Tre Mari Bakery

Veal Parmigiana and Lasagna

The veal was pretty good because the tomato sauce is excellent. The lasagna was really nicely done with many layers of pasta and a good ratio of cheese, sauce and pasta. If I were to rank the Italian hot tables we've eaten at, I would say that it's better than Agincourt Bakery for sure.

Pistachio cannoli and tiramisu

The filling was green which was promising. The pistachio flavour was a little bit better since it was incorporated into the filling as opposed to other places where they dipped the ricotta cannoli ends into a bowl of pistachio nuts. However, it tasted more custard-like than cream. The tiramisu was okay, it had a chocolate powder on top which I'm not really a fan of and it needed more cake than cheese and cream.

Website: http://tremaribakery.ca/

Sugo

Nov 2, 2019

Garlic Bread

Pesto Rigatoni and Spaghetti with ragu sauce

We got take-out since there was an hour long wait for a table and a pretty long lineup inside the restaurant (since it was so cold). I wasn't sure about the pesto rigatoni at first since it didn't look like it had any sauce, but it turns out the bottom had a lot more sauce. The spaghetti was really good. 

June 3, 2019

Pesto Rigatoni

The pasta was really good, but it was also really heavy. It looked like a small portion, but there was a lot of pasta.

Gnocchi with sugo sauce

Fluffy balls of pasta with tasty sugo sauce! Yum!

 

Tiramisu

Lots of mascarpone cheese, but I didn't really see or taste the ladyfingers (maybe they were so soaked into the liquor and espresso that they lost their form).

Website: https://www.sugotoronto.com/

Freshly Squeezed

Honeydew milk tea

I ordered a honeydew milk tea thinking that it would be like any other bubble tea place in Toronto, a mix of honeydew powder, milk and tea. However, it turned out to be a honeydew slushie. I'm not sure where the tea went, but I guess this would be super refreshing in the summer.

Website: http://www.freshlysqueezed.ca/stores/toronto-eaton-center/

Illy Caffe

Pistachio cheesecake and Orange ricotta cheesecake

I liked the orange ricotta cheesecake more than the pistachio cheesecake. I have high expectations for pistachio desserts since it's my favourite nut and it's really hard to do well. So when I'm impressed by a pistachio dessert, it would be because it's really good. 

Pistachio cannoli

Ricotta cannoli dipped in pistachios at the ends. It was okay, I think I still prefer the fresh cannoli at Agincourt Bakery. 

Website: https://yorkdale.com/stores/espressamente-illy/

Alexandros Take-Out

Chicken gyros in a pita

Alexandros kept it simple: meat, tomatoes and tzatziki in a grilled pita. There was a lot of meat in the gyros wrap, but taste and flavourwise, I prefer Souv Like.

Website: http://alexandros.ca/

San Remo Bakery

 

Chicken Parmigiana Sandwich and Porchetta Sandwich

The chicken parmigiana sandwich was pretty good, it could have used a bit more tomato sauce in my opinion (I'll ask next time). The porchetta was REALLY good, I think it's better than Porchetta & Co. The pork had excellent flavour and they included bits of crackling. 

Penne pasta

The tomato sauce was really good - it wasn't too sour or too sweet. I think they might do a good lasanga (something to try next time). 

Tiramisu $4.50 and Apple Crumble Tart $3.99

Their tiramisu was so good! It's comparable to my #1 Tiramisu place, Paese, and it's a fraction of the price there. If only San Remo wasn't so far on the west end of Toronto, I'd probably visit them once a week or more just for their tiramisu. The La Rocca apple crumble tart had a little too much crumble and not enough apple.

Lobster Tail

Super flaky lobster tail pastry with delicious cream inside. 

Lemon cookie - really nice soft cookie 

Sicilian cake slice $3.99

This was the surprise of the day - it was the best dessert we had here! The slice of cake was so good we contemplated getting one more slice for the road, but we were worried about it melting in the car since. The pear was really nice and the ricotta filling was delicious. The crust was perfect too. I would definitely recommend a slice of their ricotta cakes if you visit here. 

Website: https://www.sanremobakery.com/