Since Ontario was placed in state of emergency due to
the outbreak of COVID-19, I have been unable to visit restaurants and my work
in this blog has stopped. 3 months has passed since I posted my last article.
But my adventure have not stopped, it is just that I changed my strategies.
Restaurants in Ontario haven’t been able to provide
dine in services. But they are allowed to work as far as they can provide
options of Take-out or Delivery. And restaurants have been working hard to keep
their businesses ongoing and to offer their culinary products to a population
locked down, willing to do something different (I should say instead:
“willing to eat something different”).
Using different apps for food delivery, I have found
new options. Here are some of the outstanding ones that have brought different
tastes to my time at home:
Little Tibet
Those who know me, they also know about my preferences
for Tibetan food. For reasons related with my schedule, I haven’t been able to
visit more places that offer this kind of food in recent times. But in a time
that I do not have to worry about how to go to a specific place to be on time
to enjoy a nice dish, a search for Tibetan food was a must. Little Tibet was in
the list of options available. This is a restaurant that serves traditional
Tibetan food, but they offer some additional options such as Mongolian or
Indian dishes.
I asked for food from this place a couple of times and
they never disappointed me. I had the opportunity to enjoy the extraordinary
flavors and fragrances of the exotic Tibetan cuisine.
I leave here a picture of one of my orders: at the
right we have Phing-sha, a stew made with beef, potatoes, dried
mushrooms, and glass noodles made of beans. This dish, usually spicy, came with
a steam rice service. At the left, there
is a service of Momos, the Tibetan style dumplings. In Toronto,
they are usually filled with beef, chicken or veggies. They can be steamed or
fried. I ordered steamed chicken filled Momos.
In 2017, I published an article about Tibetan food.
You can find it here.
Qinthai Cuisine
This is a Chinese restaurant located in Toronto west. It
has a variety of Chinese and Thai dishes. There are dishes based on chicken,
beef, seafood or vegetarian. Unlike other Asian restaurants, they do not offer
pork dishes, but at the same time, they do not advertise their food as being
Halal.
I ordered a couple of times from this restaurant. Every
time I ordered from here, food has been tasty, well presented and simple. It
has been a good option for Asian food delivery during this times.
I leave here a picture of one of my orders: it is
Salty and spicy pepper squid at the left, a classic dish offered in many
different places in Toronto. On the right side, Cantonese fried rice. This dish
contains chicken, but I remember that other options are open when ordering
online.
Big Slice
This place specializes in Italian food. It offers diverse options of Italian food (the family
that created this place came from the island of Sicily). It’s the only place
here mention that I visit previously and I found it always full of customer
dinning and tasting their dishes that are simple and delicious.
But what I like the most is their Pizzas. That is
something remarkable, considering that I am not a big fan of local pizzas
(Something anyone who knows me from Toronto can confirm). But their pizzas
remind me the tasty ones that I had in different places in South America, where
countless of families emigrated from Sicily, and later they created their own
restaurants and eateries making Pizzas and other Italian dishes a popular
option in many more countries. (I have to say that as of today, I have never
been to Italy).
There are different options of Pizzas, and you can
create your own whether you order online or you have the opportunity to eat
there one day.
I leave here a picture of a Classico Pizza with
Prosciutto (Ham) and Mushrooms.
I do not include pictures of other places, but I have
to thank places like Mustafa restaurant, where I ordered once, and I included
in this blog a visit to this place. You can read the article here.
A special mention for Sultan Mediterranean grill, a
small take away place for kebabs in Saint Claire and Bathurst, the only place I
went for take away during this time. Their kebabs and falafel are well cooked
and their taste is excellent.
