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NOW: 25 Best Vegetarian Restaurants

Oct 05, 2006 23:52

The current issue of NOW Magazine has an article of interest:

25 Best Vegetarian RestaurantsToronto restaurateurs have stepped up their commitment to vegetarians. Here are T.O.’s top 25 veggie eateries - in order ( Read more... )

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xfireworksx October 6 2006, 03:24:32 UTC

what always irks me about their food reviews is the pricing. they claim "cheap" meals are generally around $10-15, when really, i can get a great lunch for $5 and a decent dinner for $8 at most veggie places. also, their designation for "veggie" doesn't include places that have a big veggie menu along with meaty stuff - and a lot of these kinds of places are just as delicious, and cheaper.

and why fressen over fresh? fresh is wayyyyy better!

dem October 7 2006, 18:14:33 UTC

Those are some good irks.

While I definitely appreciate those restaurants (with meat dishes and veggie dishes) so I can still eat there, I do think that veg only restaurants deserve their own category.
In this issue of NOW, they also had a feature on veggie burgers that are served in veg+meat places, and this was separate from the other article.

I love both Fressen and Fresh !!

alicetotle October 11 2006, 01:24:22 UTC

I agree. Fresh is less pretentious and has better prices. The washroom ROCKS. Plus the waitresses are cuter.

northbard October 6 2006, 03:30:33 UTC

Boom Shiva higher than Veg Haven? My hairy vegan ass.

dem October 7 2006, 18:16:57 UTC

I still haven't been to Boom Shiva, it seems a touch on the expensive side for me. Veg Haven I have only had at the Veggie Food fair (I think) but we've been meaning to go into the restaurant itself.

pinkskittles_69 October 7 2006, 02:53:12 UTC

i think they're all wrong with their ratings. i absolutely adore vegetarian haven! also, i think that cafe 668 is the worst vegetarian restaurant i've been to in toronto, no lies. i also love le commensal. i don't know what their rating system is but i really don't agree with any of those ratings.

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dem October 7 2006, 18:20:45 UTC

I really like Café 668! Why do you think it's the worse?
Tough, I do think someone at NOW is pretty obsessesed with it, whenever they have a veggie section (even in regular issues) it seems to be mentioned.

Good catch, I hadn't even noticed Le Commensal wasn't listed. I like that place as well, it is appealing to me because there are so many choices and as much or as little as you want of them.

pinkskittles_69 October 7 2006, 19:16:39 UTC

i love le commensal!

and about cafe 668... i went once... the service was alright... the food was really bad... i had some mock chicken thing... and my friend had some mock beef thing... it was like, really cheap tasting... it didn't appeal to either of us! i much like the cuisine of places like vegetarian haven, le commensal and live. cafe 668 just wasn't my thing. i like asian food, i just didn't like that place. upon leaving my friend and i both agreed it was the worst food we've ever tried and never to go back. then again, i'm not really a fan of fresh either. they're good, but i like better than good kinda stuff. i dunno, i'm just picky i guess.