I deal Coffee- Yonge Street

3336 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ont.
M4N 2M4
(416)364-7700

www.idealcoffee.ca
Twitter: @idealcoffee
Facebook: I deal Coffee


I haven't gone too far from home to do coffee reviews, but when I can, its super awesome when my instincts take me to a great location. Maggie and I needed to be in Toronto and found ourselves on Yonge Street in apparently a very "right wing" part of the city. I normally don't travel in business areas often but we happened upon a fabulous location of Ideal coffee. This place is the third location of this little Roastery and we were welcomed in with a smile and barista with panache! Brett was working all on her own and was dishing up great looking lattes, cappuccinos, espressos and treats with speed, finesse and friendly suggestions. Maggie and I were completely taken with her ability to win everyone over immediately. I always ask if I can take pictures and try not to post anything that wouldn't reflect the cafe in a positive light, as well as ask questions in order to complete my review and hopefully learn what I can. I bought a bag of coffee called the Red Sea made from Ehiopian Sidama beans (yum!) and a t-shirt which may add to a new obsession. Ideal coffee on Yonge Street was comfortable, had many beans to choose from and a great atmosphere (charmingly hipster?). Maggie and I both agreed our visit was amazing and the vegan muffin we split was delicious too.

1) coffee- $2.25 $2.75. 9/10
2)Roasted locally- on location 9.5/10
3)Service- friendly, quick, creative 9/10
4) accessibility- main access with parking nearby 9/10
5)Flavour- fresh and full flavour 9/10
6) Eco-friendly- organic, free trade with options for china cups/compostable paper 9/10
7) Cup size- medium and large choices 9/10
8) Food- tasty with veggie options 9/10
9) Ambience- relaxed, friendly and artsy 8/10
10)Wifi- yes 10/10

*over all 9/10

Olive & Kiwi (My Dog Joe Mountain location)

567 Scenic Drive
Hamilton, Ontario
L9C 1G9
mydogjoe@gmail.com
Www.mydogjoe.com
905-777-8100

I am really pleased to review the Olive & Kiwi Fine Foods on the Hamilton Mountain. They are a lovely little grocery and restaurant that houses the mountain location of My Dog Joe. I hadn't really seriously thought about reviewing this storefront because I have reviewed the Westdale location, and Mulberry (same ownership) but I this is very unique because of its wonderful location and view. This MDJ has the same baked goods, and wonderful coffee that caters to conscientious people that love fresh baked goods, fresh made coffee that is ethically grown but it's ON THE MOUNTAIN!!! I am so happy that MDJ made this decision to have something for us up here. I drove down Upper Paradise to the brow, right across from the parking lot for the Chedoke Stairs and boom!

I hope all you coffee lovers look them up for take out or eat in! Enjoy!

If you're interested in the coffee growers of cafe Fem, look up the link from C.J.'s a couple weeks ago. This coffee is locally roasted by Steve from Speak Easy Roastery and sourced from the farmers in Peru in support of the local women financially. It feels good to buy, and tastes great to drink. The beans are available for $14 in a mason jar plus $1 deposit if you bring the jar back.

1) coffee- $1.89 med, $$2.09 large (china cups available for in house drinks) 9/10
2) roasted locally- Speak Easy is locally roasted and ethically sourced 9/10
3) service- fast, friendly, informative 9/10
4) accessibility- MDJ has no signage outside Olive and Kiwi, good parking spaces 8/10
5) Flavour– medium roast, full flavour, generic drip style 8/10
6) Eco-friendly? 9.5/10
7) cup size- nice big cups 8.5/10
8) food- vegan choices, locally sourced, home made, delicious 8.5/10
9) ambience- homey, no couches or comfy chairs yet..... 7.5/10
10) Wifi- no

* overall 8.5/10 support our mountain cool cafe!!!! <3