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Rendez-Vous

Reviewed by Toronto Life
  • 1408 Danforth Ave. (at Monarch Park Ave.) • View on map »
  • 416-469-2513
$30 Gourmet
Allows one person to dine well for $30 or less, including tax and tip; they are not star rated More like this »
Editorial Review

Warm hospitality and exquisite flavours help this Ethiopian restaurant overcome enormous hurdles in decor and ambience. Ignore the pool table stacked with old chairs. Forget the big-screen TV crowned with a pulsating pixel board. Concentrate instead on the large platters of injera—a spongy flatbread—piled with spiced delights to be shared communally, eaten by hand with the bread. For doro wat, chicken is marinated in nitter kibbeh—clarified butter infused with sage, garlic and ginger—then stewed, along ...

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