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As we look back at COR’s 70-year history and the restaurants we certified, it becomes clear that these establishments were not only places where we ate; but places where we made memories. Whether birthdays, anniversaries, or just spending quality time with loved ones, these memories are wrapped up together with the food we enjoyed. Many of those restaurants have come and gone but our memories live on. So we put out a call online and asked kosher consumers to reminisce about some of their favourite Toronto eateries that are no longer with us.

Marky’s

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Debbie Lee Keltz-Wolk

I remember going to Marky’s almost every weekend as a kid. My brother in a highchair and then later as an adult bringing his kids there as well. My Dad always wanted a Verners with a glass. My favourite dish was corn beef and cabbage. I really miss them.

Myra Brachfeld

I miss Marky’s as it was a place you could go to get a good corn beef or pastrami sandwich. They were open late and if I worked late I could drop in to get a bite to eat.

Miriam Mechali

Marky’s for dinner on Saturday night!

Sova Restaurant

Ellen Frischman

Sova Restaurant. It was where Aleph Bet Judaica is...good steak.

Lauren Blatt

I remember when the Sova was about the only game in town... delicious kishka.

Naomi Kideckel

I remember Sova restaurant -- made delicious chicken noodle soup!

Bais Burger

Richie Ambrose Bais Burger!

Myra Brachfeld

Loved Bais Burger because the hamburgers were good and food was out of this world. Fries were good also. Good value for money.

Perl’s

Debbie Lee Keltz-Wolk

When my grandfather use to visit from Ottawa he would love to go to Perl's for a knish and stay for a chat.

Sandra Winiarz

Mr. Perl had the best chopped liver and salami!

Colonel Wong

Shlomo Assayag

Colonel Wong, except the sign existed way longer than the restaurant did 

Richard Rabkin

I remember going into Colonel Wong just after moving to Toronto. I went into the restaurant and asked the men staffing the counter, “Do you have anything healthy?” They all looked at each other and asked quizzically, “healthy?!”

Mati’s

Dan Stern

Mr. Mati sat with every single customer and made sure the falafel was 100 percent perfect.

Sandra Winiarz

Mr. Mati put something on his falafel that was super delicious and not replicated anywhere.

Shlomo Assayag

The Mati’s famous chip on top of the falafel.

Myra Brachfeld

I loved Mati’s chips on top of the falafel. They were good.

Strohli’s

Myra Brachfeld

Dairy Treats

Hannah Mestel

Dairy Treats. My young son only ate plain pizza and as soon as we walked in, before we were even seated, they would put in his order. And on his birthday, Olena, one of the servers, always had a birthday present for him!

Noah Tenenbaum

Dairy Treats was the best! Their Caesar dressing was legendary! They had the best struesel challahs and fresh bagels too!

Miriam Mechali

Dairy Treats, it was every Sunday!

Chopstix

Andrew Newman

Chopstix had an all you can eat buffet, maybe on Thursday nights, for around $20. When I was a counselor at Camp Ramah, we'd drive down on our days off to take advantage of that buffet.

Sabeti Nejat Va Soheila

Chopstix was a beautiful spacious restaurant with a large room in the back you could reserve for Sheva Brachot or large gatherings. Great food and nice servers. We have really good memories from that place, just south of Baycrest.

King Solomon’s Table

Meira Kirzner

Stroli’s! When I would come in after work to shop for Shabbos, Rabbi Strohli would offer me food to eat as he knew I had been working all day. He was a nice man.

Lauren Blatt

I remember the liver knish that Rabbi Strohli handed to every customer.

Dan Stern

Rabbi Strohli had a beef knish for every customer.

The all u can eat buffet at King Solomon’s!

Hannah Mestel

The buffet at King Solomon’s was the best - my son had his first steak there.

Other Honourable Mentions

Ashkenaz Cowboy

Leon’s Diner Spheres

Wok n’ Deli

Kosher Express

Herschel's Greenfields on Wilson

Milk Street Café

Kosher Meats and Treats

HaKotel

La Marrakech

Maven’s

Malkat Peiking

Kosher King

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