The latest Ossington news ranges from new business coverage, local restaurants making some top rankings, and a local robbery.
Recent Toronto Best Of Rankings Include Local Restaurants
This time of year features some restaurant rankings, including local restaurants receiving praise from the press.
Toronto’s Best American style restaurants
Toronto Life just released a list of the 12 best spots in Toronto to get American food like burger, fried chicken and bbq, and Omaw and Smoke Signals both made the list.
Best New Restaurants of 2016
Joanne Kates ranked the top 10 new restaurants of last year, and Dundas West’s Ufficio made her list for their seafood focused Italian menu.
Last Ossington Marijuana Dispensary May Have Been Robbed
A customer of Canna Clinic on Ossington claims he was there when the shop was robbed by masked gunman before Christmas. While the owners and employees of the clinic have not spoken at all, this customer has spoken to press and called the police. The dispensary likely does not feel safe contacting police since the police are constantly raiding and causing problems for these businesses in Toronto. The customer does not feel the dispensary is safe to have in the neighborhood.
Ossington News on New Businesses
We noted the openings of both Barber & Co and The Local from Lululemon before year end. Others have noticed and are giving both new businesses some good press.
- Barber & Co is getting attention for going beyond barbering to gifts and drinks
- Photos of Lululemon’s The Local was featured in Retail Insider and the store was also written up in Complex this week
