One of the best surprises that I ever got when I was walking around the neighbourhood was turning the corner close to Trinity-Bellwoods park (http://www.yelp.ca/biz/trinity-bellwoods-park-toronto) and I came across Chippy's. I'd just gotten back from a trip to the UK and had chippies on the mind, bemoaning the fact to my friends that there's no decent fish and chips to be had this side of the Atlantic. Tales of being able to select the type of fish you wanted, fries made from actual potatoes, and the prospect of mushy peas made me rue and drool all at the same time.
Enter Chippy's. A small take-away shop with maybe a half-dozen stools for "dining in", the main traffic Chippy's gets is from the strollers in the park, or those heading home looking for dinner to be grabbed on the way. Once you enter Chippy's, you're faced with the menu board of fish options. Yup. You get to pick the fish. Halibut. Cod. Haddock. Salmon (seriously?). The spuds are cut daily, and fried up for you. No fake taters here. Since they've got the deep-fryers going anyway, they also serve up a mean funnel cake. Me, I'm more about the fish.
Oh, and grab the mushy peas. Fantastic.