# List of best cheap T.O. restaurants... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 11, 2002, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-best-cheap-t-o-restaurants/103077 "2002-04-11T18:59:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-best-cheap-t-o-restaurants/103077/1 "2002-04-11T18:59:46Z")
I actually snaffled this off of [chowhound.com](http://chowhound.com), but I’m going to make some additions, and so I guess it’s partly my work, too… the list Korean: Sejong on Bloor West (lots of other Korean in area, this is best value) Chinese Yummy Yummy Kitchen truck ( It parks outside #1 Edward St (where it joins Yonge 1 block north of dundas on west side of Yonge). -Singapore Noodles , Shanghai noodles Jing Peking (College near Bathurst) - Northern dim sum, hot & sour soup Tiger Lily’s Noodle House- actually pan-Asian, and veg friendly. Very good. Tea Shops The Red Tea Box(Queen, past Bathurst)- I had to include this, even though it’s not cheap. High quality tea, pastries, and chocolates. Malay: Matahari on Baldwin Jean’s on Danforth Vietnamese: Saigon Star (at Hwy 7 between Bayview and Leslie) curry dungeness crab Pho Hung- my favorite. Two locations, both downtown. Dai Nam (on Spadina in Chinatown) Xe Lua (W side of Spadina a bit south of Dundas - train on sign) BBQ - DiPammo’s (College and Ossington)- Incredible, real barbeque. Laotian Ban Vanipha (Dundas West and Dennison) Cambodian Royal Angkor (Yonge just south of Rosedale subway) -Spicy To-Fu Indian Chaat – Five Star Market (Parliament St. south of Wellesley on the east side) – boondas and vada Pakistani Lahore Tikka House (Gerrard ) Sri Lankan Rashnaa (Wellesley) Uncategorizable - New York Subway (Queen St. West 1 block east of Bathurst) gourmet Indian influenced burritos (get the jumbo ones)- also amazing. One of my favorite places. Mexican – El Sol (way out east on the Danforth) - chicken mole, vegetarian combo Central American - Kensington Market places on Augusta -fresh pupusas and tamales. Caribbean Mr. Jerk (Wellesley between Sherbourne and Parliament) -jerk chicken dinner and jerk pork sandwiches Flava (Yonge St., just north of Wellesley) - goat roti, homemade hot sauce Burgers Groucho’s (Bayview, south of Eglington): Lick’s Burger(Scarborough) Pasta -One of a Kind Bar and Grill (Queen W) Delis Centre Street Deli (Centre St in Thornhill) smoked meat sandwich, french fries, cole slaw, pickles,chicken matzo ball soup, chopped liver, Montreal bagels. Eastern European cabbage rolls – Country Style Hungarian Restaurant (Bloor in the Annex, about three blocks down from Bathurst) pierogis - Future Cafe and Bakery, (couple more blocks down the street) potato and cheese ones are all you can eat on Wednesday night ice-cream La Paloma –exceptional/very expensive, and very, very good Greg’s casual cones/cups 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-best-cheap-t-o-restaurants/103077/2 "2002-04-11T19:07:01Z")
> [@](#): > > Pho Hung- my favorite. Two locations, both downtown. Oooh, my favourite too! The first place I thought of when I opened this thread. Do they still have the three-course lunch for five bucks? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-best-cheap-t-o-restaurants/103077/3 "2002-04-11T19:17:34Z")
This list pretty much only applies to Toronto, doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-best-cheap-t-o-restaurants/103077/4 "2002-04-11T19:19:00Z")
Toronto??? I wondered what the heck T.O. referred to. Bah. Nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-best-cheap-t-o-restaurants/103077/5 "2002-04-11T21:15:52Z")
> [@](#): > > I wondered what the heck T.O. referred to. So it’s not _Toledo, Ohio_? Bummer. ---
**Author:** ![CWN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@CWN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CWN)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-best-cheap-t-o-restaurants/103077/6 "2002-04-11T21:58:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBeer \* > \*\* > So it’s not _Toledo, Ohio_? Bummer. \*\* Hmmm I thought it meant take out. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2002, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-best-cheap-t-o-restaurants/103077/7 "2002-04-11T22:32:20Z")
Sorry, guys. It’s a common short form for Toronto… Ah, well.