33 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario RATING: Good
"Salmon fillet, arm & leg"
I patronized this restaurant with 3
co-workers on a summer Friday afternoon in Toronto’s financial district. We
chose to sit inside the restaurant in order to avoid the endless construction
sounds and smells that are a Toronto epidemic this summer of 2014.
We sat in a comfortable booth, away
from the din and clatter by the swinging kitchen door. Our server was polite, pleasant and
incredibly efficient, which is exactly what we wanted and needed.
My attempt to watch calories had me
ordering the grilled Atlantic salmon ($24). The menu said that it was
accompanied by roasted heirloom carrots and mini Yukon Gold potatoes. The
salmon was cooked to perfection, crispy on the outside and mouth wateringly
tender on the inside. There was a smattering of horseradish pesto on the top
that was nicely understated because it added a hint of flavour but didn’t
overtake the natural flavour of the salmon. The two small potatoes, and I mean
SMALL as in the size of a walnut, looked appetizing but they could have
used another minute of cooking because they were too firm for my liking. What
are heirloom carrots? The two small
2-inch long root vegetables that were on the plate didn’t resemble any carrot
I’ve tasted, and looked more like parsnips. They were bland and crunchy so I
pushed them to the side of my plate.
One of my colleagues ordered the
Turk Pizza ($16) which was spiced ground lamb, hummus and feta on a fairly
thick crusted pizza. He said there was no sauce or cheese on it, although the
menu stated ‘feta’ so there must have been very little. He enjoyed the pizza and ate every crumb on
his plate. My other colleague had the
Tandoori Chicken Burger served with a mint & onion marmalade along with
sweet potato fries ($16). He said it was good which was evidenced by the fact that he also ate every crumb on
his plate. Lastly, my other colleague
ordered the Friday special which was shrimp & salmon cake on a nicoise
salad with olive tapenade vinaigrette & caper remoulade ($17). She wasn’t impressed with this because the ‘cake’
was actually ‘cakes’, about four seemingly walnut sized cakes (again with the
walnut analogy) that were heavily deep fried so they were mostly crust. Not much flavour and the salad that was
underneath it looked fairly unappetizing (did they use iceberg lettuce?). My co-worker
barely touched the salad.
Restaurant website: http://oliverbonacini.com/Jump.aspx
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