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| - The salad bowl here is AMAZING. I kind of hate ordering salads at restaurants, because you look at it, and can identify everything pretty easily, and basically why not make it at home? The salads at Hibiscus are not like this - they fill a bowl with 8 or 9 different (non-leafy) salads. Beet salad, carrot salad, soy paste, sweet potato salad, broccoli, beans, quinoa, tofu - really amazing. Everything tastes super fresh and wonderful (probably because of the sesame oil). The large salad is enough for a meal and costs something ridiculous like $5.75. You can add a soup (usually puréed and pretty delish) for another $1.50, I think. Basically, it's an amazing lunch deal.
The crepes are also out-of-control. I recommend the cheddar and chutney, it is wonderful.
The shortcomings at Hibiscus aren't so bad: the hours are not great if you have anything to do during the day (like work), as they close at six, ish and aren't open on Sunday. They also put this weird eggplant pesto in all the savoury crepes, it tastes pretty good with most of them, but should probably be left out of the brie and walnut combo... The quinoa isn't the best, but everything else is pretty unparalleled.
The owners are basically the nicest people I can imagine running a restaurant. I used to go get lunch specials on Bloor or College, but I pretty much only eat lunch out here now.
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