Two Bite Saloon

A block or so east of Ossington on Bloor, is a cozy little bar and restaurant that I popped into for a drink and bite. The place is laid out with a bunch of 2 – 4 seat tables in the front, a bar in the middle, and then larger wooden tables for bigger groups closer to the back before the kitchen. Music selections playing were a cross section of 90’s acts, literally across all genres for better or for worse including bands like Soundgarden, Jamiroquai, Third Eye Blind, Kris Kross, Snow, and beyond. Very little to absolutely no cohesion in their playlist outside of the era it all originated. Some good, some bad, all of it 90’s based — but it was not played at an unbearable level so I only mention this for expectations and not really for rating needs.
Given the name of the place, the sliders seemed like the most logical place to start. They start at the ballpark price of $ 3.50 each (3 for $ 10.50) and reduce to $ 2.60 each when you order a plate of 10 (for $ 26). They did not disappoint, and I’ll say the pork belly was my favourite, followed by the burger, and the pulled pork which was okay but not great. I also liked the little wooden trays they are served in.
For desserts I had their beignets which were pretty tasty, although I wasn’t a big fan of the dipping sauce that came with them.
6 craft beer and 1 cider on tap, and a total of 27 craft beers to choose from on their craft beer menu when taking bottles, tall boys, and pint options all into play. Although a number of them had actually sold out, there were some unique 650−750ml bottles ranging $ 10-​$ 13 including one from Kelowna I’d never had before that I enjoyed.
Craft beer and good food is usually a safe bet for an enjoyable experience. This was true to form in this situation, so 4 stars it is!

For NYE absolutely great service and the sliders and hush puppies were yummy. Loved the Manhattan and the old fashioned. Solid beer selection and great staff. A go to place.

Very good quality of sliders and bar food.
we ordered 10 sliders so I could get a taste for most of them listed on the menu.
Pulled pork-​3/​5 my only suggestion is bbq sauce
Catfish– very tasty, lightly fried but didn’t taste frozen. ⁵⁄₅
Brisket– very good. I would get again ⁵⁄₅
Pork belly– 4/​5-​crispy and well seasoned. I wish more came on the bun.
Chicken — very good overall ³⁄₅
Also had the wings (about 7 – 8 decent size in their servings) and fries for $ 14. The wings were awesome!!! ⁵⁄₅
Next time I would get more pork belly and brisket sliders followed by wings.
Beer prices were average. They had a $ 5 draft Ipa and it was awful. But just my preference to something else.
$ 65 total for 10 sliders, 3 beers, wings and fries. (Not including tip)

Server was attentive, but a little awkward, which is fine. The sliders are tasty, but a little small even for a slider. Had three and a pint and am still pretty hungry. To have spent $ 21 (with tip) and not be full is a bit of a bummer.
That said, it’s worth going back just for the pork belly slider.

This place was great — ordered a collection of 5 sliders for $ 16. The 5 sliders were big and filling enough to share between 2 people. Really enjoyed the Korean fried chicken and jerk tofu sliders. The regular fried chicken was good, but preferred the spices and tanginess in the Korean one.
My vegetarian friend had the pulled mushroom and jerk tofu sliders and was pleased with them.
Good collection of craft beers on tap. Try to grab a table in the front when it’s warm out when the front windows are opened out onto Bloor St.
Also, if you order a collection of sliders, ask your server for a legend. They use a varied collection of toothpicks to help you decipher which slider is which.

The sliders were great, always adding new flavors and styles. Their wait staff was also super nice and friendly, I never felt rushed or under served. Most importantly though, everything was super fresh.

Passed by this spot the other day and thought I would give it a try since I love BBQ/​Southern eats.
The spot is cute and cozy with an open window front when the weather is nice.
The menu consists of a variety of slider options such as catfish, fried chicken, pulled pork, brisket etc. as well as ribs, mac and cheese, hush puppies, wings and more.
I ordered 3 sliders for $ 10 and went with the catfish, pulled pork and fried chicken. All of them were equally delicious with the catfish probably being my fav. My friend ordered the mac and cheese which was served in a skillet and topped with some sort of amazing BBQ sauce, it was really good!
The place also has an excellent selection of craft beer, cocktails and bourbon!

Only based on the ribs. They are OK (especially based on the price point). Tough ribs. Not tender. Good fries. Hush puppies a lil dry and kinda not unique.
Maybe because I’ve been lucky to have had really great southern bbq from NY to the Carolinas. Like many yyz bbqs they are OK and this is in that bracket.
In terms of restaurant execution it’s ³⁄₅ as well. Nice ideas, half ass execution.
I hear the sliders are good. Next time (maybe).
Get a cash machine or take debit/​credit capability.
I would have spent double upfront was ready to order more… but only had so much cash in wallet.

Great cozy place; great for lunch or dinner.
They have great tasting sliders (which are pretty big for sliders) and I have tried most of them. I would pretty much recommend all of them but I wasn’t a big fan of the brisket, but I loved the rest. The fried chicken is fantastic and so is the pulled pork.
I haven’t tried the ribs, but from what I’ve heard from my dinner accompaniment they were fantastic.

Two bite saloon is a regular stop for me and my girlfriend. We go almost weekly for the wing Thursday deal. Great deal, great deep fried wings with great fries. Comes with delicious dipping sauces. There’s always a beer on sale for $ 5. Huge rotating local selection.
Non chicken wings food is great too. The sliders are delicious. Some varieties are similar, so just be careful when you craft your order. Highly recommended. Sunday evenings are all you can eat pig roasts. A good deal, but the normal menu is not available.

The sliders have sooooo much flavour packed into such a tiny package! Plus they are well priced! Our favourites were the pulled pork, kimchi fried chicken and… well… They were all good! The beer is reasonably priced and local. Staff is friendly. It is a chill and relaxed atmosphere. Amazing for groups or even for a quick bite by yourself. Owner was very generous and donated 2 $ 25 gift cards for our ride to conquer cancer fundraiser!!!

Great ambience and nice wait staff, and the food is great. The mini burgers are random and delicious and the macaroni and cheese is amazing though pretty heavy. I could only finish half of it, but it was really, really good. A nice place to go for a drink or dinner with a nice relaxing atmosphere.

The coffee is well presented in a French Press, and the cornmeal pancakes are the best pancakes I’ve had in Toronto

Howdy, Pahtneh!
Two bites? These sliders are pretty big, they’re at least 4 bites. The 3 for $ 10 deal they are rockin’ is too much for me… so bring a friend who is a bigger eater to be your sweep canoe. If you’re going the slider route, and you should, double up on the fried chicken. It’s a tiny crispy, greasy and mayo-​y delight. Poutine was meh.
The ambiance is dark and perfect for a drink with friend or shamefully eating slider after slider with a poutine chaser in the corner.

Thank you Jen K for pub #3 at Two Bite Saloon!
Here they have awesome sliders deals:
3 for $ 10
5 for $ 15
7 for $ 19
10 for $ 25
Catfish slider (crunchy seasoned panko topped with Creole remoulade) was AMAZING! The Creole remoulade is A+++ which made the other sliders taste very bland…
I actually really liked the Southern Fried Wings ($ 14), I thought they were so tasty and NOT TINY! I used my fingers to eat these (an extremely rare occasion. I am a master fork user.)
I didn’t like the Hush Puppies ($ 7, Savory cornbread balls filled with diced taso ham), they tasted like bread balls… I guess I didn’t feel like bread balls that night.
I had the Nutcracker Porter (by Black Oak) $ 11 which was pretty nice! They also have beers from Beer Academy, Wellington Brewery, and Nickel Brook Beer AND YES, ALL FROM ONTARIO!
Really like the vibe: dark, intimate lighting with wooden tables, like a cottage! With the snowstorm blowing outside the window, it was so nice to hang out here. HOWEVER it’s a very small place!

Bar Crawl #3: Bellwood Wizard Wolf Session Ale & Tequiia Shot
Two Bite Saloon was selected as the third stop not because of the drink selection but of the food. The beer list though not too bad but unfortunately there was some issue with the draft lines so just bottles available.
I ended up trying:
Hush Puppies ($ 7) Savory Cornbread Balls Filled with Diced Taso Ham
Southern Fried Wings ($ 14) — Super crispy batter and moist inside, though not much flavour without dipping them into the hot and bbq sauce on the side
3 Sliders ($ 10) — I think I ended up eating the beef one? not too memorable
I ended up drinking:
Bellwood Wizard Wolf Session Ale 500 ml ($ 11) was A-​OK for sharing and thanks Evelyn for the shots.
There was surprisingly limited selection of bourbon: there was only 1 that evening.
Two Bite Saloon is a decent place to grab a bite but really if you are into crafted beer.

The setup is laid back for this place.
Their claim to fame are the sliders and can be ordered in a mix and match configuration (3,5,7 and 10) I would say if you are larger group for sure go for the 10 count.
I ordered a 3 count with 2 beef and one catfish. The beef was so so but the catfish was a pleasant surprise. I would come back just for the cat fish again if in the mood for sliders and perhaps even try other non beef iteration.
Beer list though long needs a bit more diversity. Cocktails seem to be their forte’ along with the sliders.
A good spot to check out if you are in the area.

I came here to hang out and have a beer while waiting to meet a friend nearby. It’s dark and comfy, service is friendly and quick.
I had a beer and a cocktail (AMAZING) and also some fries and gravy. They were okay, the fries were a bit soft for my taste and the gravy tasted a bit sour. I chalked it up to maybe a bit of vinegar or booze to give it flavour, but I felt pretty gross after eating it.
I’d like to try their sliders, maybe I’ll go back on a day when I’m ready to eat, rather than snack.

Decided to venture a little bit outside my usual ‘hood, because, as I always say, «At least if it sucks I can Unilocal about it!»
Two Bite has a good concept behind it, but some of the execution is lacking. I will talk about the good points first. I though the service was good — when we first arrived it was early, only about 5:30,and we were the only two in the restaurant, but the only server didn’t make us feel like he was going to hover over us and make chit-​chat — he let us be, while still paying attention to us enough. I liked the ambiance of the place, and the bathrooms were really nice (this is always a big deal to me for some reason).
We ordered 5 sliders for $ 15. $ 3 a slider seems really steep to me for what you get. I think a $ 2 price point would make a lot more sense. We had all the meat sliders (not the tofu) — peameal, brisket, beef, pulled pork and fish. The fish was the best, by far. I thought their system of identifying which slider was which (colour coded toothpicks) was ingenious. We had a side of collard greens, which my dining companion said were «too tangy».
The real highlight for me, however, was the cocktails. We ended up trying four on the list, and they were all excellent — really excellent, maybe some of the best cocktails I’ve had in Toronto in a while. For me, if I were going to recommend this place, I’d say go for some pre-​dinner drinks and snacks, and then go somewhere else for your main meal.

In my opinion, there is just nothing better than tiny versions of food items — so Two Bite Saloon was an easy choice for a dinner with friends!
I’m not fully sure how I feel about the décor and ambiance of this place — I feel like they tried, but didn’t quite get there. There are some random pictures of Native Americans on the wall (at least they seemed random to me, but perhaps there’s a story there) that were kind of awkwardly placed and a bit to small for the wall they’re on. There’s also some random wallpaper, and while I really liked the chairs in the front dining area, the booths in the back do not match at all. Also they lose points for only have one saloon-​style décor item — swinging doors into the kitchen.
HOWEVER — I was very impressed by the delicious menu and unique beer list. More is always better for sliders, so we ordered the 10 (saving us about $ 2 over ordering 3 each individually) and sides of deliciously seasoned fries and the kale salad. The three burgers I tried were pulled pork (delicious, just the right amount of BBQ sauce), the catfish (was it even catfish? either way it was crispy, not too oily, and very delicious) and the classic beef (adorable little patty). The fries were salty and well seasoned, and the kale salad was also pretty good, though it didn’t quite fit the meal for me. We also enjoyed some of the «shared beers» which are the perfect size for splitting between two people.
One thing I need to note about the food, is that the slider buns are amazing. Maybe it’s just because I don’t eat a lot of white bread, but they were SO GOOD! Just the perfect size and kind of sweet, YUM!
So, all-​in-​all, I will certainly be back for more. This is just the perfect spot for a pub night that isn’t too traditionally pub-​y. Well done Two Bite!