Tulip - what do you order?
I'm always surprised when Tulip gets lumped in with the "steak houses" of the city. I mean, I eat there regularly so I see that people do order the steak there but still, never think of it as a steakhouse.
Personally, I love it there, but very rarely order the steak - order the Porterhouse maybe once every year or two. Once in a while, when I am seriously protein deprived I'll get the Steak & Eggs. My favs are the chopped steak and gravy, the spaghetti, the lemon cream pie, the ceasar salad, and the jumbo burger -- I think of Tulip as 'down home' cooking.
What are your favs at the Tulip?
By orangewasabi
on Nov 28, 2007 01:42 PM
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I too have gone there dozens of times and only had steak once. I usually get the clubhouse or the spaghetti and meat sauce. The chopped sirloin is also surprisingly satisfying. To be honest, I can't put my finger on what the appeal is of this place, but I love it.
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The lamb shank special on Fridays and Saturdays. At around $10.00, it's probably the best-priced, tastiest, heartiest piece of lamb to be had in the city.
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24 oz. porterhouse...bets value for money in the GTA
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Growing up the Tulip was where you might go if you couldn't get in a seat at the Diamond... am I showing my age?
Just curious since so many hounds seem to like the place - are the ingredients for things like the cesar and pies "real" and/or "homemade" - like real whipped cream, decent non-Renee's cesar dressing, etc? I am not aiming to criticize - just curious about the place.
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the cream on the pies is real, I dunno about the ceasar salad dressing (it's not renee's but I don't think it's real). It's not anywhere near fine dining to me but I like it's non-chain 'normal food' charm
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Hey Wasabi,
I too think of Tulip as a place for comfort food . . . I always get their steak sandwich with the homefries . . .and I always get an extra order of coleslaw (it's always very fresh) . . . I have also ordered the shepherd's pie which was quite good . . . For the money you really can't go wrong there
SB
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Porterhouse or pork chops and finish with Banana or coconut crream. Always one of my fav's
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Growing up we used to go their corned beef and cabbage special...I think they still have it on tuesdays(?)
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oh yeah, that's a good one -- I get that sometimes when it's the daily special.
I miss the stuffed peppers too -- used to be Wed, I think.
And if I'm there on Lasagna day we get that too
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Right you both are, Finnegan & Orangewasabi.
http://www.tulipsteakhouse.com/
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Has anyone tried halibut and chips? Price is good for a sit down place.
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their homemade burger is also pretty delicious i have to say......but for me the tulip has always been a breakfast place.
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I'm a big fan of the steak and eggs. Probably the best dollar-to-protein ratio you can get, short of ordering three double cheeseburgers from McDonalds.
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Fish and chips, Steak and eggs. (yum)
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My husband's faves are the Chopped Sirloin and he swears by their Burger....I always have the Tenderloin Steak (8 times out of 10 it's as rare as I like it but sometimes it's been more medium which I hate!) I love the cole slaw!
I think the Pies are not as good as they used to be, normally have the Banana Cream/Coconut Cream...they seem to be gelatinous (almost like 'hard' jello....YUCK!!)
Hate to say but I think they are 'slipping' somewhat.
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I'm also a breakfast and burger guy there, but my gf loved the chopped sirloin.
Ask for fried onions on the burg.
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koknia, that's such a great tip! I always get them to grill the onion and tomato that come with the burger, it makes it just that much better.
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Sure, the steak is a good value, but, I wasn't too impressed with the steaks.
Tulip's a good place for breakfast or burgers.
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Tulip serves a great, inexpensive steak if quality and preparation (taste) are not priorities. In terms of atmosphere, don't expect a steak house - it is a diner. If it were a steak house it would be equivalent to Ponderosa in my opinion.
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I have to agree with dee. I've been hearing about this place for ages and finally went last weekend. I had the burger which was very good -- nice soft bun and good beef. I'd have it again and it knocks places like Hero outof the park. My other half had the steak -- it was cooked well (rare, as requested) but the meat was almost entirely tasteless.
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