Talking about Winterlicious last entry has gotten me wanting to talk about one of my old faves in restaurants: The Madison Ave. Pub on its namesake street near Spadina and Bloor.
This is a place that I've visited since the late 80s when I was a student at U of T. Even during my decade and a half in Japan; whenever I visited Toronto over the Holidays, I would always come here with Shard for a basket of BBQ Wings, fries and gravy. Nope, not exactly the healthiest of fare but what pub's food is? Then again, the basket does come with veggie sticks.
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| Since Shard and I come over around noon, the place is virtually empty; I think the last time I came here when it was filled with folks, Reagan was still the US President. Not that I mind too much, though. It's nice to talk face-to-face without having to shout while enjoying good ol' pub fare...especially wings and fries. |
Because of my long patronage, I did find out about the next door boutique hotel owned by the same people. In fact, a few years ago, one of my veteran groups of students stayed at the Madison Ave. Hotel during their tour of Toronto a few years ago. I've already been there once since coming back this time, and I think that'll continue as a fine culinary pattern for the rest of this year and beyond.
