The new downtown $10 challenge
I'm short of ideas for what to have for dinner tonight. I'm on a tight budget these days so I'm trying to keep the meal at around $10, tax and where applicable, tip included. I know this topic has been covered before but given the fluctuation in the restaurant industry because of the economy, I thought it would be wise to start fresh.
For my purposes, should be either downtown or not far from a subway stop, any kind of cuisine is fine, fast food is excluded, and I don't want something that's just cheap, but otherwise dreck.
So far, my contenders are;
Gandhi Roti (Indian at Queen/Bathurst)
Yummy BBQ (Korean at Bloor/Bathurst)
Leila (Middle Eastern at Bloor/Bathurst)
Bamiyan Kabob (Afghan on Overlea in East York) bit more of a trek but well worth it.
Any other ideas?
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re: piccola
pancake
Jun 21, 2009 07:46 PM
There are many contenders in china town. You can easily get a meal at Kings Noodle for under 10. Vietnamese places have great prices. My favourite menu item is a bahn mi sandwich, but there are many offerings at the hot counter (the place I frequent has a green sign, just north of dundas on the west side of spadina).
Burrito's as previously mentioned (halibut from burrito boyz is a good choice).
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Great post.
One of my go-to places at Bloor/Bathurst I get cravings for is Ghazale. I'll have to check out Leila.
Square Boy on the Danfoth (Donlands subway) has a good-looking souvlaki dinner.
I've been to many of the good places mentioned in this thread but I would not qualify them as sit-down if that is part of your critera.›1 Reply-
re: neighborguy
Leila is just across the street from Ghazale. I've wanted to try that place but the lack of seating has kept me away. I did go to the other (another?) location on College and it was excellent.
I ended up taking my dinner at Tandoori Flavour at College/Spadina. Good beef biryani with salad, yogurt sauce and chutney for $8 tax included.
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estufarian
Jun 21, 2009 02:30 AM
New York Subway - I think the same ownership as Gandhi - about a block east of Gandhi.
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num nums
Jun 20, 2009 06:59 PM
manpuku is on my regular rotation. it's inside village by the grange. very casual cooked Japanese food, like curry rice and udon. the curry rice is $7. and if you're really hungry and/or want to "splurge", you can make it a combo for an extra $2 that will get you a choice of 2 starters like miso soup, salad, or takosen (octopus dumplings). www.manpuku.ca
another place i frequent is chinese traditional buns. they're on dundas, just west of spadina. they're a northern chinese place. they have soup filled dumplings, steamed buns, and a lot of other dishes. i like their hand made noodles which they call "ramen". very generous servings. most dishes are in the $5 to $7 range. if you order carefully, you can get a noodle soup plus a little something like their "pulled pork sandwich" for under 10 bucks.
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- Pho Saigon on Spadina is another good pho option. Heck, you could probably get a beer with your bowl of pho and still come in around $10. Maybe.
- The Red Room at Spadina and College has a big menu with most meals between $4-6. I've tried a beef sandwich, the pad thai (ketchup free!) and the french toast and all were pretty decent considering the outrageous prices.
- Patrician Grill diner on King East near Sherbourne. Pretty much everything on the menu will come in around or under $10. The Cheeseburger Deluxe combo is my weakness. Nothing fancy but solid, classic diner food and vibe.
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