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Across the Road
- 679 Mount Pleasant Rd. (at Soudan Ave.) • View on map »
- 416-486-1111
The mature local crowd, which forms the backbone of the clientele, enjoys the casual sophistication of smooth service, mellow music and a menu of safe, familiar dishes that quietly recall Cal-Ital of the late 1980s. Juicy, plump firecracker shrimp are wrapped in oily phyllo and set over a salad of frisée, avocado and too little onion; dressed with sweet-and-sour sauce, the dish ends up being cloying. Mains zero in on the big protein: a generous rack of lamb, perhaps, the lean chops cooked medium rare and paired with chive-infused mashed potatoes. Macho reds dominate the wine list. Mains $18–$42.
679 Mount Pleasant Rd. (at Soudan Ave.)



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