Xtreme Taste

I decided to pay a visit due to the stellar reviews. I was so disappointed after my visit. I walked in at around 2pm. The lady at the front was bitter and sour, and I felt extremely unwelcome. I had to squint at the menu on the wall because it was practically gone (menu is written in chalk). I felt rushed even though I was the only customer at the moment. I decided to go with the chicken and beef. I chose three salads, and most of the options were empty so I went with what was left. While the lady was scooping my food, she started coughing and would openly cough to the side while holding the spoon… so her mouth was not covered. When finished scooping the food, she moved to the cash register and waited without saying a word. I expected at least «5 dollars» but she just stood there waiting. The chicken is a tiny piece and rather dry, and the beef is not tasty. But it is 5 dollars. While sitting on the chairs by the window, she was coughing and blowing her nose. Not a great experience and very unsanitary practises. I don’t know how this place managed to get such great reviews.

I love this place. I used to go here often for lunch with conworkers when I was working on bloor/​yonge. It’s a quick bite to eat type of restaurant for takeout. Make sure to go a bit earlier because the lunch line up forms quick and they run out of food. I don’t think they have dinner service.
Food: 4/​5, great for vegetarians who want a lot of options. I usually went for the three vegetable plate or the veal sandwich with salad.
Service: 3/​5, nice ladies and just typical service
Ambience: 2/​5, not much here, it’s very tight and small sqfoot of people in queue.
Price: 5/​5, it’s like $ 7-​ish person for a great selection of Mediterranean food.

This is a very small joint hidden away in Yorkville — if not for my coworker who introduced me to this place, I would have walked right past it.
I ordered a sea bass combo and my friend ordered a chicken sandwich. The sea bass was quite fresh and tender. It broke apart easily when eating and was not dry at all. It is served on a bed of rice along with two sides. Portion wise — it is more than enough for lunch. I didn’t see the bed of rice so I got their macaroni salad — tasted great but too many carbs for my liking.
The chicken sandwich was good as well — except it was a pita rather than a sandwich. This place had other menu options including a smoked salmon sandwich (or pita?) so I will be coming back to this place.
Did I mention that this lunch was really cost effective considering the neighbourhood and average cost of meals?

Unbeatable price and good salads. Unhealthy unchangeable deep fried veggie option and rude service.
I asked if I could switch the deep fried veggie ball for some extra sallad, the lady roled eyes and muttered something along the Iines of «oh my God it is three salads for five dollars, no substitutions».

Found the place on Unilocal and very very happy to have found it. The portions are large and the food is fantastic and fresh. Be prepared to stand in line.

This is the best lunch in the city for those of us who are health conscious and flavour loving. The first time I stopped in, I almost didnt believe they only wanted $ 5 for a huge box of beautiful salads that were literally heaping with a nice serving of grilled chicken on top. FOR $ 5 dollars!!!
The move at Extreme is to get the salad special, which is a choice of 3 salads (i usually opt for fattoush, bulgur and chickpea but i mix it up alot and they have 7+ salad choices) with either chicken or sea bass and calamari on top.
honestly its incredibly and I try and schedule my day so i’m in the area and can hop in there for lunch 2−3x week.
if you’re obscenely hungry, get 2 combos (ive done this, and saved the second salad for a pre-​dinner meal).

Been eating here for lunch everyday for the last 3 years. Their fatouche salad is quite popular but might be too sour for some. Healthy, cheap lunches — how can you go wrong with that? Besides, it’s only $ 5. Only thing is the line can get really long past 12pm especially during summer times. Be ready to have to wait in line at times.

Swung by at around 11:15am for an early lunch and got the sea bass with rice and 2 salads. They took the rice out of a weird white tub but it was still hot and delicious. They didn’t give me too much rice or fish, but gave me lots of salad. The food tasted great and as everyone commented, the salads were very very lemony/​vinegary but super fresh! I don’t think the fish is seabass, rather it’s probably dory, a less expensive fish. In any case, It was a great deal for $ 6 including tax (cash only). I can’t wait to come back tomorrow!
Tip: I always ask for hummus on the side which they provide at no additional cost

$ 6 for a healthy lunch! Long line ups during lunch but they are fast. You get a ton of food and when you finish you won’t feel gross because it’s clean eating.

$ 5 for an unreal veal wrap and a couple salad sides. It’s all clearly homemade and you should do yourself a favor and skip the franchises to come here. I’m glad places like this exist.
Cash only, and there’s very minimal seating. Grab and go style

This restaurant is mediocre at best. Let me set the scene when you walk in: low ceilings, peeling brown wallpaper, an indefinable bad small wafting through the air, a glass fridge with vats of indescribable food items, and a microwave constantly on the go.
The food wasn’t awful, it was just completely uninteresting. The one positive aspect of Xtreme Taste is the price. It is dirt cheap. For 5 $ you get a mountain of food.
I ordered chicken and salad for $ 5. Let’s break down my dish:
1. Spinach and onion salad: very vinegary, simple ingredients, uninteresting sauce.
2. Bulgur salad: best of everything I tried, but still, tasteless, oily, uninteresting.
3. Coleslaw: way too vinegar-​y, bland
4. Chicken: overcooked & dry.
Overall, I don’t recommend this place. It looks dirty and is very boring. Great for a cheap lunch if you’re desperate and broke.

$ 6 for a nice healthy and yummy lunch?! Yes please! It’s hard to come by places like this which are affordable yet yummy and healthy these days. Say goodbye to pricey financial district lunches in this area!
Tip: When the server asks if you want hot sauce, ask for hummus at the same time and you get it for free. It’s delicious!

Everything was reviewed right! Food tasty, light, acidic, generous and loved getting THREE sides with the chicken breast. Pasta, wheat, and cabbage salad were ALL good. I was thinking that I can’t believe I’m eating a larger and better quality meal for much cheaper than Mac D! Yes all for ONLY $ 5 til CLOSE. But they’re closed at 5 PM. If you get the calamari lunch, it’s $ 6 and was recommended by the ladies but be there at 11:30 am. Only thing is the chicken a bit tough.

You will be hard pressed to find a bigger/​tastier/​healthier meal for $ 5 in this area.
All their lunches are $ 5 – 6 and include 1 – 2 proteins (calamari/​chicken/​beef/​falafel/​fish) as well as 2 – 3 choices of fresh salads.
The ladies are friendly and efficient. There is almost always a line up around lunch time buts it’s well worth the wait (15 – 20 minutes usually)!
Bonus… All prices include tax (though they only take cash)

$ 5. $ 5! When was the last time you were able to find a decent, healthy, filling $ 5 lunch anywhere in Toronto, let alone right in Yorkville?
You know you’re in a good spot, when everyone ordering has been there before. «The chicken for you today?» «The usual for me.»
I had the veggie lunch. It came with falafel on a bed of rice with two salad sides. I chose the broccoli thanks to a reviewer here and then the spinach salad. Both of which were packed with flavour. I want to make that broccoli side at home. Vinegary, spicy and garlicy. So many good ‘y’s.
The only downside is they nuked my falafel to heat it up. But most items are ready-​made and when it comes to a cheap, healthy lunch, there isn’t a better spot in the neighbourhood.

After about two years, their sea bass combo has stopped giving out the calamari. They do have a bit too much vinegar in their salads (maybe that is to your taste, but not for mine). I like the portion of the sea bass and they still give some shrimp, but even that seems to be dropping in quantity.
The other pieces have remained the same in quality.
edit: they took out the shrimp, now they have calamari.

Super cheap and delicious. Go before the lunch rush for a grilled chicken salad with potatoes and other raw veggies. I love their broccoli. It’s so crunchy and perfectly peppered with vinegar. This place will redefine your lunch. Head here if you work near Yonge and Bloor for a try. It’s near the Pizza Pizza and they take cash only. $ 5 for a huge lunch and there’s always a line up. Pro-​tip: Go around 11:30 AM or earlier. Pro-​tip 2: There’s no seating so you’ll have to eat on a bench nearby.

Awww Yiiiss. Finally, somewhere in the city where I can get an extremely filling and healthy meal for a fiver. You can either grab rice, 2 salads and some protein, (choice of chicken, beef cutlet, seafood, or a veggie lentil loaf), or health it right up and get a selection of three salads and your protein. Their salads tend to be on the acidic side, with an emphasis on flavouring their food with heaps of lemon juice, pepper and a bit of vinegar, but you can cut that by ordering their pasta or potato salad (which is one of my fav things ever). They’ve also got kick– butt fattoush, coleslaw, bean and veggie salad to choose from. If your feeling sassy and spicey, they will squirt your protein with some excellent hot sauce and tahini.
Now, be warned, there is a line-​up half a block during lunch time. Sometimes you can get lucky and the line-​up will be short, but during good weather, be ready to wait. Going during lunch is also when their ingredients are the freshest; I’ve popped in around 3 pm and their fattoush and coleslaw was limp and soggy, and although it tasted great, that fresh crunch was missing.
But all in all a great little place. The staff look like they want to kill you, but they make great food!

It’s a rare and beautiful thing when you can buy a healthy, tasty, and filling lunch on the cheaps. But wait — this place is also… vegetarian friendly?! Xtreme Taste, you have done the impossible.
There are a multitude of tasty meaty plates also for a similar price, but my favourite is the vegetarian plate, which gets you a veggie pattie/​ball, a spinach phyllo pastry, and 3 sides (various salads and/​or lentil rice). At just $ 5(?!) this is the best vegetarian lunch (nutrition + satisfaction + value wise) I can find in all of downtown Toronto. I will be back whenever possible.

The salads are pre-​prepared and the smoked salmon was packaged. But it’s still pretty good and tasty, but more importantly SUPER cheap! It was like $ 5 for a smoked salmon pita and 2 salads. You can’t beat that.