Wednesday, January 28, 2009

I went to 5th Elementt, overall happy, keep reading:

5th Elementt: this place was great, I was there with my friends Greg and Tina and we all had a special menu that was only $27 for three courses. Pretty good price for what you get. I started with a lamb chop appetizer, very tender and yummy. Then for my mainI had a chicken in a green curry sauce (very mild and also tasty). The chicken came with a pyramid of rice...nice presentation. Everything was good, except the rice had some kind of twigs in it, but I think that's some kind of spice or something, I just had to spit them out a couple of times, not a big deal. For dessert I a pink mousse. I forgot what it was now, but it was a mousse on top of a think layer of cake. All in all, the food was unusual, but in a good way...and, the price was right. Service was very prompt, and the owner even came out to introduce himself, very nice guy. The decor is nice and the restaurant is very clean. This is a good place for the money and you'll be glad you went.

You can check out their website at 5thelementt.com, or call them to reserve at 416.907.3088. Their site is a little complicated, but that's ok, the place is good.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Hi everyone! This is my first entry and I'm super excited to start this blog and meet new people who love restaurants and saving money at them as much as I do. I'm hoping we can all exchange information and give each other tips for finding good places and great deals. To start off, I found a whole bunch of coupons you can just print from the Internet, here are a few to start. If you find more, or want to share a review or experience at a Toronto restaurant, please post it here. Thanks, and here are the coupons:

Biryani House, this is an Indian restaurant downtown, very tasty. You get 10% off.
http://www.menupalace.com/menupalace/Coupons.aspx?rid=34739

Trapper's, fancy place at Yonge and York Mills, you get 15% off with 4 or more people.
http://www.menupalace.com/menupalace/Coupons.aspx?rid=34261

There's no coupon for this place, but I really liked it when I was there. It's called Lime Pan-Asian Cuisine and it's located around Yonge and Eglinton. It was very clean, with nice service. I tried the soft shell crab for $8.95 and it was really, really good. Then I had the Thai green chicken curry for $9.95, also good, you'll love it. Usually I love hot and sour soup, but the only bad thing I can say about this place is that the soup did'nt measure up :-( my friend Rita had the "silky coconut chicken soup" and she let me try it and it was awesome. So, don't have the hot and sour soup. Other than that, great atmosphere and service...enjoy. Here's their website and phone number:

limecusine.ca, 416-800-2547

Ok, that's my first entry, please contribute to my blog so we can all have a place to find out about restaurants.