Longo’s

This is a great location. It is clean, displays are very nice and lots of staff to help you out. By far, the best thing about this store is their prepared meals section. For $ 6.00 you get a huge portion of food with a meat and two sides. You can’t beat it. Their fresh pizza is also extremely good!

What is it about Longos? The parking lot is always full but the store seems empty?
This is not the only location I have experienced this, the one on Highway 7 is the same.
Anyway, this store is nicely laid out and seems bigger than other locations, but there wasn’t anything about it that would lure me away from the Loblaws where I usually shop.
The organic produce was all together which was convenient.
Went to customer service to inquire about the Longo’s grocery bins and had to wait since someone took their groceries to check out there — if there were no cashiers, or no 1 – 16 items cashiers, I would understand, but that wasn’t the case — this woman just didn’t want to wait in line.
I sensed an air of Leaside self entitlement, that will likely keep me from returning.

Fantastic store!
Only negative was that they sell so called «Macedonian Style Feta» wrong on many levels. Greek or Bulgarian? Thank you

Longo’s used to be a bit expensive. Not any more. Virtually everything in the store is cheaper than Sobey’s and Metro and they are competitive with Loblaw’s. No store in the GTA beats this Longo’s for variety and freshness. They are constantly looking to see if there are slowdowns at the meat, fish, deli counters and will add staff if there are any lineups. They are the only store that I know of that will add «baggers» at the checkouts during busy time.

Staff here goes «the extra mile» when you need help. They seem only too happy to take you to the aisle where the product you are looking for is located. Other places we go just say go to aisle «so and so» and that’s one of the major reasons we shop there. There is a major name grocery store right across the street from where we live, but we prefer to take tat little drive that takes us to Longos.

The pizza is usually really good at the wood oven but at times the service is horrid and slow.
The counter staff varies from excellent to rude and sluggish.
Be prepared to wait a long time for your pizza if they have friends and staffers to accommodate.
Pesto pizza is really good if you have a long time to wait. The price is very reasonable.

I think the ratings are a little jacked up for this place. It looks really pretty, but it’s still just an over-​priced grocery store. I go here all the time but rarely buy a thing because anything that catches my eye I can get much cheaper elsewhere. The one thing that does keep me going back regularly is the Thursday pizza special. It’s a quick way to feed us if I don’t feel like cooking after work and the pizza is ok. Metro’s Wednesday pizza is better, though.

My all time favourite place to go grocery shopping. Most of the employees are very helpful and friendly. Been there many many times and have only encountered an unfriendly cashier once or twice! The place is clean and well organized!
There is even a bar upstairs where you can order food and drinks. It’s really a one stop shop!
Thanks for making grocery shopping so awesome!

Best grocery store in the area. Great selection of organic produce. High quality produce. Decent prices. Clean store.

Absolutely love this Longo’s. Live down the street and this literally increased my quality of life by 20% I’d say. Can get a fresh dinner from the hot bar any night of the week for between $ 6-​$ 10. Pizza is amazing as well and very reasonably priced. Great selection, great service, even have a dining area that serves wine and beer upstairs!

Tweeted a complaint about poor merchandising and pricing on bulk almonds and was impressed by how fast the Longo’s customer care team went into action. They not only listened and replied but also changed their process within the store to ensure the almonds were clearly and properly priced! Nice to be heard, nice to be taken seriously so quickly.

Once a week we stop by. They have everything. and the little mall has everything you mmight need for the week.

There are lot of competing grocery stores in the area, with both Loblaw’s and Sobey’s within a 2 minute drive and a Metro and ValuMart within a 10 minute drive.
This store is new, clean and large. Italian cookies by weight are delicious, definitely recommend if you like marzipan ($ 30/​kg ~ 6 small cookies for $ 2).
The potato salad and the potato salad deluxe were both disappointing: pretty bland and the texture of the potatoes was odd.
There is a Bulk Barn nearby and Olde Yorke Fish and Chips is just up the street.

Very Impressive.
Gotta be the classiest supermarket in town. Produce looks good as always. The overall layout is awesome. From the massive deli area to the lunch food area with ample table/​seating so you can relax while shopping. They really did an exceptional job with the historic building which i think used to be Leaside train station back in the day.

How is is that I haven’t written a review of this place when it’s my go-​to grocery store?!
In an old factory, the architecture is pretty neat. This Longo’s is huge and houses many grocery store products along with a wine bar, a cooking class area, a Starbucks and a pizzeria. As it’s in a plaza, there are heaps of parking spots.
Given the ‘newness’ of this place and it’s aesthetically pleasing aspect, I thought that prices here would be higher than their counterparts. However, the prices here are either the same or in some instances cheaper than the nearby grocery stores. Further, I find the service to be amazing — whenever in need of help, I can easily find 2 – 3 people to help me.
A random perk (imho) is the fact that the bags are free ! And they’re great quality bags that I often reuse many (many) times.
Woohoo, yahoo, wahoo !
A 5-​star here.

The prices are slightly higher than Real Canadian/​Loblaws/​Sobeys, but looking around they have quality produce and meats. I love the premade meatballs. About the price of buying lean ground beef in Loblaws but premade meatballs mean I don’t have to get my hands dirty. Only thing I couldn’t find was the organic chicken. The pre-​cooked foods look really good, and even in a grocery store I like the ambiance. It has the look of a boutique grocer but definitely cheaper than going to McEwans. I think I’ll have to keep an eye on the sales at Longos too now!

I first discovered Corks this summer when I went for lunch with my friend Akash. I am so happy I took his recommendation. I was amazed by the location, value, execution, the food and beverage offerings, the servers… I had a fresh 10 inch pizza and a pint of craft beer for ten dollars. Holy f— thought I; got to tell people about this place, and I did! A month later I dragged my antique scout buddy Danny for some lunch at the new location on Laird Drive. He had the steak sandwich and I had the meat-​lovers pizza and a can of Dennison’s Wheat Beer. He loved it. Same great, food, value products and execution even nicer location. Our servers were kind and knowledgeable without being beer weenies. It is a open air loft overlooking the prepared food and produce areas Outstanding view of food preparation and the marsala like clientèle who appear to be actually enjoying themselves doing their groceries. Now I knew I had to write about this place and that I didn’t have the resources to do it right. I called the Head Office to get more info; I was invited to a community meet and greet to explain and show off the new location; Sure and thank you very much. I decided to invite my good friend Kurt (the Chef at the Hot House). He accepted with some reticence (something about a bad food experience for him and his son at Greek Restaurant I took them to). My buddy knows his stuff and I wanted to make sure my enthusiasm was rooted in reality. I could sense his scepticism start to disappear like a parka during a Chinook as soon as we walked in. I had to get him a name tag, a drink and to try some food.
Oh my relieve when I realized it wasn’t the koolaid. He was impressed. Our hosts (though they didn’t show it) were more impressed with him than me. His latent food snob only appeared to remind me twice that we weren’t trying Roast Beef but Canadian Prime Rib and did I realize how rare it was. Perhaps part of my brain had disappeared in beef saturated seratonins the same way the Prime Rib (lightly covered with house seasoning) had melted in my mouth. Having lived in Alberta for over a decade had taught me a thing or two about beef, but when your guest is a tall chef with a firm English accent you suck it up.
Our hosts were a wonderful combination of quiet confidence, pride, knowledge, listening skills and effective communication. The food snob in me thought we were smartest foodies in the house and consequently were getting special treatment (NOT). Anthony Longo gave a few minute talk that was full of generosity and props for the team that built and runs the operation; while paying homage to Longo‘s history and deep roots in Toronto and the 905. His delivery was awesome in it‘naïve sincerity. Sharing pride, offering service, a passion for food and most importantly; listening. My bullshit meter was comatose; these folks were inspiring me.
Now I was shaken by the knowledge that I was lacking the skills to explain what this place is about in it‘s complexity and diverse offerings. My fear and clumsiness have subsided, my lack of talent remains the same.
Boy oh boy how I like this place.
HERE GOES
Location
Growing up in Winnipeg in the 60‘s and 70‘s made me a huge fan of Edwardian and Victorian commercial architecture and any attempts made to save, reuse and revitalize it. They had me before I walked in the door.
Here‘s how it looked before
And Now
Lot‘s of parking. TTC by Laird Bus from Eglington or Donlands station. Not the greatest frequency of service Straight North on Bayview from Downtown. The location is a old manufactoring area that is being reinvented as a mixed comercial residential. To the East; the new Canadian vibrancy of Thorncliffe Park. To the West; staid leafy Leaside once the biggest WASP nest in Toronto. Leaside is now becoming as diverse as any older, very wealthy area can be.
Taken from Global Toronto;‘
TORONTO — A Leaside landmark once home to a service shop for steam locomotives is now a bustling Longo’s food market.
«To take this 40 foot high ceiling and turn it into a magnificent marketplace for food lovers, we’re really excited to open it up to the City of Toronto,» said Longo’s CEO Anthony Longo.
The 48,000 square foot supermarket is Longo’s 25^th to open in the Greater Toronto Area.
The former Canadian Northern Railway Easter Lines Locomotive Shop built in 1919 is a heritage building Longo’s designers wanted to maintain as its centerpiece.
«While preserving its heritage, the Longo’s team looks forward to bringing our passion for food, unrivalled expertise and reputation for outstanding quality, service and value to the Leaside community,» said Longo.
In addition to the vintage look, the new store also houses a casual dining restaurant, coffee shop, cooking school, pharmacy, and its first ever veggie bar.
I think the huge lighting fixtures bring down the ceiling without obstructing the view. They should win a awar

Wow, this is a new, beautiful and well stocked grocery store in Leaside. The selection is good and prices in line with all the big players. Watch for sales and enjoy the atmosphere. They have a beer & wine lounge upstairs and have a wine store too. Love it!

Longo’s started off originally selling produce by the Longo brothers and has now expanded in to a quality grocer minus the snobbery.
This particular location is housed in a former locomotive repairs complex, and many of the original elements have been maintained or otherwise incorporated in to the design of the store.
You’ll find the standard prepared foods, deli, seafood, meat and bakery counters but also an extensive variety. They have a dedicated kosher freezer, an extensive Italian imports cookies aisle, and all sorts of interesting products that I certainly haven’t seen at my local Superstore or Metro.
They carry a lot of specialty items and even have their own gourmet coffee station where beans are roasted and grinded on site. For the lazier coffee drinker there is a Starbucks.
The prices are less expensive than Metro and probably more on par with Loblaws.
Corks is an in-​store restaurant offering Ontario wines and craft brews. You can grab a beer and a half-​dozen oysters for $ 10. Not a bad place to be during Happy Hour?