Dating S.O.S

I just arrived home from a delectable brunch at Boo Radley’s Junction Bar and Grill.

Newly owned by ex-bank-robber-ex-heroin-addict-turned-upstanding-citizen, Michael Flaxman, and his delightful wife Shelley Ashburn, my partner and I were instantly taken with the joint.

We were equally charmed by the quality and presentation of the food. Chef, Trish Koughan, certainly knows her way around a kitchen. My Smoked Salmon Benny with capers, red onion, dill and real hollandaise sauce, served with a generous helping of home fries and fruit - was exceptional. And my partner thoroughly enjoyed his Breakfast Burrito stuffed with veggies, olives, and feta cheese.

All day meals include: Burgers; Wings; Sandwiches like the Grilled Cheese with tomato and pesto mayo; Steak on a Bun; the Cubano - roast pork, bacon, and guacamole; as well as a Steak Dinner with mushrooms, potato, Caesar salad and veggies; and more!

Twelve years ago, Michael Flaxman was dubbed the “Bicycle Bandit” for robbing over 30 banks and fleeing the scene on a stolen bike. He was caught and did his time. Now, clean and sober - in addition to running his bar - Michael volunteers as an addiction counselor and was honored with the June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Award for Volunteerism in the summer of this year.

For those of you who don’t know the name, Boo Radley is a character from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird and the 1962, Academy Award-winning film of the same name.

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Located at 1482 Dupont Street near Lansdowne and Dupont, in Toronto’s west end, Boo Radley’s is open Monday to Saturday from 11:00 a.m. ’til 2:00 a.m. and Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Weekend Brunch is served from 11 ’til 3.

See you there!