Introducing: Dundas Park Kitchen, a new takeout sandwich shop in Roncesvalles
Name: Dundas Park Kitchen
Neighbourhood: Roncesvalles
Contact Info: 2066 Dundas St. W., 647-351-4793, dundasparkkitchen.ca/, @DundasPark
Owners/Chefs: Husband-and-wife team Alex Tso, former head chef at Amuse in the Beach, and Melanie Harris, pastry chef at Aria next to the ACC
The Food: Soups, salads and sandwiches, like marinated eggplant on focaccia with squash hummus, olive salad and onion jam. Take-out dinners consist of whole roast chickens with sides like chickpea salad and coleslaw. Homemade cookies, cakes and galettes for dessert.
The Drinks: Juices, sodas and Beau’s Lug Tread beer on draught.
The Place: The diminutive space feels like a workshop, with its open kitchen, bare concrete walls and exposed air ducts. Seating is limited to a cluster of wooden blocks by the window.
The Numbers:
• 62.5 minutes to roast the take-out chickens
• $7.50 for a breakfast sausage sandwich, which the owners used to sell from a stall at The Stop Farmers’ Market before opening the restaurant
• 1 special sandwich a day that isn’t listed on the menu
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223675 The takeout counter is open from 11–7 p.m. (Image: Megan Leahy) Introducing: Dundas Park Kitchen Introducing: Dundas Park Kitchen https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-09-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-09.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-09.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurants/slide/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-09/ dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-09 0 0
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223667 Salads and pastries (Image: Megan Leahy) Introducing: Dundas Park Kitchen Introducing: Dundas Park Kitchen https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-01-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-01.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurants/slide/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-01/ dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-01 0 0
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223676 Pork sausage sandwich with corn relish, cheddar and grainy mustard ($7.50). This breakfast sandwich was a hit at The Stop Farmers’ Market and inspired the owners to open Dundas Park Kitchen (Image: Megan Leahy) Introducing: Dundas Park Kitchen Introducing: Dundas Park Kitchen https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-intro-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-intro.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-intro.jpg 656 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurants/slide/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-intro/ dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-intro 0 0
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223671 Marinated eggplant sandwich with squash hummus, sunflower sprouts, red onion jam and olive salad ($8.50) (Image: Megan Leahy) Introducing: Dundas Park Kitchen Introducing: Dundas Park Kitchen https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-05-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-05.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurants/slide/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-05/ dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-05 0 0
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223670 House-made salads vary daily (Image: Megan Leahy) Introducing: Dundas Park Kitchen Introducing: Dundas Park Kitchen https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-04-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-04.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurants/slide/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-04/ dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-04 0 0
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223672 Whole roast chicken with two sides, available 5–7 p.m. ($25) (Image: Megan Leahy) Introducing: Dundas Park Kitchen Introducing: Dundas Park Kitchen https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-06-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-06.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurants/slide/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-06/ dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-06 0 0
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223673 A short pour of Beau’s Lug Tread on draught ($3.50) (Image: Megan Leahy) Introducing: Dundas Park Kitchen Introducing: Dundas Park Kitchen https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-07-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-07.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/food/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurants/slide/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-07/ dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-07 0 0
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223669 Homemade pastries, including a strawberry-rhubarb galette (Image: Megan Leahy) Introducing: Dundas Park Kitchen Introducing: Dundas Park Kitchen https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-03-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-03.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-03.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurants/slide/dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-03/ dundas-park-kitchen-toronto-restaurant-03 0 0
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