Just goes to show I ought to check these boards out more often. Yes, it is a gastronomic wasteland out here with very few places truly worth it but there are still some gems to be found.
I see people have already mentioned Milano's for pizza, John & Sandy's for BBQ and John's for fish & chips.
For sushi, save your money because you're not going to find anything that's really remarkable out here unless you pay through the nose. Kaji is possibly the best you can find but unless you want to pay $100+ for the meal you're going to have to lower your standards. I lived in Tokyo for several years and it spoiled me for what good sushi really is.
Any of the other sushi joints you're going to see are okay, but nothing mind blowing.
For Indian, there's a couple places like Chutney's on Bloor. Or Maharani on Queensway & Kipling area right next to the adult video store.
Hakka? In one word no. You need to go either north or towards the airport for Hakka.
And for Korean there's that little strip along Dundas between Kipling and Burnhamthorpe / Cordoba. There are several Korean places around there with varying degrees of tastiness. Chodang Soontofu is one, and Taste of Korea a little further up the street. That's also where John's Fish & Chips and Frank & Sandy's BBQ are.
A little bit further up the street is Lenny's for pizza. If you continue up Dundas around the bend and over the bridge there's Magoo's for burgers.
Along Bloor, just east of Islington there are a couple places. While I haven't been there in years, La Petite France did some good continental type food. The owner was French and they made a good creme brule for dessert.
Merlot just past Royal York for French.
Patisserie Saint Honore opposite the LCBO for baguettes or croissants.
And that's all I can think about off the top of my head at the moment.
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