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Susur and sons headed to Dundas West

Posted by Derek Flack / October 5, 2011

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Susur Lee Restaurant Dundas WestDundas West continues its growth as one of Toronto's go-to dining destination with news that a rather well known chef has decided to set up shop on the strip. Already home to the Black Hoof, Enoteca Sociale, Porchetta & Co., Campagnolo, and the now Jamie Kennedy-managed boutique grocery store, Provenance Regional Cuisine, Susur Lee just had to get in on the fun too. Well, Susur and the rest of his family. NOW Magazine's Stephen Davey reports that the celebrity chef has acquired the former Le Corner space at 777 Dundas West (near Markham) and along with his sons, will open a yet-to-be named restaurant in the new year.

The owners are still short on details, but according to Kai Bent-Lee, it will be aimed at a bit different clientele than what one sees at Susur's King West holdings. "My brother and I will be running the front of the house and my dad's in charge of the kitchen," he explained. "Lee is my parents' vision. The new restaurant is mine and my brother's. And it'll be aimed at a much younger crowd." As far as an opening date goes, early 2012 is the goal. So mark it down DishCrawl — Dundas West should be one of your next stops.

Photo by Sifu Renka on Flickr

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PLEASE / October 5, 2011 at 03:19 pm
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PLEASE paint that hideous brick.
The building is a hideous 80's nightmare.
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why oh why? / October 5, 2011 at 04:38 pm
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Will you need tattoed arms to eat there? Haven't eaten anything worthwhile out of the Lee camp in 5 years.Here's to looking forward to dundas west turning into another king st in a couple years. (Not)
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farfaraway / October 5, 2011 at 04:51 pm
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Go West, young man.

And stay out of Riverside/Leslieville.
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Yussef / October 5, 2011 at 07:31 pm
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Unexperienced Teen Restauranteurs with lots of Daddy's money = sounds like a new Food Network reality show to me!
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rip / October 5, 2011 at 08:09 pm
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great. dundas is dead before it even really got started.
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dnr / October 5, 2011 at 08:50 pm
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Yuck!!!
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Al / October 5, 2011 at 10:12 pm
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Haters. Susur is a world class chef.
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charalique / October 5, 2011 at 10:38 pm
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i HATE cilantro...but i barely noticed it in susur's asian slaw YUMMMMM
he's won iron chef and while opening his 2 restaurants back in the day (susur and lee - lee has been expanded to takeover susur's space) he was one of the top 25 chef's in the world (don't know where he ranks now)
don't knock it til you've tried it!
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rip / October 6, 2011 at 12:10 am
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oh, I'm sure the food is great - personally, I find it almost immoral (actually, yeah, I do find it immoral) to spend "susur" kind of money on a meal though.
also, gentrification/displacement etc... etc...
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grow up / October 6, 2011 at 03:20 am
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Really people need to find better things to do with their time. Your just jealous your parents don't own restaurants, and help you achieve the things these two brothers will. Experienced or not.. life is about learning. Now learn to grow up! :)
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Jenny S / October 6, 2011 at 01:19 pm
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I can hardly wait! Exciting news.
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Luke / October 6, 2011 at 05:30 pm
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Derek! you forgot to mention l'ouvrier which opened a couple weeks ago two doors west. Their food is amazing and so is the bar. Susur has some good company at last! You should check them out when you get a chance
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Jonny / October 13, 2011 at 09:26 am
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This venture can go either go in two ways really good or really bad.There is a reason they say you should never go into business with your family members.hopefully it will succeed.
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