SERIAL DINERS AGENDA: 2002a

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 television spot about them, and the previous agenda.

January 4, 2002

Eureka Continuum [Ed. Note: If we eat here, do we have to have a bath and run naked down the street?].
205 Richmond St. West (near University, 1 block S of Queen: from Osgoode Station, walk S to Richmond).
Phone: 416-593-8427.

HERE BEGIN THE "SPEND YOUR EUROS NOW!" WEEKS!!

January 11, 2002

Euro BBQ.
1962 Eglinton Ave. West (a couple of blocks W of Dufferin: take 32 bus W from Eglinton Station or Eglinton West Station; or take 29 bus .
Phone: 416-782-3199.

January 18, 2002

Euro Sports Bar.
1325 St. Clair Ave. West (near Lansdowne: take 512 streetcar W from St. Clair Station or St. Clair West Station; or take 47 bus N from Lansdowne Station to St. Clair).
Phone: 416-651-4035.

January 25, 2002

Euro-Sports Bar & Café.
1669 Dundas St. West (at Margueretta St., 2 blocks E of Lansdowne: take 505 streetcar W from Dundas Station or St. Patrick Station, or S from Dundas West Station).
Phone: 416-532-7849.

February 1, 2002

European Nights.
836 Danforth Ave. (near Donlands Station).
Phone: 416-778-0894.

February 8, 2002

Eurostar Restaurant & Caffe [Ed. Note: Hey now! You're a Eurostar! Get your game on! Go play!].
901 Bay St. (1 block S of Wellesley: from Wellesley Station, walk W to Bay, then walk S; or take 6 bus S from Bay Station).
Phone: 416-964-1010.

HERE END THE "SPEND YOUR EUROS NOW!" WEEKS!!

February 15, 2002

Eve Cafe [Ed. Note: I'll have the ribs.].
985 Bloor St. West (at Dovercourt, a few blocks W of Ossington Station).
Phone: 416-533-7552.

February 22, 2002

Everest Cafe & Bar [Ed. Note: Why are we going? Because it's there!].
232 Queen St. West (at McCaul, a few blocks W of Osgoode Station).
Phone: 416-977-6969.

March 1, 2002

Excellent Cafe & Restaurant.
1484 Dundas St. West (at Dufferin: take 505 streetcar W from Dundas Station or St. Patrick Station; or take 29 bus S from Dufferin Station to Dundas).
Phone: 416-532-6250.

March 8, 2002

THE EXTREMELY EXCITING ENDING OF THE E'S!!!!!
Extreme Pita (The).
2300 Yonge St. (at Eglinton Station: in the basement food court of the Yonge/Eglinton Centre on the NW corner of Yonge & Eglinton).
Phone: 416-487-4027.

March 15, 2002

THE FABULOUSLY FESTIVE FIRST F!!!!!
Fabulous Bakery Cafe.
635 Bay St. (1 block N of Dundas, across from the bus terminal: from Dundas Station, walk W to Bay; or take 6 bus S from Bay Station).
Phone: 416-593-1423.

HERE BEGIN THE "DO YOU FALAFEL YET?" WEEKS!

March 22, 2002

Falafel Hadj Abdelkader.
450 Ossington Ave. (at College St.: take 63 bus S from Ossington Station to College; or take 506 streetcar W from College Station or Queen's Park Station).
Phone: 416-532-8698.

March 29, 2002

Falafel Plus Souvlaki.
717 Yonge St. (1 block S of Bloor Station).
Phone: 416-966-2990.

April 5, 2002

Falafel Queen.
576 Queen St. West (at Bathurst St.: take 501 streetcar W from Queen Station or Osgoode Station; or take 511 streetcar S from Bathurst Station to Queen).
Phone: 416-504-9736.

HERE END THE "DO YOU FALAFEL YET?" WEEKS!

April 12, 2002

Famous Indian Cousine The [Ed. Note: Really? The famous Indian female French cousin?].
1437 Gerrard St. East (E of Greenwood, a couple of blocks W of Coxwell: take 506 streetcar E from Queen's Park Station or College Station [it eventually travels E along Gerrard]; or take 506 streetcar S from Coxwell Station [it eventually travels W along Gerrard]; or, for the most confusing directions of all, take 22 bus S from Coxwell Station to Gerrard, then walk W: but beware! Gerrard takes a jog at Coxwell, so you want not the first appearance of Gerrard [which only goes east] but the second appearance of Gerrard [which only goes west]. But if you stick to the 506 streetcar, you don't have to understand any of that.).
Phone: 416-406-4511.

April 19, 2002

Famous Seafood & BBQ Restaurant.
444 Dundas St. West (at Huron, 2 blocks E of Spadina: take 505 streetcar W from Dundas Station or St. Patrick Station; or, if you don't mind a short walk, it's about 5 blocks W of St. Patrick Station; or take 510 streetcar S from Spadina Station to Dundas, then walk 2 blocks E).
Phone: 416-260-0692.

April 26, 2002

Fan Sports Cafe The.
2448 Bloor St. West (at Jane Station, "right beside the Blockbuster").
Phone: 416-762-1157.

May 3, 2002

Fang Yuan Restaurant.
389 Roncesvalles Ave. (just S of Howard Park Ave., "across from Canada Trust": from Dundas West Station, walk several blocks S; or take 504 streetcar S from Dundas West Station. Warning: the 505 streetcar will diverge and follow Dundas instead of Roncesvalles.).
Phone: 416-531-5567.

May 10, 2002

Fantastic Thai & Chinese Cuisine [Ed. Note: "Look at you! The Fantastic Thai!" (WOOOOOOO!!!!!!)].
440 Spadina Ave. (just S of College: take 510 streetcar S from Spadina Station, or take 506 streetcar W from College Station or Queen's Park Station to Spadina).
Phone: 416-968-1038.

May 17, 2002

Far Niente.
187 Bay St. (at Bay & Wellington: from King Station, walk S to Wellington, then walk W to Bay; or take 6 bus S from Bay Station).
Phone: 416-214-9922.

May 24, 2002

Farol Churrasqueira.
1474 St. Clair Ave. West (at McRoberts, 1 long block W of Lansdowne: take 512 streetcar W from St. Clair Station or St. Clair West Station; or take 47 bus N from Lansdowne Station to St. Clair).
Phone: 416-654-7474.

May 31, 2002

Fat Cat [Ed. Note: In French, chat, chapeau.].
126 Atlantic Ave. (4 blocks E of King & Dufferin, just S of King: take 504 streetcar W from King Station or St. Andrew Station to Atlantic; or take 29 bus S from Dufferin Station to King, then walk E to Atlantic).
Phone: 416-532-7100.

June 7, 2002

Fat Cat [Ed. Note: In Spanish, he's el gato in a sombrero!].
376 Eglinton Ave. West (near Avenue Rd.: take 32 or 61 bus W from Eglinton Station [note that the 61 bus only goes as far as Avenue]; or take 32 bus E from Eglinton West Station).
Phone: 416-484-4228.

June 14, 2002

Fatgirl.
460 Parliament St. (N of Gerrard: take 506 streetcar E from College Station or Queen's Park Station to Parliament).
Phone: 416-923-0063.

June 21, 2002

Feather's [Ed. Note: Light meals only.].
962 Kingston Rd. (2˝ blocks W of Victoria Park Ave.: take 12 bus S from Victoria Park Station to Kingston & Victoria Park, then walk W; or, if you must, take the infrequent 502 streetcar E from Queen Station [NOT the regular 501 streetcar], which eventually travels E along Kingston. This streetcar does not run past 7:00, though. Really, you're probably better off taking the bus from Victoria Park.).
Phone: 416-694-0443.

June 28, 2002

Features Cafe.
25 Adelaide St. East (at Victoria: from King Station, walk 1 block N to Adelaide, then walk E).
Phone: 416-866-2177.

July 5, 2002

See the new agenda!

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