Montezuma's

OK, this one's not really fair as it's in Brisbane, Australia, but I figured I should probably keep track of eating out around the world as well. This was a Mexican restaurant downtown. Resisted the temptation to just order mole, and ordered a tamale, which was actually half decent; I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that it was smothered in cheese.
Also ordered a quesadilla as an appetizer; either we, or the Australians have got it wrong, as ours came open-faced, with no sandwich-like concoction that we are used to on our side of the world... lemme tell you, that made it a bit harder to eat...

The Mustard Grill

A resto in the heart of Mississauga.... I couldn't tell exactly what kind of restaurant they were, as they kind of offered a bit of everything... had the pad thai, just because it was there, and it tasted pretty good, and pretty consistent with everybody else's (sigh)... though they had jumbo shrimp, which was a plus....

Oyster Boy

A hip eatery over on Queen ultra-west... even saw David Usher eating at a few tables over! Too bad I'd already eaten dinner when I got there.... obviously oysters are the big draw, and I believe most people had some of the Malpeques, though I had a pass, and settled for a salad... which was just a salad... apparently the oysters were great, though...

Hana Korea

Yet another resto on Baldwin... I think it's supposed to evoke a hopeful name, in hoping for a unified Korea. At any rate, just a small hole in the wall with Korean food... I have to admit, it is pretty hard overall to find good Korean food in this city in an actual restaurant. I mean, everybody tries hard, but it's just not the same as home-cooking. I had some spicy seafood soup, but as usual, I could only think about how much better it usually is when my mother makes it....
Not to say that the food was bad, just saying that it's good, but just not as good as the gold standard...

IKEA

I have no idea why I've never eaten here before, considering how much I love IKEA (even visiting the original IKEA in Sweden!). Holy cannolli, what a bargain! We both managed to eat ourselves, stuffed to the gills, for under $10! Managed to get a drink, quiche, salad, garlic bread and cheesecake! Whoa!

The Sovereign Restaurant

This is one of the 'posher' restaurants in Creemore. Previously a hotel/tavern in its olden days, it's been converted into a cozy restaurant, completely with large hearth and cottage-style windows.... we didn't actually -eat- here, we just stopped for dessert, but had palacsinta: a Hungarian crepe filled with apricot puree with chopped walnuts... yum! It's a good thing it was a dessert portion, otherwise we probably would've eaten a whole bunch more...

Fresh

A vegan Juice for Life offshoot in the Annex... went for a quick lunch with a friend... had food, that, actually, wasn't that much different than I eat at home, really.... brown rice with curried lentils and wilted spinach.... mango ginger lassi (which was delish, but had ++++ bite, as they put a lot of ginger in it... a bit on the too much side...). That being said, we both left feeling like we'd done something good for ourselves...