10 Places. I recall Bentleys as being on the east side of Yonge, a block or two south of Teddington Park. I am trying to remember a restaurant with very high ceilings, sky lights, lots of trees and hanging plants. I cannot recall the prices but I think it was reasonably priced when compared to similar restaurants downtown. Remember JJ Muggs at the Eaton Centre? Greek cuisine was not well known in the 1960s. Lime Ricky's on Eglinton was the first to come to mind. My Favourite seafood restaurant in Toronto was The Mermaid, at 724 Bay Street, which opened in 1964. Toronto was, of course, still a bustling, vibrant city just with fewer skyscrapers and a touch more mullets and spandex. By the early sixties, it was gone. Also, the deserts on display were always a sight to behold. Near the North York, York, & Old Toronto tripoint. Sure would like to know who you are. we practically ordered 80 % of the menu and were too full." more Outdoor seating Delivery Takeout 2. Mothers Pizza, looked like an antique store, 20s or 30s decor. Read more See all (124) Ratings and reviews 4.5 641 A popular pregame location. Toronto Restaurants of the 80s and 90s prosperegal May 10, 2018 Prev 1 2 3 4 5 wild goose chase Active Member Member Bio Joined Sep 11, 2015 Messages 750 Reaction score 84 Jun 18, 2018 #61 Converted big chain restaurants are common in the city of Toronto it seems in many places. It helped that before Taco Bell got a stranglehold on the GTA in the mid-1990s, Chi Chi's was the only ubiquitous Mexican game in town. Diners were invited to visit the kitchen, examine the dishes, and point to the ones that they wished to be served. I doyes it was very posh. In the 1950s, high schools did not provide texts. It relates anecdotes and stories of the author and others who experienced these grand old movie houses. Images courtesy Patti Habib, The Big Bop / Reverb, Myke Dyer, Citysonic, Wrongbar, David Waldman . Best of memories for her. New Orleans Seafood & Steakhouse 334 reviews Closed today Steakhouse, Cajun & Creole $$ - $$$ Menu "The Cajun Calamari were made to perfection and very tender." Does anyone remember a restaurant called Le Mascaron at First Canadian Place? Toronto has some great restaurants, delis and buffets. The dessert was spumoni ice cream. Happy Herbivores. The restaurants housed an authentic Cowboy styled atmosphere with saloon doors, stag horns, wood walls, yellow and brown uniforms for the staff and red and white checkered table clothes.. Unfortunately, the boat was rammed by the Trillium ferry and sunk. Read the 10Best Toronto reviews and view user's restaurant ratings. Mothers Pizza. Bring your appetite so you can sample culinary experiences for every taste and graze on boundless options . They served Tortierre, Roast Chicken and Sausages with Chutney. Arcade games (usually Asteroids, Pac-Man, Dig-Dug or Zaxxon) lined the walls and could be operated with plastic tokens that also worked in the gumball machines, and of course every kid got a free token with their meal. The stronghold of McDonald's, Pizza Hut , Burger King, and other giants of the '80s made the competition stiff. Having said that, they did offer some higher end items on their menu that I understand were very acceptable, which may have warranted the sale of beer and wine. And what was it most recently? This is a true eater's city. Its two owners (and chefs) once cooked for the royal court in Madrid. Chinese Food Restaurants, Asian Restaurants. John Letnik purchased it and sailed it from Yugoslavia to Toronto. Our children liked to say that we were married at KFC. In the 1990s, it was a jazz bar frequented by celebs including Tony Bennett and Eartha Kitt, owned by matre d' to the stars, Louis Janetta. When it changed hands it cheapened the quality of the food but increased the prices. It was reported that John Turner had his own table at Winstons. I was never inside this restaurant, but I as I recall, it had a great reputation for charcoal-broiled steak. Mary Johns, I think was on Elizabeth St. around Gerrard. Your list is amazing. This restaurant opened in 1959, and is one of the few from the days of my youth that still exists. Two teenagers, even girls, can eat a lot! Yes, nice view of the ravine. Lobster and ice cold beer on a hot July day, overlooking the harbour, was as close to heaven as Ill likely ever get. In 1958 we were told that the site had been sold so we had to move thereby making way for Barberians Restaurant. One of the first restaurants my friends and I visited was the Swiss Chalet. Ahhh- In the late seventies The Geneva on Queen E of Parliament north side for breakfast feta and onion omelette to die for. The Black Bull Tavern also crowns itself as Toronto's oldest bar, dating back to 1833. It was called The Ports of Call. Tom Jones Steak House on the corner of Colborne Street and Leader Lane in 1989. Toronto Archives, F1526, fl0008, item 0116. Ponderosa was a popular birthday destination in the 80s, owing to the group friendly prices, kid friendly zones and fun-tastic birthday hats. My mom One year on my birthday, my family told me that they were taking me out to dinner, but they kept their choice of restaurant a surprise. One chain you didnt list was pickin chicken and their VW delivery vehicles. Airport area, one of the hotels that is no longer there had the most romantic room and served the best Dover sole.had romantic banquets. Do you remember a delightful Greek restaurant that was on the west side of Church St. midway between Wellington and The Esplanade? Does anyone else remember the Balkan? that was a Toronto streetcar converted to an eating place? Id add a few restaurants: Scaramoucheespecially if you called a month ahead for a window table, with Roberto as your server; Canoea spectacular restaurant with wonderful food, service, and views: Auberge du Pommiera long-time favorite; Arlequins (sp? 8.Chef Lawrence La Pianta's Cherry Street Bar-b-que brings the barbecue traditions of the American South to Toronto in an attractive 1920s brick building that was once a . Brings back so many memories! There was a second location on the east side of Yonge south of Charles. I worked at Ontario Hydro in the late 60s and all the girls went to Bassels or Mallonys after work to meet guys! I greatly enjoy their panzerotti. I remember going to Lime Rickey's (I think it was on Steeles?? The 10-storey building originally opened in 1955 as the Anndore Hotel and Apartments - a glamorous rooming house Marlene Dietrich was rumoured to have visited. The owner of Bassels Restaurant was Peter Bassel, my grandfather. Thankfully not all of our beloved retro chains have sad endings: Mothers Pizza Parlour & Spaghetti House, another fondly remembered family joint - returned from the grave back in 2013. They had wonderful fried chicken and collard greens. I was greatly saddened when it closed its doors in 1988; the historic house was demolished, and for a few years the site was likely a parking lot, as it was not until 1995 that a housing co-operative was erected on the property. Frank Vetere's menu also included mouth-watering Italian sandwiches, burgers, pasta and an all-you-can-eat salad bar. Does anybody remember the Club 12 in Toronto, I believe it closed in the late 50s. LHardys restaurant at 634 Church Street opened in 1973 and remained until 1987. The same strip mall also had a Becker's, a Chinese restaurant and a few other businesses! We were wearing freshly-ironed sport shirts and neat trousers. The city was big but still had a small town vibe. It started in the thirties & I think it had closed by about 1990. Old school style and service, updated with the freshest local ingredients, no MSG and Zero Trans Fats. Notable acts include: Teenage Head, Black Flag, and Bauhaus. Your email address will not be published. Settle in for the blind, multi-course tasting menu in either the dining room or at the kitchen counter helmed by chef de cuisine Nick Bentley. Our favorite was the Savarin on Bay for lobster. There was a Chinese Restaurant, closeby, called Spring Garden. They were fully licenced & served a specialty calledbobos. I believe the location was by the LCBO store by Yonge & Shaftsbury. They eventually parted ways and he opened a restaurant of the same name on OConnor with my grandmother. As a former resident of Toronto I remember these restaurants with fond memories. But I remember many of the restaurants youve mentioned here, some of them only now that youve written about them again, like the Mermaid. 1 of 4. Pickin Chicken, Lake Shore Blvd West (1980s) by Patrick Cummins. Photo, Toronto Archives, F0124, Fl 0002, Id. In my memory, there was a small deli at the front with a curtained door in the rear that you parted to enter a parallel universe. As a young boy, we would see movies at the Willow Theatre on Yonge Street, between Sheppard and Finch. I thought I had died and entered heaven when I first tasted their Delmonico steak. When we arrived, we discovered that a tie and jacket were indeed mandatory, as it was Eds Warehouse on King Street. After I started working full time, one of the first staff Christmas parties that I attended was at the Ports of Call, at 1145 Yonge Street. Moe Pancers DelicatessenThe original Bathurst & York Downs3. Sadly the owner left to take over the Aston Martin Car Company in ENGLAND and the restaurant rapidly went south becoming a poor shadow of its former self. Dining in Toronto in the 1960s architecture toronto historic Toronto historic toronto buildings Toronto toronto architecture Toronto history Toronto's restaurant of the past Memories of Toronto's restaurants of the past October 5, 2015 johndougtaylor Dining in Toronto in past decades was far different to the culinary scene that the city now offers. Or at least parts . La Maquette. Eds restaurants on King Street in 1981. The restaurant's entire menu celebrates the island's food, culture, and chefs. Frank Vetere Pizzeria. Yeahthat was great. Closed in 1986, Larry's Hideaway was a revered dive bar on Carlton Street that brought many of the punk and new wave artists of the day to Toronto for the first time. and the ceviche to start, followed ." 2. The tables had candles in bottles dripping with years of wax. Lichee Garden. Remember most of the restaurants mentioned but we loved a little restaurant called Pot au Feu.it was on a street near University Ave and was in the basement. Or the owners name? For some of the exact addresses of the restaurants I relied on information posted on-line. Another bargain chain of steak houses was Ponderosa, named after the fictional ranch in the TV program Bonanza. These restaurant chains offered affordable steaks that were reasonably tender. Charles (waiter) had a fabulous memory. Anyone have any memories of Teds Coffee Shop at the corner of Eglinton & Mt. When I came to Canada as a child from Denmark in the mid fifties Mermaid restaurant was called the Little Mermaid restaurant on Bay Street. It arrived in November 1975 and was docked at the foot of Yonge Street, at 1 Queens Quay. After a massive expansion which saw over 40 locations arise in Ontario (22 in Toronto alone), the chain was crippled by the 1982 recession, forcing owners Foodex Inc. to sell most of their locations to Pizza Hut, who wasted little time in aping Vetere's popular Deep Dish style Pizza but without the pizzaz. I think it was located at 12 Adelaide. I remember the first time I went there with a friend. Chips in a cup La Chaumiere on Charles Street, near Church Street in the 1960s. I believe they were licensed so you could order a fine wine or beer with I worked in that restaurant! Photo of the front (insert) and the interior of Quo Vadis Restaurant, from Chuckmans Postcard Collection (chuckmantorontonostalgia.wordpress.com). Your still missing a few, when I had money Bigliardis on Church. Eastside Mario's had the faux new york city decor. We were offended, as the clothes they offered were grubby looking, and we were certainly not hobos. Known as the best Jamaican restaurant in Toronto, Chubby's Jamaican Kitchen serves traditional Caribbean cuisine with healthy culinary twists. Contact me via the following: You must log in or register to post here. In the 60s we liked to meet at Queen and Yonge at Joe Birds, part of Diana Sweets. It had a name like the Percy House, but nothing came up googling that. Aug 6, 1983 - Restaurant on corner of Pearl and unidentified street. Mealshare. Some of Winnipeg's most famous restaurants have faded away, but readers still remember all those delicious flavours. In the background is the Coronet (Savoy) Theatre. One of the walls had a huge hand drawn mural of Leonardo himself. Ask Vancouver's memory keeper, John Atkin, anything about Vancouver history, then hit "send.". Also like Vetere's, the Pizza was phenomenal, and their 99 cent Root Beer floats with take home glass were the stuff of playground legend. La Scala on the southeast corner of Bay and Charles was great Italian food; it was frequented by the Ontario Cabinet of Bill Davis. Opened in 1958, China House is the last of the remaining classic, fine dining Chinese Restaurants remaining in Toronto. I met my first husband there. Does anyone remember Griffiths on Queen Street East in the Beach(es)? It's not hard to see why Alger was so enamoured with Mothers - Like Frank Vetere's, the ambiance was crucial to the experience. Toronto Restaurants Dig into Toronto's decadent food scene and find a restaurant for every taste. It was a bold venture to open a restaurant in that location in 1963, as the railway yards were on the south side of King Street. It had many outlets throughout the city, but the one we frequented the most was on the west side of Yonge, south of Bloor Street. The 25 Best Restaurants in Toronto, from Omakase to Diners | Cond Nast Traveler Video SALE: SUBSCRIBE AND GET 1 YEAR FOR $21.99 $5 North America Canada Ontario Toronto Destinations 25 Best. Do you know if it was open in 1945? Hemingway's is the bar where deals have been made, law students have networked and everyone else has just had fun since the 1980s. I wonder if someone out there can help me with a memory I have. " 20/06/2020 " Fabulous ice cream and gelato. This is a photo of the menu at LHardys that I have kept all these years. And yeah, the Beggars Banquet Music Festivals. There was a restaurant on northside of Bloor just west of Sherbourne, the buildings are gone. I was told that one of the oldest was the Geneva Restaurant on the north side of Queen Street East. Alo is the ultimate Toronto French fine-dining experience. The other favourite buffet in that decade was the Savarin Tavern, located at 336 Bay Street. Toronto Restaurants; Use the app to find the best restaurants and hotels everywhere Be the first to get news and update about the MICHELIN Guide Subscribe Michelin will process your personal data to (i) manage your subscription (ii) and measure the performance of our campaigns and analyze your interactions with our communications. Tom Jones would be to the left of the photographer. However, the food portions at La Scala were small. Although it didn't hold up against Chili's, TGI Fridays, and Applebee's, there was a time when it was fairly ubiquitous throughout the states. I remember if they sat you in the back you looked over the ravine. Member Bio Joined Mar 14, 2008 Messages 1,656 Reaction score 1,524. Toronto Gone - photos from 1980s Toronto. 14 Places. Also was Western Sizzlin Sizzler Red Lobster was starting to come into it's own There were 2 UK fish & chips houses that we. During my high school years in the 1950s, I often visited local restaurants for a coffee and a slice or pie. Also remember the Prime, Salernos and the Sky Ranch. They also served excellent salads. It was on the west side of Bay Street, a few doors north of Gerrard. I drool as I peruse the entrees and fondly recall the price of the dishes. Many of these places I remember my parents going to and talking about. I just walked by the old Tom Jones Steakhouse building just east of Yonge on Colborne St. https://www.historypress.net/catalogue/bookstore/books/Toronto-Theatres-and-the-Golden-Age-of-the-Silver-Screen/9781626194502 . Other places: an Italian restaurant at Bayview Village (where Il Fornello is now), Max's (now O&B) and before it was Max's, I think it was a pub called Charlie's (shut when I was six or so). The Panama Bloor and Ossington sure would love to see and inside and outside picture of that place!! The sign looks like El Toro. So many great memories in the article and all these wonderful comments. During the years 1980-1986, I did a lot of street photography in Toronto. This chain first appeared at 234 Bloor Street West, in 1954, and in the years ahead opened over 200 eateries throughout Canada and the U.S. There is mow an Irish pub in that location "the kitchen sink," made of 16 scoops of ice cream and covered with crushed up candy bars), this was the place to be when hanging around the Eaton Centre. Never wrote down your order, but it was served exactly to each person. Mr. Tonys Place at 100 Cumberland Avenue in Yorkville was also highly popular, even though it offered no printed menus. It was fab to have Italian food like that as a kid. In the seventies I remember the Constantinople on Queen Street West of Parliament. Ive enjoyed a meal or three in many of these restaurants. Anyone remember any Macedonian owned restaurants in 1945? Recent publication entitled Torontos Theatres and the Golden Age of the Silver Screen, by the author of this blog. Garlic bread and dill pickles were included. Patrons often lined the stairs while waiting for their tables at the Savarin, even though they had reservations. I took my wife there for an anniversary dinner and we were impressed with the high table menu and the culmination of the meal with a rose for her and a cigar for myself. Toronto Gone represents the final photos, the ones I have not posted before or published. In the photo, the black building in the distance, on the far left, is a Coles Book Store. I was wondering if anyone else would remember Malloneys. I first visited Eds Warehouse when I received a complimentary coupon for Eds Warehouse with my theatre subscription. Another restaurant I remember fondly, always appropriate for special occasions, was Winstons at 120 King Street West. Then, there was the Arcadian Room (Simpsons), Casa Mendoza (great meat platters, Argentinian style) on the Lakeshore, The Round Room in Eatons College, Beverley Hills Hotel on Wilson Avenue (good lunch buffet), the Colonial Tavern and the Silver Rail on Yonge Street, and Diana Sweets on Yonge and also on Bloor, and Frans on St. Clair Avenue, Eglinton Avenue, and on College Street. And then there was Seniors Steakhouse and Restaurant on the south east corner of Yonge and Pleasant Blvd. I still remember the wood decor with coloured glass Tiffany lamps that hung over every table. Toronto Archives, F1526, fl0067, item 17 . Also Ford Drugs on Yonge for the cheapest burgers around. Loved reading this and all the great memories. Save. I have lived across Canada but was able to travel throughout the year so always was able to get my corned beef. My wife and I often had a special dinner at the Balkan on Elm Street, just west of Yonge. Front Street and either Bay or Yonge that had a club with live entertainment. The old world charm was quite memorable. Remembering the early days of the Swiss Chalet, they only served 1/2 or 1/4 chicken with french fries and NO cutlery. Its new owners began substituting lobster-flavoured pollock for real lobster meat, and the Mermaid closed shortly thereafter. Casa Madera 307 reviews Open Now Mexican, Mediterranean Menu "Ate a delicious burger on his recommend." ". The waiter offered to provide the proper attire from among the jackets and ties that they kept for such situations. Opening week, New City Hall Photographer: Toronto Fire Department,1965 Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue Photographer: Eric Trussler, 1962 O'Keefe Centre opening Photographer: Alexandra Studio, 1960 Waiting at traffic lights I also remember the Organ Grinder on the Esplanade. 1. However, memories of food cooked beyond our kitchen, during my boyhood years, include the hot dogs and the aroma of the ice cream waffles in the tunnel under Albert Street. From chef Akira Back, who garnered a Michelin Star for his restaurant in Seoul, his namesake Toronto restaurant offers an incredible experience, from the expertly crafted food and beverage program and the exceptional service right down to the show-stopping design. It was very similar to the KFC of today. We visited the restaurant after it relocated to Dundas Street West, opposite the Art Gallery (AGO), but it was not the same. It was called The Swiss Marmite I believe these are both gone now, as I enjoyed these in the early to mid 80s. Fat Pasha. Popular during the 70s and early 80s, the sandwich consisted of taco meat, shredded lettuce, mild "border sauce" and diced onions. The menu is ever-evolving, but memorable mouthfuls include pleasure-pocket taleggio cheese, grape, and onion agnolotti; and delicate hamachi topped with xo sauce, tomato consomme, and creme . Napoleon restaurant was at 79 Grenville Street, a short distance west of Bay Street. They were everywhere in the '80s, but the Toby's Good Eats at Yonge and Bloor was the quintessential downtown snack shop. To view the Home Page for this blog: https://tayloronhistory.com/. We recommended to our school PTA to have a dinner meeting there. As one of the two owners of Lgardys and Quenelles restaurants on church Street this was priceless. This was my first introduction to Chinese Food. thatd have been LeBaron Steakhouse. The Viennese dinner special was very good, especially the mild curry sauce for the rice or weiner schnitzel. We visited the restaurant after it relocated to Dundas Street West, opposite the Art Gallery (AGO), but it was not the same. Founder & Webitor-in-Chief of DelectablyChic! 130 reviews #615 of 5,196 Restaurants in Toronto $$$$ Italian French Mediterranean. The Old Fish Market Restaurant at 12 Market Street. This is where I attended a wedding reception in its banquet room in the basement. Bassels Restaurant, which occupied the equivalent space of three stores on Yonge Street. So many happy dining memories. I still have the menu today. 280 Bloor St W, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B9 Canada +1 416-921-4061 + Add website. My dad was a bartender there and then the maitred. The Restaurant Boasts Of Its Food And Location. your dinner. I miss Ginsburg and Wong in the Village by the Grange, as well as Mr. Greenjeans in the Eaton's Centre. IMO the best steakhouse in the city in its day. La Chaumiere was also well known for its coq au vin and scallops Normandie. The City's most internationally acclaimed restaurant, Don Alfonso 1890 Toronto has been awarded a Michelin Star in the inaugural Michelin Guide - Toronto 2022. On Saturdays, in the TV Guide that was inserted into the Toronto Star, there was a special feature. Its facade has changed greatly since the 1950s. We moved to Vancouver and every year when I flew to Toronto the first stop was switzers. I believe that the coupon had a value of $20, and it covered the entire cost of the meal. In the Beaches for a bunch of years, there was Loons on Queen, for quite a while the best food in the Beach. I grew up in Leaside and have dined at most of the restaurants you mention. However, it has only been called The Black Bull since the 1970s, prior to which, it was called Clifton House. 111 King St E, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1G6 Canada +1 416-361-9666 Website. I believe Simpsons main restaurant was called the Arcadian Court, not Arcadian Room, at least for some period of time during its existence. By 1989 Mothers had gone into receivership and was bought up by Little Caesers, who disposed of the classy Mothers style and helped usher in the era of cheap tasteless cardboard Pizza (aided and abetted by other chains who shall remain nameless). document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Memories of Torontos restaurants of the past, Plans for Waterworks Building at 505 Richmond Street West, Captain Johns Seafood RestaurantToronto. The cones were 5 or 10 cents and it made shopping with my mother bearable. My aunt Tulle waitressed there and the front of the house was handled by a woman called Arne who was a single mother who lived upstairs from the restaurant with her daughter. There was also a supreme version available . I remember cabbage rolls, meatballs with rice, beef stew & baklava for dessert. I visited Toronto every summer back in the 70s and 80s and it was much nicer than it is now. My brother and I would have been 4 to 7 years old. The restaurants housed an authentic Cowboy styled atmosphere with saloon doors, stag horns, wood walls, yellow and brown uniforms for the staff and red and white checkered table clothes. The only other eatery I remember from the 1950s is the Honey Dew restaurant located on the mezzanine level of the Odeon Carlton Theatre, which served fish and chips and Ritz Carlton hotdogs, along with the famous Honey Dew orange drink. Quo Vadis is another restaurant that must be mentioned when writing about the 1960s, as it was the first dining establishment in Toronto to receive international recognition. It felt safe, clean and seemed to provide endless exciting. A more recent example, but there's Paul's Tomato Pie on Marlee between Viewmount and Stayner (which disappeared some time during the early 2010s). Also, in the West end tucked away in a very confusing triangle of Dundas, Bloor St and Kipling was Millers Country Fair. My mother ignored his comments. 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