To be replaced by Mott 32.
https://www.tastetoronto.com/news/mott-32-will-replace-momofuku-in-the-shangri-la
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Nice thanks for sharing could be very interesting and save a trip to the suburbs for car less folks like moi 
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GoodGood ceased operations last week. They had locally sourced coffee, drinks, and snacks both in-store and via delivery.
Forget Me Not on Wilson has closed.
Technically not November, but Shunoko at St. Clair/Dufferin has closed. I never got a chance to try their omakase, but did enjoy their sushi set lunch for takeout a few times this year.
Dear guests
Shunoko will be permanently closed after our last service on October 22.
It has been tremendously blessing four and a half years of serving our guests.
Coming from a small takeout shop, running a full service restaurant for the was not easy. But all the love and support we received from our guests and every hardworking member of our team made us possible to stay in business. Only God knows when and where I will open a new place to serve you again. Until then I pray you all safe and well.
Huge thanks and love
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Although La Paloma was never my go-to, I am sad to hear that they closed apparently due to new owners raising rents. Surely property owners could both earn some money and support local businesses at the same time.
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I guess some landlords who bought recently have their own set of problems with the rising interest rates. It’s usually the tenants who pay for that, unfortunately.
Almost every restaurant and hair salon run by someone I know has gone out of business within months of a new landlord taking over, because new landlords like to raise rents, probably to cover their recent purchase. Half of the downtown commercial properties of London, Ontario and Windsor lie vacant because of a landlord who keeps buying up properties like he’s playing Monopoly. He has even been buying hotels, country inns, apple orchards and horse farms.
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Brock Sandwich will be closing June 24th.
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So sad!
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Home Appliance Food Co’s brick and mortar restaurant isn’t going to open due to a shitty landlord.
Very sad news 
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Lamesa (Filipino Food Club) near St. Clair and Vaughan is closing, after 11 years. Last service is Sun June 25.
It’s one of the first places we ate at when moving into the neighbourhood in 2019, and I enjoyed many takeout silogs over the last few, challenging years.
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The last Hungarian restaurant in the Annex is closing Aug 1st.
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Oh no! This is the last vestige of the Hungarian part of the Annex. I started going to Country Style in the 80s. Will have to go. Maybe more than once.
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Went for dinner at Country Style. Still cash only. But they take reservations! Food remains good to great, depending on the item. Service remains friendly and efficient.
Liver dumpling soup: parsley root-scented broth and supple liver dumplings.
Cabbage roll: a bit bland. Better versions exist at So Hungary, Budapest.
Chicken livers with nokedli (Hungarian spaetzle, called dumplings on the menu): simple and hearty food, nicely browned liver and onions.
Szekely goulash: a delicious stew of tender pork and sauerkraut, tangy and full of flavour. Also with nokedli (you can get potatoes or other starch).
And they were out of or stopped making our favourite desserts (e.g., plum dumplings). So we went with the reliable chestnut puree with whip cream.
We’re heading back for one more time a couple of weeks from now.
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I might squeeze in one more visit. The waiter ticked me off when I tried to phone in a takeout order on my birthday.
I also want to try Black Tulip on St Clair W, after Country Style closes.
We decided to go back to Country Style for one more meal:
As you can see, there was a long line (which continued into the restaurant). We ended up waiting 3 hours for a table (the only time we have waited longer for a restaurant is 5 hours for Franklin in Austin). The wait was mostly bearable by the chance to trade stories and humour with others in line, as well as explaining to every passerby why we were lining up.
By the time we got close to getting a table, we were getting concerned the kitchen might close, so we ordered our food ahead. Alas, they were out of a number of dishes that we wanted to order (I suspect they also stopped making some less popular ones in their last week).
As they were out of liver dumpling soup, we settled for chicken noodle:
It’s a good version, though could have had a bit more parsley root for the broth.
Our friend felt we needed additional deep fried:
A half order of fried cheese and a half order of fried mushrooms - surprisingly satisfying for what amounts to a generic pub snack.
The wooden plate was a must-order, not because it was my favourite version (that honour goes to long-gone Korona), but because it is the iconic dish: tender wiener schnitzel, even lighter Parisian schnitzel, smokey debreceni sausage, a hefty portion of fried potatoes, some nokedli with gravy, and pickled beets. It came with a cabbage roll, which was OK as noted above, but there are better versions around.
With so many dishes out of stock, we went with pork paprikas, which was very satisfying with tender pork and a rich sauce that had the tang of sour cream.
For dessert we had the dobos torte, which was OK - I find too many Eastern European cakes on the dry side.
We finished with shots of apricot eau de vie and a sweet pear version. We chatted with the wait staff about our years of patronage and thanked everyone.
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