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Reviewed by Toronto Life
  • 1282 Dundas St. W. (at Dovercourt Rd.) View on map »
  • 416-534-0407
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The ’60s Vegas lounge touches—shiny dark blue ceiling, semicircle banquettes, white metal chairs—feel alien to this bleak stretch of Dundas West and, worse, belie the fine, homespun talents of owner Isabel Carvalho (the sole figure in the open kitchen), who has been overfeeding diners here for 14 years. Though her menu features chicken and red meats (including a dramatic starter of fat chorizo engulfed in “firewater” flames on a crockery mini-grill), it’s hard to imagine ...

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  • Closed Sunday
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    1282 Dundas St. W. (at Dovercourt Rd.)
  • 416-534-0407

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