Linda Restaurant (Revisit)

Linda Restaurant
Date: January 8, 2012 (Sunday)
Address: 11 Karl Fraser Road, North York (@ Shops at Don Mills - Lawrence & Don Mills)
Phone: (416) 642-3866
Opening Hours: Mon-Thurs 11am-10pm / Fri 11am-11pm / Sat 11:30am-11pm / Sun 12pm-10pm

we had a very enjoyable dinner here.. yummy food.. thx to Linda who ordered so many good dishes for us!! seriously, all the dishes were GREAT!! i love them all!

i like the Ginger Pear Tea (right).. the left one is specialty coffee (don't remember the exact name)..

Savoury Egg Custard with Oysters
..love this one.. taste like 燉蛋 + 蠔餅..

Duck in Red Curry Sauce
A spicier curry made from coconut milk & our own red curry paste. Grilled smoked duck breast, seasonal vegetables; Spicy peanut gravy

Spring Lamb with Chili Sauce
Grilled rack of lamb, seasonal vegetables 
Braised Pork Belly w/ Balsamic Vinegar Sauce
..it's very tender.. & yet you won't feel very oily/greasy.. they put a lot of 功夫 in it..

Shrimp in Sweet Tom Yum sauce
..we love this sauce as it's little spicy..

Big Meal AYCE Japanese & Asian

Big Meal AYCE Japanese & Asian
Date: January 1, 2012 (Sunday)
Address: Unit 1, 1883 McNicoll Avenue, Scarborough (Steeles & Kennedy)
Phone: (416) 258-3333
Opening Hours: Lunch: Sun–Sat 11:30–15:00 / Dinner: Sun–Sat 17:00–22:00

sadly we didn't have a good experience here..
there were only a few tables of guests that night but servers were not attentive.. slow & not nice..


below was our first round of sushi & sashimi.. everything looked good (pay attention to the spicy salmon sushi on the top right)..



here's the sushi & sashimi we re-ordered.. look at the spicy salmon sushi below.. they didn't even bother to mix the sauce with the sashimi!! & the amebi sashimi were frozen-like & flavorless..

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..