Restaurant: Carousel Bakery Cuisine: Bakery Location: St Lawrence Market Address: 93 Front St E Price Range: ~$10 1: Poor 2: OK 3: Good 4: Very Good 5: Excellent Food: 1 Service: 3 Ambiance: N/A Overall: 2 Extra information: *No specific seating area *Specialize in Peameal Bacon on a Bun *Inside St Lawrence Market Famous for their Peameal Bacon on a Soft Country Bun, Carousel Bakery is located inside the popular tourist attraction, St Lawrence Market. I passed by this place couple times knowing it's very popular, so one day I decided to give it a try. The sandwich was $5.75 plus tax and they have me packets of mustard, mayo, honey mustard and ketchup. There is nothing BUT peameal bacon inside the bun, and because I was given all these packets of sauce....I decided to put all of them in except the honey mustard. I thought sandwich was kind of on the expensive side...considering you can get 6 foot sandwich at Subway for $5 but I guess the sandwich is pretty big. There are SO MUCH peameal bacon inside. I guess I am getting my moneys worth.....but it was so salty! The bun was soft and the peameal bacon was good but I didn't see anything special about it. I felt like I was eating a sandwich with thick pieces of salty ham. I kept on trying to taste or feel what the hype was about...but I couldn't. Summary: This was a big disappointment. It was just salty and nothing special. If I wanted a sandwich, I'd much rather visit Subway for a Subway Club. *chomp chomp* read more

Being the snob that I am, I bought the Wallpaper Toronto City Guide to see what hip-and-edgy attractions I should visit while I was there. In the "24 Hours" section, they recommended that a tourist should start their day at Saint Lawrence Market for a peameal bacon sandwich from Carousel Bakery. First of all, I was like "what the hell is peameal bacon?" and then I Googled it... So yes, I see why they recommend it. Saint Lawrence Market is a great place to start the day and allows you to enjoy local Toronto cheeses, coffee, meat and baked goods. The Carousel Bakery just makes it better. We had the "breakfast on a bun" sandwich, which was egg, cheese, and peameal bacon on a Kaiser roll (at least that's what we called them in NYC), and it was delicious. It was only after purchasing the sandwich, that I noticed all the other amazing baked goods they have including sweets, breads, etc. Now I must go back! Carousel Bakery is a great place for a quick, inexpensive and unique breakfast (or lunch). read more

NOTORIETY: Toronto's own creation of peameal bacon sandwich Peameal bacon sandwich $7.30 CAD: decent sandwich that resemble's Jack-in-the Box's (US fast food chain) breakfast jack w/o the cheese. Nice to try but not something I would come back for. read more

I thought it was a bit dry. I got so full right away. They put a lot of peameal bacon. If there were some sort of sauce then it would taste better. My mouth got very dry. It was a bit too salty. But i guess it's alright, I expected too much. read more

Carousel Bakery - Peameal bun about $6 - Sandwiches Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Had their veal sandwich 1 time... dream about it for a while longer. Just a great combination of sauce, chili, meat vs panko, soft bread and PRICE! Super cheap for a large portion. The service is pretty spot on and quick as always. Great area behind on the outside area to sit on. Will be back to try their other offerings...but might not make it past the sandwich again! read more

Famous for their bacon sandwiches, I tried the "breakfast on a bun" with two slices of lean peameal-style bacon, a fried egg, and cheese, served on a bun. It is a decadent, heavy bite to eat in the St. Lawrence Market. I definitely say try it, but not sure if it's something you can have more than once in a while. read more

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Good bread? Check. Good prices? Check. Good sandwich? Hell yeah. Get the peameal bacon sandwich - it's nothing like you would have had in the states with a "Canadian Bacon" sarnie. To avoid being disappointed, as them to put condiments and veggies inside - you won't be disappointed. Mmmm...think I need to go grab one now... read more

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I was visiting Toronto, and I had to try the "world-famous peameal bacon sandwich." How am I supposed to rate this sandwich? Do I compare it to all of the sandwiches that I've eaten in my life? If so, then this sandwich doesn't fit at the top of the list. Do I compare this sandwich to other bacon-equivalent sandwiches that I've tasted? Then this sandwich still doesn't belong at the top of the list. This sandwich should have just been named famous Canadian sandwich or famous Toronto sandwich (not so worthy of the loose title "world-famous," in my opinion). I've had better. read more

Carousel Bakery - Peameal bacon on bun - Sandwiches Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I heard that Carousel Bakery is all the rave at St Lawrence Market. However, while the peameal bacon sandwich is palatable, it is literally just Canadian bacon in a soft bun and the bacon itself is quite salty. read more

The "breakfast on a bun" sandwich is a Toronto classic, and it's a thing of beauty: rich, warm, wet, fatty, salty and totally satisfying. If I'm anywhere near St. Laurence Market I get a craving. I've actually never ordered anything else here, so I assume the rest of the menu is good but I don't really know. read more

I can see why this is a 3-star place. I don't regret eating here, both the famouse "bacon" bun and the egg tarts were not too bad; however, I will not become a regular if I live in town since it was really nothing special. read more

Carousel Bakery - Peameal Bacon on a Bun is a classic... for tourist! - Sandwiches Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

My brother-in-law once held a theory on food: it's nothing more than a vessel for condiments. He would definitely love the peameal bacon sandwich at Carousel. Upon opening up the wrapper, I was a little bit disconcerted to notice that the sandwich was nothing more than just bread and pork. Perfectly breaded, succulent pork certainly. But just peameal bacon. Then, I looked left and saw a line of condiments to the left of the stand. Everything from mustard to horseradish to barbeque sauce was there to dress up the salty, yet subtly divine flavor of the peameal bacon. This is one Canadian experience I'm glad I engaged in during my Toronto trip. My deepest regret was not dining on enough sandwiches to perfect a flavor combination, but horseradish and Regina mustard definitely did the trick. Note, I did everything in my power to not use the old Friends joke of "Wouldn't Canadians just call Canadian bacon bacon?" joke. read more

So many things to say about this place.... So little words to express my satisfaction... Buy every thing here people- your taste buds will thank you. I got 6 variety of tarts and their famous bacon sandwich. Fyi, they have a table for day old bakery items at a discount read more

Carousel Bakery - Sandwiches Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

The peameal bacon sandwich is ALL THAT! Nice for people watching. Nice selection of drinks, too. read more

Used to be real good. Haven't been there for a few years and decided to go back for their signature Peameal sandwich and it was disgusting! Not sure how people eat this? Super salty, super dry, chewy and bun was soggy. read more

The four stars are for the breakfast sandwich, which is egg, cheese, and peameal bacon on a bun. This is a solid breakfast sandwich. If you just get the peameal bacon sandwich, you might be disappointed. The bacon taste good, but they put a lot of slices in it and nothing else. No sauce. You can add mustard for some flavour, but it's pretty dry and boring. And, it's a bit pricey when you consider it's just dry bacon and bread. So get the breakfast sandwich only. (note: there's always a line up here on weekends, but a lot of it is people just standing around thinking of what to order or waiting for something they probably shouldn't have ordered. if you're in for the peameal bacon or breakfast sandwich, it's done quickly. So don't let the dumbfounded tourists/locals fool you. Just step right up and place your order). 3.5 stars out of 5. Jimmy's Yelp Ratings Scale for Food: [*] Disappointing. Just...no. [**] Not very good. Will not return. [***] It is what it is. Go enough times and you'll break even on quality. [****] My go-to place. Rarely disappoints. [*****] Everything on menu is good. Every time. read more

The peameal bacon sandwich was disappointing. It was very dry and bland. The only flavor and hint of moisture I got in my mouth was the splat of yellow mustard in the middle of the sandwich. A sauce or mayonnaise is definitely needed. read more

Reviewed by all the food shows, the Peameal Bacon Sandwich at the Carousel Bakery lived up to expectations. It was a little dry by itself, but they have a bunch of different sauces to put on the country bun. Mayo worked out very well. Reasonable price too. read more

I came here to try the famous peameal bacon sandwich. I was hoping they would make it to order but it was already premade. Honestly, took a bite and wasn't impressed. It tasted like Canadian bacon breaded in some sort of crust. It was good, but I would not line up for that and pay almost $7. There is also very limited seating so you have to fight for a table, if not you can stand. read more

Okay...so I'm addicted to the pemeal bacon sandwiches! Since 95% of my diet is healthy often vegan, isn't it okay to have some bad stuff here and there. I say "yes"! On the most recent trip to Toronto in July, this was the first lunch. Awesome!!! read more

Okay listen to me, because I'm only going to say this once, you hear? Okay. Are you listening? I have one thing and only one thing to say about this place. ITS FREAKEN AMAZING! Everything about it is perfect. Great place for an early AM breakfast Pea meal Sandwich or a late lunch Sweet Chicken Parmesan. The prices are great as well. The food is amazing. The people at the counter are amazing. I love them and I love the food they make. There I said it. Now stop reading my comments and go to Carousel Bakery and have some fun! read more

Me and my wife went here for the world famous peameal bacon sandwich on a Saturday afternoon, excellent as usual! The bread is beautiful and fluffy, the bacon is one of a kind, the combination is excellent. A visit to St. Lawrence market is incomplete without a stop here! read more

Dry, dry, dry. I ordered the veal and chicken parmigiana sandwiches. Firstly, the meat. The meat was rough. Quite rough actually. There was so little sauce that it looked like it could fit in an eye dropper. The bun was well, about as good. The texture of the bun resembles that of a cardboard box. All in all, the sandwiches were drier than the Egyptian mummies! They were very dry. Outside there was a sign saying "Tradition of Toronto". Tradition? If you ate at this place it wouldn't be tradition, it would be a mistake. I ordered calamari at buster's sea cove nearby and it partially made up for my poor meal. Waste of money. read more

These sandwiches are tasty but best ever? Perhaps a bit of Toronto blasphemy. You have a few options, peameal bacon, breakfast sandwich (egg peameal bacon and cheese), chicken and veal parmigiana sandwiches. Overall, the best one was the breakfast sandwich. The slightly crusty and the soft bun takes it up a notch. Best ever? Can't really agree. I like a bit of runny egg and cheese to balance off the hefty peameal bacon. A good choice when you're cruising the market though. Try it once in awhile. read more

I've been getting the peameal sandwich from there for a couple of decades now! Only a few times where I didn't have the best cut of meat. I say it's still worth every penny! YUM! read more

If you're looking to get some good ol' fashion peameal bacon sandwich, this is the place to go. It's got the history, the celebrity endorsements and great, friendly service. The spicy mustard was good but the sandwich I got could've used a bit more. Now, I've tried peameal bacon before so in comparison, I thought this was decent. Didn't blow my mind but I was having a part of history so that made up for it. Plus, it's in this older indoor marketplace in Toronto. If you go here, ask for extra sauce, you won't regret it. Solid 3/5 Parking: Paid structure across the street Price: $6 Wait: None read more

Had the chicken parmesan sandwich and asked for it spicy and extra saucy. It came out as neither spicy or saucy. The chicken was cooked well and it came with red peppers and onions. The bun was a standard bun that I didn't have the desire to finish. I had half the sandwich and ended up tossing some of my bun and polishing off the rest of the chicken. It wasn't a terrible sandwich, but I also wasn't wowed either. read more

Used to frequent this place for their peameal bacon sandwich all the time when working nearby so had to come back and relive the nostalgia. The peameal sandwich was still as juicy and meaty as I remember. I recall it being on a kaiser bun before and I prefer that over the country bun it comes with now. I was in the neighborhood a few months back and tried to order a sandwich for lunch but didn't realize the market closes on Monday so settled for a peameal sandwich from Paddington's (the only thing open). It did not compare, the bacon wasn't at moist. Don't be disappointed, go to Carousel for the peameal and no where else! read more

Best sandwich ever. Adored by many. They have a breakfast one with an egg. Oh man that's good. read more

Carousel Bakery - Peameal bacon. Mmm - Sandwiches Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

My first four months in Toronto last year were in this area. Frequently I found myself here for breakfast. Great sandwiches, good service and very reasonable prices. The downside is that I always end up shopping in the market even if I don't really need anything. read more

Went here because supposedly they had the best peameal bacon sandwich. We ordered one that my wife and I split. The bacon itself was good but to us, it tastes just like regular ham The sandwich as a whole was lacking. It was very dry. What it needed is lettuce tomato onion mayonnaise the works. I guess you have to be Canadian for this sandwich. Also beware they only take cash. read more

Located inside the amazingly awesome St. Lawrence Terminal Market, Carousel Bakery has become world famous for their Peameal Bacon sandwiches. Now, let me premise this by saying that I loved this sandwich ($6.00CD). 2 lean slices of peameal-style bacon, fried egg, melted cheese on a soft country bun - how could this be bad? And while the sandwich is amazing, let's be honest, bacon/egg/cheese anywhere is awesome. The Terminal Market is awesome and walking distance to downtown, etc. A must try if in Toronto. read more

This is probably the best place to try bacon or peameal bacon. It is served nicely on a bun and then the magic happens when you get to mix their variety of sauces. I personally like mayonnaise with a healthy squeeze of honey mustard. There is no place like this in Toronto! While you are there, you can bask in the st Lawrence culture and heritage. read more

Peameal sandwich was decent, i was expecting much more then peameal thrown in between a bun. Especially because they have an emeril lagasse poster by the cash register raving about how good their peameal sandwich is. read more

Carousel Bakery - Peameal sandwich - Sandwiches Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

It was my first time here. This bakery is located into St. Lawrence market. It is a very busy breakfast hotspot. I saw that their peameal bacon burger is very famous, but I chose to have the peameal bacon with a regular burger. The service was fast as they have a already pre-packaged the burger and was piping hot. It was really tasty and fresh. The price was quite reasonable. I would come back again if i decide to enjoy a good burger in the future. read more

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Only plus are the girls in front that help you order. Portugués custard was amazing but the pea-meal bacon sandwich? Why is this even a thing? What's the hype about it's basically a ham sandwich. Plus omg why are employees using their bare hands and packing my sandwhich. Like literally putting peppers and onions from the cutting board into my sandwich with their bare fingers, ever hear of food service latex gloves? read more

Nothing really epic to report here. Food sounded amazing .. was average. I mean it was good but nothing special. Would have been lovely only for the easy-single cheese slice for an excuse for cheese.. there was a big hustle and bustle and the food was ready in no time as there was plenty of people ordering the same few orders.. read more

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Went visit this little shop located in St. Lawrence market since Anthony Bourdain from the travel channel The Layover recommended. My sister and I both were disappointed. Nothing special about the pre-made peameal bacon sandwich we had. They were out of soft bun, so we got Italian bread instead. It was hard to chew. We only ordered one to try it out and throw away the last 1/3 bite. Won't trust the travel channel again after some many tries of this trip! read more

Let's be honest, A peameal bacon sandwich is a glorified ham sandwich. I guess I shouldn't really fault the restaurant for my expectations crashing into the earth, but here are my knocks: When you order the sandwich, the staff grabs a premade sandwich from a hotplate. They don't even make it fresh for you, and honestly with how drive mine was I would assume it had been there a while. Ordering your food is also a little confusing because they don't have a designated order spot, instead you just walk up to the counter and hope someone takes notice that you were there before someone else. It's pandemonium. They have a really good hot mustard that was the only thing that made the sandwich edible. If you want a premade ham sandwich from a hot plate, go for it. Otherwise steer clear and head to the fish fry spot at the far end. This is where I ate half my wife's lunch since I threw most of my sandwich. read more