Hints for Using the Search Facility

Unlike most other similar lists on the Web, our search engine lets you specify a broad variety of combination queries. The following examples describe several common searching scenarios.

  1. I can remember a part of the restaurant name
    You can enter any regular expression in the name and address fields. For example,

    Name: mez

    will return all restaurants that have the letters "mez" anywhere in their name, while

    Name: ^mez

    will return restaurants whose name starts with the letters "mez". This approach is also useful if you cannot remember the exact spelling of a restaurant or street name. expressions are not case-sensitive, so "mez" and "MEZ" are equivalent.

  2. I want to know the restaurants located on a particular street
    Try:

    Address: baldwin

    to obtain a list of restaurants located on Baldwin Street.

  3. I want to know the restaurants located in a particular neighbourhood
    For example, selecting

    Location: Beaches

    will return a list of restaurants located in the Beaches area, while selecting

    Location: East

    will return all restaurants in the East region of Toronto (including Beaches). Selecting

    Location: Beaches, Danforth

    will return restaurants from both neighbourhoods.

  4. Like (2), but restrict to a section of some street
    Some Toronto streets, like Yonge street for example, are very long and have many restaurants. Thus, for example, entering

    Address: yonge
    Location: Rosedale

    will return only the restaurants located on the section of Yonge street in Rosedale. Of course you could select several neighbourhoods such as Rosedale and Central to cover a larger section of Yonge street.

  5. I want to find all the X-type of restaurants
    You can select arbitrary combinations of over 20 cuisine or restaurant types. Selecting the AND checkbox will return a list of restaurants that match all of the chosen cuisine criteria, while selecting the OR checkbox will return all restaurants that match at least one of the chosen criteria. For example,

    Type: Steak House

    will return a list of steak houses, selecting

    AND values
    Type: Steak House
    Type: Seafood

    will return a list of restaurants that specialize in both steak and seafood, while

    OR values
    Type: Steak House
    Type: Seafood

    will return a list of restaurants that specialize in steak or seafood (or both).

  6. Same as above, but restricted to certain locations and price range(s)
    Selecting appropriate values in the location and price fields will further restrict the search and return a smaller (more focussed) number of hits. For example,

    Address: eglinton
    Type: Italian
    Dinner for two prices: $30-$60
    Location: Yonge & Eglinton

    will return a list of Italian restaurants in the Yonge and Eglinton area of Eglinton avenue that offer dinners for two in the range $30 to $60.


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