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Universal Grill

Rating: 2.4/5 (18 votes)

Posted by Staff / Reviewed on February 18, 2010

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Universal GrillThe Universal Grill is an oasis of tasty food in an otherwise unremarkable spot at Dupont and Shaw. They serve brunch, lunch and dinner but don't miss their generous huevos rancheros - attractively plated, with a spicy kick and crispy tortilla strips that add crunchy textural contrast.

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Mal / February 19, 2010 at 02:35 pm
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I went out of my way to try this place only to find it closed. I would have expected a restaurant that serves brunch to be open at 11am on a Friday morning. If they're going to keep odd hours, they should at least consider posting them on their website.
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Sebastian Speier / March 16, 2010 at 11:47 am
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@Mal: It's not odd for a dinner restaurant to only be open for brunch on the weekends ... It sucks that you went out of your way, but in argument to what you said - their hours are listed on their website. It says for brunch, SAT - SUN

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Kristine Salmon / April 24, 2010 at 07:25 pm
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This place is amazing. The staff is so friggin nice, as they never mind your low brim hat, and JD smell, required and obtained from the night before! The only bummer is they are always closed on Monday! For brunch i recommend starting with the latkes, and having the pancakes for dessert!
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Iggie / May 24, 2010 at 12:43 pm
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I went there once, at the end of the brunch rush. Big mistake!

They were out of pretty much everything, but substituted ingredients they had run out of. The french toast made with a baguette was so tough and hard I swear it cut the roof of my mouth. To this day, I still have no idea what they did to the bacon to make it look, taste and smell like that.

I had heard good things, but I'm not willing to gve it a second chance.
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David Adams / May 30, 2010 at 11:31 am
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I spent the morning exploring a little of the area that I'm moving to soonish and decided to try out this local with my bro and a friend at noon on a Saturday. Got a seat right away, were attended to attentively, and... Oh. My. God. Those were THE best Huevos Rancheros I've ever had. Big. Beautiful. Textural. Flavourful. I'm even more stoked to be moving to the hood now.
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Kevin / August 20, 2011 at 01:31 pm
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The Huevos Rancheros here really are the best in the city, and the staff couldn't be sweeter.
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Mark / January 4, 2012 at 11:26 am
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Very rude, obnoxious service at this place - and owner doesn't seem concerned. I would spend my hard-earned money elsewhere.
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1071 Shaw Street (Get Directions)
416.588.5928
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