Most people are probably missing conversations but I'm enjoying the silence. The longer you talk to someone, the more likely they will say something to reveal that they are wankers. So it was pleasure tempered with wariness when I ran into an acquaintance. We talked about innocuous topics like the nice weather and the plants and flowers for sale. They eventually asserted that the many COVID-19 deaths in Long Term Care facilities were due not to systemic neglect but weakened immune systems caused by flu shots.
Our stroll made me aware that The Saj Wraps at Bloor and Dovercourt has finally opened. Perhaps they will do better than the sex shop that hung around for a few years. I'm not sure if this was a second store or a relocation from College St. But starting a business during a pandemic was a stroke of bad luck. So on Friday, I gave them a try.
Their main business was Middle-Eastern wraps. But unlike other stores in the area like The Empire and Laziza, you could choose something other than a pita. They also hedged their bets by offering pasta, pizza, manakish, and pide. Since it has been almost a decade since this area had a pide shop, and Pizza Pide in the East End was too far away, I opted for the spinach and feta pide ($9.50).
It came out piping hot and I settled on a nearby stone bench to have a taste. The dough was a bit too thin to hold comfortably. Each slice threatened to flop over and spill its toppings, no doubt a highly anticipated outcome for the pigeons and sparrows that have descended close by. The ingredients were also too bland. They should have chosen a sharper feta variety to add piquancy. Perhaps the meat choices would be a better mix. But they're not standing out from the local eateries.
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