SERIAL DINERS AGENDA: 2005b

This is a (browser-friendly) copy of the agenda of the Serial Diners, a group founded in 1989 and dedicated to dining at every restaurant listed in the Toronto Yellow Pages (in alphabetical order), at the rate of one per week. The group meets every Friday at the designated restaurant at 6:00 p.m. All are welcome! See also the Serial Diners rules, an article and article2 and article3 and television spot and French-language spot about them, and the previous agenda.

July 1, 2005

FUN-FILLED CANADA DAY IN HIGH PARK!!!
Grenadier Cafe & Tea House.
200 Parkside Drive (well, not actually: that's their official address for some reason, but they're actually in the middle of High Park. From High Park Station, walk south along the main road that leads into the park. It quickly branches into two roads: either road will get you there, but Colborne Lodge Drive, the one that goes directly south, is more direct. The Dream in High Park starts at 8:00!].
Phone: 416-769-9870.

July 8, 2005

Grillway Subs & Burgers.
523 Annette St. (at Runnymede: take 71 or 79 bus N from Runnymede station).
Phone: 416-761-1811.

July 15, 2005

Groucho's Gourmet Burgers [Ed. Note: I wouldn't want to eat at any restaurant that would have me as a customer.].
994 Eglinton Ave. West (a few bocks W of Bathurst: from Eglinton West Station, walk 5 or 6 blocks E, or take 32 bus E; or from Eglinton Station, take 32 bus W).
Phone: 416-784-4434.

July 22, 2005

Grover Grub & Pub The [Ed. Note: Hellooooooo, everybody!!!!!!!!].
676 Kingston Rd. (just E of Main St.: from Main Street Station, take 64 bus S to Kingston; or for a very long streetcar ride along Queen, from Queen Station, take the occasional 502 streetcar E along Queen, which streetcar eventually travels along Kingston).
Phone: 416-691-9200.

July 29, 2005

Gui Rei Japanese Restaurant: "FOR THE BEST JAPANESE FOOD IN THE CITY" [Ed. Note: High self-praise, indeed.].
600 Queen's Quay West (between Bathurst and Spadina, but closer to Bathurst: from Union Station, take 509 Harbourfront streetcar W (not the 510 Spadina streetcar); or from Bathurst Station, take 511 streetcar S to Lakeshore, then walk S to Queen's Quay).
Phone: 416-977-6111.

August 5, 2005

Gull & Firkin.
1943 Queen St. East (a couple of blocks E of Woodbine: take 92 bus S from Woodbine Station to Queen, then walk E; or for a very long streetcar ride along Queen, take the 501 streetcar (you'll probably need the one that goes to Neville Park) E from Queen Station).
Phone: 416-693-9337.

August 12, 2005

Gus Restaurant & Tavern [Ed. Note: A gloomy place?].
1562 Weston Rd. (a few long blocks NW of Jane: take 89 bus N from Keele Station, which bus eventually travels along Weston).
Phone: 416-249-6526.

August 19, 2005

Gwi Bin Korean Restaurant.
686 Bloor St. West (E of Christie Station).
Phone: 416-537-0062.

August 26, 2005

GOSH OH GEE!!! IT'S GOODBYE TO G!!!
Gypsy [Ed. Note: "Die clean, white man! Die clean!"].
815 Queen St. West (a few blocks W of Bathurst: from Osgoode or Queen Station, take 501 streetcar W; or take 511 streetcar S from Bathurst Station to Queen, then walk W).
Phone: 416-703-5069.

September 2, 2005

HEY HEY HEY!!! IT'S HELLO TO H!!!
Habitat Lounge.
735 Queen St. West (about 2 blocks W of Bathurst: from Osgoode or Queen Station, take 501 streetcar W; or take 511 streetcar S from Bathurst Station to Queen, then walk W).
Phone: 416-860-1551.

September 9, 2005

Hair of the Dog Restaurant [Ed. Note: Have a bite!].
425 Church St. (1 block N of Carlton: from College Station, walk E to Church [or take the 506 streetcar 1 stop E], then walk N).
Phone: 416-964-2708.

September 16, 2005

Hajy Tarin o/a Tarin Roti Shop.
452 Gerrard St. East (between Parliament and Broadview, just W of River: take 506 streetcar E from College or Queen's Park Station).
Phone: 416-963-9800.

September 23, 2005

Haksa Joojum.
735 Bloor St. West (at Christie Station).
Phone: 416-532-1494.

September 30, 2005

Halo Bistro Winebar And Lounge.
270 King St. West (at Duncan, W of University: walk W from St. Andrew Station).
Phone: 416-408-2225.

October 7, 2005

Hamdi Restaurant.
193 Carlton St. (at Sherbourne: take 506 streetcar E from College or Queen's Park Station; or take 75 bus S from Sherbourne Station).
Phone: 416-929-7355.

October 14, 2005

Hana Korea Restaurant.
45 Baldwin St. (between McCaul and Beverley, and halfway between College and Dundas: from St Patrick Station, walk 3 blocks W to McCaul, then walk N to Baldwin; or from Queen's Park Station, walk W to McCaul, then walk S to Baldwin).
Phone: 416-979-9453.

October 21, 2005

Hannah's Kitchen.
2221 Yonge St. (near Eglinton Station).
Phone: 416-481-2828.

HERE BEGIN THE "SO HAPPY TOGETHER" WEEKS!!!

October 28, 2005

Happy Day Restaurant [Ed. Note: These happy days are yours and mine.].
2383 Dundas St. West (a block N of Dundas West Station, where Dundas crosses Bloor St.).
Phone: 416-534-0876.

November 4, 2005

Happy Seven Restaurant.
358 Spadina Ave. (a couple of blocks N of Dundas: take 510 streetcar S from Spadina Station; or take 505 streetcar W from St. Patrick Station or Dundas Station to Spadina, then walk N).
Phone: 416-971-9820.

November 11, 2005

Happy Time Restaurant.
1384 Queen St. West (at Brock, W of Dufferin and E of Lansdowne: take 501 streetcar W from Osgoode Station or Queen Station; or take 47 bus S from Lansdowne Station to Queen, then walk E).
Phone: 416-532-9565.

HERE END THE "SO HAPPY TOGETHER" WEEKS!!!

November 18, 2005

Harambe Restaurant & Bar.
1241 Bloor St. West (just E of Lansdowne Station).
Phone: 416-516-4525.

November 25, 2005

GALA CHAMPAGNELESS, CAKELESS, NON-FREE, NON-BOARD-OF-HEALTH-CONDEMNED 16TH ANNIVERSARY!!!!!
Harbour King Restaurant.
2344 Danforth Ave. (between Woodbine Station and Main Street Station: dangerously close to the Boulevard of Broken Dreams!).
Phone: 416-696-6519.

December 2, 2005

Harbour Sixty Steak House.
60 Harbour St. (between York and Bay: Harbour St. is what Lakeshore Blvd. becomes between Lakeshore Blvd. West and Lakeshore Blvd. East. From Union Station, walk S on Bay to Harbour [the first street after you walk under the Gardiner], then walk W).
Phone: 416-777-2111.

December 9, 2005

Harbour Sports Grille: "TORONTO'S FINEST SPORTS BAR" [Ed. Note: Damning with faint self-praise.].
10 Yonge St. (across from the Captain John's boat-restaurant: from King Station, walk S on Yonge).
Phone: 416-367-4999.

December 16, 2005

Harmony [Ed. Note: Side by side on my piano keyboard, oh lord!].
589 College St. (at Clinton in Little Italy, several blocks W of Bathurst: take 506 streetcar W from Queen's Park Station or College Station; or take 511 streetcar S from Bathurst Station to College, then walk W).
Phone: 416-534-1987.

December 23, 2005

GALA CHRISTMAS DINNER BEHIND THE NO FRILLS!!!!!
Harry's Char Broil & Dining Lounge [Ed. Note: Oh, I'm just wild about Harry's, and Harry's is wild about me!].
160 Springhurst Ave. (just S of King, 1 block W of Jameson, several blocks W of Dufferin, "in a little plaza behind the No Frills": from St. Andrew or King Station, take 504 streetcar W to Jameson, then walk 1 block W to Springhurst, then walk S; or from Dundas West Station, take 504 streetcar S, which streetcar winds up going E on King – get off at Jameson and walk 1 block W to Springhurst).
Phone: 416-532-2908.

December 30, 2005

Harvey's Restaurants [Ed. Note: We're finally here… but not to fill up!].
Commerce Court (at King & Bay, in the underground mall: from King Station, follow the PATH to Commerce Court).
Phone: 416-865-1129.

January 6, 2006

Harvey's Restaurants [Ed. Note: "But Harvey's not only a pooka, he's also my best friend. Oh, if Harvey's said to me once, I bet he's said, oh, probably a million times, he's said, 'Mr. Dowd, I would do anything for you.'"].
9 Bloor St. East (at Bloor/Yonge Station, just E of Yonge).
Phone: 416-968-2057.

January 13, 2006

See the new agenda.

See also the Serial Diners rules, an article and article2 and article3 and television spot about them, and the previous agenda.
The current agenda is at http://probability.ca/diners/; please send corrections to Jeffrey Rosenthal (contact me).