POLL: What type of restaurant does Kingston need?
We’ve recently polled Kingstonians on what type of business we need in the city, and what type of store the Cataraqui Centre needs, but now we want to get a little more specific and find out what type of restaurant Kingston needs.
With the pending arrival of what appears to be a legitimate Korean BBQ at the corner of Princess and Portsmouth, there has been some discussion about what other cuisines are underrepresented in Kingston.
Now, some may say that Kingston already has enough restaurants, seeing as we have among the highest number of restaurants per capita in Canada (it’s been claimed that we have the highest, but we can’t verify that).
What we’re asking here is not about specific chains that you hope will come to town, nor is it about getting a better version of something we already have. We also know some of these options are available in delis or at farmer’s markets, but to our knowledge, none are available from a restaurant (if we missed something, please let us know!).
So, what type of cuisine can you just not get at a restaurant in Kingston? Is it something you tried abroad and have been craving ever since? Did you see something on Food Network and say “OMG we need that here!”? Well, here’s your chance to let everyone know what you want to eat next in Kingston!
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The kind poor people can live in!
Vegetarian/ vegan
100% this! Even London, Ontario has a vegan drive through restaurant!
Vegan
The Copper Branch is already here!
Ethiopian. Africa is a continent, not a country.
Yellowknife has an AWESOME Ethiopian restaurant! It’s called Zehabesha and the food is amazing and affordable!
I concur with Stephen!
Another vote for Ethiopian.
Something akin to a Mongolian Grill would be awesome!
https://www.mongolianvillagewest.ca/
simple “homemade” food that includes lots of fresh vegetables and fruits in season, relatively small portions of good protein, not steeped in fat creamy sauces, not deep fried, and cooked on the spot (not microwaved from frozen), at reasonable prices., There are lots of seniors and those on special diets who simply cannot eat out due to the hidden additives, sugar and grease-laden dishes. I realize this would be more expensive than fast food and would be willing to pay for the extra preparation required.
Mongolian is awesome!!
Nice Jewish deli
With 3” high smoked meat sandwiches and a kosher dill.
An authentic Szechuan Chinese Restaurant. IMO there is not one single really good Chinese restaurant in town!
Smoked Meat and Steamed Hot dogs!
Try Big Bites at Montreal St and John Counter. I come from Montreal and they serve these items at decent prices
Ethiopian
We need something like San Francesco’s in Toronto, or California Sandwiches. I would also love a Polish restaurant but it wouldn’t allow me two options.
VEGAN
Dutch store & restaurant!
Latin American food. There is nothing just the generic tacos/burritos, which are mostly just an idea of what people thinks Mexican good is.
Southern BBQ like Dinosaur BBQ in Rochester.
There is Stone City BBQ in the east-end, not fancy but authentic. A real-deal southern BBQ takeaway joint! They’ve been open a month and proud to be local, family-owned and operated. Meats (brisket, pulled pork & chicken, beef ribs, pork ribs and wings) are smoked low and slow in-house, sauces are house-made and ingredients for sides are sourced as close to home as possible. Check it out!
Vegan
Dim Sum!
Need a legitimate Cuban restaurant or something Latin….I’m from Miami Florida and I miss the food.
Vegan and vegetarian!
Indian!
Sichuan! Which sometimes includes Mongolian grill.
Cheap/street Indian food akin to the sort you’d find in Brampton Not the fancy stuff that’s already available.
Georgian. Hachapuri, tsatsivi, shasjlyk. (Georgia the country, of course)
Authentic Mexican. Not these fast food “subway” style Mexican food places. Sit down and eat homemade authentic Mexican dishes.