Online grocery delivery slots seem near impossible to get and local grocery store lines are much longer than usual so what can we do? The stores are working overtime to keep essentials on the shelves but often these essentials are scooped up as fast as they’re stocked. Many Toronto restaurants have been forced to close due to COVID but some have transitioned into grocery markets. This not only helps fill the grocery void but it keeps these local restaurants afloat in the midst of the current pandemic. Some of our fave Toronto restaurants have transformed into grocery markets to serve customer needs while staying connected to the community.
Here are 17 Toronto Restaurants That Are Offering Grocery Delivery.
Pai Northern Thai Kitchen
Pai Northern Thai Kitchen has always focused on creating a delicious Thai food experience and Pai Market offers the specialty ingredients to do just that. You can find dried goods, pantry items, fresh vegetables, and meal kits that are all used in the Pai kitchen.
Love Chix
Love Chix is known for serving up perfectly roasted chicken that’s not only locally sourced but free from all antibiotics and hormones. This Junction staple also offers prepackaged vegetable and fruit kits, as well as a selection of fruits, vegetables, meats, and dairy. If you have a large family, you should definitely check out the frozen family meals. Not only do those meals feed up to six people, but you can also snag it for only $38. There are options like butter chicken pie, baked penne with roasted chicken, and more!
The Fox Market
The Fox Market offers a safe and fast way to obtain the freshest groceries around. Choose from the selection of fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy, eggs, prepared meals, and pantry items. You can also find beer, wine, spirits, and specialty kits like the Brunch Box and Spritz Kit that would be perfect for Sunday morning.
Earls King Street
Earls King Street is helping to make shopping easier by offering fresh goods to stock both your fridge and pantry. Check out the grocery packs, chef kits, long list of pantry items, and even home essentials like toilet paper because we all know how hard that can be to find! Finish off your grocery order with your favourite beer, wine, spirit, or even a kit to make your favourite Earls’s beverage!
Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse
Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse is known for having some of the best steaks and we couldn’t be more excited that they’ve been packaged for home preparation. The restaurant’s BBQ Boxes come with cooking instructions and cut of meat like tenderloin, ribeye, T-bone, and porterhouse. You can even add raw bone marrow and a bag of wood charcoal, too!
Cote de Boeuf
Cote de Boeuf is a French restaurant that already doubles as a butcher shop therefore it was an easy transition to grocery. Here you’ll find a selection of the finest meats, organic produce, homemade terrines, soups, sandwiches, and more to choose from. Plus, all grocery is locally sourced too!
Storm Crow Manor
Storm Crow Manor is the ultimate nerd bar and we’re so here for it. These guys are not only offering pandemic produce packs but meats, take and bake options for bread, pasta, nachos, cake, and desserts, along with so much more. The Game Night section is everything as it offers your favourite games like Cards Against Humanity, Dungeons & Dragons, Joking Hazard, and Exploding Kittens served up with some delicious eats and drinks.
Famiglia Baldassarre
Famiglia Baldassare has been supplying Toronto with the highest quality of fresh pasta for the past decade. Not only can you find delicious fresh pasta, doughs, and fillings that the restaurant is known for, but there is also a selection of flour, dairy, eggs, and sauces to choose form.
WVRST
WVRST is a self-service hotspot that serves up swanky sausages and fries with a German beer hall vibe. You can now bring your favourite WVRST sausages, pretzels, fries, dips, sides, sodas, and pantry items home. There is even a selection of wine, cider, and beer to choose from.
Oddseoul
Oddseoul is an Ossington strip favourite that offers up Asian fusion. In addition to the delicious takeout menu, you can also find pre-packaged meats and the infamous in-house kimchi.
Joey Restaurants
The Joey Market is a one-stop-shop for all your grocery essentials where you can find DIY Joey kits, fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy, eggs, pantry items, baked goods, desserts, and more. Now that backyard season is in play, be sure to check out the selection of BBQ and Patio Must-Haves that are offered up. Plus, you can even snag bubbly and wine for 50% off.
Local Public Eatery
Local Public Eatery will bring quality grocery essentials right to your door. This restaurant offers up a selection of fruits, vegetables, meal and drink kits, baked goods, pantry items, snacks, and more. You can also find essentials like toilet paper and paper towel here as well. Each location provides a slightly different menu so be sure to check out the closest location to you.
The Beet
The Beet has transformed into an organic market for your grocery needs. Offering up a selection of starters, burgers, cold-pressed juices, beer, bread, salads, smoothies, and sandwiches, along with produce like kale, cucumbers, tomatoes, broccoli, strawberries, onions, and more. Not in the delivery area? Pick up orders are ready 60 minutes after checkout!
The Drake Commissary
The Drake Commissary in the Junction is offering up meals, snacks, and sips. You can find something for brunch, lunch, or dinner with the selection of groceries like eggs, milk, butter, ice creams, bring home meals, freshly baked goods, and more.
Mill Street Brew Pub
Mill Street Brewery is famous in the Distillery District for the beloved brews it creates. Not only can you pick up those favourite beers and cider but there is an array of groceries to choose from too. Check out the selection of fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy, bread, pantry items, snacks, and more.
Chadwick’s
Chadwick’s has seasonal comfort food and everything is made in-house. You can visit the pantry that has a selection of meal kits to make your favourite Chadwick’s dishes like Smoked Beef Brisket Filet, Beer “Birria” Style Tacos, Yummy Yummy Brussel Sprouts, and so much more. You can also find fruits, vegetables, milk, eggs, cheese, meats, dressing, kimchi, and more.
Barocco x Nino
Barocco x Nino is an Italian café in Little Italy where you can find pasta, sauce, soups, baked goods, desserts, coffee, cold-pressed juices, and more.
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Throughout this time of crisis and self-isolation, a grocery run every week or a couple of weeks can be very stressful. Luckily, Mister Produce has got you covered. As of March 22, 2020, the company launched its grocery home delivery service.
Mister Produce has been a staple in the produce industry since the 1930s and has found a way to continue this legacy.
Now you can get your fresh fruits and vegetables delivered right to your doorstep.
At the moment the shop does not carry dairy, dry goods, pasta, processed items, and bread.
Aside from this, it carries a huge variety of fruits and vegetables that are eligible for delivery.
These include cantaloupe, avocados, berries, grapes, squash, and romaine lettuce, just to name a few. You surely won’t be left disappointed by the options available. The rest of the products up for home delivery can be found on the delivery product list on the website.
Areas Mister Produce delivers to are Toronto, Vaughan, Markham, Scarborough, Thornhill, Richmond Hill, Brampton, Mississauga, Pickering, Burlington, and Oakville.
If you’re in any of these locations, give them a call or fill out the online application and enjoy your fruits and veggies.
You can get home delivery on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
There is no same-day delivery, so be sure to fill out your order form by at least the day before. The minimum purchase must be $50 to avoid a flat rate of $10.95 on your order, which won’t be too difficult to load up on fresh essentials.
So, if you need some more fresh fruit and veggies in your life, check out Mister Produce to get your groceries delivered to your doorstep and, in turn, help out a local business.
Stay home, Mister Produce is coming to you!
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A Toronto Bakery Is Delivering Incredible Boxes Of Assorted Sweets & More For Just $50
Baking has taken over social media, but if you’re not fortunate enough to have the magic touch, don’t fret. You can get your fix of delicious sweets, bread, and more delivered straight to your door from a local company in Toronto.
Circles & Squares, an old school bakery based in the city, has an amazing pantry box on offer.
For those unaware, Circles & Squares supplies delicious baked goods like cookies and dessert squares to eateries across the city. Over 15 years, it’s grown to supply some of the best cafes and restaurants across the city. And now, you can get their delicious treats plus more delivered straight to your door in just 24-hours.
The Pantry Box will cost you just $50 and is full of Circles & Squares’ baked goods, as well as items from other local vendors.
Considering all the delicious, freshly baked items in the box, we’d say It’s well worth the money! The box includes:
- Four squares (fudge brownies, sea salt caramel brownies, pecan squares, lemon squares, or honey date squares)
- Banana bread or tea cake (double chocolate loaf, chocolate banana bread, pumpkin pepita loaf, or banana bread)
- Four large butter tarts (classic or pecan)
- Two Beatrix Bread Co. options (sesame bagels, everything bagels, pain au lait buns, pumpernickel, country sourdough, or white sourdough)
- 1/2 dozen cookies (chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin cookies, ginger molasses cookies, gluten-friendly double chocolate)
- Homemade soup by FEAST (chicken noodle or vegetable minestrone)
Not to mention, delivery is free across most of Toronto when you spend $50 or more.
But the best part is, there’s one-day delivery! Just select your preferred drop-off time when you submit your order, and they’ll make it happen.
If you’re looking for other goods to add to your order, on top of desserts, Circles & Squares has partnered with Beatrix Bread Co. for fresh-baked bread and FEAST for cold press juice, meat pie, salad, soup, breakfast cups, and granola.
Check out the menu and put your order in on circlesandsquares.com/online-ordering.
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COVID-19 has changed our lives in a myriad of ways. The strategies we have put into place to adapt to our new way of living is paramount to successfully overcoming this crisis.
One of the major obstacles we all face that is essential to our survival is food. Now that we cannot freely head out to the grocery without any care, we must strategize to ensure we minimize our time outside.
There are some great solutions on how to get groceries during COVID-19.
Online grocery shopping enables individuals to shop from their smartphones, computers, and tablets. But what if one does not have access to these devices? Then what can they do? A very simple solution is to utilize the new option of grocery pools offered to you by Instacart.
For example, one account can now be used to order for multiple households. Friends and family have the ability, aside from grocery pools, to do it the old fashion way. Reach out and make a list for a loved one and it can be delivered right to their door. There are also other companies such as Whole Foods, Grocery Gateway, Walmart Grocery Delivery, and Metro, to name a few. These companies offer delivery or curbside pickup as well as contactless doorstep deliveries. This can ensure everyone receives what they need and stays put right at home.
Of course, some have no other choice but to head out into our communities during this uncertain time. But rest assured that the businesses of our frontline workers have implemented safety plans to ensure not only patrons are safe but their hard-working employees as well.
Your efforts count.
Everything from shields for cashiers and drivers, extra sanitizing of items used by multiple people or in high traffic areas, visually enhancing social distancing markers on floors, limiting the number of shoppers in the store, and designating special shopping hours for the elderly and vulnerable customers. These businesses are doing their part.
The government has implemented reduced hours at almost all essential businesses. This allows us all to minimize the time we are out of our homes and to give the employees the rest they definitely deserve.
We can help these employees stay healthy by limiting our visits, not visiting if we feel sick, only touching what we really need, keeping a safe distance from other shoppers, and washing or sanitizing our hands as frequently as possible.
What are some other great ways to receive fresh produce and protein?
This is a great time for one-person households and growing families to try food plans delivered by popular companies such as Good Food, Hello Fresh, Chefs Plate, and many more. Not only do they pack all your items fresh, but the items are individually packaged and perfectly portioned for easy prepping. These companies research all the products and instructions to ensure an organized and balanced dish with ease.
That’s not all of the grocery options within the community.
There are a few other options as well. There are companies that prepare healthy meals and deliver them frozen upon order to our local communities. Not only is this an efficient way for busy families to save time while the children are out of school, or they work from home, but it gives them that option to nourish themselves and family properly during a time of chaos. It simply limits the need to go out and helps small businesses, too.
Tips for Sanitizing Your Groceries At Home
While person-to-person contact has the highest risk in transmitting the virus, the World Health Organization also says it can also be transmitted through touching contaminated surfaces and then coming in contact with your eyes, nose, or mouth. It’s better to take extra precautions and play it safe than sorry.
According to Healthline, at the very least, you should be disinfecting surfaces touched by your groceries and grocery bags. If you’re using cloth bags, wash them in the laundry once you’re done with them.
You can take extra steps in protecting yourself and your family by wiping and washing cans or boxes before you put them away, or even removing the packaging when possible. When you’re finished, remember to wash your hands.
For extra tips on how to handle your groceries during COVID-19, take a peek at the video by Jeffrey VanWingen, a family physician practicing in Grand Rapids, Michigan, below.
As we all strive to stay home and help flatten the curve, supporting each other in every aspect and where we can during this time is so crucial. Even if it’s just suggesting the options mentioned above.
Let’s cheer for the frontline workers at our essential stores as they continue to remain strong through all of this to serve us better.
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Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Thai. This is just a sampling of the ethnic food choices you can find in abundance at T&T, Canada’s largest supermarket chain. Imagine an entire aisle filled with all kinds of Asian noodles, another aisle filled with different of dumplings, and another with every kind of Asian sauce imaginable. Getting hungry yet?
If you like to cook Asian food at home, or prefer to take it home already prepared, T&T is the store that has everything, including free parking. Even better, the prices are very reasonable, especially on ethnic/exotic items that cost a fortune if you can find them at your local Metro or Loblaw’s. Items such as star fruit, lemongrass, pea shoots, taro root, and long beans are readily available and so inexpensive. Don’t feel like cooking? You can choose from a huge assortment of Chinese dishes on their steam table, freshly prepared sushi, dumplings, noodle dishes, barbequed and roasted chickens, ducks, and pork. Portion sizes are generous and well priced. If you go 30 minutes before closing, you can usually get 50% off on sushi. After a long day of shopping, you can eat at their dim sum café which is filled with a variety of Asian cuisine. Check out their weekly flyers online before you go to see what’s on special and sign up for their points card to collect points towards free food for every $20 you spend.
In addition, T&T sells cooking equipment, such and steamers, and utensils, baked goods, including fresh bread, pastries, and cakes, and has an amazing produce section. Check out their fish section, with their aquarium of live crabs, lobsters, geoduck, and fresh fish. Fishmongers clean and gut the fish for you. In their butcher area, you can get some great Asian cuts of meat, such as thinly sliced ribeye and beef short ribs. T&T stores are spacious, well-lit, and have the fastest check out counters anywhere. They also hold a fun-filled and popular night market in the summer.
Would you eat these?
Headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Cindy Lee, a Taiwanese-Canadian, opened its first store in 1993. The name T&T represents the names of Lee’s two daughters, Tina and Tiffany. Since then, it has rapidly expanded to include ten stores across B.C., five in Alberta, nine in Ontario, including downtown Toronto. The chain’s 25th location will open at the corner of Bayview Avenue and St. John’s Sideroad in the fall of 2018. Loblaw Companies purchased the chain in 2009.
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At StyleDemocracy, we know shopping! We deliver the scoop on all things retail related including how to get the best value at your favourite stores. Hidden offerings, insider secrets and the ultimate savings… we’ve rounded up the 10 things every Loblaws shopper needs to know. Keep reading for the top tips for shopping at Loblaws.
Shop President’s Choice
Get the absolute best value by shopping Loblaws’ private label brand, President’s Choice. President’s Choice has created a huge assortment of quality food and household items that beat the pricing of most national brands. What’s the best part? If you’re not satisfied with a PC product, simply return it (even if it’s half eaten,) for a full refund.
The PC Insiders Report
Shop smarter by browsing the PC Insiders Report online before heading to Loblaws. In it, you’ll find the season’s newest President’s Choice products and awesome recipes. The PC Insiders Report offers a ton of inspiration for dinner parties and gift giving, especially helpful during the holidays!
Cooking Classes
Pick up some new skills by cooking President’s Choice products alongside the experts. Click here to sign up for PC Cooking School classes (available at select Loblaws locations at a very reasonable price).
Insta-Worthy Coffee
Visit Loblaws’ Café before hitting up the grocery aisles for a caffeine fix that’s Instagram worthy. Pair your brew with any of the decadent doughnuts, macaroons or biscotti found at Loblaws’ Patisserie for a drool-worthy shopping treat.
Grab a Drink
Convenience is everything! You can now pick up beer and wine at select Loblaws locations. While Loblaws’ alcohol selection is a bit limited, it certainly comes in handy when an LCBO is closed or out of reach.
Know Your Price Tags
Loblaws’ price tags tell you everything you need to know about a product. We recommend being cautious of sale prices (which typically require items to be purchased in multiples to qualify for a discount). Also pay close attention to when “DNO” is marked on price tags. This equates to “Do Not Order”, meaning that Loblaws won’t carry this product for much longer so don’t get too attached to it.
Know Your Prices
Loblaws abides by the Retail Council of Canada’s Scanner Price Accuracy Code. What does this mean? Basically, Loblaws has agreed to provide customers with accurate and transparent pricing. Therefore, if an item scans differently from the price indicated on the shelf, a customer is entitled to get the item for free. The policy goes into a bit more detail but just ask any Loblaws employee and they’ll be able to assist you.
PC Plus Program
We’ve told you about the PC Plus program before and how using it along with the handy PC Plus app can help you to save money at the grocery store. If you’re still not familiar with this loyalty program, sign up! You’ll be prompted to download weekly coupons that are actually relevant to your shopping behaviour. Imagine receiving coupons to earn bonus points on the items you actually buy?
Shop Reduced Items
Look out for bright pink 50% off stickers on various produce and health and beauty items. You can save big on these items because they are either nearing their expiration date or have been discontinued. Find ‘Reduced’ displays hidden in corners or in shopping carts beside the Customer Service Desk where Loblaws doesn’t want you to find them.
Grocery Shopping Online
Click & Collect is now available at select Loblaws locations. That’s right! Hop online and toss grocery items into your shopping cart (totaling a minimum of $30). For a $3 fee, you can schedule a pick-up at your convenience and avoid the hassle of crowded aisles during the holidays for a much more efficient grocery shopping experience.
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Loblaws pleaded guilty to participating in industry-wide bread price-fixing from 2002 to 2015, and extended an olive branch to eligible customers. Starting today, patrons can register on loblawcard.ca to receive a $25 gift card for free food products at any Loblaws stores, including No Frills, Zehrs, Provigo, Superstore, and many others. The website has a sign-up form plus details on the program, but make sure to read the fine print. Cards have no expiry date, but May 8 is the cut off date to register.
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While there is no proof of purchase necessary to participate, only those who purchased certain bread products between 2002 and March 2015 are entitled to the card. The packaged bread products with hiked up prices include: Ben’s Bread, Bon Matin Bread, Country Harvest Bread, Dempster’s Bread, D’Italiano Bread, Gadoua Bread, McGavin’s Bread, No Name Bread, Old Mill Bread, POM Bread, Weston Bread, and Wonder Bread.
The grocer’s move aimed to mollify angry customers when they found out about Loblaw’s admission to inflated packaged bread prices last year.
“Loblaw discovered that Canadians were overcharged for the cost of some packaged bread products in our stores and other grocery stores across Canada.” – Loblaws
The $25 Loblaw Card is good for any food purchases made in Loblaws stores across Canada. Purchases of alcohol, tobacco, gas, or ATM cash withdrawals cannot be purchased with the card. While Loblaws reserves the right to limit the number of cards given out, their website does not state the cap.
There are numerous class action suits against the company, but participation in the rebate program is completely separate from these lawsuits. “Agreeing to this release will not impact your right to participate in any class actions relating to an overcharge on the price of packaged bread,” states the fine print. However, on the sign-up form, it clearly states that $25 will be deducted from any compensation from the lawsuits. In addition, be prepared to give a lot of personal information, such as date of birth, address, etc.
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Will they? Won’t they? There seems to be a little flip-flopping behind Sears‘ strategy to provide groceries to its future companies. Earlier we reported that the struggling retailer intended to sell groceries. Subsequently, we had to amend the article after Sears got in touch with us and informed us they would not be selling groceries.
While Sears may not directly sell groceries to customers it looks like the brand will partner with a grocery supplier and sell fresh produce and food within sears, but operated in partnership.
The Financial Post is reporting that Sears Canada Inc. is looking to expand its plan to sell organic groceries and create “dash-buttons” to help customers shop from home.
The financial post article quotes Sears’ executive chairman Brandon Stranzl as saying the grocery offering will be “Kind of like Whole Foods at a Joe Fresh price,”
Sears Canada Inc. is looking to expand its plan to sell organic groceries and build so-called dash buttons to help customers purchase their favourite products from home as the retailer better known for tools and appliances looks to reinvent itself.
Additionally, in an effort to integrate the Sears brand into shoppers everyday lives, Sears plans on creating “dash buttons”. Dash buttons have been popular with mega brands like Tide who have partnered with e-commerce platforms like Amazon to create pushable buttons that are connected to online ordering system and live on a physical product. For example, Tide buttons can be attached to your laundry machine, when you are low on Tide, you simply push the button and Tide is automatically ordered to your house through a platform like Amazon.
According to the Financial Post, Sears reported a $45.8 – million loss in its most recent quarter, and the brand is trying desperately to diverse its product offering in an effort to appeal to a new customer.
The interesting question will be can Sears attract customers with food? Brands like Ikea have been successful bringing customers in with food options, and Loblaws di the reverse attracting customers in with clothing options.
Source: The Financial Post