Toronto Eaton Centre (Ongoing Renewal) | ?m | ?s | Cadillac Fairview | Zeidler

[bcmc]

They seem to be doing all the same stuff at their new food hall at 1 York, and I have to say I've been disappointed with what I've tried so far. I've had a vindaloo from Curryosity, an eggplant parm sandwich from the Underground Sandwich, and a fried chicken sandwich from the Beauty's Chicken place, and all were decidedly mediocre.

Honestly I feel like food halls are a lot of hype and they often don't live up to it.

The idea seems to be lets get more independent places with cool branding, jack up the prices hugely compared to a typical food court, and promote it with influencers. Don't get me wrong I've had some good meals at food halls but more often than not they end up being not worth the extra money you pay. I'll be curious to see if 5 years from now it's a fad that's largely passed.

 

[evandyk]

Assembly Chef's Hall is the real deal. Lots of good stuff there.

 

[kotsy]

A new food hall is opening in Toronto’s Eaton Centre Wednesday. Here’s what to expect

Oliver & Bonacini’s Queen’s Cross aims to be a step up from traditional fast food but less expensive than a sit-down restaurant.

www.thestar.com

paywall bypass: https://archive.is/ZKYwf

 

[evandyk]

You can try out a bunch of that stuff, including the new app, at their food hall at 1 York which opened a few months ago.

 

[picard102]

So it's just the same food court with new vendors?

 

[kotsy]

So it's just the same food court with new vendors?

Same in what sense?

It's at the same location but has been completely rebuilt and is under new management as well as new vendors.

 

[TossYourJacket]

So it's just the same food court with new vendors?

It's only "the same" in that it is still a food hall/fancy food court. Otherwise, literally nothing else is the same.

 

[Rascacielo]

I had lunch there today. It was busy, but easy enough to find a seat. The chicken rice from Eric Chong’s stall ($14) was decent, although the rice was a bit undercooked. I didn’t walk through the main food court at the Dundas end, so I don’t know whether the food hall diverts some business from the vendors there.

 

[DavidCapizzano]

CF is replacing the glazing on one of the office towers

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

...please not the 401 Bay bathroom tile treatment. >.<

 

[Amare]

Oh god, here we go again.

This firm is not capable of competently renovating anything so it can actually be an improvement.

 

[prisecaru0]

Oh god, here we go again.

This firm is not capable of competently renovating anything so it can actually be an improvement.

I would dispute that claim. Look at 2 queen West, a massive improvement. If they can do a reno like there this could be a upgrade

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Hard to mess this one up given how the original looked - and the truly messed up part is already done (that ponderous entrance redo from awhile ago).

AoD

 

[Amare]

I would dispute that claim. Look at 2 queen West, a massive improvement. If they can do a reno like there this could be a upgrade

Definitely a massive improvement and one that is extremely well done.

But unfortunately for every one of those, there's a 401 Bay + Eaton Centre + Sherway Gardens. They've missed a lot more than they've hit.

 

[GenerationLee]

I took these this morning:

The shops appear open. The cafe was staffed.