I have to give it a try. Thanks.
Should add they run a nice curbside patio, currently closed for the season but I expect will open up in May.
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I really miss the senatorās lunches ( when they were much cheaper). Very close to my office, and they had the best grilled cheeses!
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The 3 places I used to get grilled cheese were Lox Stock and Bagel (on challah), the Franās on St Clair and Shanghai Cowgirl!
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Just wanted to point out that Burger Shack (in both PedroPero and My Top 10 list of 2023) charges $9.70 for their bacon & eggs (2) with home fries and toast.
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Iāve dined at most of the diners mentioned that are located in Toronto. I wish the Globe had done a list of 50 or 100 diners across Canada, to include more in places like Kingston, Hamilton and London, and other small and mid-sized cities outside the big cities.
Canāt see it because I donāt subscribe. Any āguest passesā lying around??
GTA listed diners:
- White Lily
- Patrician Grill
- The Senator
- Creme de la Creme Cafe
- The Broadview Diner
- Orchard Family Restaurant (Mississauga)
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Thanks!!
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They missed Rosemary and Thyme in Scarborough.
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I donāt subscribe.
Basically
Listed first
The White Lily
Then
The Patrician
The Senator
Broadway Diner
Creme de la Creme ( I think)
Out of Toronto places still standing, they left out Good Bite, Avenue Diner and Ariās Place, and I donāt think any Scarborough places were mentioned.
The outside Toronto in Ontario list was very light. The outside Ontario and outside Quebec list was even lighter.
Oops, thanks @wanderingfoodie
Itās a national list with only 32 spots.
The list is already way too Toronto heavy. 
But it is a reader poll of some sort, so I guess thatās who buys the Globe and votes in these things.
Now the Sun should do a Diner List, to capture more of the diners easy of the Don Valley.
Good Bite doesnāt belong on any list anymore, itās a joke now.
The Senatorās food is not very good anymore. Looks nice inside.
I havenāt been to Good Bite much in the past 5 years. Maybe once since 2020.
I have heard good things about Donlands Diner and Broadview Diner. I used to eat at the Detroit Eatery and Motorama a couple times a month. Now I visit East York once every 3 months and not for breakfast.
Donāt bother. And I canāt believe that they went to Mississauga but not Scarborough, some really good greasy spoons/diners there. No wonder I donāt subscribe 
Has anyone ever tried Vesta Lunch? It sure looks like a typical greasy spoon diner.
Vesta was terrible the last time I visited. Really greasy, old oil.
The souvlaki was almost inedible.
It clearly wasnāt made by anyone who knew a little about souvlaki or tzatziki.
Plenty of formerly Greek diners are being run by non - Greeks who make a decent souvlaki and tzatziki. It isnāt rocket science.
Vesta was good in the late 1990s and early 2000s. I used to go there after parties.
Avenue Diner at Davenport Rd and Avenue Road has the old diner atmosphere. It serves a good breakfast. Itās still being run by Macedonian Canadians. My friendās brother owns it.
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A little too greasy for me 
. Heard too many horror stories.
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Iāve been to Vesta several times over the years. Itās changed hands somewhat frequently.
I switched to Peopleās (couple of blocks east) for my regular fix - until it went under and Anthony Rose took it over. Went back to Vesta - once - it had gone downhill - the Eastern European owners (?Romanian) had gone and I eventually ended up at Burger Shack on Eglinton (via Good Bite and Avenue - again both deteriorated). Not sure what exactly defines a ādinerā - but Iām still at Burger Shack - was there this morning!
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