Introducing: The Sterling Social, a pretty new sandwich shop in the Junction Triangle
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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.
285347 <strong>The Sterling Social</strong> has taken over the <strong>Good Times Bad Times Café</strong> space at Bloor and Sterling (Image: Jackie Pal) Introducing: The Sterling Social https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-01-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-01.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sterling-social-toronto-restaurants/slide/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-01/ sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-01 0 0
(Image: Jackie Pal)
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285349 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 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-03-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-03.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-03.jpg 667 1000 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sterling-social-toronto-restaurants/slide/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-03/ sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-03 0 0
285352 The window bar overlooks the corner of Bloor West and Symington https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-06-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-06.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sterling-social-toronto-restaurants/slide/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-06/ sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-06 0 0
285350 Owner <strong>Shauna Jones’</strong>s grandfather built the harvest table https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-04-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-04.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sterling-social-toronto-restaurants/slide/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-04/ sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-04 0 0
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285353 Shauna makes both the granola and Greek yogurt in-house every week ($6) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-07-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-07.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sterling-social-toronto-restaurants/slide/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-07/ sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-07 0 0
285354 Black bean soup with roasted jalapenos and cilantro ($6) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-08-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-08.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-08.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sterling-social-toronto-restaurants/slide/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-08/ sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-08 0 0
285356 The barbecue-chicken sandwich is topped with sliced avocado and served on a Kaiser roll ($11) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-10-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-10.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sterling-social-toronto-restaurants/slide/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-10/ sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-10 0 0
285355 Maple-honey ham is roasted for four hours and served on a crusty bun with Riesling-tarragon mustard, tomatoes and arugula ($9) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-09-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-09.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-09.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sterling-social-toronto-restaurants/slide/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-09/ sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-09 0 0
285357 Potato salad comes as a side ($2.50) or on its own ($4.50) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-11-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-11.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sterling-social-toronto-restaurants/slide/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-11/ sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-11 0 0
285358 Panko-crusted tilapia tacos ($9) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-12-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-12.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sterling-social-toronto-restaurants/slide/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-12/ sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-12 0 0
285359 Vanilla ice cream is squeezed between freshly baked double-chocolate cookies and rolled in Skor bits ($4) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-13-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-13.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/sterling-social-toronto-restaurants/slide/sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-13/ sterling-social-toronto-restaurant-13 0 0
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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