Introducing: White Squirrel Snack Shop, the Trinity Bellwoods coffee shop’s new outpost with a full kitchen
Name: White Squirrel Snack Shop
Neighbourhood: Queen West
Contact Info: 507 Queen St. W., 647-609-4478, whitesquirrelcoffee.com
Owner: David Ginsberg
Chef: Chelsea White (County General)
The Food: Breakfast, lunch and assorted snacks. The morning menu includes a breakfast banh mi, an Iraqi breakfast sandwich and French toast. Later in the day, dishes are available in snack- and full-size, like a weekly po’ boy, nachos with smoked beef confit and kimchi fried brown rice. There are also six flavours from Greg’s Ice Cream available (vanilla, roasted marshmallow, coconut, chocolate, lemon meringue and mint).
The Place: The coffee bar, made from salvaged white marble slabs from the original Bank of Montreal building in First Canadian Place, stands at the front of small the room formerly home to the Peach Berserk clothing store. Seating is available in the back.
The Numbers:
• 20 seats
• 6 flavours of Greg’s Ice Cream
• 4 years for Ginsberg to find the right location
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211450 Kimchi fried brown rice with oyster mushrooms, soft tofu and steamed greens ($6 snack size) (Image: Gizelle Lau) White Squirrel Snack Shop White Squirrel Snack Shop https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-051-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-051.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-051.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-restaurant/slide/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-05-2/ introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-05-2 0 0
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211449 Shrimp po’ boy with lettuce, tomato, pickles, spicy remoulade ($6 snack size) (Image: Gizelle Lau) White Squirrel Snack Shop White Squirrel Snack Shop https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-041-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-041.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-041.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-restaurant/slide/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-04-2/ introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-04-2 0 0
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211448 Cubano sandwich with roast pork, smoked ham, swiss cheese, pickles, slaw and mustard ($6 snack size) (Image: Gizelle Lau) White Squirrel Snack Shop White Squirrel Snack Shop https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-031-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-031.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-031.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-restaurant/slide/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-03-2/ introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-03-2 0 0
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211446 Cappuccino (Image: Gizelle Lau) White Squirrel Snack Shop White Squirrel Snack Shop https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-011-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-011.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-011.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-restaurant/slide/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-01-2/ introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-01-2 0 0
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211453 A blown up map of Toronto from the city archives with pinned photos of Toronto landmarks from Honest Ed’s to Aunties and Uncles (Image: Gizelle Lau) White Squirrel Snack Shop White Squirrel Snack Shop https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-07-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-07.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-restaurant/slide/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-07/ introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-07 0 0
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211451 Salvaged yellow chairs from former Ossington brunch spot Goed Eten, and an old church pew used for banquette seating (Image: Gizelle Lau) White Squirrel Snack Shop White Squirrel Snack Shop https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-061-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-061.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-061.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-restaurant/slide/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-06-2/ introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-06-2 0 0
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211397 507 Queen St. W. (Image: Gizelle Lau) White Squirrel Snack Shop White Squirrel Snack Shop https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-intro-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-intro.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-intro.jpg 656 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-restaurant/slide/introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-intro/ introducing-white-squirrel-snack-shop-toronto-intro 0 0
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Awesome burger!!