Opening Soon
Opening Soon: Napoletana Pizza in Leslieville, Fulls of Beans on Dundas West, Ciao Wine Bar in Yorkville and Teatree on The Danforth
In my final opening soon round-up of 2009, I cross the city to get a glimpse of four places that will have some construction to do before welcoming their first customer. In Leslieville, next to Red Rocket, a Napoletana pizza joint is expected to open in the long vacant space previously occupied by furniture store Karl Ciesluk and the Mango event space. Details of the new restaurant are scant but it may or may not be called East Ender and no word whether the goods here will rival Libretto, or even Lil' Baci down the street.
On Dundas West, the opening of coffee shops is showing no signs of abating as here comes Full of Beans. Found just west of Ossington it's actually a great location with I Deal being the nearest competition at the corner of Oss and Foxley. Peaking through the window, I saw a fairly raw space so don't expect any Americanos to be served here before the end of the decade.
In Yorkville, the shuttered Flow is being reinvented by the Liberty Group into something called Ciao Wine Bar. Their new venture is scheduled to open January 15th.
And finally, on the Danforth, a cafe and eatery called Teatree has announced its impending arrival. Found just a few doors west from Square Boys the cafe - if done right - will bring a much needed indie option to this part of the street.


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You mention that "the opening of coffee shops is showing no signs of abating" which would indicate that many coffee shops are indeed opening on Dundas West. This is the case with Zoots Cafe and Grain, Bean, Curd all within a block of Full of Beans. Why then would you say the only competition is I Deal at Foxley and Ossington?
They've already made extensive changes to the facade of (that part of) the building, I believe they've resurfaced the parking lot and, as of my last walkby, the also appear to be setting up to do some landscaping. Curious to see what the end result will be.
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Ever had their "buried treasure"? Twelve bucks for dried-out macaroni and cheese served in an infant-sized cup, bleh. The place blows! Awful service, and the owner's wife is a nightmare: rude, crude, and bad to know. By the way, you're not Patrick the owner, are you? He's been posting "favourable" reviews for his shithole all over the net. With any luck, Crappy Cottage will close over the winter, and a real restaurant can move in. Five dollars for a peanut butter sandwich? Mutton stew with two fatty pieces of old mutton for $18 floating in fat? Please! If you haven't read a "bad word" about the place (as you claim), you obviously haven't been reading much, especially the Globe's review, BlogTO's, and the one posted at Eye, where the reviewer found long black HAIR in his food. Yummy!
Crack is a terrible thing, ins't it? You've obviously had a lot. They've been "running out of food"? Wow, professional! Just because the Crappy Cottage is a pub does not give it cause to serve lousy food, as evidenced by countless reviews. You obviously work there or have some connection to this shithole. The place should have stayed a garage. Now that patio season is over, so is the Ceili's welcome. The place is crap. Wow, they serve beer, woo hoo! What about the food? Mediocre and overpriced. Now, go be a good little waiter and f-off :)
Keep defending the shithole, Rico. The Ceili is like Edward Levesque's across the street... people go there once, have a shitty experience, and don't go back. But of course, being Canadian, we're supposed to defend mediocrity. What, do you supply beer to this place? What you know about good food is, well, nothing, otherwise you wouldn't push this place so much. As for that lump of coal, I've got a whole bag you can insert into you mouth or anus... your choice :)
Aye, 'tis tyme to endeth the conversation with ye, McRetard! And if ye think I be the only one "insultin'" the owner's wifie, think again, matey! For she be knows as "The Raven-Haired Shrew," a woman of monstrous proportions and nasty girth! Tis tyme for ye to drink a cup of ale, and fucketh off there, Patty, ye frikin' faker! Ye olde food bloweth, matey, arr! And what be ye love with the word "dynamic" there, Patty me boy?
Again with the word "dynamic"! God, is your vocabulary so limited?
Two businesses on the go? Do you mean you're working th etake-out window at McDonald's as well? Or are you talking about Starfish, your other culinary disaster?
Back to the Raven-Haired Schew with you, Patty! Let's hope none of your New Year's "guests" succumb to diarrhea!
Now, go play in traffic. Be "dynamic"!!!
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thank for the mention!
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"The nose from Leslie"? You mean Gio Rana's, a restaurant run by a REAL Restauranteur? His "big nose" has been wildly successful for years, even back when he was on Yonge near Davisville. Why? He embodies everything the Crappy Cottage doesn't: great food, fun atmosphere, sincere and appreciative staff, a REAL bartender (you know, the kind who can actually make a Caesar or martini, not just pour beer like the thick-skulled dolts at CC), etc. No, I'm not from Gio Rana's, but I doubt they'd let someone like you in there. As for Prohibition, I haven't been -- I'm still sure it beats the Crappy Cottage! Just admit it, CC sucks scrotal sacks!