Location: 430 Progress Ave, Scarborough (Brimley/Hwy 401)
Website: http://canyoncreekrestaurant.ca/
Cuisine: steakhouse
Meal: dinner
My thoughts:
I came here to celebrate the birthday of one of my best friends and chose this place because it's close to where she lives. I made reservations for 7pm, but it turned out I didn't need to, as the restaurant was only at about 50% capacity that evening.
As per usual, I'd studied the menu ahead of time. This helps to get me excited for the meal - I mean, of course I'm there for the company and not the food! - and I tend to easily get overwhelmed with all the choices I have come time of ordering.
I had my sights set on the coconut shrimp and the kimchi quesadillas, but gave my friend the honour of ordering that night, since it was her night. It wasn't until everything came that we realized everything she ordered was deep-fried - this was definitely not good for the waistline lol! She decided on the following:
COOL RANCH RIBS ($12.95) - crispy back rib fingers tossed with a dry ranch seasoning and served with a lime garlic buttermilk sauce. The moment this came and I saw the dark tinge to the meat, I thought to myself, 'Uh oh. The meat must be overcooked and tough.' But as I took my first sinful bite into this, boy, I knew right away I was wrong. This was soooo tender and juicy and the batter very crispy, and the whole thing paired perfectly with the creamy sauce that came with it!
COCONUT SHRIMP ($10.95) - coconut breaded crispy tiger shrimp, served with a horseradish Dijon marmalade. Pretty standard coconut shrimp. Really, I don't think you can mess up this dish, but it is still one of my favourite finger foods. The dip was different in a good way. My only complaint was that there were so few of them shrimp! >:|
GOLDEN CALAMARI ($10.95) - chili buttermilk marinated, crispy fried, served with lemon garlic aïoli. This was a pretty large serving size compared to other places I've had fried calamari. The batter tasted the same as what was used on the ribs, although the colour is different (it must be because the ribs need to be fried longer in order to cook through.) Also pretty standard, although probably oilier than most fried calamari I've had. The dip tasted like it was made of the fattiest sour cream there possibly is out there, so I didn't really care for it.
In sum, I had a good time tonight. The more upscale atmosphere was very appropriate given the occasion. Tonight's food was good enough to warrant another return, and I will definitely be ordering the quesadillas next time!
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