#1, Most of the business you cire are not part of Little India. Gerrard East, yes, but not Little India. The Indian Bazaar has more than enough to fill an article without reaching beyond.

#2, How could you miss mentioning Moti Mahal? Not that I want it to be any more popular than it is, but it serves the best butter chicken in the city, hands down. Rang Home Store is also not to be missed.

Sadly, since 9/11 and SARS, this community is suffering a significant loss of tourism that is hurting all the local businesses.

I can’t believe you would promote this hole of a neighborhood. By far Toronto’s WORST area to live in. Gerrard East looks East Hamilton’s crack haven. Good luck to the businesses in this neighborhood – they will need it.

I will always make the trip to Lahore Tika House.

Thanks for this article about one of my favourite “Little” ‘hoods in Toronto! Can’t wait to try Udupi Palace…Lahore Tikka House is fantastic!
Disturbed – clearly, you don’t frequent this part of town on a regular basis. Your comments seem very out of touch. Little India is fast becoming a wonderful destination for all things Indian AND great real estate (still affordable – but not for long!)

Thanks for the article! Makes me miss living a 10 min walk away from Little India – mmm, miss Lahore & Udupi (did they ever have their spicy dosa eating contest?)

Dear Disturbed,

I guess you are also wishing the new Starbucks good luck on the corner of Jones E/Gerrard E?

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“I can’t believe you would promote this hole of a neighborhood. By far Toronto’s WORST area to live in. Gerrard East looks East Hamilton’s crack haven. Good luck to the businesses in this neighborhood – they will need it.”
January 13, 2011 at 12:18 pm | by Disturbed

How did you miss Famous Indian Cuisine? Hands down the BEST Indian food. My faves are the butter chicken, eggplant, shrimp, and goat. Those are just my faves, but I love everything!

I have to agree with Alecta… I think the author has never been to the area before and his boss must’ve made her run down there for the article… missing Motimahal is a *huge* mistake… most of the restaurants are not Little India.. Another catch as a non-regular… Bombay Chowpatty while innovative… def not worth a mention

I’m a sucker for Indian food, especially for this one place in Toronto that inarguably serves THE BEST butter chicken there is (sorry Alecta!)…and I mean the butter chicken from off the menu. It’s the Poonam on the Danforth (I know, not Little India, but their BC is totally worth a mention), right across the Canadian Tire (cough*free parking*cough)…their naan is always great too so that with their butter chicken, you just can’t go wrong, trust me…oh and their shrimp tikka masala (so the shrimp instead of the usual chicken) is just as bada%s…

@ Steve: Best response ever!

I live in this neighbourhood. Not only is it safe but the neighbours are great and the proximity to culinary diversity is amazing- Danforth, Mosaic neighbourhood, Chinatown, little India. I particularly welcomed the info on the Centre of Gravity Vaudeville Theatre- we’re definitely going to check this out. As for Pizza Pide- it’s the only place to buy.

I can’t believe the number of readers who are upset that the “Gerrard Street East Guide” included more than just Little India. At least we didn’t have to hear any complaints that ‘it is actually India Bazaar’ like in another blog devoted to the area! perhaps the editor should have used something like ‘More than just Little India!’ for the subtitle to convey the exciting changes taking place west of Greenwood. But I agree, if they can feature 21 places on the Danforth, they could have included Motimahal and at least a half dozen East and SE Asian places worth mentioning near Broadview.

I live in this hood and to better “get” what Disturbed is saying, you just need to walk to Coffee Time corner.Stay there for 2min. and you will be offered crack from scary looking women and man in their 40′s. So, ignore them, stroll down Gerrard and you will find amazing food in any food joint you step in.I shop at BJ supermarket and get a lot of organic, good priced yummies.

I have not figured it out. But when I do I’ll post it.Until then we’ll just have to enjoy our shiitgngs on the streets.I’ve seen several new ones since this post.Cheers.k

My favourite restaurant in Little India is Upudi Palace — their vegetarian thali is great and especially their spicy rasam soup. Lahore Tikka House is also enjoyable. I would also highly recommend that small place on the north corner of Greenwood and Gerrard who’s name I unfortunately can’t remember that is open late (after 5pm) and is frequented by many cab drivers of S. Asian descent (so it must be authentic!) — they have incredibly good and cheap food there.

I grew up at 971 gerrard beside pape park during the 60s until early 70s.It was always a rough area but it had great community spirit.
Bills restaurant on the corner of pape was great for food.
I read the leaf was looking for new tenants to upgrade its image seems like leslieville is becoming as posh as cabbage town.By the way any one knows me drop me a line George Davidson papeman@hotmail.co.uk

To Errrrr,

It’s obvious that you have no knowledge of Indian/Pakistani snack street food which is what Bombay Chowpatty serves. And your comment “as a non-regular” says it all!