Sunday, August 7, 2011

Brick Street Bakery - In the midst of over priced art, food reigns supreme


The Distillery District, the self internationally acclaimed village full of brick-lined streets and galleries. A common stop-over for most tourists to Toronto (I have to admit, I've taken a few first time visitors to Toronto here), it is chock-full of different galleries, restaurants, shops and cafe's, among others. Within all of that, as you enter the district, is Brick Street Bakery. A small, worn floored spot that couldn't fit more than a dozen patrons at any one time. Full of sweet treats and sandwiches, any sane person could spend an afternoon pouring over the different goodies and fresh out of the oven breads..

After much deliberation, I chose the Brick Street Club, a hot sandwich with chicken, bacon, tomato, red onion, lettuce and mayo. Not much of a change from any other Club, but what made this sandwich was the bread. It couldn't have been more than 30 minutes out of the oven it was still crispy and warm as I downed it quickly.With that being said, it did take about 12 minutes to get my sandwich, and the place wasn't what I would call roomy. I wouldn't suggest coming in if you are in a rush..

Other goodies included a variety of savory dishes (sausage rolls, pies and chili's/soup's), sweet treats (croissants, brioche's, scones and cookies), hot and cold sandwiches and a variety of baked breads all fresh out of the oven. You really come to appreciate bread and baked goods after going months with only bread from the local Loblaw's.

If you have a free afternoon or evening, and you find yourself strolling through the distillery district, pop over to the Brick Street Bakery, you wont regret it...

For its natural ingredients and fresh bread, but for taking so long and its close quarters, I award the Brick Street Bakery 3.5 iron rings out of 5.

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