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| - I've been here twice now so it's time to review. Live in the area, and this place has replaced the previous steak place that was here a little over a year ago. Right from the start, it seemed to always be packed EVERY day of the week (which is a good sign because if you know the Kingsway strip area of Bloor, every second place is a restaurant. Parking is hard to find here so you are either going to have to park on a back street or pay for parking near Royal York station but that is just the nature of the area and can't be avoided.
I love that there is NOTHING like this resto in Etobicoke. I feel like one of the reasons it is getting such well-deserved business is because Etobicoke's restaurant scene has been kind of stagnant for a while now, and this place reminds me of something I would find in a trendy, more gentrified area of Toronto or downtown. Etobicoke has slowly become same old Italian restaurant after diner after pizza place after greek place after burger place with nothing really new or super interesting. Azaria's is a trendy, new and welcome addition that would appeal to younger 20 something's like myself, urban professionals, older people and families. Everyone seems to eat here and love it and no one looks out of place dining here, the atmosphere is so lively.
Bacially, Azaria's is a tapas concept type of restaurant (spanish cuisine which is basically several courses of different types of appetizers or small dishes) however the cuisine here is not spanish, rather a mix and fusion of different cultures and flavours and you can go around the world in a meal. Standouts are the chicken tikka/cucumber raita, peruvian ceviche (OMG THIS IS A MUST TRY), montreal smoked meat sliders (these are awesome), beef carpaccio, blackened catfish and spicy fried shrimp tacos, and beef tenderloin but there are many others. I just love the small dish concept and you can order in any order you want, try different things, share, be experimental, and it really lets you pace yourself throughout a meal. Both times I have been with 2 other people and 7-9 different dishes seemed to be an average of what we ate. Not one dish has yet been a dud and I love the experience of getting different things in a meal every time. Let me just say that Azarias in my opinion would be a PERFECT place to take a first date (I know I would love it!!!) because the atmosphere is lively, novelty of trying new dishes (which can give you something to discuss if it is a first date), and space between dishes coming out gives a chance to talk. Seriously, this place would be awesome for a first date.
The wine list is pretty great too and offers great descriptions of each wine. Our waitresses have been extremely friendly each time. AND omg, I need to mention the signature drinks here....I am a wine person always but the drinks here are great. They change rather frequently too but so far I have tried the cucumber gin lemonde and a cherry vanilla fizz type drink and they were soooo good. I also just want to mention that one time when my dad called to book a reservation he got called back by the owner himself who was super friendly. Also, there is what I believe to be a manager named Mark who I have heard is super friendly and both times I was there he was running EVERYWHERE, working hard, checking on people. so A+ for customer service. This place can get a bit expensive but so far I have loved the experiences here and highly recommend if you are looking for a new place in good old Etobs, especially for a first date, catching up or going out with a group of friends.
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