# TrannaDope! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 28, 2004, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617 "2004-10-28T04:11:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/1 "2004-10-28T04:11:45Z")
Sunspace and I call December 11th… Who’s with us? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/2 "2004-10-28T04:46:51Z")
w00t! 🙂 🙂 That’d be the Saturday, and I’m thinking meeting at some restaurant downtown, easy to get to… ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/3 "2004-10-28T04:51:47Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > w00t! 🙂 🙂 > > That’d be the Saturday, and I’m thinking meeting at some restaurant downtown, easy to get to… I really like the Cafe 668, at 668 Dundas West. Fantastic and cheap. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/4 "2004-10-28T04:54:45Z")
Damn, this will be the second one I’ll miss. My first exam is on the 11th. Oh well… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/5 "2004-10-28T04:55:23Z")
Hmmm… sounds good. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/6 "2004-10-28T04:56:47Z")
> [@Kid\_A](#): > > Damn, this will be the second one I’ll miss. My first exam is on the 11th. Oh well… ☹ _snuggles_ Sorry ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/7 "2004-10-28T04:59:22Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > Sunspace and I call December 11th… > > Who’s with us? Wow , that means my Birthday is gonna be on a thursday , wooooooot 😃 hmm, now to find that spare driver in my trunk Declan ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/8 "2004-10-28T05:10:42Z")
> [@Kid\_A](#): > > Damn, this will be the second one I’ll miss. My first exam is on the 11th. Oh well… ☹ Damn, man. I had no idea you were a Torontonian. Too bad about that exam. Uhh, the ideas are sort of sluicing through my brain right now, not many restaurants coming to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/9 "2004-10-28T05:11:41Z")
> [@Gadfly](#): > > Damn, man. I had no idea you were a Torontonian. Too bad about that exam. > > Uhh, the ideas are sort of sluicing through my brain right now, not many restaurants coming to mind. Let me get back to you guys tomorrow with a list… ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/10 "2004-10-28T05:54:07Z")
> [@Gadfly](#): > > Damn, man. I had no idea you were a Torontonian. Too bad about that exam. Born and raised in Scarborough, now going to school in Windsor. ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/11 "2004-10-28T06:11:26Z")
I’d certainly be interested in meeting up, if I’m not still in Tokyo. We should probably also see if some of the other usual suspects are interested, including those who have voiced interest in the past and/or actually come out: Dr\_Paprika, Eats\_Crayons, Globe-trotter, Lissla Lissar, Kwyjibo\*, D18\*, pung, Horrifying Howler Monkey, Tengu, Trigonal Planar, wolfstu [unless he moved to Belgium or summat], cherry, Declan, Treviathan and RickJay. Eonwe, Booker57 and matt\_mcl have good track records for making the trek here, too. - Not sure if these folks still hang around SDMB any more, but that wouldn’t preclude them from coming! ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/12 "2004-10-28T06:12:29Z")
And of course, Declan has already spoken up. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Standup\_Karmic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/13 "2004-10-28T06:17:30Z")
Oh sure. You couldn’t have done this a year and a half ago when I was alone and lonely in T.O. for three months with nothing to do and nobody I liked. You were just freakin’ waitin’ for me to leave weren’t ya? Mean ol Torontonians. No wonder I didn’t stay there. Ooh! Unless it’s at the Reservoir Lounge. I love that place! Maybe I could fly out for something and write it off! ---
**Author:** ![mcott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@mcott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcott)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/14 "2004-10-28T07:07:29Z")
Composed a request for vacation time at work (time to burn before end of year). Looked into flights (semi reasonable fares). Picked a hotel (free highspeed at the Courtyard downtown 🙂 versus 20 bucks for breakfast at the Sheraton, I would have gone for the Courtyard). Remembered that this year’s work X-Mas party is that night. I’ll catch you all next time. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/15 "2004-10-28T08:18:30Z")
> [@Cerowyn](#): > > I’d certainly be interested in meeting up, if I’m not still in Tokyo. > > We should probably also see if some of the other usual suspects are interested, including those who have voiced interest in the past and/or actually come out: Dr\_Paprika, Eats\_Crayons, Globe-trotter, Lissla Lissar, Kwyjibo\*, D18\*, pung, Horrifying Howler Monkey, Tengu, Trigonal Planar, wolfstu [unless he moved to Belgium or summat], cherry, Declan, Treviathan and RickJay. Eonwe, Booker57 and matt\_mcl have good track records for making the trek here, too. > > - Not sure if these folks still hang around SDMB any more, but that wouldn’t preclude them from coming! I can’t believe I got mentioned! Wow! Actually, I _did_ move to Belgium. But I’m moving back to Canada at the end of November. I’ll be living in Sudbury for the month of December, so attending TrannaDope shouldn’t be impossible for me. Is there another thread with further information? Is this a full-weekend thing? If so, I could take a Greyhound down on Friday and go back Sunday night. My big problem would be accomodations… I hate to be a mooch, but am a student on a budget… Are there cheap hostels or something like that in Toronto? Or, if somebody’s got a floor I could crash on (I’ll bring my own sleeping bag), that’d remove the only big obstacle to me coming. ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/16 "2004-10-28T09:20:22Z")
If the big boat is back in service I would love to come. Even if it is not running I would enjoy a T-dope fest. Transportation is the deciding factor. Pencil not ink at this time. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/17 "2004-10-28T13:51:23Z")
Oooh! More Dopers! Hi everyone! 🙂 **wolfstu** , if need be you can crash on my floor… I’ve an air mattress and stuff. **Booker57** , does it look like the ferry will be running again? **Gadfly** , I’ll have to check out that restaurant. How big is it? Will we need reservation depending on numbers? **Standup Karmic** , what’s the Reservoir Lounge like? I’m not exactly a clubbing-type person, and know nothing about it. **Kid\_A** , so sorry you can’t make the eleventh. There’ll be others… (I’m hoping **Spoons** can make it…) Restaurants: The first TronnaDope I went to, we met at that restaurant on the north side of Front Street just west of Union Station, I can’t remember the name. Last summer after the picnic we ended up at C’est What. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/18 "2004-10-28T13:55:22Z")
i’ll pick up kellym and lee and we’ll – oh, you meant – never mind – ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/19 "2004-10-28T13:57:31Z")
**Gadfly** , I’ll have to check out that restaurant. How big is it? Will we need reservation depending on numbers? It’s fairly small, but usually not terribly busy, so… I haven’t a clue. Their phone number is 416-703-0668, if you want to enquire about it. ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617/20 "2004-10-28T14:00:45Z")
Ergh, apologies for the screwed-up coding, have no idea what happened. Here’s a review of the place from NOW Magazine: > [@](#): > > Named NOW’s 2002 best new restaurant, this recently redecorated storefront just west of Chinatown offers innovatively updated Buddhist vegetarian cooking. The intimate Vietnamese spot rocks the mock with kickass spicing that includes unorthodox – for Buddhists – garlic and onion if requested. Throw in owner Hon Quach’s loving service and get one of the most satisfying spreads around, vegetarian or otherwise. Best: to start, 668 Salad with shredded deep-fried tofu, cucumber, carrot, peppers and grilled cashews, or cold rice-paper-wrapped Summer Rolls stuffed with slivers of deep-fried tofu, carrot, cellophane noodles, wood-ear and Thai basil; king mushrooms with faux sirloin over stir-fried mixed peppers, snow peas and baby corn; Spicy Tofu – large cubes of silky-centred deep-fried tofu in a chili-spiked sauce thick with julienned carrots, bell peppers and snow peas; Vegetarian Curry with tofu ﾓpork,ﾔ carrots, chewy Chinese mushrooms, cauliflower and napa cabbage in tasty yellow gravy; goofy but good deep-fried ’shrooms in batter dunked in sweet ’n’ spicy lemongrass dip; for dessert, deep-fried bananas in yummy coconut cream. Complete dinners for $15 ($10 at lunch) per person, including all taxes, tip and a ginger beer. Average main $7. Open Tuesday to Friday 12:30 to 9:30 pm, Saturday and Sunday 1:30 to 9:30 pm. Closed Monday. Unlicensed. Cash only. Access: two steps at door, washrooms on same floor. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trannadope/271617.md?page=2)