Tung Tung Dan Quen King

Pandan Coconut Egg Waffles!

I was pretty surprised to see pandan coconut egg waffles on the menu at this egg waffle shop since pandan isn't really a popular flavour. I was pretty excited to eat it, but it turns out it was still mostly coconut and vanilla flavoured. It barely tasted of pandan; my search for good pandan desserts continues.

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/