This is the first time I have stayed in this part of Toronto. I was desperate to find some good grub close to my hotel. I set out and walked two blocks in each cardinal direction from my hotel and Pi Tom looked the most promising.
On my first visit to a new Thai place, I always order Pad Thai. If the Pad Thai sucks or is average, I know the rest of the food will be pretty uninspiring.
They offer Pad Thai and "Authentic Pad Thai". I opted for the Authentic. It included chicken and small shrimps with noodles wrapped in a crepe. This was a first for me. There was an excellent balance of sweet, sour and salty. I added liberal doses of Thai chili paste to add heat.
I also had an order of curry rice. Good _gravy_; this is enough for 4 appetizers! It was so good though, that I took the rest back to the hotel to reheat later.
On my second visit, I branched out a little. I ordered an appetizer of Fried Calamari to start. Calamari is tricky. You have to either cook it very quickly, or for a long time to make it tender. Pi Tom cooked it to fried tender perfection. It was only slightly chewy. Bravo.
My main course was beef curry. Although the cut of beef was a mongrel cut of fatty meat, the curry sauce overcame any qualms with the meat. I would compare this curry broth with the Roti Prata dipping sauce at Banana Leaf in Milpitas, CA. It was fantastic.
Pi tom's is right across the street from the Hilton Garden Inn (Jarvis and Dundas).