quick toronto guide

in toronto •  7 years ago  (edited)

TTC - subway, buses, and streetcars

-TTC is one of the largest transit in Toronto. If you need to go downtown you have either TTC or Go Train to choose from


GO Train

Presto / Metro Pass
ZUM (Brampton)
Every city has their own transit system (bus mostly)


Metro Zoo - in Scarborough - Metro Zoo is a great place to visit for girls and kids. Expect to pay $50 per person.

AGO art gallery - the AGO is near Chinatown downtown

ROM museum - There is actually a TTC stop named Museum

Rogers Center - stadium (Raptors, Blue Jays, Leafs)
ACC - stadium - I think NBA uses ACC.


Pacific Mall and Market Village

Steeles and Kennedy in Markham - big chinese mall.. going to be terminated to make room for Remington Center after new years. 2018 - If you need phone acccessories or bubble tea, meat on a stick, PMall is your safe bet.


Chinatown - Dundas west.. at Spadina.. May need to take the street car from Dundas station or Spadina station TTC

Seafood
LA Boil - Steeles at Dufferin

Captain's Boil - Commerce Valley, PMall area.
LA Boil and Captain's Boil are relatively similar. it costs around $40 for dungress or lobster. $14 for mussels or clams

Kiku sushi

Kiku is at Commerce valley (Leslie and 7) it is a really good buffet style.
Very Fair Seafood Cuisine (dimsum) -Finch and McNicoll

Maison du Japon (sushi)-Woodbine near 404 and Steeles.

Tangerine HAKKA (Scarborough, Richmond Hill)

HAKKA77

165 East Beaver Creek (16 and Leslie)
FAIRVIEW MALL
sheppard and don mills (has a TTC stop subway) - also has Cineplex theatre.

EATON CENTER
(Dundas and Queen stops TTC)

YORKDALE
(Has a TTC stop)-yorkdale is high end retail. - has Cineplex

CINEPLEX

(Mostly in malls and stand alone theatre chain)
IMAGINE
(discount theatre)

imagine strikes back with comfy couches. all of their theatres have recliners now you can put up the foot rest and sleep if you get too tired.


Popeyes Chicken (Louisiana)

Owned by the Tims (Burger King) company, serves up excellent chicken.. especially cheaper on Tuesdays. Tims in USA and canada are involved in a class action by their franchisees. They are complaining that some ad fund is taking away cash from them and the cost of food had increased but the franchise are not allowed to increase their menu price.

RADIO
680News (AM) - listen to 680 News for traffic, weather, and news. Listen 26 and 56 for business news
92.5 FM (KISS) - todays popular music.


Optometrist - Kodak, Centerpoint Mall (Steeles and Yonge)
Kodak has many eye doctors you can see one fast. They accept ODSP and insurance.

Laser Eye Bochner -Bochner is your eye doctor's doctor. If you have a complex eye problem your eye doc may send you here. They have the best and most costly laser. Unionville, Scarborough, and Downtown


Electronics
Canada Computers, Staples, Best Buy

If you need high end computer components Canada Computers or NewEgg are the answer.

The good thing about Staples is that you can shop, and pee.. they have a public washroom
Steeles and Yonge, Clark, Elgin Mills 404, Yonge in Aurora

Best Buy is your answer for PC Towers and laptops.

Fujitech - Joseph is your answer in Thornhill (Yonge and Steeles) if you don't know PC and you need someone to fix it for you.

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