Duncan Goes High Class at Boehmer

Thought I would treat everyone to a review of a high end restaurant.

Em and I ended up heading to an amazing place on Ossington just North of Queen called Boehmer. Just walking in they took our coats and led us past some incredible looking tables and chairs made out of reclaimed wood. It had a very cool vibe with a huge open kitchen.
The waitress was amazing and came back to us in perfect timing.

All types of Creemore on tap with a bunch of different beers in bottles which we sampled.

For an appetizer we had Pan seared Scallops with sauteed spinach and a lobster bisque sauce. The scallops melted in your mouth and the sauce worked really well with everything.

My main course was rack of lamb with lentil du puy, lamb jus a and root vegetables. the lamb was perfectly cooked with minimal spice on it so the meat tasted ever so tender. The extras worked really well with the meat and was an amazing compliment.

Em had Arctic Char with potato rosi, sauteed leeks and parsnips with a caramelized shallot Hollandaise sauce. I had a couple bits and if you put everything on the fork it was like a party in my mouth. The Char had the right amount of crunch to it and it was almost in a stack form that blended amazingly.

The only hang up for anyone going here would be the price. It works out to be about $50 per person which is what you would expect for a nice meal in the city. Our bill was about $130 with drinks.

I would suggest this for a nice dinner spot with a lady (or a guy) of your choice.

A Hilarious Meal

Hey All.

Just getting caught up on some of my posts that I was not able to get posted up last week.

Tuesday was a very rainy night and drove us to the Danforth. We decided to hit up a place called the Court Jester just around Pape. On this rainy night I thought wings would be in order.

Decided to get 2 pounds of wings and test some of their dry rub variety out. They were good.

I have acquired the taste for good dry rub wings and these did not disappoint. I had both the dry Cajun and the dry mesquite. While both were good, the mesquite was amazing. I would get 2 pounds of this next time. There was a great flavour with some kick to it. They also had Shoestring fries to go along and they worked well.

We also had some nachos. Tons of cheese and sour cream on the side was good. However, the reason they were not the best was that all the food was brought at once instead of the nachos 1st and they ended up being a little cold when we got to them.

Decent beers at decent prices and a really relaxed atmosphere made it a great place to chill out. I would like a few more tvs but you can really request what you want on any of them because of the size of the place. Definitely a local haunt and favourite.

I would hit this place up again and maybe try some new food.

Odd Fellows

Well hello there. I have not talked with you in a while. I do have a couple of them to put up but I will start with a brunch that I had last week.

I would like to start off saying that next time I attend this institution I will be going on a Sunday night for some all you can eat tacos made by their Mexican chef with all the fixings in a buffet style for $12.

Odd Fellows is on the corner of Queen West and Shaw st. just West of Trinity Bellwoods Park. This place is small and awesome. Everyone sits at one long table. It can fit maybe 20-30 people but all at one table. Lots of Veggie meals for the veggies out there and prices are a little high but pretty standard for most brunches in the city.

I ended up getting an omelet with cheese and Asparagus in it and it was amazing. It also comes with your choice of home fries or salad of which I got both. Portions are large. The home fries were pretty standard and nothing special but the omelet was great. Fresh veggies and loaded with cheese. Cool light above you and above the table using old florescent light tubes.

If you are in the area check them out but I will be going back for TACOS!!

I Have Now WInged It

Let's Wing It. This new place has a name really close to my old wing blog called "WingIt TO". I'm not saying anything but I'm just saying..............

Anyways, Let's Wing It is in the same spot as a Wild Wing (chain of wing places) used to be just south of the corner of Yonge and College. For the record the Wild Wing moved locations up to right near my house at Bayview just north of Davisville. I had been in there when it was the last place and it was decent but not great. This was my chance to try a new place in the exact same location as an old spot and see if anything had changed. So here we go.

The decor had not changed really at all. Just some new paint up where the old picture on the wall had been. Even the tables were the same and I knew this because there were still a horse shoe branded into each table corner. A couple of new TVs had been nicely placed so pretty much any seat in the house you could see a couple of them. Waitress was good. Not overly attentive but she came around when needed.

They have a bunch of decent specials daily but I actually had a coupon for 50% off our entire bill so I made sure to get the most out of it.

The Wings.

They were really solid. A good size and with very tasty types. I had 2 flavours in Baja Cajun, and Medium Lemon Pepper. The other guys had sampler platters with 4 types of each and were impressed with all of them. 69 flavours and so far we have not come across one that tastes the same as another one (but there is bound to be one or 2). Comes with a dressing and a little carrots and celery. I would go back here for sure.

Check this place out.

Eat and be Merry!!

Just Beet It!!!!!!

The Beet. In the heart of the old Junction. Keele and Dundas. More sentences with periods.

I had brunch with all of my old Halifax roommates all at once in the same place on Sat. We do not get this much and with Rose picking the place I knew it would work out food wise.

The Beet is a small place that is very vegetarian and vegan friendly. They also do wheat free items as well. If you have very specific dietary requirements or enjoy these things this is an amazing place for you.

We had a feast and had most of the things on the menu.

I started with a butternut squash soup with apple and ginger in it and was very good. It felt like home cooking with a twist. Then came the main. Lamb burger with potato wedges and a salad.

The wedges were great alternating between sweet potatoes and regular potatoes. The salad had a bunch of nuts and was lightly dressed and had signature shredded beets on it. Delicious.

The burger was good but not amazing. Maybe I was expecting something else from a lamb burger but if I went again I would get the bison burger instead.

I also had a Macedonian sausage on the side. This was amazing and I wish I had a bunch more.

All in all you should check this place out. There is something for everyone including tons of smoothies and teas. Get out to the west end and check it out.

Get Duncan to the Greek!!

Mmmmmmmmmmm.............. Greek Food!!

This is what I was thinking last night after a good night watching some comedy. I was driving my buddy home from the show and I thought to myself, "I am on the Danforth. I am hungry. 1+1=2. I'm getting Greek food." A natural progression in my mind and it should be in every one's as well. I proceeded to head to my regular and favourite spot for take out. Messini Authentic Gyros.

This place is just east of Chester station on the Danforth.

A sign that you know the place is good is that cops eat there. I have no idea why, maybe it is the fact that they eat a lot of takeout and are always driving around but it just seems that they know the best places to eat. I have only been in there once ever that a cop is not getting something to go.

This is the place for Gyros.

The combination of spiced chicken, tomatoes, onion, lettuce, and french fries (THAT'S RIGHT I SAID FRIES!!) all wrapped up in a nice warm pita is just amazing. This is the perfect thing if you are looking for a quick snack/meal at like 9:30 or 10ish. Eat it warm as when it cools it is not quite as good. The cops agree.

If you want there is also a sit down area which has a larger menu and I would highly suggest the Greek salad which is a no brianer. FYI the Gyros plate comes with 2 Gyros and can be used for 2 people. Tricked me the first time.

Do it and Enjoy!!