Friday Restaurant Recap rounds up the week’s Toronto restaurant news. In this edition: gourmet hot dogs, a barbecue food truck, Japanese tapas, a brewery in the Junction and more.
Opening soon
- Japas, a Japanese tapas and oyster bar, is set to open soon in Camto’s former location at Bloor and Clinton.
- Chef Matthew Sullivan (Boxed) will be heading up the menu at a new Leslieville restaurant called Skin and Bones. It’s set to open in November at 980 Queen Street East.
Newly opened
- Fancy Franks brings gourmet hot dogs to Toronto, along with some other crazy creations. [BlogTO]
- The Urban Smoke Fusion BBQ food truck is bringing its barbecue to you. (You’ll need napkins.)
- Rebozos has brought its famous tacos downtown.
- Indie Alehouse is a new brewing operation in the Junction, equipped with a restaurant, bar and retail store.
- From the Rubino brothers, Strada 241 brings the cuisine of Salerno, Italy to Spadina and Dundas. [Toronto Life]
- King West welcomes a new Spanish-themed restaurant, Patria, to the neighborhood. [Twitter]
- Top Chef Canada winner Carl Heinrich and his business partner, Ryan Donovan, have opened their much anticipated Richmond Station. [The Grid]
- A new steakhouse has opened in the financial district. Michael’s on Simcoe is the project of Micael Dabic, the former general manager at Harbour Sixty.
Change-ups
- Jean Paul Lourdes, the opening chef for the Shangri-La’s Bosk restaurant, has already left the gig. [Toronto Life]
