During our last trip to Toronto, our friends decided on Big Daddy's for dinner one evening and we joined them after our trip up the CN Tower. Located close to the Tower, we took a relatively short walk to regain our bearings after the giant elevator ride and, although I was a little leery going for Cajun food in the middle of Toronto, we were willing to give it a shot.
We headed down the stairs off King Street and were quickly directed to our party that was already seated in the front corner of the restaurant. According to the menu, we were in the sweet spot of what they call Voodoo Hours where all small plates were $2 off and we capitalized on that by ordering the jalapeño cornbread, Creole flavored mussels and the open faced oyster po boy to share and make up our meal.
The jalapeño cornbread was decent with a small amount of spice although nothing else really stood out about it. The oyster po boy was easily the best of three dishes we had with a nice amount of perfectly fried oysters on top of toasted bread with a little bit of what they call "Chipotle Tabsaco remoulade" that came across as a mildly tangy mayo sauce without the expected bold flavors. Very tasty and gave me a taste for fried oysters I won't soon forget. The mussels were the biggest disappointment with overpowering amounts of celery even for a Creole dish. The spice was a bit much and the sauce didn't come together flavor wise even with the mussels cooked in it. I love mussels and this was just a bad showing.
All in all I'm not sure I'd recommend the place to people when visiting town but if you were really hunting for oysters or if you live in town and need a change in pace this wouldn't be a terrible option. More like 2.5 than 3, I'll give it the extra because my fiancée liked the cornbread and the sandwich was interesting.