Fresh, healthy and filling! I've been here a couple of times now and it's a fantastic option for…read moreanyone looking for a filling and substantial meal that isn't your typical fast food. First off - the food in the menu photographs beautifully. The menu looks SO appetizing! I got the vegetarian grilled panini and it was huge!! It also came with a soup (two options, I got the tomato and sweet potato), so at $14 it was a great value. My colleague got a steak and smoked cheese panini which looked incredible as well, and the toppings and sandwiches were just SO fresh. They don't skimp out on the good stuff either, lots of tasty goat cheese on my sandwich...I'm drooling just remembering it! There is a seating area so you can dine in, or take your food to go. The service was friendly and efficient, you can tell they care about the food they're preparing. One thing I will mention - it's MESSY! Make sure you get napkins!

Recently discovered Porta Via on ubereats when I was looking for a new and hopefully healthy place…read morefor lunch and I'm so happy I found this place!! Ordered the chicken avocado wrap with salad AGAIN for lunch and I still love it. The food feels clean and healthy, and the salad is actually a generous portion with a tiny dressing (to keep my calories in check) Wish they could add healthy smoothies to the menu tho.

Still one of my favourite places for a healthy wrap! You might not see the charred chicken in the…read morepics but they're there. This spot doesnt load it like Imperfect at Queen/Spadina (RIP) used to do but the flavour profile is all there. Plenty of seats, quick and easy pick up via Ritual!

Charred chicken bowl here is the bomb! That flavourful chicken with avocado and mashed sweet…read morepotatoes... oh my goodness, such a genius combination. You don't really need the bed of purple rice for this. It's good with those toppings alone.

What a gem! This place has the best salads. Named for many local places, ie. the Casa Loma, all…read moresalads are fresh and plentiful! Staff are friendly and very patient with those making their own salad. There is a small area for seating. Definitely a better salad than Mandy's!

I had a craving for salad, and found this restaurant located at Yonge and Eglinton. It has a…read morevariety of salads to suit every taste. I loved my salad; it contained dates, almonds, corn, home made croutons, feta, avocado, cherry tomatoes, Romain lettuce and a wonderful dressing! I cannot wait to try Casa Loma next and the other choices. Mandy's is located all the way in the West End; this is a good choice for Midtowners. Serving healthy options since 2022.

I ordered the peanut satay salad and the date smoothie, as well as the Bubby soup (which is matzah…read moreball soup). Loved everything, loved the interior aesthetic, which is in line with their Montréal restaurants. The salad empire lives on in Toronto! It looks like they are doing really well, as there is a steady stream of customers, even during the afternoon. I'm glad they are expanding their restaurants in Toronto! We need more of these healthy restaurants with a beautiful interior design.

firstly, I always loved coming to Mandy's for the Opa Bowl. It's no longer on the menu. It was…read moreliterally the best bowl on the menu. Disappointed, I opted for a new addition, to be told that they could only put the dressing on the side in a take out bowl, as the dishwasher was broken. The whole reason I love this place is because they add the dressing and serve in lovely, large bowls. They also only do takeout if you go in a hour before closing. Will give it another try, but feel it's going down hill. We left and went elsewhere for a salad. If the server had agreed to mix the dressings in the takeout bowls, we would have purchased them. Apparently they couldn't accommodate. I don't want a takeout, deconstructed salad. That's what made Mandy's so good, but I think they've missed that point. The place was empty on an early Sunday evening. Quite disappointing.

TLDR highlights: Had an amazing experience dining at Lunch Lady. Honestly some of the best…read moreVietnamese food Toronto has to offer. The highlights I've sampled across the table is the flavourful pork tomahawk on rice and the umami packed wagyu beef noodle soup. For the apps, I recommend the duck salad. It's quite generously portioned so great for sharing. The egg coffee or pandan coffee is also a must-have treat during brunch. Though the pandan coffee comes with a taller glass, so if you need more of a caffeine fix that might be for you. Reservations highly recommended as they are booked well in advance. We wanted to change the reservation time and it seems like all the times are taken when I checked on Friday for Saturday reservation. Note 20% gratuity is automatically added for parties of 6 or more though they give you a 2hr eating window which is very generous and we never felt rushed. Rest of the review: The other dishes are great as well no complaints, I myself ordered the BÁNH CANH CUA (Saturday special), which is a noodle soup with this thick comforting seafood (and maybe pork?) soup similar to shark fin soup minus the shark fin. It's pretty good, though other restaurants do serve this dish as well, although not as common. They certainly load the dish with plenty of crab meat and shrimp. It's good but personally, probably way too steamy to enjoy during the summer. NOTE: I don't remember ordering the optional crab claw with the banh canh cua, which I think it was an extra charge. It terms of taste, it was okay, not as bouncy and delicious as some crab claws I had at Chinese restaurants and I could've passed on it since I was so full already from tasting the other dishes and delicious apps. We also had the prawn fritters and fried tofu, which was great as well, no complaints. I would've preferred soft shell crab as opposed to the crab claw, which was another option that I notice on the menu now but our server did not ask for our choice. We ordered two banh canh cuas at our table and they served us both the crab claw as default. The steak luc lac was cooked perfectly to our liking, medium rare though I think given all dishes we tried, the steak wasn't as special in comparison. The service was really attentive and they even offered a special pandan cake with ice cream for a birthday celebration on the house. The food quality makes it well worth it. Since this spot is at a more premium price point for Vietnamese cuisine and typically requires a reservation, I'd recommend it more for special occasions rather than casual meals.

The service is really good as is the ambiance. We got the…read morefollowing: Steak luc lac - the steak was good but the cassava seemed undercooked/too hard. (3/5) Garlic noodles - very rich. It does have a strong flavor profile (3/5) Morning glory - i wasn't a fan (1/5) Fried tofu - I loved this one. Lovely fried soft tofu - fluffy and really good (5/5) Three layer dessert - this one was excellent (5/5).

I've never been to Panera Bread and I was starving and wanted something good, but easy and not…read moreburgers or fries or a bad sub. I stopped in and thought, why not?! I had no idea the location was so nice and had ample seating. This is awesome because I work from home and I'm always looking for places to go to work and grab a bite. Service was efficient. I felt bad for my constant changes but I've never even stepped foot inside and there were so many yummy options. I ordered the half portion sandwich and tomato soup. They have a variety of combos which is great. I also got a latte. The sandwich and tomato soup were both satisfying. The latte was a hard pass. It wasn't hot enough and the espresso shot and milk ratio was not great, it ended up tasting like warm milk flavoured with espresso. Only other comment is price. Total was $22 for everything. Overall it was a great first experience and I will return to try something else in the future.

I love the creamy tomato soup and their pastries here!…read more The brownie and chocolate chip cookies are perfection! And the staff is really nice. For covid, they set up a system where you can only enter and exit through certain doors as to not crowd up the space!

My wife and I went to Smash Kitchen and Bar, and we had a generally good experience…read more The staff are friendly, the wait time for food was 13 minutes (yep, I time it), the food tasted great (we split the truffle mushroom baked eggs for the main, and Cathy's chocolate banana bread for dessert). Overall, a very pleasant experience. They only lost a point because there was an egg shell in our meal.

Smashing good brunch?…read more Smash Kitchen has been on our list to visit for a while till we finally had the opportunity. For more than a dozen years, this Markham spot has been known for good flavors and portions. The weekend brunch menu from 10am - 2:45pm had an assortment of creative dishes. We opted for their LA mac & cheese ($25) with a saucy cheese blend textured by herb crumbles. The soft shell crab benedict ($24) looked irresistible with two nicely poached eggs beside crab drizzled with maple buffalo hot sauce. While it came with no sides, bites of the whole fried soft shell crab on brioche toast were scrumptious. The inside of this restaurant is cavernous, featuring even a private room and patio. It's much larger than the dated plaza entrance would indicate. Staff were generally active at the tables, even delivering colour sheets to young ones. Skip it or hit it? It was a long time coming but brunch here didn't disappoint. Hit it!

Always been a fan of Poke Guys since day one when it first opened. Then it went downhill at one…read morepoint (the scoops were very watery and the salmon dices were very fatty, which I did not enjoy), so I never went back since :( The shop must have switched ownership a couple years back, and since moving back to Markham, I've decided to give them another try :) They took away all the TV screens for menus, and have made some changes on the board. I absolutely adored that they added soba noodles as one of the bases. Best thing ever :) Though I'm still not a huge fan of their crab salad topping; it reminds me too much of a coleslaw XD Food definitely much improved :) Will come back again to try more combos!

Location/service This place is located right in the heart of…read moredowntown Markham, right across from the Canada Carousel. Really big sign that you can't miss. Parking is available right by the carousel or you can go underground by the condo complex. Interior is pretty standard. Nice to see that they have tables available for you to dine-in, but I see most are doing to-go, so nice convenience. Staff were friendly and nice to see they are following health and safety quite seriously when assembling the bowls. Food Their food had always been pretty staple, where you can either select a fixed menu setup or build your own poke with a choice of base/protein/toppings. I also like that they have an option to do salad or soba noodles besides rice as the base. I went for the Aloha Honey Ginger Salmon (crab meat slaw * pineapple * seaweed salad * masago) and Mauna Loa Spicy Shoyu Salmon (edamame * spicy cucumbers * spicy seaweed salad * masago) They've got daily specials too, so it's nice you don't have to break the bank. If you need a go-to spot for healthy, filling meals, this is the one!