Hey Meatball

The godfather sandwich is delicious. And the Caesar salad is suprisingly amazing recommend for a quick delicious meal.

Excellent sandwich shop. Nice and casual. Very friendly staff. Tried to sandwiches and the spaghetti. Shared with friends, of course. Absolutely amazing. And the homemade sodas are great. Highly recommended.

Pretty terrible food. It’s pretty much the equivalent of boiling your own pasta at home and putting canned tomato sauce on top.
Not only that but the spaghetti and meatballs was not even spaghetti. It was clearly linguini– a flat pasta.
Confused why this place gets such high ratings. Terrible.

The Rodfather kicks ass plain and simple. This is the best meatball sandwich you’ll have. They are dressed perfectly and the roll is a perfect vehicle. Adding some of their homemade habanero sauce just brings it to the next level.
They raised their prices recently but I still think it is decent value. The side salad is substantial and actual uses a good blend of quality veggies with tasty dressing; not just some lettuce and tomatoes tossed together. I also appreciate they give you a big bottle of free water with the meal rather than try to scam for extra sales on overpriced bottled water.
The service is quick and friendly. I make a point to go here whenever I am in the area which says something considering the lunch/​sandwich options in and around Little Italy.

Walking into a place called Hey Meatball as a vegetarian, I didn’t really have the greatest expectations… but I had heard good things!
The woman at the cash register told me I could replace the meatballs in anything on the menu with vegetarian balls, but I decided to be boring and order the one dish that was already vegetarian — the mushroom risotto with pesto, cheese, and veggie balls.
The risotto was creamy, velvety, and smooth. The rice and mushrooms had great taste to go along with the texture (did I mention that it was melt in your mouth?). The dish as a whole didn’t really work for me though. I don’t know if the pesto really belonged on the plate and I’m just not hugely into parmesan (I think it was parmesan at least). The veggie balls themselves were nice. Tasted very similar to a falafel ball. I was a fan, but again I wasn’t entirely sure that it married perfectly with the rest of the meal.
The atmosphere of the place was a bit lacklustre as well. A bit dingy.
On a really positive note (you’ll get why that’s funny in a second), the soundtrack they were playing was awesome. Great music for the whole stay.
My buddy ordered «The Rodfather» which looked really tasty. Maybe the meat dishes are more impressive! The sides also sounded great, but I was pretty filled from the main dish on its own and didn’t order anything else.
To sum it up, the food was pretty good, but I don’t think I’ll be coming back for seconds.

We had:
1) Mac and Cheese w/​Vegetarian meatballs
2) Mushroom Risotto w/​Vegetarian meatballs
3) Brussel Sprouts
4) Brocolli
Like meatballs? Of course you do. Personally, I’ve always believed that food is best consumed in compressed sphere or cube form. Hey Meatball definitely has the former covered.
There are some easy positives for me to reinforce here: The menu is small but it was still really hard for us to choose because everything sounded delicious. And, of the main courses, the menu delivered. The Mac and Cheese and Risotto were both tasty, and packed with large globes of veggie meat. There was enough food for us to have lunch the next day.
I’ve seen other reviewers gripe over the prices, and I was skeptical looking at the menu. But, I think they toe the line of reason so whether or not they are overpriced could go either way — yes, it is expensive for an ordinary bowl of spaghetti and meatballs. However, these meatballs are better than ordinary as are the dishes surrounding them. I don’t imagine you’ll find this caliber of meatball dish at any other restaurant for cheaper but I think the perception shifts because it is self-​serve and your food doesn’t get hand delivered by a waiter.
The sides, on the other hand, do seem overpriced. They ranged from $ 4 to $ 7. And while there was nothing substantially wrong with the dishes flavour-​wise, the price is just a touch overboard for boiled brussel sprouts and steamed broccoli. And the combination of expensive sides with the fact that this is essentially a self-​serve joint and the main dishes’ come close to the threshold of «over-​priced» keeps HM from a 4-​star rating for me. But don’t let that scare you off — these balls are good!

After a girls night in my friend and I decided to satisfy our hunger by hitting up this spot that I’ve been wanting to try for 3 years.
It was a slow Sunday night, the staff was friendly, atmosphere and decoration in the space was nice and cozy, a subject for conversation that night.
I ordered the rigatoni main dish while she ordered the spaghetti.
Taste Test: sauce was seasoned well, meatballs were firm yet smooth. Added spice gave it a nice kick, though a little salty. The rigatoni pasta was hard so I sent it back. The staff was friendly and had no problems remaking it. Bringing it out again, the pasta was still hard lol. I ate it anyway since it still tasted great but they could work on that a bit more. As it is thicker than spaghetti, it should be kept in boiling water longer and taste tested before being served.
The spaghetti dish was made right, sauce was fresh and noodles looked homemade.

Went couple weeks ago. Price value very good. Tasted very good. Not sure if they had AC since they opened the doors & there were some flies flying around (not a lot But still a little bothersome). Food was amazing though. Nice small menu. Don’t forget to order their homemade drinks! It’s pretty awesome.

This place accidentally served me meat and I am a vegan (I had ordered their vegan beanball sub), on a night when there were literally two people including me in the restaurant.
So yeah, won’t be going back anytime soon.

Un des meilleurs spaghettis que j ai pu avoir à Toronto ! Le seul hic était le service, la serveuse semblait dans un mauvais jour et était super froide !
C’est assez plaisant de pouvoir apercevoir les cuisines quand tu attends ton plat. L’attente n’est pas trop longue même quand c’est bondé !

Legit. I would come back to Canada for this place.
Cool staff, chill, quirky atmosphere, and great food.
The chicken meatballs were flavorful, with a chunky, tangy tomato sauce and delicious crispy buttery slices of bread. The root vegetables side was amazing. Out included celery root, carrots, sweet potato… and maybe other stuff… point is… it was roasted perfectly, not too crunchy, not too mushy, with excellent flavoring.
It took us all our power not to come back to the same place before leaving (we have to try other things!). We hope they expand to the US soon!

Came here for dinner on Friday after a long, traffic filled drive. I told Brad that the only thing I want to eat is comfort food. Hey Meatball was just what I wanted.
The food was wonderful! I ordered the spaghetti and meatballs and Brad ordered the Rodfather. The sauce and meatballs had a great spice. Brad said the Rodfather was great too. I really wanted to come back Saturday night too, but Brad shot that down.
The service was super! The cashier knew we were from out of town and actually gave us a list of places and bars to go to. It was very helpful. If I could, I would give the service 6 stars.
I definitely will be coming back!

The Rodfather is a really great sandwich. I was a little distracted by the fact that I felt obliged to say «Hey» to all the meatballs. It made me feel like we were friends. The sandwich was delicious despite the fact that I hit it off with a few of the meatballs.
Instant connection with the salad. Currently married with 3 kids (baby tomatoes) with the salad. Don’t try the salad. She’s mine. We’re married.

It’s obvious but their meatballs are delicious!!! I also like how they handmade my cream soda and it was so tasty. The restaurant was simple and to the point nothing fancy. The staff was free day and service was fast. Will drop by when I’m in the area again!

Ordered mac& cheese. Since the meatball is the feature, I won’t much attention on the mac&cheese. What I expected for meatball: juicy, chewy, tight, but this one is dry, soft (?). One good thing is the little spice in it.
And it’s really really really really salty.
For the mac&cheese, it tastes so thick that I was n’t able to finish it.
I like its canteen setting. Friendly staff. But the cleanliness is average.
It is more like a community based place. Kind of disappointed for traveling 30 minutes.

I’ve been here twice with my family and love the food. Very good. I’ve ordered the veggie meatballs and they were excellent. My husband ordered the regular meatballs and he enjoyed them too. The coleslaw-​salad (can’t remember what it’s called on the menu) is really, really good. It’s a mixture of different hardy greens. If you like vinegar/​oil coleslaw dressings, you’ll enjoy it.
The food is 5 stars but I am taking away one star for a few reasons. First, they only take cash. They seriously need to take debit but I guess cash only makes for easy accounting ;-) Second, though the food is great, it’s still expensive considering the portion you get. Third, when my husband asked for more cheese, the lady said he would have to pay another Dollar for it. They only put a few sprinkles of cheese on his meal. They wouldn’t add a little more without him paying a dollar. They should be ashamed for that. Luckily for them the food is really good. If we’re in the area we will go back (but bring our own cheese) ;-).

Super friendly staff but I’m not super stoked about the meatballs here. Gave it a try because it was featured on triple D. Ordered the rodfather and meatballs were a little too salty (too much Parmesan) and not enough marinara sauce. But that salad that comes with it is so delicious! Stuff it in the sandwich and it makes a whole lot of difference. Had great expectations but left feeling ok. Give it a try for your own experience though!

I don’t do review updates often, but I’ve just gotta upgrade these guys to a five star. They’re just that good.
The Rodfather & salad combo I got tonight was out-​of-​this-​world. The salad consisted of pickled radish and beets (SO insanely good), various lettuces including what I think was Swiss chard, cucumber and red peppers. The folks at Hey Meatball must have read my previous review and taken notes because it wasn’t overly acidic at all this time. And the Rodfather was perfect. The meatballs actually melted in my mouth — have you ever had a meatball melt in your mouth?!! Man oh man.
For those commenting on the price factor, most mains are $ 13 — tax included. That’s only $ 11.50 before tax which is pretty reasonable for one of the best salads and meatball sandwiches you’ll probably ever eat in your life.
Absolutely no complaints!

I don’t understand how they can justify charging $ 15 a dish for a self serve, mediocre food, and dirty establishment.
Self serve. The place is small, I don’t understand how you can have three people working and not offer service during a non-​rush period. For the 40 or so minutes we were there it was a large group, the two of us and one take out order. It won’t kill you to drop our food of at the table. Charge $ 9 – 10 and whatever, I’ll take self serve because at least it makes sense for the price. Also LOVED the guy who took our order like we were interrupting his life.
Mediocre food. We ordered the East Coaster and Polenta. The East Coaster was hella delicious but mostly due to the lovely ciabatta bun. The salad on the plate was inedible. It was completely pickled and not in a good way. I LOVE pickled vegetables and I could barely choke down a green bean. The Polenta was nothing special and overly salted. The meatballs were the worst part. This is a dish anyone could make at home and takes no skill.
Dirty. We sat near their front window. I pulled out my chair and the chair frame was sticky. The window sill was COVERED with midges. We walked across to the café and their window sill had a few midges too, but not like at Hey Meatball.

My boyfriend and I came to this spot on Labour day. and it was open! So they get one star on that end. When we called to see if they were open the response we got made us smile. We were told they close «At 9:59 and 59 seconds!» Now that is a fun response!
Alright now onto the actual place! First, the atmosphere was alright. You order at the register and then go sit down and wait for them to call your name. Now that was my favourite part! They yell «Hey (insert name)» Now that just adds to the experience and to the name of the place!
Secondly, the food was very flavourful! We had ordered the famous «Rodfather» and «Burger Ball.» The sandwiches were a good size and very filling! We also ordered the 3 meatballs and bread. One word: Awesome! The flavour profiles were there and even a balance of flavours. Acidic, sweet and salty. Perfecto! The one downfall? The homemade sauce was watery on the meatballs. That is the reason for the loss of a star.
Would I return to this joint? Absolutely! I do recommend it to anyone wanting to try a little hole in the wall place! We will be back soon!

On top of spaghetti,
All covered with cheese,
There were 3 meatballs (Omnomnom)
Give me more, please!
Hey Meatball has been on my list for awhile!
I was on my way to the Royal Cinema and stopped in to grab a bite and get out of the cold.
It’s not a big place and it was reasonably busy for a Monday night.
I wasn’t sure what to order and even though I was tempted by the signature Rodfather, I thought it might be too heavy.
They recommended that I get the 3 meatballs and garlic toast ($ 7) and a salad ($ 5).
The meatballs were piping hot and super melty-​soft.
I savored each wonderful warm and juicy bite!
Mmmmmeatball.
Sooooo goood.
I don’t think I can ever have Ikea meatballs again.
(Okay, I lie. Obviously, Hey Meatball is clearly a cut above rest, but I won’t turn down Ikeaballs).
The salad was a lot more filling and larger than expected.
Delicious kale and cauliflower with a light vinaigrette. I was surprised that it actually was worth $ 5 dollars for a side salad.
Hey Meatball! I’ll be back for more.
I was going to insert a balls pun here, but I won’t. :P

Ah la prétention de la jeunesse. Oui les ‘meatballs’ sont bons, mais la cuisine ressemble plus à une cour de récré par l’atmosphère qui y règne: ce projet semble être celui d’un petit groupe de ‘hipsters’, ces néo-​bourgeois bohèmes qui s’imaginent avoir tout découvert et tout inventé. Ça plaît, enfin ça plaît beaucoup à cette nouvelle génération qui croit que le service c’est parler et plaisanter avec ses copains en prenant votre commande. Et surtout, laissez vos mioches courir partout en hurlant, la vie ce n’est que du Montessori à grande échelle …