I still haven’t tried it,. I trust your judgement.
King Place is a longtime favourite, and they just moved a couple of blocks west, in the shadows of the Jarvis and Dundas condo towers. I haven’t been to the new location yet but plan to pick up some Chili Chicken in the near future.
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It looks like you really hit on something there. “Thirteen” elevates flavour and our youth. Here you can purchase this masala and a few other spice blends for $5.99.
Is 300% markup the new grocery store normal? You would think the Witches would help the non-profit by keeping the hike small and choosing volume of sales (everybody wins including the public) over single item profit (only the Witches win).
No idea.
Thanks for the link, @Googs!
I noticed some TO stores were marking up the Bonne Maman Advent Calendar in a big way.
I didn’t buy the Masala. It caught my eye. RPM Bakehouse had a Xmas baked good pop-up upstairs yesterday . The upstairs salon was insanely crowded. I stayed for about 45 seconds before leaving. Later, my friend who stayed let me know she found most items she bought at the Xmas Market to be mediocre.
I’ve noticed a few more South Asian restaurant chains, or restaurants with more than 2 locations lately.
Does anyone have comments about The Biryanawalla, which now has locations in London, Cambridge and Ottawa, as well as TO and North York?https://thebiryaniwalla.com/
Hakka Khazana has several locations, too.
Kothur has a location in Toronto, Mississauga and London. Not bad for Pan-Indian
My RotiPlace
https://myrotiplace.com/contact/
Maurya (originating in Hamilton) has 6 locations and is now connected to Mother India on Queen W.
Oh Bombay has 9 locations. https://www.ohbombay.ca/locations/london/
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I’m pleased to say Pickering has one fine-dining Indian restaurant. Zeera By The Bay is a mom and pop serving up traditional dishes. We haven’t dined in yet, but the delivery has been great. It’s winter. The perfect time for Indian cuisine.
https://www.zeeraindiancuisine.ca/
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Khazana by Chef Sanjeev. I have had a few deliveries from this spot to form a better opinion now so an update. Though from the friends I shared this food with commented that in the restaurant experience is different (maybe some dishes aren’t even offered for delivery?) I have tried the following
Butten Chicken (Not my fav but a crowd pleaser)
Chicken Tikka Masala. Decent and has a nice smokey flavor
Ruby Paneer. Went well and different from their other dishes.
Chicken Seekh Basket Decent though a small portion and one of the few grilled dishes from what I recall.
Kadhai Chicken Decent and not your usual dish.
Murg Korma. Decent as well
Now for all the dishes with salan (sauce/gravy) they are loaded with spices so will give heartburn if you are not used to this level of spices (not hot but others). Chicken portions aren’t overloaded like other places so plan accordingly.
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Up north in the Richmond Hill/Markham area, my favorites are:
- Bombay Bhel ( Times Square ) - Moderate price
- Adrak ( on Hwy#7, next to Times Square ) - Higher end
- Chauhan’s ( Woodbine and 14th ) - moderate price
- Dum Pukht ( Woodbine and Denison ) - Higher end
All of the above focuses on the less spicy, Northern Style Indian Food.
The Lamb Rogan Josh and Lamb Korma I had at Bombay Bhel recently were both cooked from scratch and very flavorful. Creamy Cashews were used in the Korma sauce.
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Had a planned dinner at Pukka
I liked the seafood curry and lamb lollipop.
Other items were below average especially the butter chicken having an odd sweet finish
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We really liked the lamb lollipops.
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And the Okra Fries are almost always in my order. And the Gunpowder shrimp (not pictured).
I’ve never had their Butter Chicken (or anybody else’s either - Tomato allergy)
For winelovers, be aware of their monthly (roughly) wine and food dinners which match Indian dishes with pairs (usually) of wines. They usually feature off-menu dishes.
This month’s was
Root Vegetable Soup
Aloo Tikki Chaat
Icelandic Cod in Red pepper Curry
Chicken Korma
Lamb Biryani
and a total of 8 wines.
These dinners usually sell out and must be booked in advance (see their website).
Edited to add last month’s menu
Semolina Puff with Chickpeas, potato, yogurt & two chutneys
Curried Butternut Squash Soup
Cod & prawn with Coriander-Mango Puree
Chicken Tikka w tamarind chutney
Braised PEI Beef Short Ribs, Garam masala,Dal Tadka, Basmati Rice & naan
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Yes the okra fries are great too. Thanks, I didn’t know about their wine and food dinners.
Has anyone been to Barkat. They have a brunch, as well as dinner.
I tried the Bombay butter chicken ($19.99), Bhindi (okra) masala ($15.99), and naan ($5) from Mumbaikar on Bloor W.
It was a spicier saltier butter chicken.
Really generous. 1.5 lb serving of butter chicken, 1.5 lb serving of Bhindi, 8 oz of naan. I weighed everything because the order felt so heavy.
I’m going to guess based on this meal that this place won’t wow the Indian experts on this board. They have some street food options. Good place for somewhat hip Indian in Bloordale.
They deliver through UberEats, Skip, DoorDash and Ritual.
I plan to try Dil Se on Roncesvalles next time.
Reddit thread on Butter Chicken recs south of Bloor between Bathurst and Keele
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Anyone remember ’ AMAYA ’ on Bayview, south of Eglinton, years ago?!
I was so happy to see them opening up a place at Fairview Mall food Court!
Bought a medium size ’ Grass Fed Goat Curry ’ for under $13. Very generous portion. Complex and tasty, not overly spicy hot!
To my surprise, a couple of stalls further down is ‘another’ Indian food place - ’ Butter Chicken Roti '. They offer a variety of combos. I chose the rIce one with a choice of 2 curries, which I picked Beef and Lamb. The Beef Curry was a stand out. Price of combo was $17…but again the portion was very generous!
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I guess I should also mention places I don’t think are worth a visit.
Banjara comes to mind as their popularity escapes moi.
I would rate their food at food court level at Best.
Friends who are somehow their fans usually have take out from there that they used to have for guests so have ended up having Banjara a few times.
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Agree!
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I hate Banjara.
100% !
