Yonge and Eglinton is getting its own trendy ramen shop
Yonge and Eglinton is getting its own trendy ramen shop
It’s no surprise that downtown restauranteurs have begun sniffing around Yonge and Eglinton, an area currently exploding with new condos. Earlier this year, the neighbourhood earned an authentic Neopolitan pizzeria. Now, it’s getting ramen. Touhenboku, the Queen West ramen shop known for its unusually springy noodles and friendly, anthropomorphic tree-stump mascot, is opening a second location at 2459 Yonge Street, smack in the middle of the Yonge-Eglinton strip. The new venue, which opens on May 29, looks to be a little glitzier than the bare-bones original, with exposed-brick walls, decorative barn board and even a crystal chandelier. Midtowners, prepare to slurp.
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It's no surprise that downtown restauranteurs have begun sniffing around Yonge and Eglinton, an area currently exploding with new condos. Earlier this year, the neighbourhood earned an authentic Neopolitan pizzeria. Now, it's getting ramen. Touhenboku, the Queen West ramen shop known for its unusually springy noodles and friendly, anthropomorphic tree-stump mascot, is opening a second location at 2459 Yonge Street, smack in the middle of the Yonge-Eglinton strip. The new venue, which opens on May 29, looks to be a little glitzier than the bare-bones original, with exposed-brick walls, decorative barn board and even a crystal chandelier. Midtowners, prepare to slurp.){kind=link}
The piece of paper you just make out on the door in that picture is their notice that they’ve applied for a permit to have a sidewalk cafe. You can also see in that picture the railing for said sidewalk cafe, which they’ve already erected despite not yet having a permit. Another addition to the ranks of businesses in this neighbourhood that can’t be bothered to do things by the rules.