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03/20/2020

Assalamu alaikum all! Due to the Covid-19 situation, I will be avoiding eating out for the near future. Until then, why don't we share some great home-cooked meals and recipes?

10/04/2019

Anyone have any suggestions for new and interesting Halal places in the GTA (west end preferably)?

09/21/2018

Some day!

Gladiator Burger is a new restaurant just opened up in Mississauga at Erin Mills and Britannia, in a new plaza filled wi...
09/19/2018

Gladiator Burger is a new restaurant just opened up in Mississauga at Erin Mills and Britannia, in a new plaza filled with other restaurants. It seems to be an original concept, and is very clean. They have a very large menu filled with a lot of interesting items. We decided to go for burgers on this occasion, but they have chicken, and steak options as well. We'll try those next time!

The burgers are fresh, and are generous portions. They are grilled after ordering, and were not a uniform patty but a collection of grilled ground beef. As a result, pieces sometimes fell out when eating, but the burgers themselves were hot, fresh, and delicious. Take a look at the menus, they have some interesting concept creations and are really committed to the whole Gladiator concept.

We ordered a couple of combos and tried out 4 different burgers. Each one had a unique combination of toppings and were large enough that my younger two (a 4 year old and a 12 year old) couldn't finish theirs, even though the 4 year old had a simplified kids burger.

The fries and onion rings were also fresh, the onions rings were crispy. The fries though tasty were not crispy enough for my tastes.

The burgers were very reasonably priced for the concept and quantity/quality/taste. In fact they were cheaper than Burger Factory with similar or larger portions.

The four of us ate our fill (and more) at only $51 (plus tax), a very reasonable $13 each.

We didn't try any desserts, we were just too full.

We're going to visit again very soon!

I think you're going to see a trend here. I like Pizza and Burgers - a lot. So here is yet another Pizza post.Mickey's P...
09/17/2018

I think you're going to see a trend here. I like Pizza and Burgers - a lot. So here is yet another Pizza post.

Mickey's Pizza is found on Lakeshore Blvd in Mississauga near Jack Darling Park. Whenever we go to Jack Darling, we usually pay a visit to Mickey's Pizza, as otherwise its quite a long drive away from our home in Brampton, and the highway access is terrible.

Mickey's Pizza specializes in Chicago-style deep dish pizza, and its one of the only ones of this type that we've found in the GTA. The other one in Hamilton (ironically actually called Chicago Pizza) is even further away - plus is not halal so only veggies for us. If you haven't had Chicago style deep dish, and you're a pizza lover - well, I have to say you're not a real pizza lover in this case.

Mickey's pizza was featured on "You've Gotta Eat Here" and since then they've been very busy. You have to be very careful, on a weekend they were already sold out of "Jumbo" (ie a large) pizzas, so we ended up buying a "Large" (ie a medium). Since the pizza is actually more like a pie, with each slice a stack of a thick crust, loaded with toppings, cheese, and sauce on the TOP, one or two slices are really all you can usually eat.

Mickey's is not a muslim owned restaurant, but they do have some halal toppings on request, and they are actually very contentious when it comes to handling halal. They highlight halal on the receipt, and they use a separate cutting board and large knife for halal pizzas vs "regular" pizzas, you can see that in one of the pics below.

They have halal steak, meatballs, chicken, and more.

They have a lot of specialty pizzas, and most of them can be made in a halal mode. They also serve some unusual drinks as well.

Deep dish pizzas are made in an oven, which you can see on the right in one of the pictures, but then they are put on an unusual "pizza table", which cooks the pizzas on a heated stone under heating elements. Its a nice treat for the kids and the only place I've seen that uses this unusual cooking method!

We love going to Mickey's Pizza, and its highly recommended. They have an unusual website - FeedYourDragon.com. They used to have an inflated dragon mascot on the roof, but its not there anymore, too bad.

It is not cheap, but a Jumbo specialty pizza will set you back about $40, but its probably equivalent easily to two large pizzas, and the toppings are generous and quality is great.

They don't really have a place to sit and eat (there is a small counter area with stools and a couple of small patio tables outside), but we usually just end up eating in the van. If you're going to take it home, they usually recommend NOT to cut the pizza, as it releases its juices and will make a mess. In that case you would cut it yourself after taking it home. We're too far away and don't want to wait, so we just cut it and eat it right there! :)

What are you waiting for? You Gotta Eat there!

We've been to DSpot in Mississauga a couple of times. Though they offer more than dessert (pizzas, fries, etc) all of th...
09/14/2018

We've been to DSpot in Mississauga a couple of times. Though they offer more than dessert (pizzas, fries, etc) all of their menu items are Halaal. The owners are Muslims, and it was great to see that they actually have a very nice prayer hall in the basement - we've visited near Maghreb both times - so it was very convenient to order and pray while the food was prepped.

Both times we ordered variations of Ice cream on waffles or on brownies, and their home-made ice cream was delicious. We really enjoyed the Mango, Pistachio, Rocky Road, and the Cappucino ice creams.

The portions are huge, and are made to share. Our family typically orders two dishes to share amongst the six of us (four adults and two kids, counting my elder children as adults), and after dinner we can barely manage to finish. In fact we didn't finish all of our ice cream the last two times, and ended up packing the leftovers to take home!

They have a large selection of cakes in addition to their ice cream creations, as well as the aforementioned Pizzas and Fries/Poutine, as well as both hot and cold drinks.

The prices are reasonable given the generous servings, and they are definitely our preferred spot compared to Cafe Demetre now. Being located in a restaurant hub at Dixie and Eglinton in Mississauga, they are the only dessert spot around and are ALWAYS slammed. That being said, we've never really had to wait for a table as its a huge place with great decor, very clean - including their washrooms.

What are you waiting for? Visit before the summer is over!

Another visit to Burger Factory in Mississauga. They've recently expanded by taking over the former Shawarma place next ...
09/12/2018

Another visit to Burger Factory in Mississauga. They've recently expanded by taking over the former Shawarma place next door, and ironically have opened their own Shawarma Bowl restaurant in their old location!

As usual, their burgers are great - fresh grilled with crisp fries. We usually get their Tornado Potato, a spiral-cut potato that's been deep fried to a crispy finish, more like chips than fries. Delicious and crunchy!

However, their onion rings were a disappointment - soggy and tasted like they were made from a bag, very different than their usual fare.

They were a little expensive compared to most other burger places I've been too, so I hope that they can take that into account and create some money-saving combos.

Try the Juicy Lucy on Fire, it is great!

Homemade Paleo burger - fresh ground beef, stuffed with marbled cheddar cheese and hot banana peppers, topped with crisp...
08/26/2018

Homemade Paleo burger - fresh ground beef, stuffed with marbled cheddar cheese and hot banana peppers, topped with crispy beef bacon and grilled onions fried in the bacon fat, covered with BBQ sauce (some carbs in that).

Cooked in a cast iron pan and pressed with a heavy cast iron lid to get a crispy crust.

Ground beef from Matheson Indopak grocers, beef bacon from Al Zahra foods via Adonis in Mississauga.

Homemade Hyderabadi haleem!
05/26/2018

Homemade Hyderabadi haleem!

Home made steak, purchased from Paramount Meat shop, and grilled on our own cast iron grilling pan, with crispy fried on...
04/21/2018

Home made steak, purchased from Paramount Meat shop, and grilled on our own cast iron grilling pan, with crispy fried onions, grilled tomato, and grilled mini potato's!

Two varieties of a famous Hyderabadi dish, Chicken 65, prepared by my wife. Delicious!
04/12/2018

Two varieties of a famous Hyderabadi dish, Chicken 65, prepared by my wife. Delicious!

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