Here's another Anthony Rose restaurant on Dupont, and one that comes as a pleasant surprise as I didn't know what I was getting myself into past the obnoxious two layers of curtains fronting the entrance. It's pricey a bit, and a bit--just a bit--bigger than Rose and Sons (roomy enough to not feel like an overcrowded bus), but still, dinner reservations is a good idea.
Aside from the gentrified roasted cauliflower this establishment is famous in town for (and arguably famous also for making the cauliflower so hip recently it hurts the wallet), Fat Pasha serves up a hip take on Jewish and Middle Eastern food. Most of the food are meant to be shared amongst your party, but they're certainly not tapas portions. I enjoyed the falafels, but you can get that anywhere here in town so...
Here's what I'd rather you go for: the Fat Pasha Hummus ($10), and bloody hell sakes get it with the chili kale and pickled raisins (+$5). There's so much wonderful flavours of every sort and dimension in this hit, you'd skip the bread. The saffron couscous ($17) is another good choice that surprised me with a buildup of spicy heat with each bite.
The staff were generally courteous and explained the menu game, and we were able to make decisions that turned out to be accurate in terms of stomach-filling proportions. But you know what I was really was taken by here? The awesome funky tile patterns in the washrooms.
{TTC: a brief walk west from Dupont subway station}