Location:
www.thaisenses.ca
How apt, we came to our senses and left Compass's Grand Opening to grab some real grub and found Thai Senses.
A wonderful hospitality and creative dishes made for a memorable meal.
The coconut ice-cream was complimentary!
Besides the creepy fish head, the meal was quite tasty and a welcome change in hospitality from Compass Lakeside Grill.
TRAVEL: India: Delhi: Haldirams
Location:
somewhere in Delhi
www.haldiram.com
Anyone who has ever visited an Indian family's home or is Indian is familiar with the Haldiram's symbol. See below (image from Google)
No Indian tea-time is complete without Haldiram's.
A bag of bhel puri or chiwda will always be kicking around the cupboard of an Indian home.
So think of the impact of going to a Haldiram's RESTAURANT. I was amazed, astounded, in awe of the industry that is Haldiram's.
Look at the number of servers behind this counter as you walk in:
now that's service !
There were three people asking me what I'd like.
And then there's the sweets. My God, the sweets! Imagine the biggest Indian Mithai (sweet) shop you've been to in Toronto, then triple that! Row after row of delectable goodness...all so fresh, too!
sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeets
Then there's the "restaurant" part of it, more like fast food, where you pre-order then wait in line and bring back your goods to round tables that you stand at to eat. It was lunch time when we went and incredibly packed so at least they've figured out that putting chairs into the equation would be a waste of time.
The chinese food was delish!!! Made specifically for taste buds that can appreciate spice. I don't know why fries are a chinese dish in India, but we saw it a lot. Spicy fries. Can't complain though, I'd never be able to get spicy fries in the Western world unless I made it myself.
the chinese food (with fries)
The channa batura was....well, see for yourself.
channa batura!
HUGE!
You even have to go through a security check/terminal to enter Haldirams.
Now, that's hard-core!
Oaks Gardens Restaurant
Location:
128 Speers Road, Oakville, ON
Cost: $25 for 2
For chinese take-out this place is always reliable. Consistently tasty and they always use good cuts of meat - chicken breast in everything! The orange chicken (sweet or spicy; had both) is delish! And the portions are huge - and they're not stingy (ie. always loads of shrimps in the fried rice!). We've never sat in, only always done take-out or delivery...but we've never been disappointed.
Inexpensive and yummy chinese in the Ville!
Lots of shrimp in the shrimp fried rice
Chicken
Shanghai noodles with chicken
Orange Chicken