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Barrio Lounge

Reviewed by Toronto Life
  • 896 Queen St. E. (at Logan Ave.) • View on map »
  • 416-572-0600
$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

Leslievillians cherish this local, packing the room for tasty, sometimes trashy tapas that make for fun snacking, if not compelling meals. Spicy black bean and garbanzo salad is topped with thin-sliced southwestern steak; spring rolls feature ridiculous (but strangely, delightfully apt) fillings—ham and pineapple, shrimp jambalaya, chicken pot pie—and are sided with comfort-food sauces. Add an extensive list of lethal cocktails, plenty of wines by the glass and welcoming, unhurried service, and it’s easy to ...

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