SERIAL DINERS AGENDA: 2011b
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.
(See also a Google
maps version and
Google
calendar version.)
July 1, 2011
Laila.
553 Bloor St. West (at Bathurst Station).
Phone: 416-588-0199.
July 8, 2011
Laila Restaurant [Ed. Note: Laila vu!].
553 Bloor St. West (at Bathurst Station).
Phone: 416-588-6900.
July 15, 2011
Lakay Caribbean Restaurant [Ed. Note: You've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel Lakay? Well... do ya, punk?].
613 Kennedy Rd. (in Corvette Plaza, at Corvette and Kennedy, halfway between Eglinton and St. Clair: from Kennedy Station, take 113 bus S to Corvette [which only exists on the east side of Kennedy]: note that it's only a few stops from the station].
Phone: 416-850-8582.
July 22, 2011
Laksa Singmathai Cuisine.
254 Spadina Ave. (at Grange, just S of Dundas: take 505 streetcar W from St. Patrick Station or Dundas Station to Spadina, then walk S; or take 510 streetcar S from Spadina Station).
Phone: 416-603-3988.
July 29, 2011
LaLa Bar & Cafe Ltd [Ed. Note: I can't hear you!].
145 Roncesvalles Ave. (at Garden Ave., 6 blocks N of Queen [just a few doors down from Victor Sushi, site of the 21st anniversary]: take 504 streetcar [or possibly still the 504 replacement bus] S from Dundas West Station; or take 501 streetcar W from Osgoode Station or Queen Station, get off at Queen and Roncesvalles, then walk N).
Phone: 416-516-2577.
August 5, 2011
Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant.
869 Bloor St. West (just E of Ossington Station, a few doors down from Lambadina Restaurant).
Phone: 416-535-6615.
August 12, 2011
La Limonada [Ed. Note: If life hands you los limones...].
200 Wellington St. West (kiosk at the S end of Metro Square, behind Roy Thomson Hall: from St. Andrew Station, walk S to Wellington, then walk W).
Phone: 416-596-6664.
August 19, 2011
Lambadina Restaurant.
875 Bloor St. West (just E of Ossington Station, a few doors down from Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant).
Phone: 416-532-4941.
August 26, 2011
Lanave Restaurant.
422 College St. (just E 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 E).
Phone: 416-883-8064.
September 2, 2011
Landmark Restaurant [Ed. Note: How can I give directions there? If only there were some sort of prominent, recognizable feature...].
1839 Eglinton Ave. West (at Dufferin: take 32 bus W from Eglinton West Station or Eglinton Station; or take 29 bus N from Dufferin Station).
Phone: 416-789-9302.
September 9, 2011
Langolino Wine Bar & Grill.
50 Clinton St. (just N of College, in Little Italy, 5 blocks W of Bathurst: take 506 streetcar W from Queen's Park Station or College Station to Clinton; or take 511 streetcar S from Bathurst Station to College, then walk W).
Phone: 416-530-4710.
HERE CONTINUE THE (GENERALLY) ``LA, LA, LA, LINOLEUM!'' WEEKS!
September 16, 2011
La Palette.
492 Queen St. West (at Denison, E of Bathurst and W of Spadina: take 501 streetcar W from Osgoode Station or Queen Station; or take 511 streetcar S from Bathurst Station to Queen, then walk E).
Phone: 416-929-4900.
September 23, 2011
La Palette [Ed. Note: Oui, listed deux fois!].
492 Queen St. West (at Denison, E of Bathurst and W of Spadina: see directions above).
Phone: 416-603-4900.
September 30, 2011
La Pasiva [Ed. note: Food is eaten here.].
896 Wilson Ave. (just W of Garratt Blvd. [which is called Northgate Dr. on the S side of Wilson], several blocks W of Dufferin, across the street from La Puposa Loka: take 96 or 165 bus W from Wilson Station or York Mills Station).
Phone: 416-636-6555.
October 7, 2011
La Petite France.
3317 Bloor St. West (a few blocks E of Islington Station).
Phone: 416-234-8783.
October 14, 2011
La Prep.
2 Bloor St. East (at Yonge/Bloor Station, in the east food court of the underground mall in the Hudson's Bay Centre).
Phone: 416-323-9700.
October 21, 2011
La Puposa Loka.
889 Wilson Ave. (just E of Northgate Dr. [which is called Garratt Blvd. on the N side of Wilson], several blocks W of Dufferin, across the street from La Pasiva: take 96 or 165 bus W from Wilson Station or York Mills Station).
Phone: 416-398-5652.
October 28, 2011
Lardon Restaurant [Ed. note: I beg your Lardon. I never promised you a rose garden.].
390 Roncesvalles Ave. (just S of Howard Park, by the Revue Cinema: take 504 streetcar S from Dundas West Station, or walk).
Phone: 416-516-8112.
November 4, 2011
La Risata.
2777 Steeles Ave. West (at Petrolia, E of Keele, in the Arcadia Centre strip mall: take 60 Steeles West bus from Finch Station [take the 60E express bus if you can, but the 60B or 60D bus will do - but don't take the 60C bus).
Phone: 416-665-4372.
November 11, 2011
La Rosa Chilena.
760 Wilson Ave. (across from Lady York Ave., a few blocks W of Dufferin, a whole block E of La Pasiva and La Puposa Loka [man, this really is La Neighbourhood!]; take 96 or 165 bus W from Wilson Station or York Mills Station).
Phone: 416-635-1837.
HERE END THE (GENERALLY) ``LA, LA, LA, LINOLEUM!'' WEEKS!
November 18, 2011
Larry Mendoza [Ed. Note: MEN-DO-ZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!].
9 Milvan Drive (just N of Finch, W of Weston, in a little mall called Latina Plaza: take 36A or 36B bus W from Finch Station to Finch & Milvan [the second stop after Weston], then walk N on Milvan).
Phone: 416-744-7759.
November 25, 2011
IF WE'RE CLOSE TO THE AC RANCH, IT MUST BE OUR GALA TWENTY-SECOND ANNIVERSARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Las Brasas.
1201 St Clair Ave. West (just W of Dufferin: take 512 streetcar W from St. Clair West Station or St. Clair Station; or take 29 bus N from Dufferin Station to St. Clair, then walk W).
Phone: 416-656-8000.
December 2, 2011
Las Fronteras Restaurant.
2300 Finch Ave. West (just E of Weston: take 36 bus (any 36 bus except 36C) W from Finch Station; or take 165 bus from Wilson Station to Weston & Finch, then walk E).
Phone: 416-743-6697.
December 9, 2011
La Sani Grill.
2058 Ellesmere Rd. (near Dolly Varden Blvd., W of Markham Rd: take 95 bus E from Ellesmere Station; or, for a very long bus ride, take 95 [not 95A] bus E from York Mills Station - eventually it travels E on Ellesmere).
Phone: 416-481-7866.
December 16, 2011
Last Temptation [Ed. Note: ``God loves me. I know he loves me. I want him to stop.''].
12 Kensington Ave. (just N of Dundas, 1 block W of Spadina: take 505 streetcar W from St. Patrick Station or Dundas Station to Spadina, then walk W to Kensington; or take 510 streetcar S from Spadina Station to Dundas, then walk W to Kensington).
Phone: 416-599-2551.
December 23, 2011
GALA CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION!!!
Laterna Dining Room.
6301 Yonge St. (at Athabaska, 3 blocks S of Steeles, across the street from Centerpoint Mall: take 53 or 60 bus N from Finch Station).
Phone: 416-221-2501.
December 30, 2011
Latin Fiesta Restaurant.
1002 St. Clair Ave. West (2 blocks W of Oakwood: take 512 streetcar W from St. Clair West Station or St. Clair Station; or take 63 or 161 bus N from Ossington Station to St. Clair and Oakwood, then walk W).
Phone: 416-651-8609.
January 6, 2012
Latina Restaurant.
690 The Queensway (a few blocks E of Royal York: take 15 or 76 bus S from Royal York Station to The Queensway, then walk E).
Phone: 416-259-9273.
January 13, 2012
See the new agenda.
See also the Serial Diners rules,
and the previous agenda.
The current agenda is at probability.ca/diners;
please send corrections to Jeffrey Rosenthal
(contact me).