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Toronto “A La Cart”

Submitted by on March 21, 2009 – 10:00 amNo Comment

alacartEating on the street will get more interesting in Toronto this spring, now that the city has approved a new street food program called “Toronto A La Cart.”

The city announced that eight vendors, selling everything from pad Thai to jerk chicken to bulgogi, will set up shop around town. Although Toronto has a wealth of ethnic eateries, its street food offerings have thus far been limited to variations on the lowly hot dog. And while eight new food carts serving a metropolitan-area population of more than five million seems a bit, well, sparse, any increase in street-food options is a souvlaki in the right direction.

The new Toronto A La Cart foods and their locations will include:

  • Mel Lastman Square — Thai — Pad Thai with fresh rolls
  • Metro Hall — Afghani/Central Asian — Chapli kebabs
  • Nathan Phillips Square — Central Asian/Persian — Biryani
  • Nathan Philips Square — Greek — Souvlaki
  • Queen’s Park — Middle Eastern — Chicken/beef kebab wraps
  • Roundhouse Park — Eritrean — Injera
  • Yonge & Eglinton — Korean — Bulgogi with seasonal kimchi
  • Yonge & St. Clair — “Caribfusion” — Jerk chicken

The official launch date for the new food carts has not been set, but the city says it will post details on the Toronto A La Cart website.

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