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Mul Rae Bang-A
3 Christie, at Bloor W, 416-534-6833. Want to stuff your face the minute the bar’s close? Then Mul rae Bang-a, a 24-hour all-you-can-eat spot just east of the Pits is just your meal ticket. In a relaxed, relatively spacious room attended by friendly servers, students and extended families indulge in a taste of home. Did we mention the cheap beer? Best: for $13.95, tabletop grills loaded with all-you-can-eat marinated beef, pork, chicken and thinly sliced pork belly, all to be rolled up into romaine leaves, garnished with raw slivered garlic and the usual myriad pickled and fermented banchan side dishes. Complete meals for $22 per person, including all taxes, tip and a domestic beer. Open 24/7. Licensed. Access: barrier-free. Rating: NNN
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116 Yorkville, at Hazelton, 416-961-9600. Mark McEwan, the Food TV star and powerhouse behind Pronto, North 44 and Bymark, brings his unparalleled polish to Yorkville’s Hazelton Hotel. Sure, you pay for the privilege ($13 for fries?), but it’s almost worth it, if just for professional service. Bonus: the wraparound patio out front has been celebutante central since it opened with considerable fanfare during last fall’s Film Fest. Best: the $28 Ultimate Street Burger dressed with heirloom tomato, back bacon and aged cheddar unorthodox Cobb salad of crisp romaine, grilled chicken breast, crumbled blue cheese, brioche croutons, hard-boiled quail egg and purple Thai basil sprouts duck confit with warm blackberry reduction and candied sage leaf sides of roasted organic beets, or frites showered with shaved truffle and Reggiano. Complete dinners for $100 per person (lunches/brunches $50, including all taxes, tip and the cheapest glass of wine. Average main $35/24. Open daily 6:30 am to 2 am brunch Saturday and Sunday 11:30 am to 4:30 pm. Licensed. Access: barrier-free. Rating: NNN
