SERIAL DINERS AGENDA: 2002b

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.

July 5, 2002

Ferraro Restaurant [Ed. Note: Where's Mondale?].
502 Eglinton Ave. West (a block and a half W of Avenue Rd.: take 32 bus W from Eglinton Station or E from Eglinton West Station).
Phone: 416-488-7729.

July 12, 2002

Fez Batik Restaurant & Catering.
129 Peter St. (at Richmond, just S of Queen, 1 block E of Spadina: take 501 streetcar W from Osgoode Station to Peter, then walk S; or take 510 streetcar S from Spadina Station to Queen, then walk E to Peter).
Phone: 416-204-9660.

FIDDLERS ON THE ROOF FORTNIGHT!

July 19, 2002

Fiddlers Green Pub.
27 Wellesley St. East (just E of Wellesley Station).
Phone: 416-967-9442.

July 26, 2002

Fiddler's Dell Bar & Grill [Ed. Note: I'm a Fiddler's Dell! Why don't you shoot me? It's Fiddler's Dell Season!].
781 Annette St. (at the corner of Jane and Annette: take 26, 35, or 55 bus N from Jane Station to Annette).
Phone: 416-767-8882.

August 2, 2002

Fiesta Azteca.
1618 Bayview Ave. (2 blocks S of Eglinton: take 11 bus E from Davisville Station [this bus eventually travels N along Bayview].
Phone: 416-482-9998.

August 9, 2002

Fifth Inc The.
221 Richmond St. West (at Duncan, 2 blocks W of University: from Osgoode Station, walk S to Richmond, then walk W).
Phone: 416-979-3005.

August 16, 2002

Fig Leaf Ristorante [Ed. Note: Insert your own fig leaf joke here.].
25 Toronto St. (at Adelaide, 2 blocks E of Yonge: from King Station, walk 2 blocks E to Toronto St., then walk N).
Phone: 416-601-9444.

August 23, 2002

Filet of Sole Restaurant [Ed. Note: Part of the same building (and owned by the same people) as our old friends, Cha Cha Cha! Lobster bisque, here we come!].
11 Duncan St. (at King: from St. Andrew Station, walk 2 blocks W to Duncan).
Phone: 416-598-3256.

August 30, 2002

Filippo's.
744 St. Clair Ave. West (at Rushton, 1 block W of Christie: take 512 streetcar W from St. Clair West Station or St. Clair Station).
Phone: 416-658-0568.

September 6, 2002

Fionn MacCool's Irish Pub [Ed. Note: Everybody be MacCool. You... be MacCool.].
70 The Esplanade (at the foot of Church St.: from King Station, walk E to Church St., then walk S to The Esplanade. Nostalgia, anyone?).
Phone: 416-362-2495.

September 13, 2002

Fire Pit Steak & Hamburger Place The.
1018 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 & Oakwood, then walk 2 blocks W).
Phone: 416-222-1818.

September 20, 2002

Fireplace Restaurant.
340 Jarvis St. (at Carlton: take 506 streetcar E from College Station or Queen's Park Station).
Phone: 416-968-6666.

HERE BEGIN THE "WHO'S ON FIRST?" WEEKS!

September 27, 2002

First Choice Restaurant.
1116 Dundas St. West (just E of Ossington, right next door to the Lakeview Lunch. But don't you be getting any ideas now! Take 505 streetcar W from St. Patrick Station or Dundas Station; or take 63 bus S from Ossington Station to Dundas).
Phone: 416-588-3851.

October 4, 2002

First Choice West Indian Restaurant.
296-A Gerrard St. East (at Parliament: take 506 streetcar E from Queen's Park Station or College Station [this streetcar goes E along Carlton to Parliament, then S on Parliament to Gerrard]; or take occasional 65 bus S from Castle Frank Station: it travels S on Parliament).
Phone: 416-413-9065.

October 11, 2002

First Class Delites Corp.
1156 Weston Rd. (NW corner of Weston & Eglinton: take 89 bus N from Keele Station [this bus eventually travels N along Weston]; or take 32 bus W from Eglinton West Station or [for a very long bus ride] W from Eglinton Station).
Phone: 416-240-7810.

October 18, 2002

First Ethopian Place.
585 Yonge St. (1 block N of Wellesley Station).
Phone: 416-935-0810.

October 25, 2002

First Restaurant The [Ed. Note: No, no, silly. A C Ranch Cafe was the first restaurant!].
1741 Eglinton Ave. West (1 block E of Dufferin: take 32 bus W from Eglinton West Station or Eglinton Station; or take 29 bus N from Dufferin Station to Eglinton, then walk 1 block E].
Phone: 416-783-0912.

HERE END THE "WHO'S ON FIRST?" WEEKS!

November 1, 2002

Fish House The: "The Largest Selection of Fresh Fish in Toronto" [Ed. Note: Don't get fresh with us!].
144 Front St. West (at University, just W of Union Station, just E of Joe Badali's. But don't you be getting any ideas now!).
Phone: 416-595-5051.

November 8, 2002

Fish Palace Restaurant.
1356 Weston Rd. (a couple of blocks SE of Jane & Weston, in the Signature Plaza: take 89 bus N from Keele Station [this bus eventually travels NW along Weston]).
Phone: 416-245-3121.

November 15, 2002

Fishermans Wharf Restaurants.
69 Richmond St. West (near Bay, 1 block S of Queen, "just behind the Sheraton Centre": from Queen Station, walk S 1 block to Richmond, then walk W).
Phone: 416-364-1344.

November 22, 2002

LUCKY 13TH ANNIVERSARY GALA CELEBRATION!
Fit for Life.
2 Bloor St. West (at Bloor/Yonge Station, in an underground food court W of Yonge. Hurrah! Gala anniversary in a food court!).
Phone: 416-964-9816.

November 29, 2002

Fit for Life Fast Food [Ed. Note: But is it fresh?].
200 Front St. West (a bit W of University: walk W from Union Station).
Phone: 416-351-1144.

December 6, 2002

Fit for Life Fresh Food & Restaurant [Ed. Note: But is it fast?].
120 Adelaide St. West (just E of University, in the basement food court of the Adelaide/Richmond Centre: from St. Andrew Station, walk 2 blocks N to Adelaide, then walk E).
Phone: 416-214-0070.

December 13, 2002

Five Doors North.
2088 Yonge St. (halfway between Eglinton Station and Davisville Station).
Phone: 416-480-6234.

December 20, 2002

GALA CHRISTMAS PARTY!
504.
504 Church St. (near Alexander, halfway between Wellesley and Carlton: from Wellesley Station, walk E to Church [or take 94 bus], then walk S; or from College Station, walk E to Church [or take 506 streetcar], then walk N).
Phone: 416-972-1333.

December 27, 2002

Five 61 Dining on Avenue.
561 Avenue Rd. (just N of St. Clair: take 512 streetcar E from St. Clair West Station or W from St. Clair Station to Avenue, then walk N: or take occasional 5 bus N from Museum Station [the bus stop is at street level on Queen's Park Ave.; the bus travels N on Avenue]).
Phone: 416-923-2233.

January 3, 2003

Flaming Embers Bbq 1.
2763 Danforth Ave. (a couple of blocks E of Main Street Station, and yes, that does mean what you think it means: we've evaded it for a while now, but alas, it's time to return to... The Boulevard of Broken Dreams! ("Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!") Now I don't normally give away this sort of information on the agenda, but I feel duty-bound, or at least amusement-bound, to inform you that the phone number is actually out of service even now, suggesting (a) that the name of the restaurant may be much more appropriate than the owners had ever intended; and (b) that before we've even arrived there, yet another victim may already have been claimed by... The Boulevard of Broken Dreams... OF DEATH!!!).
Phone: 416-694-4664.

January 10, 2003

Flaming Wok The [Ed. Note: "And happiness is just a Flaming Wok away, happiness is just a Flaming Wok away."].
2066 Yonge St. (at Lola, a few blocks N of Davisville Station).
Phone: 416-322-8321.

January 17, 2003

Flamingo House Restaurant.
446 Parliament St. (between Carlton and Gerrard: take 506 streetcar E from College Station or Queen's Park Station [this streetcar goes E along Carlton to Parliament, then S on Parliament]; or take occasional 65 bus S from Castle Frank Station: it travels S on Parliament).
Phone: 416-929-5576.

January 24, 2003

See the new agenda.

See also the Serial Diners rules, an article and article2 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).