Name: Rhum Corner
Contact Info: 926 Dundas St. W., 647-346-9356, rhumcorner.com
Neighbourhood: Trinity Bellwoods
Owners: Jen Agg, who owns The Black Hoof next door and Hoof Cocktail Bar across the street, and husband Roland Jean
Executive chef: Black Hoof chef Jesse Grasso
The Food: Haitian street food, including empanada-style cod patties and fritters made out of malanga, a taro-like tuber. For mains, snapper and braised goat come with rice, fried plantains and a spicy fermented cabbage called picklese.
The Drinks: Lots and lots of rum. Slushie machines churn out boozy piña coladas and daiquiris. More serious tipplers can pay $48 for a half-bottle of Haitian rum and bottles of Mexican Coca-Cola, which purists claim tastes better than the North American variety.
The Place: Jean, who hails from Haiti, used to host impromptu island parties at Cocktail Bar—that’s how he and Agg came up with the concept for Rhum Corner. Their new digs come equipped with flashy neon signage, a tropical-themed mural and—most importantly—an LCBO’s worth of rum.
The Numbers:
• 40-plus bottles of rum behind the bar
• $12 for the most expensive item on the menu: red snapper with shrimp
• 1 wall-sized mural of a naked sunbather
• 1 unisex washroom decorated with sexy pin-ups
• 0 reservations
240024 Rhum Corner takes over the old Raw Bar space at 926 Dundas West (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing: Rhum Corner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a001-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a001.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a001.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurants/slide/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a001/ rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a001 0 0
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240027 There are over 40 different bottles of rum behind the bar at Rhum Corner (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing: Rhum Corner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a004-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a004.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a004.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurants/slide/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a004/ rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a004 0 0
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240028 Jean painted the mural, which was inspired by one that graced the wall of a hotel in Haiti where his mother used to work (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing: Rhum Corner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a005-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a005.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a005.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurants/slide/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a005/ rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a005 0 0
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240031 Malanga fritters (called <em>accra</em>), served with aioli and <em>picklese,</em> a fermented coleslaw-type condiment ($5) (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing: Rhum Corner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a008-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a008.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a008.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurants/slide/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a008/ rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-a008 0 0
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240032 Salt cod patties ($4) (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing: Rhum Corner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b001-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b001.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b001.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurants/slide/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b001/ rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b001 0 0
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240033 Goat with rice, fried plantains and <em>picklese</em> ($11). Jean’s sister taught the kitchen crew about signature Haitian ingredients, including bitter orange and a salty condiment called Maggi sauce (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing: Rhum Corner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b002-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b002.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b002.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurants/slide/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b002/ rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b002 0 0
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240034 Red snapper and shrimp with rice, fried plantains and <em>picklese</em> ($12) (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing: Rhum Corner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b003-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b003.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b003.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurants/slide/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b003/ rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b003 0 0
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240035 Agg and Jean flavour their rice with <em>djon djon</em> mushrooms, a Haitian delicacy (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing: Rhum Corner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b004-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b004.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b004.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurants/slide/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b004/ rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b004 0 0
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240036 Caramelized plantains with dulce de leche and coconut ice cream ($6) (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing: Rhum Corner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b005-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b005.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b005.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurants/slide/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b005/ rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b005 0 0
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240038 Daiquiri ($7) (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing: Rhum Corner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b007-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b007.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b007.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurants/slide/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b007/ rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b007 0 0
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240039 Piña colada ($8) (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing: Rhum Corner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b008-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b008.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b008.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurants/slide/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b008/ rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b008 0 0
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240040 Rolly’s Rum Corner: a quarter-bottle ($22) or half-bottle ($48) of Haitian rum with Mexican Coke (Image: Renée Suen) Introducing: Rhum Corner https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b009-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b009.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b009.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurants/slide/rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b009/ rhum-corner-toronto-restaurant-b009 0 0
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