Sukho Thai *.

Came here for a GNO dinner :)

THAI ICED TEA 3/5
It's yummy but be warned - it's very very sweet! My friend asked for less ice and thought that was a bad idea haha 

KHAO SOI (with chicken) 3/5
Very rich in flavour. There are crispy noodles up top and regular soft noodles in the noodle bowl. The display is very cute ad colourful. It is also so filling! I couldn't finish the whole thing!

Sukho Thai

$$  Thai

52 Wellington Street E
Toronto, ON M5E 1C9

Graydon Hall Manor *.

Not a yelp post :P Just posting some pictures of the food from my friend's wedding

Location was at Graydon Hall Manor - So nice there :)
Congratulations Melis & John! :D

* Wedding bells *

Appetizer - CAPPUCCINO MUSHROOM

Appetizer -  PRAWN & SCALLOP CORN SALAD

Main - CAJUN CHICKEN
(I wish I took a better photo of this! I was too hangree - *snapped* and *chomped* instead haha)

Dessert - PANNA COTTA in a very cute jar! Loved this - so cute :)

ZenQ *.

I usually come here for their HOT GRASS JELLY with Qball (flavoured mochi - comes in Green Tea, Taro and Sweet Potato flavours) and tapioca. 

I'd like it if they made the grass jelly a bit hotter so that it would be more similar to the ones in Taiwan. Otherwise, it's pretty good.

Service is great. For the times that I've visited here, the place isn't packed so it's usually spacious.

ZenQ

$  Desserts

8333 Kennedy Road
Markham, ON L3R 1J5

Nine Cube Hot Pot*.

Nine Cube was alright - The concept of the 9 cube hot pot (the pots are literally shaped in 9 squares) is a cute gimmick. But for practicality, it was actually kind of hard to cook the food.

The good thing about it was being about to differentiate where we put the food, or else everything will be lost once you throw all the foods in lol.
Service was excellent. 
The interior reminds me of a bubble tea shop - I was surprised to see very little ventilation since hot pot places gets steamed up quickly. The place was able to maintain little to no steam surprisingly D:

The beef definitely needs more fatty (personal preference).
I loved the imitation crab meat though!

Nine Cube Chinese Hot Pot Restaurant

Hot Pot

3229 Highway 7 E
Markham, ON L3R 4M9

Cha Me Cha *.

Cha Me Cha became a designated spot for GNOs - it's not too loud and the food and drinks are yummy! 
Loving the Taiwanese snacks and food. 

GREEN TEA SNOW ICE 4/5
It comes with tapioca and condensed milk. So good - we nommed this within seconds haha - eat quickly because it melts quickly!

CEREAL MALT MILK TEA (HOT) 4/5
I've always been iffy about trying new milk tea flavours because I usually pick the "unique ones" and it's never good hahaha - but THIS, THIS IS GOOD :D
If you like malty flavours, I'd definitely recommend it!

Cha Me Cha

$$  Coffee & Tea

8333 Kennedy Road
Markham, ON L3R 1J5

Manpuku Japanese Eatery *.

Manpuku is a tiny eatery right across from OCAD mostly catering to students around the area. The food is yummy and cheap! 

BEEF CURRY RICE 4/5
I love how their curry is a bit spicy - it's rare that Japanese curries are on the spicy end. This is both sweet and spicy. Yummy! :)

TAKOYAKI 4/5 (I forgot to take a picturee T^T)
Takes 20 mins to make so order early if you're planning to get it. Very fresh and steamy hot when it's served. 

We were way too full so we didn't order any desserts :( 
Will visit again!

Manpuku Japanese Eatery

$  Japanese

105 McCaul Street
Toronto, ON M5T 2X4

Ripley's Aquarium of Canada *.

NOT A FOOD POST!*

As part of Peter's birthday shenanigans, we visited Ripley's Aquarium of Canada.

I've always loved aquariums and Ripley's was an amazing experience :)

My favourite part of this attraction was the "petting stations" - the sting rays were soooo soft! I've always loved stingrays!

It was too bad that we weren't allowed to pet the bonnethead sharks because they kept coming near the sides where everyone was trying to pet stingrays. They probably felt really lonely haha

Another part of the attraction that stood out to me was the "underwater" experience with the moving walkway through a tunnel. 

The crowds weren't too big and everyone was really courteous - they moved away whenever someone (like me haha) wanted to take a picture.

Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada

Aquariums

288 Bremner Boulevard
Toronto, ON M5V 3L9

NAMI Japanese Restaurant *.

Came here for Peter's birthday - service was good.

We ordered the Robata Special Dinner (for two people) which includes:

* YAKITORI

* STEAMED MIXED MUSHROOM

* Grilled Scallops, Black Cod (so good!), Yaki Onigiri
* Grilled US Black Angus Beef 

Happy Birthday PBB :)

I liked the Black Cod, Yaki Onigiri and grilled Scallops the most. The balance between the veggies and meats in the dinner set was great. Felt pretty healthy after the meal haha (despite eating 3 scoops of ice cream & a cake for desserts!) :P

Nami Restaurant

$$$  Japanese, Seafood

55 Adelaide Street E
Toronto, ON M5C 1K6

Prenup Pub *.

This pub's got a pretty funny name... hahaha
Food and drinks were great here, service was so-so.

DRINKS:
Sir Perry Pear Cider and Affligem German beer

HERBED EGGPLANT 2.5/5
(Tomatoes, ricotta cheese, arugula, bread)
I was expecting a hot dish - something along the lines of baked eggplants with herbs  and all the listed veggies on the side.. but it's okay.. It gets better the more you eat this but I wouldn't order this again haha

BEER BRAISED LAMB 4/5
The phyllo pastry was so good! :) 
The lamb was very juicy - a lot of sauce on this one. Yummy!

PUFF PASTRY PIZZA - CHARCUTERIE PIZZA 3/5
The puff pastry was yummy - the pizza could use more sauce though.

Side note:  Don't sit near the windows!! I think I had the worst seat at the pub - I was facing the window where I could see the window ledge from the other building.. There were bird poop EVERYWHERE omg LOL... Lost my appetite at one point *barf. I don't know how they can actually clean it though LOL soo grossss..

Prenup Pub

191 College Street
Toronto, ON M5T 1P9

Main Sushi *.

I'll have to give this place a 2/5 because the food was just... not that good...

We ordered the 4 people dinner set and added grilled fishes, rice in broth and yakisoba in addition.

Nothing stood out much - but service was great. 

Side note: It's so hard to find the entrance to the restaurant!! There's 10 "doors" around the place and every door just says "Please use another door" -  They should really specify where's the other door really is... lol several times people came in saying that they went into Inspire Restaurant thinking it was this place... hahaha

Main Sushi

144 Main Street N
Markham, ON L3P 1Y2

Inspire Restaurant *.

My new favourite! 
Inspire restaurant is a small and cozy place. I came here for a friend's birthday and tables were pretty packed. Remember to reserve a table before coming here!

PULLED PORK FRITES 4/5
I would've given it 5/5 if they added enough mayo (sauce boss here). 
The pulled pork was very juicy too. Yums!

CHICKEN & WAFFLE 4.5/5
This was delicious! I loved how they added bits of pomegranate with the dish. The waffles were sweet and the chicken was very tender.

UDON CARBONARA 5/5
I'd highly recommend this.. This was the best pick out of the dishes we ordered. So creamy and flavourful.. We're definitely coming back for more of this!! :)

Inspire Restaurant

144 Main Street Markham N
Markham, ON L3P 5T3

Casa Victoria Fine Dining *.

I came here for dinner (2 tables of 10).
We ordered the set meal where each dish comes out one by one.

ROASTED PORK & JELLYFISH

SHRIMP & FISH BELLY & VEGGIES

SEA CUCUMBER & VEGGIES

SHARK FIN SOUP

ABALONE & VEGGIES (i loved this!)

LOBSTER
FRIED FISH
CHICKEN (marinated with sweet soy sauce)
FRIED RICE & NOODLES
DESSERTS

I'd recommend this set. very delicious! (especially the abalone and the chicken) :)
service was great. only down part about it is that the dishes came out in long intervals.

Casa Victoria Fine Dining

4-6-8601 Warden Avenue
Markham, ON L3R 0B5