Mucho Burrito @ Urban Eatery (Eaton Centre)

First unveiled to the public on September 1st, Urban Eatery is the plush new food court located in the Eaton Centre. Congestion and pandemonium are part and parcel of the everyday Eaton Centre experience. Perhaps I am a bit agoraphobic because those traits are always enough to keep me away from this downtown shopping Mecca. But, upon learning of the $48 million (CAD) that was invested in this "re-vitalization" project, I was curious to see what that large sum of money looks like in brick and mortar.

The sleek, ultramodern design is a cut above the standard food court aesthetic. The absence of garbage receptacles and many disposable eating implements have an equally distinguishing effect. (Reusable utensils and plates, collection stations and an enormous dishwasher form part of the new waste reduction system). But, what about the food? Shouldn't that be just as important as - if not more than - the fanfare? 

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The Meat Deatbeat - Domino's Pizza on Queen East

I have never made my penchant for Domino's Pizza a secret, despite the ridicule and scoldings I would surely be subjected to following disclosure of that fact. Some would say it is cookie-cutter crap - as dull and unpalatable as Delissio, the frozen convenience variety. While I admit that the latter is more welcome in the trash can than my mouth, I salivate at the mere thought of Domino's Pizza. So, I lazily offer this familiar platitude as my defense: there's no accounting for taste. 

This past Saturday, my boyfriend and I had a dreadful experience at Thai One On on Queen West, where we dined on Pad Thai that was soaked in about two liters worth of ketchup and a serving of chicken satay that was so dry it required the jaws of a hyena to masticate. Hunger be damned, we were so disgusted by the offerings that we fled (thoroughly screwed, of course, considering we paid for food that we didn't couldn't eat).

Tired, frustrated and eager to be fed, we opted for delivery pizza. Guess who we called?