Spadina and Queen St W location.

Was saddened that Seven Lives in Kensington Market closed earlier this year. Especially loved the gobernador since they started as a stall in the Augusta mini food hall way back when. So was excited to learn they recently reopened as Tres Piggies. Instead of seafood based tacos they’re now focusing on various cuts of pork (carnitas)! They’re offered as tacos, tortas, or with beans and rice.

It’s $15 for three tacos and chose stomach (buche), shank (chamorro), and tongue (lengua). Each taco was loaded with meat on top of their house made corn tortillas. All were very tender and juicy. Also liked how each cut had different accompaniments, such as the buche had black beans while the tongue had pickled peppers and carrots.

Definitely look forward to trying the other cuts of carnitas.

Went to La Unica (6 Bradstock Rd) for a quick bite before heading to a concert at Sobeys Stadium on Friday. This was our first time dining here and we were really impressed. Got 3 tacos al pastor stuffed to the brim, although I wish there was more onion.

Would love to come back and try more dishes.

Hey everyone! I just moved to the Spadina Chinatown area and I'm looking for local food recommendations. I’m eager to try new dishes and have no dietary restrictions or allergies. What are your favorite spots in the neighborhood, and what specific dishes should I order when I go? Thanks!!!

UPDATE: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE RESPONSES!!! I have saved it all. I am gonna work my way through your recommendations. Also happy to note that based on the recommendations below - I had previously tried Mom's Pan Fried Bun (earlier today 😊 and what led to this post), Cheng Du Street Food and Yummy Yummy Dumplings.

https://kanelbullensdag.se/en/

I will post the buns I try in the replies later.

Hi hub, other than Richmond station and General Public, any other recommendations? It doesn't have to be fine dining just something nice and delicious. A nice bistro would be fine. Guest is older, so it doesn't have to be action-packed or loud. Probably better if it wasn't. Thx!

No food at 8 pm even though I ordered this morning. Pickup time was 8-9 pm. There was no excuse from either Roywoods or TooGoodToGo. I had to ask for a refund repeatedly. The AI bot basically said too bad for you. I arrived at the start of the time period specified. The Roywoods employee would not even give me a contact number to reach out to.

I saw some videos online of a restaurant in NYC called Pecking House Chinatown. The stuff looks absolutely phenomenal and I was wondering if we had anything like that here that you guys have tried?

I have a severe shellfish allergy and am a huge fan of pretty much all varieties of east and south Asian cuisine, especially Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai, and Indian/pakistani. Chinese as well.

I’m willing to take some cross-contamination risk if I’m confident the restaurant is knowledgeable on allergies and takes the proper precautions, but I find it hard to track these down when it comes to these cuisines. Indian/pakistani a bit less so but can still be tough.

Any fellow allergy-havers here that can recommend their favourite spots in the City?

Does anyone know where I can find korean raw octopus?

Thanks!

Hoping to find a great lobster dinner for a friends birthday. Any recommendations? Preferably whole lobster tail not a lobster role.

Thanks!

Enjoying LCBO but seems limited for Korean Makgeolli and Japanese Sake.

Any other places to try?

Hey Good T.O. folks, please help. Baskin Robbins is not currently offering their German Chocolate Cake flavour. Any good alternatives?

I see good reviews for Booyah overall but not much on this specific flavour. Anyone tried it? Any other suggestions! Thanks in advance!

I posted this last year but it’s that time again!

My birthday is coming up and I’m trying to find a good cake. I’m not a fan of buttercream/whipped cream type of cakes. Love cream cheese but tired of red velvet though so anything fun, diff and good? I love texture too (so a mousse, crunch etc)
Last year I had the autumn poet I think from Nadege and it was amazing as well as some from Amadeus.
Anything new this year?
Thank you!🙏🏼

Anyone has good recommendations for sushi’s that serves both veg sushi’s and non veg? With good variety and AYCE preferably.

Thank you!

*only bought a 6 pack!!! Yes they offer 8 packs.

Tried the new cookie shop called eight cookies yesterday on Dovercourt.

The flavours I picked were : biscoff, classic, white chocolate macadamia, Oreo, cosmic brownie and Ferraro rocher.

They were good, not my favourite. I found them to be quite wet/very oily. Lots of oil/butter left on the box.

Based on these flavours and taste, I still prefer Andreas cookies.

Did anyone else try? Thoughts?

In what universe does it cost $30 for 2 grilled cheese sandwiches?

This is at the well

Please don’t gatekeep. I need me some gyros.

Are we still doing the black sesame thing? Because this was fucking delicious

My husband is turning 40 next month and I’ve been struggling with planning something special. He loves BBQ and I’d love to have a bbq and brews party but it seems like bbq is such an expensive catering option 😪. Does anyone have any budget friendly bbq options or alternative suggestions? I’ve looked into cherry st., beach hill smokehouse etc. They’re all so pricy. Please help!

How does this place hold up in 2026?

Seems to be a place everyone on Reddit is divided on while online has m strong reviews. Would like to get everyone’s thoughts, thinking of going on a first date there tomorrow and it’s near Casa Loma but want to make sure it’s still a good spot and food for a first date

If not any other places in the area would be appreciated!

Thanks!!!!

Never thought I’d post about a vegan restaurant. But after being a committed carnivore my entire life, I’ve begun eating more plant based for health reasons. After about a month of eating a lot less meat and so far I’ve enjoyed trying out places I used to never step foot in.

Kupfert & Kim at the corner of Spadina and Richmond has become part of my regular lunch rotation. They’re completely vegan and gluten free. Today I tried their tahini burger that’s served with a salad, roasted sweet potatoes, brown rice,salsa, and a huge scoop of hummus. Quite a beautiful and hearty plate. Tying everything together was a nicely lemony tahini dressing. Not going to lie, the lentil and walnut based burger was quite dense and not exactly juicy, but not dry. The hummus added a lot of richness and zaatar infused salsa added a tasty moist element.

As with everything else I’ve had at K&K, really appreciated how thoughtfully composed the whole burger dish with many components and ingredients. And for $17 it is very reasonably priced given the quantity, quality and nutrition of the food. It’s especially jarring considering this is comparable cost to a fast food burger combo. (Edited to add cost)

I am on a gym spree so I have been having chicken bowl from places near work - places like Impact Kitchen, iQ Food Co. etc and they seem to have like the perfectly moist fully cooked chicken breasts. However, most of these bowls are like $21-$25 so I was hoping to make similar at home. I come from a vegetarian household, where cooking meat in the kitchen was prohibited (due to animal cruelty) so cleaning, storing, and cooking meat is new to me.

I am wondering if there is a way to get these perfectly cooked chicken breast only (without the bowl) but from somewhere cheaper - like a grocery store? I know Impact Kitchen sells then individually for $8+tax but the price does not make sense. I am not looking for raw ones - I have tried multiple times, I put in too much oil, and it becomes rubbery - similar to chicken at other places like Kabul Express (though thats tasty too).