Sadie’s Diner & Juice Bar

–5 stars literally saw the ‘chef’ lick her fingers over and over again while I waited for my orange juice. Then she started setting up people’s dishes … With her bare hands… Disgusting place… Extremely unsanitary!!! After waiting 10mins to receive my orange juice while almost puking watching the levels of sanitation plummet more and more I was then presented with half a cup of juice. When I asked to upgrade to a full cup I was then told that’s the only amount I can buy? Okay guess they don’t want to make money.
Tip– save yourself the nausea go somewhere else

I couldn’t concentrate on the mildew or subpar food because this place is INFESTED WITH FLIES. Flew into mouth while eating. I left. INFESTED. Ugh.

The ambiance of this little diner is crazy cute. It’s an old-​school, no-​frills diner with healthy made-​to-​order food.
I can’t get enough of the breakfast burrito. It’s fantastic, a great size, and so incredibly healthy. I know I should branch out and try more, but it’s honestly great.

Stopped by Sadie’s with a few friends who swear by it.
Although the prices are up there (for breakfast platters at least) you won’t find yourself with a big plate or feeling full when you finish. The food is good for what you get, but the price could be lower/​serving increased.
Vegan and gluten-​free options for most if not all things, definite plus.
Great fries, pretty okay grilled cheese, got the non-​vegan cheese and it was quite tough to chew.
Worth checking out, but don’t expect diner prices or plate sizes.
Waitress was friendly, service was on the slower side.

Saw a deal on Groupon for this so thought I would try it out. Sort of like a hippie place if you’re into that sort of thing.
Had the huevos rancheros which was OK but since the last rancheros dish I had I was in Vegas that maybe an unfair comparison. However the eggs weren’t hot and only warm when it came.
Also ordered the veggie burger which was disappointing. The milk shake I got was way to thick for the tiny straw they gave with it. Had a hard time sucking it up.
True, I’m not a vegetarian but in terms of the quality of food I didn’t find it amazing even compared to regular diner food.

Nothing special. I went on a Saturday at 11:30am with a friend of mine for brunch, and there were only 2 tables left in the back. I ordered the Huevos Racheros, with a squeezed juice of Apple, Ginger and Lemon. Overall, there wasn’t anything memorable with the service, the food or the atmosphere/​vibe of the place. The freshly squeeze juice was amazing, but everything else wasn’t out of the ordinary.
I might come back if I’m in the neighbourhood, but otherwise, I probably won’t go back.

Came here for dinner as a group of 4 a while ago and we each ordered a dish and shared. Fab! Ordered a green smoothie (no longer on the menu?) as well and that tasted great. Sat in the back on a picnic table — that was fun.

A superlative hippie café.
Vegetarian friendly eating done right.
Huge servings.
Interesting touches and flavors everywhere.
The house baby green salad is rolling in dried cranberries and edamame along with a very kicky mustard dressing. Each serving is big enough to feed the entire Royal Vegetarian Army.
The house non-​caffeine beverage is hot lemon juice with fresh ginger. They will offer you maple syrup or honey for it if you want but it is absolutely fine straight as served.
Medicinal, bracing, energizing and it tastes good too.
Great omelets.
Savory breakfast potatoes with enough spice to be interesting without being distracting.
Huge plates of mexican style huevo dishes.
A keeper, definitely.

The best vegetarian/​vegan restaurant in Toronto.
I’ve been here multiple times. The food is extremely reasonably priced and you get a lot of it. When I take my girlfriend we share the entire three course meal as it fills us easily. Extremely delicious. Also, who doesn’t love bottomless coffee? You must try the vegan cheese cake. The tofu sandwich is insanely good and well presented. You can also customize your fresh fruity drinks! They also have a very good selection of beer and wine, which also includes vegan options.
I highly recommend this place to people of all dietary lifestyles.

Was really excited to try this place out because of all the vegan options!
Upon arrival, my two friends and I were told to choose any seats at the back. A table with three seats was the one we chose, and a server came by and took away a giant platter of salt and pepper, and wiped the table with a cloth while we were there. This made the entire table wet and smell kind of funny. We then got our menus.
I ordered the breakfast burrito with the vegan option (scrambled tofu and daiya cheese), and got a side salad instead of home fries. I also ordered a custom beet, carrot, and orange juice. The food arrived quite quickly, and the portions were quite large and filling! The burrito itself was well seasoned, fresh, and very satisfying in general. Then again, I’m a burrito kind of girl. The juice was beautifully red, but a little too beet-​y for me. I like beets in my juice, but I really had hoped the orange would come through a bit more.
I also ordered a vegan wild blueberry cheesecake, which I enjoyed very much. It was light, airy, and delicious! Would come back here just for that, and for more of their vegan desserts. I was excited to try their pumpkin pie, but the server had told me that they just ran out. Boo :(
The décor, although appreciated by other Unilocalers, actually kind of creeped me out. Has anyone watched that episode of Spongebob where Gary runs away and gets kidnapped by a creepy old lady? Yep. That’s what I imagine the creepy old lady’s house looks like. The restaurant was also really REALLY cold, and I felt the need to wear my winter coat inside to keep warm. Not cool.
Overall, I had a somewhat decent experience here. I really enjoyed the food, however, so I will probably be back to try more vegan breakfast options that are not really available in other parts of the city. Three stars for filling burritos and yummy vegan desserts!

Live down the street, heard this place wasn’t bad. Walked in alone to grab something quick to eat. Stood at the counter for 5 mins while the staff stared at me awkwardly.
I was kind of confused as to whether they were staff or not but eventually one of them got up and asked me what I would like. Not hi, not welcome, not can I get you a table, just what would you like.
I got a table and waited 10mins. No one came to the table to take a drink or food order of any kind. I got fed up and had enough poor service for one day so I walked out. I won’t be going back.
I’ve been working in restaurants and diners for years. I’m a manager at the biggest sports bar in North America. If you can’t even greet a customer and make them feel welcome you’ve already failed miserably.
It wasn’t busy at all. The staff were just much more interested in having a conversation than doing anything resembling work.
Too bad.

Good selection for vegetarians and vegans
Delicious food
Really nice staff
We came in near closing time they were happy to still cook us up a full meal

Walking up to this place, I wasn’t sure what to expect… it was pretty divey and in kind of an off the beaten path location in Toronto, near Graffiti Alley. When I stepped in, I kind of felt like I was lost at a truck stop in Texas, and Sadie was going to pop up at the perfect moment to feed me and get me back on the road.
But it wound up being a little cozier than that. Sadie’s is a vegetarian/​vegan place that serves traditional breakfast meals without the meat, and with substitutes that taste pretty close to the real thing. The waitresses were super friendly and attentive. I had the Vegan Rancheros, which was scrambled tofu with refried beans, guacamole and salsa on crispy corn tortillas. I can’t remember the last time I was moved to poetry by tofu but this dish makes the cut of one of the best non-​meat breakfasts I’ve had in a long time. I had a drink called the «citrus sunrise» with grapefruit and ginger that was memorably yummy.
Also, it seems that someone who worked very hard to collect Pez dispensers has found an installation space here. There is a «Wall of Pez» with hundreds of these things, lined up one after the other. Without reading into why one may have collected quite so many Pez dispensers, it seems to have found a niche around the ambience and totally «fits».
I’ll see you soon, Sadie!

Nice waitress but über slow service. They made a mistake with my order and took about 45 min till I was finally able to chow down. My friend finished eating at that point. The waitress felt bad and didn’t charge me, but from reading other reviews it seems like it’s not their first time that this happened. Food was ok… nothing special though.
Wasn’t sure if the spread on my rye was butter or margarine. Was never asked or mentioned on the menu.

I like the laid back atmosphere; it is quirky dinner with a pretty astounding collection of PEZ dispensers.
The service was very slow and my order was wrong. It was corrected but it took nearly an hour for my meal to finally arrive.
The food was decent but not amazing. I tried the Huevos Rancheros, the Vegi-​Burger and the faux chicken drum sticks each of which were OK. Having been a long term vegetarian, I’ve had a lot better in the city elsewhere. Overall, it was a fairly flat experience

My favourite time to go to Sadie’s is in the evening during the week. Lunchtime and weekend brunch are too busy for me.
My go-​to choices are the vegan lasagne, the veggie drumsticks or the Sheppard pie. Delicious!

Sad to say after a few weeks of bugging my boyfriend to check Sadie’s, «come on, you butt, there’s a groupon!» (and great Unilocal reviews), we went and were disappointed.
It was a mixture of blah food and a very unhelpful waitress that got me. I was excited to eat here for the gluten free options and really liked the sounds of the lunch burrito — when I asked for the burrito filling to just be put on top of the corn torillas from the huevos rancheros to skip le gluten our waitress coldly replied, «No, they won’t do that.» And that was the end of it. Confusing because ONE: who is «they», and TWO: the toppings are really very similar aren’t they? If I’m not mistaken, just trade out the eggs for vegetarian chili and you’d have a happy (and maybe returning) customer. Sometimes it’s that easy. And sometimes people are strikingly lazy.
Anyways, food was alright, nothing to write home about– what’s with the not homemade guac? It’s very easy to tell.
Overall happy I had a groupon so we didn’t have to pay full price.

I find that when it comes to brunching, there’s a divide between meaty and meatless brunches: if you’re a meat eater, brunch tends to be a basic, usually greasy meal of potatoes, eggs, bacon and toast. If you go to a vegetarian/​vegan restaurant, brunch is a frilly meal with fruit, fancy sauces, and garnishes. Sadie’s is the perfect meld of the two. Their food is all vegetarian or vegan, but it’s simple and basic. Think tofu scrambles with toast and home fries, or chocolate chip pancakes served with banana slices and maple syrup. No fancy garnishes, no embellished descriptions on the menu — just good, basic food. I’m a fan!

What better restaurant combination could exist in the world than an old school vegetarian restaurant and a diner? The fast, friendly, and not entirely clean atmosphere of a diner and the bohemian, pierced-​and-​tatted flashback to the 1990s before they were hip, classic vegetarian restaurant. Sadie’s nails both things so seamlessly, I’m amazed more places don’t adopt this genre marriage.
Getting there at breakfast time, I figured I’d hit their wheel house and I was right. I got an fried egg sandwich with veggie bacon. While the eggs on the sandwich were just average, the veggie bacon was so realistic tasting, I put it on the side to savor last. While I’m not sure the sandwich was worth $ 7 (the size was more about $ 5), it was a good sandwich.
The sandwich did come with french fries and a homemade pickle. The fries were a bit on the bland (as in not salty) side, but extra salt and mustard really brought out their flavor. The pickle was dilly, tangy brilliance.
What really makes this place really worthwhile though is the decorations. It’s a veritable Pez museum with what seems like almost a thousand dispensers against the back wall. And the staff, while slightly aloof at times, definitely do a good job at getting food out on a timely basis.
I love that they offer both vegan and vegetarian options on most of their items and the crowd watching here is superb (it ranges from «normal» brunchers to dirty punk rockers). And there’s, of course, local art to check out (some of which is fascinatingly weird). The whole experience of Sadie’s is cool. But not overly hip since it’s still, after all, a diner.

Definitely pride myself on being a regular here (especially given that I don’t live in the neighbourhood). Their relaxed diner atmosphere just makes me feel so at home.
The service is always stellar! There’s generally only one chef and one server at a time. Even so, I never feel neglected and don’t have to wait too long for a meal.
Love the pregnant Asian lady waitress — she’s always so nice and chatty. And the owner’s really friendly too.
They go a bit heavy on the Daiya for my preference, so I always have to ask them to ease up. Favourites are the coney fries, perogies, and burritos. I don’t recommend the huevos racheros or quesadillas because I find both have too much Daiya and not enough veggies.