The Octagon Restaurant (Revisit)

The Octagon Restaurant
Date: December 31, 2011 (Saturday)
Address: 7529 Yonge Street, Thornhill (Clark & Yonge)
Phone: (905) 889-8989

they had a set menu for special occasion.. which didn't give me much choice (i would really want to have their lamb chop, but sadly, they didn't have it on NYE..) all the steak or prime rib were great.. except my baby pork ribs.. (i still love their garlic bread thou..)

Escargot's $9.95

Onion Soup $7.95

Clam Chowder $7.95
Regular Cut Prime Rib $36.95

8oz New York Steak $37.95

8oz Filet Mignon $39.95

BBQ Back Ribs $28.95
..it's not tender enough.. not enough flavor as well..




here's the set menu..

coffee/tea $2.25 each

Alice Fazooli's Italian Grill @ Square One

Alice Fazooli's Italian Grill
Date: December 27, 2011 (Tuesday)
Address: 209 Rathburn Road West, Mississauga
Phone: (905) 281-1721

we orderd a Baked Calamari $12.95, which was not on menu, & it was good.. (sadly i forgot to take a picture of it!!)

Chicken Risotto $17.95
Italian arborio rice, portobello, shiitake, oyster, and cremini mushrooms, tomato, white wine and gorgonzola, topped with grilled chicken
Shrimp Angel Hair $16.95
Sautéed shrimp, roasted cherry tomato, sweet garlic, white wine, e.v.o.o, salsa verde

Fettuccini Di Mare $17.95
Shrimp, scallops, mussels, roasted red peppers, spinach, scallions, tomato sauce

Inaho Japanese Restaurant

Inaho Japanese Restaurant
Date: December 21, 2011 (Wednesday)
Address: 155 East Beaver Creek Road, Richmond Hill (Hwy 7 & Hwy 404)
Phone: (905) 889-8533

heard about this restaurant & passed by all the time, just didn't think of visiting until my cousin recommended it.. it's a small restaurant for which if you haven't made reservation, you'll have to come next time.. the sashimi was fresh.. sushi was great..

i don't remember the name of this roll, but they made the unagi very tender & tasted so good.. even LG, who doesn't like unagi, said it's good!

below were the sashimi for Chirashi..


Tempura
Baked Seafood with Rice
..it's not on the menu & need to pre-order.. it's not bad nor special.. it did feel a bit weird that we had a baked seafood with rice when we're having jap food..

Lee Chen Asian Diner 李泉居

Lee Chen Asian Diner 李泉居
Date: December 21, 2011 (Wednesday)
Address: 832 Yonge St, Toronto (Bloor & Yonge)
Phone: (416) 901-8869
Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 11:30am-10pm

LW & i went there for lunch.. really nice to have a decent chinese restaurant near my work area!

Soup Filled Dumplings 6 pcs $5.99
Freshly made & steamed to order, each plump bun is filled with pork filling and delicious meat broth in it

Sticky Rice Roll $3.59
Steamed sticky rice wrapping salty fillings (Fritter, Pork & Turnip)
 
Steamed Vegetable Dumplings 6 pcs $5.99
Filled with Shanghai Bok Choy; dried bean curd, a vegetarian’s delight
..this is LW's favorite..

Green Onion Pancake $3.59
Pan fried scallion pancake with many thin layers

Tomo Japanese Restaurant (Revisit)

Tomo Japanese Restaurant
Date: December 3, 2011 (Saturday)
Address: 9625 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill (Major Mac. & Yonge)
Phone: (905) 770-2129

we always dine here once in a while..

Botan Ebi Sashimi $16 & Hotategai Sushi $7
 
Royal Tatour $8
 
Jason Roll $9
Salmon roll with avocado on top
 
here's from an earlier visit..