Est West Cafe

I often get food from their salad bar, or order breakfast items. Why I love this joint?
Generous portions
Great prices
Great variety of fruits, pasta salad, unique korean sides

My new favourite eat. Impressed with the quality, quantity and affordability of this little place tucked away in this city’s best food court, The Village By The Grange. Wished it opened more than Monday to Friday.

Est West Café is a great lunch option in the area. A small house salad is around $ 3.95. The portion is generous. You can choose from an array of items including raw and cooked vegetables (long green beans, eggplant, asparagus), pasta salad, Korean glass noodles, potatoes, Korean pan cakes, fried tofu, and fruits.
Avoid the baked goods ($ 2) at all cost. At first, I was enchanted by the economic banana bread, but I soon realized there is a cost associated with its economy. The banana bread I had was hard and stale. The texture resembles brick. The flavour resembles brick as well. Not palatable in my opinion.

The breakfast sandwich is perfect and it’s only $ 2.50. Cheaper than anywhere else and it tastes great.

The salad bar is amazing for the price. Located near OCAD, this takeout place has long lineups but they quickly fill your order. With an order of protein like salmon, chicken or beef ribs, the ladies ask the sides that you want with your order.
The range of items include veggies, pasta, crystal noodles, fruits and other yummy treats. For the price of less than $ 10, you are easily filled up and satisfied. It is definitely great value for what you are getting.
They have breakfast as well although I have not tried it. Although there are many other choices in the food court, it is one of the popular venues. Give it a try and you won’t have any regrets.

Love their generous portions of salads (raw & cooked vegetables, pasta, Korean dishes, fruits, potatoes) and can order it with a sandwich, rice and meat option, or they offer burgers, breakfast foods, baked goods, etc. Great find for student budgets and their location in the Grange food court is usually busy with OCAD students next door.
They also have their first location at queens park station (beside UofT) where I used to frequent very often. Highly recommend this restaurant!

As a stingy vegan OCAD student, this place has provided me many a cheap lunch on a long day — especially when Karine’s is mysteriously closed. I always get the large «house salad» which is less a salad and more basically anything on the bar in a box, for $ 5.65, which is a steal. Fruit is always fresh, lots of healthy Korean-​ish options. Can’t speak for much else on the menu though!
The ladies here also love me and tell me I’m beautiful while piling noodles into my take-​away container — what more could you want.

Found this jewel this morning after reading the raving Unilocal reviews.
It’s tucked away in a food court around the OCAD corridors. I was happy to find a healthy array of breakfast selections. They have everything from green shakes to the classic eggs, sausage and toast combos.
I suffer from iron deficiency so whenever there is a steak on the menu, that’s what I’ll be ordering. Pan seared steak, two eggs fried to your liking, fresh fruit of your selection (strawberries, kiwi, grapefruit, melon, cantaloupe, watermelon, blood orange, papaya), hash potatoes and two pieces of buttered toast all for $ 6.99 + taxes!
There is an army of pleasant and quick Korean ladies working the kitchen; I was able to order and get my meal for takeout in 5 minutes.
Great value for your buck. Definitely recommend a stop by if you’re in the neighbourhood.
Accepts cash, debit, credit card (surcharge).

Not much to say about this place except that it’s super cheap, super tasty, and I am really jealous that I do not live in this Toronto neighborhood so that I could eat here every morning.
The $ 4 breakfast gets you two eggs, bacon, toast, and a mountain of fresh fruit. And the fresh fruit is really the star here. You get honeydew, cantaloupe, grapes, pomegranates and a variety of berries. You easily pay twice, maybe even triple this price at any other establishment.
They even sell freshly baked pound cakes. I’ve tried the pumpkin one and the banana one, and boy, for each $ 2 half loaf, it’s a steal.

Great food for great value!
Tucked inside Village by the Grange, Est West offers a wide variety of fruits and salads along with their sandwiches/​breakfast menu. I often find myself coming back whenever I’m looking for a cheap lunch. The tuna pasta salad and broccoli salad are staples whenever I order here. They also have potato salad, tomato salad, asparagus, marinated tofu, etc. They serve some Korean dishes like glass noodles and fish cake that I enjoy. Fruit is fresh whenever I go — watermelon, strawberries, orange, melons… you name it.
The small house salad is around $ 3.75, the large one $ 5.65. Definitely a steal for all the food they give you. Staff are friendly and smile all the time.

Love the grange!
Working near by, Est West is an office staple.
Ambience: ³⁄₅
… food court. Cheesy signs. Friendly people, and clean.
Food: ⁴⁄₅
Today, had Kim chi, Glass noodles, korean fish cake, and fresh fruit and cut veggies.
Value: ⁵⁄₅
Get a box ($ 5.65 in May 2014), have it filled to the brim with assorted cold foods and fruit eat two meals… or share with a friend.

I am writing strictly about breakfast, as I have not tried any lunch items. The breakfast is available all day, btw. The menu looks quite extensive in terms of soups and sandwiches. They also carry some Korean food items.
The Village by the Grange food court (near Dundas and McCaul) has a number of independent or smaller chain businesses operating there. I enjoy the selection of this food court in general, because the options offer something unique and at a lower price point than many other places.
There are a couple of places you can get breakfast; but Karine’s does not appear to be open early enough on most mornings to actually get breakfast at breakfast time. McDonald’s is kind of expensive ($ 3.29 for a McMuffin sandwich, or over $ 4.20 with a hashbrown patty and a small coffee).
At Est West, for $ 3.99 I got 2 eggs any way I want, 2 slices of toast (white or whole wheat, and i think english muffin is an option), bacon or sausage (2 medium sized breakfast sausage), and an option to fill the rest of the rectangular takeout container with fruit (watermelon, strawberries, papaya, canteloupe, orange, grapefruit, or honey dew), or home fries.
My order was eggs over-​easy, brown toast, sausage, and assorted fruit.
The ladies who work there are bustling and getting ready for the lunch shift in the background. One flashed a quick smile when she caught me trying to sneak a peek at the progress of my breakfast (takes about 5 minutes to fry up). Another one greeted someone behind me who must have been a regular customer.
At the end, when my order was ready, it was bundled with some napkins and cutlery and the lady asked if i needed a plastic bag or if I needed anything else. I accidentally dropped my fork while picking up my order and she promptly replaced it and threw my ground-​fork in the garbage for me.

One of the best Open Salad Bar! Lots of vegetables choices. I love their Tofu Ball. Sometimes they have stir fried lotus root in their salad bar. Friendly staff. Very affordable.

Love their House Salad! Wide range of vegetables to choose from, including kimchi and cold noodles. I have tried their All-​day-​breakfast too, freshly served :) Good portion for students. Very friendly staff. This place is now one of my favorite in the Grange areas.

I love this place! The staff is so kind and attentive and are happy to be giving you a good meal. The food is fresh and made with care and it’s simply an unbeatable value. Ok, I sound like a bad infomercial now but seriously, where else can you get a heaping homemade salad for under $ 6? This morning I got a delicious home-​style breakfast sandwich and a medium coffee for $ 3.65. You really can’t go wrong. This place is my go-​to and I have never been disappointed with the quality of the food, the price or the service.

You can’t get better than this for a healthy, fast, cheap lunch that will keep you full until dinner! I work in the area, and although this place is a little bit further than I’d like to walk for lunch, I keep coming back because of the price, portions and healthy /​vegetarian /​vegan options that are hard to find anywhere else in the area.

I like this place for a cheap lunch.
Only thing I’ve ever tried is the ‘home salad’ which is just a salad bar of all sorts of goodies, including veggies, pastas, other noodles, Korean sprouts, fresh fruit… etc. It’s delightful. Never a big line. Quick service.
They do not accept credit card. Only faux pas.
There are plenty of places to eat in the Grange, many of them are pretty good. Don’t be intimidated by the outdated décor of this food court. It’s top notch.

I had breakfast here the other day. Not exactly a winner. Eggs were weirdly cooked, the toast was burnt, it was lame.
I have to knock this place back a skosh, because while their portion sizes are still massive the food really isn’t all that. Still some decent finds, but it’s getting harder to find awesome on the menu.

When this first place opened up I was in mourning for the lost of my beloved Island Foods that once occupied it. Where was I to get my patties on a bun or my doubles? Even if they were served with an indifference so chilling it gave you shivers. I eyed suspiciously at the swift renovations and at the Korean family that buzzed around when they took over the place. Then scoffed at the menu. Western omlets? Sandwiches? They really took fusion food literally in their name.
It wasn’t until sitting in class when a friend of mine plop herself down with chopsticks and opened a gigantic box of food, that had been straining to stay closed. What is THAT?
For $ 5.64, she explained, they take a large container and cram it with every imaginable salad, cold noodle, and Korean panchan as possible. As long as it fits in the box, you can get whatever you like.
Poor (as a student usually is) and hungry (that too) I went back the next day and nearly laughed at the mound and the variety of things they put into my take out container. Is is awesome? No not really. It was good and it definitely wasn’t horrible. For a working student with no money and an appetite it was still perfect.