I was late in trying Terroni. My first visit was to the Adelaide location around 2005, and we had pizza. I was a Price St semi regular from around 2012-2020, and I became a Queen St W semi-regular when I moved further downtown in 2023.
My most recent visit was to the Spaccio on Sackville St near the Distillery.
One of my friends is a big Terroni fan, and we often split an app, a salad, a pasta, and a pizza.
I also accept their rules, @mrsleny. Their restaurant, their rules. LOL.
Interestingly, Terroni frozen pastas are sold at gourmet shops far from the GTA. I can buy them at the Flour Mill in St Maryās..Theyāre pretty good. Available in Toronto at Sud Forno and Spaccio locations, and probably elsewhere.
I donāt go out for Italian much anymore as I can cook pretty much everything they offer at home. I tend to spend my money for dining out on stuff that I canāt be arsed to make at home, like most Asian/Middle Eastern cuisine.
I still dine frequently at La Bettola - I typically grab a seat at the bar and enjoy the atmosphere. Iām always satisfied by their fresh pastas like the tonnarelli cacio e pepe, and I also appreciate their wines by the glass, with a selection of varietals and regions beyond the usual Pinot Grigio, Chianti etc.
Itās not always about making it cheaper, but making it āhealthier ā for me. I can control what goes into my meals when I cook at home and thatās very important to me at this stage in my life. I can afford to eat out numerous times a week, but I also want value for my money and these days Iām not finding that very often.
But like you said, we all need a break from cooking and cleaning occasionally.
That is what I am working on. Lately, I am finding a nicer upscale meal from a place like Terroni, or fancier, like Viaggio, is keeping me more on track than most of the other things I have been ordering for takeout over the past 6 years.
As you guys have seen, I try a lot of places.
Lately, I havenāt been tolerating some restaurant dishes very well. I keep a list of what works and what doesnāt.
Most recently, I had fairly cheap take-out in Toronto a couple nights in a row, and both nights I was up chugging water all night.
Which disrupted my sleep when I was already short on sleep. It was my fault in terms of what I ordered, and I had seconds of a dish I knew seemed a bit salty.
I also had the same kind of reaction in Brockville after take-out souvlaki and Greek Salad about a month ago.
I hadnāt had this happen after restaurant food in about 3 years (really salty Italian meal in Ottawa in Oct 2022), and it has only happened to me maybe a dozen times in the past decade (Me Va Me and Byblos stand out), so to have it happen 2 nights in a row, and also last month, has made me add a few more restaurants and a few more restaurants dishes to my avoid list.
I am planning to order a few more upscale meals and make more healthy food at home when Iām in Toronto, and order less cheap take-out when Iām in Toronto, in 2026.
For anyone interested, I saw a social media post showing their cookbook for sale at Costco. Not sure which store. Seems to be about $10 less than at Terroni.
@ Phoenikia ā¦ Iām sorry to hear about your food intolerances and I admire you for being adventurous enough to eat out as often as you do. Iād love to do the same. But due to my own food preferences/issues, I hardly eat out at all so I am very grateful I get to live vicariously through yours and everyone elseās posts here
I get it. I love travelling vicariously through a number of HOās posts, especially @ZivBndās and @diggaās posts, since I havenāt been traveling beyond Ontario and Quebec since 2020!
But I still love my McDās sausage n egg, but only when I can get em for 2 can dine for ??? 
