How do you find new mom'n'pop restaurants?

[eric eckman]

Good advice but reminds me of a funny story. We were in Toronto in Chinatown and wanted a place for lunch. Of course, there were a couple dozen restaurants and we didn't know which to pick, so we asked a shopkeeper which was the best. He told us and off we went. We went in and the hostess seated us and handed us menus. They were in Chinese and only Chinese. The waiter came and he spoke Chinese and only Chinese, as did every other person in the restaurant. We politely excused ourselves and went elsewhere. I'm sure the food would have been good if we could have figured out how to order it.

Haha, that is funny. You probably missed out on a great meal, but I guess if there were no English options, it would have been hard to actually get that meal to your table. Besides- there are TONS of good restaurants in Toronto. I love that city.

[eric eckman]

Hey GrimJack- thanks so much for that link, that's a great resource that I'll definitely be using often.