s third location is opening at Queen and Spadina
It appears to be the current Hell's Bells location. I guess 1990s Goth Toronto takes another nail to the coffin.
The Ryerson residences on Church and Gerrard is converting their first floor into restaurant space.
A Mexican place is opening in the old Spring Rolls 'Go' location at Yonge & Charles. Could this be the beginning of the end for Noodle Alley.
I'll be interested to see how it faces off against the McDonald's down the street.