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Grains Eatery

Reviewed by Toronto Life
  • 8707 Dufferin St. (at Hwy. 407), Unit 12 • View on map »
  • Thornhill
  • 905-907-9000
$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

This airy, sunny café has found its niche: weekday lunches for the local workforce. Set in a landscape of plazas and hydro towers, this cheerful room—avocado green walls, etched glass windows, hardwood floors—is matched by equally cheerful servers and menu offerings: soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps, breakfast items, pastas and daily specials. A clubhouse wrap arrives grilled and stuffed with juicy fillings, but the promised sun-dried cranberry aïoli is MIA; the side soup, potato bacon, is ...

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