Where We Eatin': Sadie's Diner

Sadie's Diner

504 Adelaide Street West, Toronto

http://www.myspace.com/sadiesdiner

Kreck here. There are few things I enjoy more than going for breakfast, but it can be hard to find a breakfast place where everyone (vegans, gluten-frees, normal people) can go. Sadie's Diner has been a godsend for many a vegan and vegetarian in Toronto. Sadie's boasts many vegetarian and vegan breakfast and dinner options, and also has a juice bar (if you're into that kind of thing).

I ordered the vegan breakfast burrito with home fries ($8), which is not gluten-free, but could be if you got it without the tortilla. The burrito consisted of tofu scramble, soy cheddar, lettuce and refried beans. It was hearty, if a little bland (the hot sauce did wonders). I enjoyed the burrito but I probably wouldn't order it again -- the tofu club sandwich is still my fave Sadie's fare.

I regretted not ordering what Jen and her boyfriend had...

Huevos rancheros! ($10)

This was pretty much the same

as the breakfast burrito, except that it was served on crispy corn tortillas and came with guacamole (!). It looked a lot more exciting than the burrito. Greg thought it was "good" and he would rate it 7 out of 10. Jen thought it was really good, although she thought that it would be tastier if the tofu had been seasoned.

The service could be better and it was really warm, but Sadie's is still one of my favourite breakfast places in Toronto. AND, we all noticed that our hangovers were cured / lessened after eating here. Take from that what you will.

Sadie's Diner: It's where we eatin' breakfast.

Where We Eatin': Rancho Relaxo

I have wanted to try out Rancho Relaxo for a long time! They have tons of vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options.

I always seem to get overwhelmed when I have more than one or two options on a menu. Eventually I narrowed it down to Potato Enchiladas (which I ordered with vegan sour cream and cheese).

To start off, we needed to do things right by getting tequila shots!


Next, I decided to go for a frozen lime margarita. It was pretty good, although next time I might go for a margarita on the rocks because the lime taste was watered down by the ice.


While we waited for our meal, we were served homemade tortilla chips and salsa. We also had time to enjoy the decor:


Next our meals arrived!


I had the potato enchiladas. They were good and very filling. It came with rice, beans and a salad. The only disappointment for me was that I didn't seem to have any of the vegan cheese and there was only a little of the soy sour cream. Other than that, the meal was great!



For "dessert" I had a mango margarita. It was very good and was almost like a smoothie. I kind of regret not getting the deep fried soy icecream on offer, but I would assume it would have a wheat-based batter of some sort.

I would definitely recommend this place!

Rancho Relaxo: It's What We Eatin'!

--Jen

Rancho Relaxo's website.