Introducing: The Sterling Social, a pretty new sandwich shop in the Junction Triangle
Introducing: The Sterling Social, a pretty new sandwich shop in the Junction Triangle
Name: The Sterling Social
Neighbourhood: Junction Triangle
Contact Info: 1421 Bloor St. W.,647-978-3977
Owner/Chef: Shauna Jones
The Food: Chef and owner Shauna Jones is excited to share her homey dishes with the Toronto public (they’re already a hit with her son, who always orders the tilapia tacos). Her sandwiches are stuffed with slow-cooked meats, like braised barbecue chicken piled high on a crispy Kaiser, or Dr. Pepper–glazed beef brisket on buttery brioche. Almost everything is made in-house, including a thick Greek yogurt, which is served with granola, and chewy double-chocolate cookies, which can be ordered plain or as part of an ice-cream sandwich.
The Drinks: Freshly pressed espresso, coconut-milk lattes and, for summertime, house-steeped iced tea.
The Place: Since replacing the Good Times Bad Times Café at the corner of Bloor and Sterling, The Sterling Social has picked up a bunch of the former local’s regulars. It probably helps that Jones didn’t change very much about the space. She added a long wooden harvest table (built by her grandfather) and brightened things up with splashes of turquoise and other pretty pastels.
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- <strong>The Sterling Social</strong> has taken over the <strong>Good Times Bad Times Café</strong> space at Bloor and Sterling
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- Introducing: The Sterling Social
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- The owners didn’t change too much about the décor. They brightened things up by installing a big set of turquoise shelves behind the counter
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- The window bar overlooks the corner of Bloor West and Symington
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- Owner <strong>Shauna Jones’</strong>s grandfather built the harvest table
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- Shauna makes both the granola and Greek yogurt in-house every week ($6)
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- Black bean soup with roasted jalapenos and cilantro ($6)
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- The barbecue-chicken sandwich is topped with sliced avocado and served on a Kaiser roll ($11)
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- Maple-honey ham is roasted for four hours and served on a crusty bun with Riesling-tarragon mustard, tomatoes and arugula ($9)
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- Potato salad comes as a side ($2.50) or on its own ($4.50)
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- Panko-crusted tilapia tacos ($9)
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- Vanilla ice cream is squeezed between freshly baked double-chocolate cookies and rolled in Skor bits ($4)
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Name: The Sterling Social
Neighbourhood: Junction Triangle
Contact Info: 1421 Bloor St. W.,647-978-3977
Owner/Chef: Shauna Jones
The Food: Chef and owner Shauna Jones is excited to share her homey dishes with the Toronto public (they're already a hit with her son, who always orders the tilapia tacos). Her sandwiches are stuffed with slow-cooked meats, like braised barbecue chicken piled high on a crispy Kaiser, or Dr. Pepper–glazed beef brisket on buttery brioche. Almost everything is made in-house, including a thick Greek yogurt, which is served with granola, and chewy double-chocolate cookies, which can be ordered plain or as part of an ice-cream sandwich.
The Drinks: Freshly pressed espresso, coconut-milk lattes and, for summertime, house-steeped iced tea.
The Place: Since replacing the Good Times Bad Times Café at the corner of Bloor and Sterling, The Sterling Social has picked up a bunch of the former local's regulars. It probably helps that Jones didn't change very much about the space. She added a long wooden harvest table (built by her grandfather) and brightened things up with splashes of turquoise and other pretty pastels.
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I remember about 13 years ago this used to be a tiny little convenient store with cheap candy and cheap teen magazines. I love this neighbourhood!
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