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| - This was my first trip to Toronto and one of the reasons I came was to visit during Winterlicious. We have something similar in the States, so I was really looking forward to it. When I narrowed my search to vegetarian, Aviv came up, so my friend and I decided to give it a try. I opted for the quinoa and kale salad, which was absolutely exquisite! I could tell the dressing was simply lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil, but the salad wasn't overly dressed and the combination of tangy and sweet was brilliant.
For the entree, I ordered the potato gnocchi which was accompanied by an assortment of veggies like snow peas, mushrooms, etc. It, too, was quite good but just a bit heavy on the sauce.
1st gripe: I will echo two comments made recently by the same Yelper, the first about the fruit crumble. It was very lackluster--the fruit was not warm at all, the "crisp" was a shell of its former self as it had no bite or crispiness to it, and the fruit was not fresh. Disappointing. My dinner companion opted for the tiramisu, which was good as tiramisu goes so I can't complain too much about that. (It wasn't even my dessert so how could I complain?)
2nd gripe: The music was a mixture of hip hop, R&B, and pop--it seemed so out of place I actually said something to the person I came with. It certainly took away from the mood of this quaint, rustic, and charming establishment.
While these two things did dull my experience a little, my overall experience was very good. I'll definitely be back on my next trip to Toronto.
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