Thank you Canadians for your support during this series! I never expected these vids would be so well-received. I had a great time in Toronto and really felt at home there, I'll definitely be back!
You missed Toronto's best food this time around, it's all about the ethnic food here, our Chinese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Middle Eastern foods are all top notch. Make sure to remedy that next time.
Just take any criticism as constructive. I really enjoyed your videos. I may even check out the CN Tower restaurant and I've lived in the Golden Horseshoe for 45 years.
Been watching your vids for over a year now UA. Your reaction to the guy not using gloves is a real strange reaction. It’s literally happening at every high end restaurant u eaten at including your favorite steakhouses. Chefs not using gloves is the industry standard. Shame to waste that beautiful poutin
"You need not apologize. I managed restaurants for 24 years and agree with you. Ignore the Karens" Top comment on his community post. Silence, Karen. On a serious note, read his post. He makes a fair point.
And there’s an entire other building which is part of the market. Currently it’s in a temporary space, but right across the street is a brand new space that will be opened….eventually. This is NOT a tiny market! I’ve enjoyed this kid up until this video….with the “hands” issue and everything else. So my estimation of his savvy has definitely gone down.
You're right. You're so right that I will pray that every meal prepared for you is done with bare hands. From sushi to pasta to fries. Even soup. One hand to pour and the other hand as a funnel.
UA must obsess , also he must declare something thats totally inaccurate , due to being sheltered ...this time it was black squirrels which are in westchester county and many places in our own ny metro area . People just say whatever .
You missed an entire floor of the market with many more food options -- one floor down from the main floor there are 38 vendors. Among the options downstairs: * The better sandwich place at the market, Uno Mustachio, which makes a killer breaded veal sandwich. * Eateries that sell Greek, Chinese, Ukranian, Latin American, Japanese and French meals. * Bakeries, a creperie, places that specializes in cavier or sushi, and several bakeries and desert places, as well as a coffee bar and juice bar. There's also a north building that is open this time a year on Sundays with about 20-25 vendors. Kettleman's is an Ottawa institution that branch out from its original location with more locations across that capital city plus in a few other cities like Toronto. As a native New Yorker myself who goes often to Montreal and now lives in Canada, there is no need to toast Montreal bagels so long as you select those that are still hot/warm out of the fire-burning -- which you should always do because they are their best when still hot warm with the best flavor, smells and texture. Always ask what just out of the oven and still warm.
That CHinese takeout place downstairs! There's just something uniquely awesome about it. The dude who runs it is super kind and grateful for your patronage. Wouldn't mind working downtown again if it meant I could go there again.
Bro first you complain about the affordable price of a sandwich that was literally the size of your face and then you get upset about non-gloved food handling? 😂 Just about every fancy kitchen you’ve ever ordered food from doesn’t require latex….just that hands be washed regularly and when necessary.
Your reaction to the guy using his bare hands was pretty strange. Chefs use their bare hands all the time and if they wash their hands and there’s nothing wrong with that. Gloves really aren’t that sanitary anyway unless they’re changed constantly. It’s only fairly recently with the younger generations that people started having this expectation that people handling food wear gloves. It’s pretty irrational as there’s nothing inherently unsafe about the practice. Most sushi chefs don’t wear gloves and the food they serve you is uncooked.
in most videos and korean they always do they dont want the food on their hands handling meat it wouldnt make a good video they wash their hands and take a crap you must use gloves in public preparation they are making hundreds of meals
Bro if you are worried about people touching your food with the bare hands dont eat out ever again xD It happens all the time. Also workers who frequently wash their hands often is much more sanitary than someone who wears gloves and uses them improperly. (Most people). Not eating the poutine for that reason was just insane lol.
EXACTLY. As long as the worker washed their hands before preparing food, it's totally fine. NO chef in a kitchen wears gloves while prepping/cooking food.
A tip for the public. Employees where gloves because they don't want to get their hands dirty, not to protect your food. Those gloves probably have been on for TIME and are dirty.
@@Traplordsosa wearing glove is probably a a bigger cause for cross contamination than anything else. The never wash their gloved hands so the gloves can act like a cutting board that is constantly switching food types without washing.
I guarantee they weren't wearing gloves in the steakhouses either. Recent studies show that frequently washed bare hands are less germy than gloves. The bright side: most Canadians, especially cooks, wash their hands frequently.
You are right that bare hands are totally fine if they are being washed. After all this is how we all cook at home. If this is common in Canada and they have frequent hand-washing procedures then perhaps I overreacted
@ trying to backpedal on truth, is unbecoming of you. Let’s be a little transparent here shall we? You can thoroughly scrub your hands with the most popular cleanser and fail to prevent passing on harmful bacteria! Try the ole UV light test.
There are no English muffins in England. There is no Canadian bacon in Canada! Peameal bacon is cured pork loin developed to preserve pork mainly in Ontario in world war 1. It was originally rolled in ground peameal, hence the name! I make my own here in Florida and it’s as good as any I’ve ever enjoyed!!
UA I'm a big fan of the channel, but you dropped a bollock or two on this video. 1. You kind of helped a perception of Americans with your 'they celebrate Halloween in Canada too not just America' fun fact it's celebrated all over the world and to blow your mind more it's also on the 31st of October. 2. When you went to Paddingtons and seemed "blind" sided by the big sign that said cash only. Then in again what can only be the deemed as the most American thing an American can do, was to ask if they accept US dollars? They did of course at a 20% charge (they will face a fee when transferring the money back to Canadian dollars). However first off why would you not have local currency in your wallet just in case? Other than airports if you asked that question in the UK you'd pretty much be greeted with a no. I felt in my opinion it was insulting to ask that question. 3. The no gloves thing. I've read a lot of the comments and I can see why it's annoyed people with how you handled it. It goes without saying that anyone touching food will be expected yo regularly wash their hands. Your decision not to eat the food was based on your flight home the next day and not wanting to get ill due to the food being handled with bare hands. Have you ever asked someone handling your food with gloves to see the box to check what products are in said gloves that could also maybe have an impact to your health? I'm with a lot of people that this video was infuriating on so many levels. Just my opinion and will be back for the next one. Have a nice weekend.
I have enjoyed your videos for over 2 years. But I'm so disappointed with your Toronto reviews. Carousel bakery and Barberian's?! That's the best you can do?! Dig a little deeper. Toronto has a very rich and diverse food scene!!! Don't visit all the tourist traps...
Mann... You really didn't come through here. I love your videos and watch them all, but I've spent a bunch of time in Toronto an have to say this was disappointing. The lower level of the St. Lawrence is HUGE and you presented it like the top floor was all that existed. Also, the glove commentary was just weird, as there is zero hygiene issues with properly washed hands.
18:25 - gloves are proven to be dirtier/more unhygienic than bare hands in kitchen settings. If a person is washing their hands regularly and following food safety guidelines, there shouldn't be a problem with bare hands.
You’d better do some homework if you want to be taken seriously as a food blogger. You missed half the St. Lawrence Market while commenting about how small it is. And of course as many have commented most restaurants prepare food without gloves. And peameal bacon is pork loin while the traditional bacon were all used to is pork belly
@SeraphimLeo but he is a serious blogger. He's not a culinarian, but this is literally his job now. He's garnered a following on TH-cam, and people listen to his reviews. His comments reflect on the establishments where he dines. To misrepresent something does a disservice to the people whose livelihoods are reliant on the success of those establishments.
Did you thumb your nose up when you typed too. Go and do a 25 mins vlog like @UAEats, travelling, recording , editing and commenting, then you earn it to post a constructive criticism of a follow food blogger! Otherwise, just enjoy and listen to his presentation, ok?! "Do some homework, how f**king arrogant!"
I would eat at a place that chef prepared food with bare hands than one that wear gloves anytime. The number 1 rules in food handling is hand washing. People wear gloves often don't wash hands as often. Mainly because afterer touching all kinda surfaces and they are not aware of how dirty their hands are. Keep this in mind, gloves is not really necessary for food safety. It's more for protecting their hands ( and to make customers feel better). But again, different people have different comfort level. Also, my favorites form St Lawrence is a grill fish sandwich from Busters and a Protugal Tart from the place you got the peameal.
I’ve been living in Toronto for over 50 years and finally had that delicious and legendary Bacon Sandwich at St. Lawrence Market for the first time last month. It was wonderful!
I think you are probably right, but if you see it happening right in front of you in a setting where you wouldn't expect it, wouldn't it give you pause? Like if you go to McDonald's and see someone just grabbing fries with their bare hands and stuffing them in the boxes, would you eat those fries?
Weird reaction to someone not wearing gloves when touching cheese curds but absolutely no reaction when you saw a guy mashing his bare hands into your peameal sandwich and bagel dough. Sorry to be negative, but you really came off like a total germaphobe.
I've worked in several kitchens and nobody ever wore gloves. People wash there hands frequently and it isn't any dirtier than using gloves once you start touching stuff. People can pick their noses with or without gloves if that's what you are worried about.
Your comment about people can pick their noses whether they’re wearing gloves or not was hilarious! Hopefully you will read all the comments about not wearing gloves and take the hint. Maybe next time he eats a Gallagher’s or Keynes or demonic and NYC he should ask the chef, if his staff were gloves in the back of the restaurant. I bet the chefs would just laugh at you.
Unreal. Filmed the guy making his peameal sandwich with bare hands then the poutine comment. UA, you would never eat out again if you saw what happens in the kitchen. Even at your "fancy" steakhouses. Give your head a shake
You ever hear of free speech? If he feels a certain way about something he has the right to voice his views and opinions. People can formulate their own and if people are aligned with UA they won't eat somewhere and if they disagree with him they will!
First time watching you. I am in Canada. You are so polite, you are an honourary Canadian! Most TH-camrs delete negative comments on their Channel, not sure if you will leave them or not but props to you for leaving them. I very rarely subscribe on here but I'm going to subscribe to you, you seem genuine, and down-to-earth, comforting to watch. I think you did a great job with filming and commentary. Keep it up, I'm going to watch your other videos!
Don’t tell me you missed the whole bottom floor ? 🤦♂️ It’s just as big as the top floor with so many more food places and other cool spots to check out
Lol......How in the world did anyone ever survive without servers wearing gloves? Seriously UA. I'm put off by your attitude about gloves. Chefs don't wear gloves. Your food is handled by multiple people. HOW do you think people don't touch your food with bare hands? Dude. Seriously.
Thanks UA for another fun Video. Out of all of the food items that you tried today, the pizza bagel with the caramelized cheese looked the most tasty, hands down! And it was probably the cheapest! Thanks again, Cheers!
A million people have probably commented the same thing, but you should know that in most people use gloves improperly and as long as employees keep washing their hands it is way more hygienic than gloves! You really missed out on the food man! The health code is that single use gloves are alright, but not necessary if you have properly washed your hands!
I guess I was just surprised to see it at a poutine takeout spot. Like imagine ordering a salad at Sweetgreen and seeing the person grabbing everything with their bare hands. It's probably fine but it's weird right?
@@uaeatslike the guy sprinkling cheese on your pizza? I like your videos but it comes across very often that you're a very typical millennial who probably finds not sanitising your hand with alcohol gel on a daily basis as dangerous practice lol
Great timing, as I'll be visiting Toronto this week. My first time was two years ago and I loved it. I'm originally a New Yorker, and Toronto felt both new and familiar in all the right ways. I didn't explore as much food as I'd have liked, so your suggestions here will be really helpful. I think you've probably gotten the message about your bare hands reaction, so I won't pile on about that. :) Hope you'll do more Toronto visits.
Alright I am so confused. First off you rate food and NOT the size of places you visit. Comments on the size of the market not really necessary especially because you missed half of it. Let move on to the glove situation. Although that's your personal thoughts as long as their hands are clean what's the issue??? Also did you not notice the guy preparing the peameal sandwich also DID NOT have gloves on yet you ate the sandwich. Hmmmm how was that missed???
Enjoyed your visit to our old neighborhood at St. Lawrence Market . You missed going downstairs where the best stalls are . More casual and some ethnic foods . Giant eggplant sandwich , Greek , Polish , Chinese ( Cantonese ) organic . Also great coffee . Upstairs are more store like but the bacon sandwich is my always go to for 20 years . Also on Spadina north where you stayed ( old Chinatown) is a very casual but diverse market Kensington and the food there ( street style ) is cheap and wonderful. TY for your positivity.
You’ve eaten in countless cheap eats in New York and you’re now commenting on a chef not wearing gloves? I don’t really understand. There is absolutely nothing wrong with using cleans hands to handle food.
@@jhfitand how do you know someone wearing gloves ever changed them after say, touching raw meat? At least you’re smart enough to wash your hands like get real
There's a downstairs to the St. Lawrence Market. Good Italian sandwich place down there. The North Market (Farmer's Market) across from the St. Lawrence will open soon on weekends and possibly weekdays as well. You need to go to Church St. for all the Halloween festivities and costume parade in Toronto.
UA - thanks, another great video making "the six" folks happy. Totally understand the bagel you had in the morning went in a very hot oven, but I am pretty sure the bagel chef had bare hands as well. Love your videos, please keep it up.
Thanks! I want to clarify that bare hands for food that is going to be cooked does not bother me. Bare hands also don't bother me in general if they are being washed. If that's happening consistently in Canada then perhaps I overreacted
As other comment…the basement has the Italian sandwich place and a Greek place with crazy good roast pork sandwich. Food handling, if the hands are clean then all good. Never seen a sushi chef with gloves. Glad you came to check out the food scene. Missed Markham for Chinese though.
Hey! You missed a whole floor of the st Lawrence market with tons of fantastic food stalls like mostachos (sp?) For one of the best veal and eggplant sandwiches youll eat!
Interesting to see a more "regular" day on the ground. Another good video! How are you deciding on the destination videos? Have any other places planned? I'm voting for Austin! Get some of that brisket and migas tacos!
At paddingtons, you can get additional toppings like onions and marmalade which i think really enhance the sandwich so i prefer their peameal sandwich more.
Toronto has rigorous safety testing of its restaurants. If anyone was getting sick from poutine, the place would be shut down. You know that kitchen workers wash their hands, right?
I do understand the "bare hands" comments by posters, and chefs do use bare hands behind the scenes when cooking high end food anyway. But I think that it being unseen vs. actually seeing it live in front of you might be 2 different things. UA's strong opinion is valid, and it's his own opinion. Let's NOT vilify him for expressing himself honestly. I respect that in UA.
I commented this before I saw your written commentary admitting as much in the video but my point still stands. If you are that concerned about food being prepared with bare hands you probably can’t eat out.
In Canada, washed bare hands are common in how food is prepared. I guess it might be different in the US. You don't want them handling money but any reputable place just keeps the bare handed employees making the food.
Gloves actually carry more germs because people overuse them and don’t wash them. Bare hands in the kitchen aren’t my issue-it’s when people are touching their phones, face, nose, or other unhygienic things. That’s when I call it out and complain.
You are absolutely right. Gloves are not this super clean invincibility shield. But usually at these fast casual and takeout spots, when people assemble ready-to-eat food they put on a fresh pair of gloves. In NYC even tamale ladies selling food out of shopping carts do that. Agreed, if the gloves are already on who knows how long they've been on and that's not much better.
just to toss my 2 cents in on the gloves debate going here, atleast he still took the food and did what he wanted with it after. Didnt make it a big thing at the register and try to cause a stink for the camera that he had and could of. so i commend you for just accepting it and moving on. You paid for it , its yours to do with what you want. Im in mississauga just half hour away with good traffic from toronto and when i go down for shows or sports games we pack up any extra food and give it out to the homeless because we have ALOT. ( ps i dont give half eaten things or anything like that, we usually go overboard with the appetizers though and ive been to full to finish the other half of sandwiches)
Fun fact! Black squirrels are found in several areas of the U.S. Where I am in Colorado, we have Abert's squirrels and melanistic black fox squirrels. You can also find them all over Princeton, New Jersey.
Come on man,you think gloves are sanitary think twice, i am a chef and i can tell you i have seen people have gloves when cleaning, i own a pizza shop and we dont wear gloves, i stay away from people wearing gloves there disgusting!!!
If you're drinking a really high-end coffee what you want to do is use skim milk this way you get the sweetness without overpowering the flavor of the coffee
Glad you are enjoying yourself in Canada. We Canadians are proud of our Montreal Style bagels, back bacon on a bun, and poutine, and Canadian whiskey. And Pemmican, which is not as well known. And of course our ice hockey. Have a safe trip home and come back to Canada anytime.
You should come back to Toronto! There’s so much more to see and eat. Toronto is an interesting place because, honestly, a lot of the food here is mid-tier and underwhelming. The city doesn’t have many OG original foods either (peameal bacon sandwiches are one, but even then, they’re not as widespread here as something like pork rolls or pizza slices in the U.S.; it should be in every store here as a quick food option). There are lots of adopted foods here; which is fine. I’m surprised you didn’t check out Kensington Market! It’s right next to downtown and is a foodie mecca with tons of interesting options. It’s also a unique spot-there’s really nothing else like it in North America. Overall, Toronto definitely needs more than one visit. For example, Scarborough, an eastern borough, is a whole food adventure in itself. You can find literally any type of cuisine there, from just about any country, and there are hidden gems serving top-tier ethnic food. The suburbs north and northwest of the city also have amazing options, with heavy Latino, Spanish, South Asian, and East and SE Asian choices.
It’s totally fine he was using his bare hands. It doesn’t bother me. Just think of all the people shaking your hand. Besides if they did have something on their hands it’s just extra flavor.
We have a large homeless epidemic in Canada, your video went from charming to infuriating when you chose to throw away a perfectly good meal someone on any corner would've struggled for. 💔💔
UA thanks for coming to Toronto you are the man! A lot of the best foods are located in the outskirts of the city. You can check out North America's largest Chinese Mall in Markham called Pacific Mall with a really cool food court. Markham has hands down the best Chinese food in Ontario. Scarborough is another incredible area for food better prices too and has very unique foods you might have never seen before.
😂🤣 naturally, i cried laughing when UA said he wasn't going to eat the Poutine. The way he said it was hilarious imo. #1. The pizza bagel looked awesome. #2. Canadian Bacon IS awesome. Hence, why i love Mc D's egg McMuffin.
On you next trip back give a place called 'California Sandwiches ' a go . Excellent Breaded Veal sandwiches served thick and on crusty fresh kaiser buns. You can order it Sweet Medium or hot, a very established Italien eatery chain in Toronto.
Thank you Canadians for your support during this series! I never expected these vids would be so well-received. I had a great time in Toronto and really felt at home there, I'll definitely be back!
You missed Toronto's best food this time around, it's all about the ethnic food here, our Chinese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Middle Eastern foods are all top notch. Make sure to remedy that next time.
Glad you enjoyed your stay. Come back in the summer next time!
Just take any criticism as constructive. I really enjoyed your videos. I may even check out the CN Tower restaurant and I've lived in the Golden Horseshoe for 45 years.
@@uaeats Hope you visit again!
@@dabaiyan He should went to Chinatown close by.
Been watching your vids for over a year now UA. Your reaction to the guy not using gloves is a real strange reaction. It’s literally happening at every high end restaurant u eaten at including your favorite steakhouses. Chefs not using gloves is the industry standard. Shame to waste that beautiful poutin
"You need not apologize. I managed restaurants for 24 years and agree with you. Ignore the Karens"
Top comment on his community post. Silence, Karen. On a serious note, read his post. He makes a fair point.
Did you go downstairs at St Lawrence Market? It is the same size as the ground floor with lots of food options from other countries.
Oh shoot! I am just going to completely come clean, I just missed it. I did not see it. I guess now I have a reason to return to check it out
@@uaeats Try the Veal Eggplant Sandwich at Mustachio and sample the different jams downstairs. Churasso Chicken upstairs is very good too.
And there’s an entire other building which is part of the market. Currently it’s in a temporary space, but right across the street is a brand new space that will be opened….eventually. This is NOT a tiny market! I’ve enjoyed this kid up until this video….with the “hands” issue and everything else. So my estimation of his savvy has definitely gone down.
@@mikevans75So Mr UA , you've been told! LOL!
There are way better bagel shops in town too. If you go back you should ask for some suggestions.
you complained the chef using his bare hands but you love sushi and pizza, how often do you see them using glove making your sushi or pizza?
Worst video ever from ua eats...im canadian n pissed.. u have 0 food knowledge...disgusting video...stay in the usa
Right? Like he's worried about bare hands just all of a sudden?
He’s an idiot. OMG IM NOT EATING IT. Lol
You're right. You're so right that I will pray that every meal prepared for you is done with bare hands. From sushi to pasta to fries. Even soup. One hand to pour and the other hand as a funnel.
@ lol. We got another one
Don't obsess about the gloves. I prefer a food preparer with washed hands than a guy who's wearing the same pair of gloves all day.
I agree with this
@@uaeats Clearly you don't though.
UA must obsess , also he must declare something thats totally inaccurate , due to being sheltered ...this time it was black squirrels which are in westchester county and many places in our own ny metro area . People just say whatever .
@@uaeatsyou need to talk to people. Stop being obtuse
You missed an entire floor of the market with many more food options -- one floor down from the main floor there are 38 vendors. Among the options downstairs:
* The better sandwich place at the market, Uno Mustachio, which makes a killer breaded veal sandwich.
* Eateries that sell Greek, Chinese, Ukranian, Latin American, Japanese and French meals.
* Bakeries, a creperie, places that specializes in cavier or sushi, and several bakeries and desert places, as well as a coffee bar and juice bar.
There's also a north building that is open this time a year on Sundays with about 20-25 vendors.
Kettleman's is an Ottawa institution that branch out from its original location with more locations across that capital city plus in a few other cities like Toronto.
As a native New Yorker myself who goes often to Montreal and now lives in Canada, there is no need to toast Montreal bagels so long as you select those that are still hot/warm out of the fire-burning -- which you should always do because they are their best when still hot warm with the best flavor, smells and texture. Always ask what just out of the oven and still warm.
@@jonsher7682 maybe the bare hands and refusal to correct ruined his appetite
That CHinese takeout place downstairs! There's just something uniquely awesome about it. The dude who runs it is super kind and grateful for your patronage. Wouldn't mind working downtown again if it meant I could go there again.
Bro first you complain about the affordable price of a sandwich that was literally the size of your face and then you get upset about non-gloved food handling? 😂
Just about every fancy kitchen you’ve ever ordered food from doesn’t require latex….just that hands be washed regularly and when necessary.
You touch the ten dollar bill and eat your food after and you have a problem? Lol you’re a little slow.
Big "Cash Only" sign: "I kinda got blind-sided by that."
Your reaction to the guy using his bare hands was pretty strange. Chefs use their bare hands all the time and if they wash their hands and there’s nothing wrong with that. Gloves really aren’t that sanitary anyway unless they’re changed constantly. It’s only fairly recently with the younger generations that people started having this expectation that people handling food wear gloves. It’s pretty irrational as there’s nothing inherently unsafe about the practice. Most sushi chefs don’t wear gloves and the food they serve you is uncooked.
It actually blew my mind. Not using gloves is food handling 101. UA is a food reviewer that doesn’t know this? Wonder if he’ll delete this video
@jeffk3746 TBF hes not exactly an authority on food.
in most videos and korean they always do they dont want the food on their hands handling meat it wouldnt make a good video they wash their hands and take a crap you must use gloves in public preparation they are making hundreds of meals
Gloves would be more problematic for sanitation.
Exactly. 👍
Bro if you are worried about people touching your food with the bare hands dont eat out ever again xD It happens all the time. Also workers who frequently wash their hands often is much more sanitary than someone who wears gloves and uses them improperly. (Most people). Not eating the poutine for that reason was just insane lol.
EXACTLY. As long as the worker washed their hands before preparing food, it's totally fine. NO chef in a kitchen wears gloves while prepping/cooking food.
A tip for the public. Employees where gloves because they don't want to get their hands dirty, not to protect your food. Those gloves probably have been on for TIME and are dirty.
@@Traplordsosa wearing glove is probably a a bigger cause for cross contamination than anything else. The never wash their gloved hands so the gloves can act like a cutting board that is constantly switching food types without washing.
Agreed..... This dude is way too anal
Put a mask on covid Mofo lol
I guarantee they weren't wearing gloves in the steakhouses either. Recent studies show that frequently washed bare hands are less germy than gloves. The bright side: most Canadians, especially cooks, wash their hands frequently.
no you need gloves and change them their hands are all over their body
@@alisonfraser8231 BrainWorms, clearly becoming an epidemic!
You are right that bare hands are totally fine if they are being washed. After all this is how we all cook at home. If this is common in Canada and they have frequent hand-washing procedures then perhaps I overreacted
@ trying to backpedal on truth, is unbecoming of you.
Let’s be a little transparent here shall we?
You can thoroughly scrub your hands with the most popular cleanser and fail to prevent passing on harmful bacteria!
Try the ole UV light test.
You know when someone has never worked in a kitchen before when they freak out about no gloves for food prep. Such a huge overreaction by UA lol
Thanks for coming and enjoying my country! Welcome back anytime!
Most cooks and chefs don’t wear gloves but regularly wash hands.
Hey genius, does blatant uncleanliness make it right!?!
@@videomarketingsystemsLol calm down
Just Add's Flavor
No SWEET .......
@@videomarketingsystems What the fuck are you talking about?
Ua is a Karen 😂
There are no English muffins in England. There is no Canadian bacon in Canada!
Peameal bacon is cured pork loin developed to preserve pork mainly in Ontario in world war 1. It was originally rolled in ground peameal, hence the name!
I make my own here in Florida and it’s as good as any I’ve ever enjoyed!!
Recipe please!
I’ve been to Canada where Tim Horton’s had “Canadian back bacon” breakfast sandwiches.
UA I'm a big fan of the channel, but you dropped a bollock or two on this video.
1. You kind of helped a perception of Americans with your 'they celebrate Halloween in Canada too not just America' fun fact it's celebrated all over the world and to blow your mind more it's also on the 31st of October.
2. When you went to Paddingtons and seemed "blind" sided by the big sign that said cash only. Then in again what can only be the deemed as the most American thing an American can do, was to ask if they accept US dollars? They did of course at a 20% charge (they will face a fee when transferring the money back to Canadian dollars). However first off why would you not have local currency in your wallet just in case? Other than airports if you asked that question in the UK you'd pretty much be greeted with a no. I felt in my opinion it was insulting to ask that question.
3. The no gloves thing. I've read a lot of the comments and I can see why it's annoyed people with how you handled it. It goes without saying that anyone touching food will be expected yo regularly wash their hands. Your decision not to eat the food was based on your flight home the next day and not wanting to get ill due to the food being handled with bare hands. Have you ever asked someone handling your food with gloves to see the box to check what products are in said gloves that could also maybe have an impact to your health?
I'm with a lot of people that this video was infuriating on so many levels. Just my opinion and will be back for the next one.
Have a nice weekend.
Right there with you. I was on his side until this one.
I have enjoyed your videos for over 2 years. But I'm so disappointed with your Toronto reviews. Carousel bakery and Barberian's?! That's the best you can do?! Dig a little deeper. Toronto has a very rich and diverse food scene!!! Don't visit all the tourist traps...
I agree and barely experienced Toronto's food culture.
Mann... You really didn't come through here. I love your videos and watch them all, but I've spent a bunch of time in Toronto an have to say this was disappointing. The lower level of the St. Lawrence is HUGE and you presented it like the top floor was all that existed. Also, the glove commentary was just weird, as there is zero hygiene issues with properly washed hands.
Not to mention that's how food is prepared at pretty much every restaurant in existence.
Dude needs to find another day job.
not everyone needs to make videos, he half assed this one
18:25 - gloves are proven to be dirtier/more unhygienic than bare hands in kitchen settings. If a person is washing their hands regularly and following food safety guidelines, there shouldn't be a problem with bare hands.
You’d better do some homework if you want to be taken seriously as a food blogger. You missed half the St. Lawrence Market while commenting about how small it is. And of course as many have commented most restaurants prepare food without gloves. And peameal bacon is pork loin while the traditional bacon were all used to is pork belly
Chefs dont wear gloves cause they are professionals....idiot
@SeraphimLeo but he is a serious blogger. He's not a culinarian, but this is literally his job now. He's garnered a following on TH-cam, and people listen to his reviews. His comments reflect on the establishments where he dines. To misrepresent something does a disservice to the people whose livelihoods are reliant on the success of those establishments.
Did you thumb your nose up when you typed too. Go and do a 25 mins vlog like @UAEats, travelling, recording , editing and commenting, then you earn it to post a constructive criticism of a follow food blogger! Otherwise, just enjoy and listen to his presentation, ok?! "Do some homework, how f**king arrogant!"
I would eat at a place that chef prepared food with bare hands than one that wear gloves anytime. The number 1 rules in food handling is hand washing. People wear gloves often don't wash hands as often. Mainly because afterer touching all kinda surfaces and they are not aware of how dirty their hands are. Keep this in mind, gloves is not really necessary for food safety. It's more for protecting their hands ( and to make customers feel better). But again, different people have different comfort level. Also, my favorites form St Lawrence is a grill fish sandwich from Busters and a Protugal Tart from the place you got the peameal.
handling food with bare hands is not dirty. it is totally okay/legal if the hands are properly washed.
I’ve been living in Toronto for over 50 years and finally had that delicious and legendary Bacon Sandwich at St. Lawrence Market for the first time last month. It was wonderful!
All those $200 plates you be eating guarantee someone wasn't wearing gloves 😂 I guess out of sight out of mind
I see things differently than you do . There’s a thing called etiquette
I think you are probably right, but if you see it happening right in front of you in a setting where you wouldn't expect it, wouldn't it give you pause? Like if you go to McDonald's and see someone just grabbing fries with their bare hands and stuffing them in the boxes, would you eat those fries?
@@uaeats Yes I would . Do you make your Mom wear gloves when she cooked and served you food ?
@@James-oh1wpbut my mom. and dad are not illegal immigrants
@@uaeats Yes. And I have. Do you think anywhere food is prepared for you they wear gloves? They don't. I assure you.
Weird reaction to someone not wearing gloves when touching cheese curds but absolutely no reaction when you saw a guy mashing his bare hands into your peameal sandwich and bagel dough. Sorry to be negative, but you really came off like a total germaphobe.
Haha, for the peameal sandwich I didn't notice at the time. For the bagel, it's being cooked! Ready-to-eat food is different
Kettleman bagels 🥯? I think he was working the dow without gloves? Pizza 🍕 I don't think they wear gloves 🤔? Perhaps a phobia of dirty hands 🤔 😳 😜
I've worked in several kitchens and nobody ever wore gloves. People wash there hands frequently and it isn't any dirtier than using gloves once you start touching stuff. People can pick their noses with or without gloves if that's what you are worried about.
Your comment about people can pick their noses whether they’re wearing gloves or not was hilarious! Hopefully you will read all the comments about not wearing gloves and take the hint. Maybe next time he eats a Gallagher’s or Keynes or demonic and NYC he should ask the chef, if his staff were gloves in the back of the restaurant. I bet the chefs would just laugh at you.
0 food knowledge
btw you are just wrong about the hands thing with the poutine. That was just silly.
Because your love for nasty hands is too strong
Unreal. Filmed the guy making his peameal sandwich with bare hands then the poutine comment. UA, you would never eat out again if you saw what happens in the kitchen. Even at your "fancy" steakhouses. Give your head a shake
I think you should do your research before you post content. You can really hurt Businesses if you don't know what you're talking about.
I've come along with UA because he's nice. I recognize his flaws. This one is like.........Inexcusable.
You ever hear of free speech? If he feels a certain way about something he has the right to voice his views and opinions. People can formulate their own and if people are aligned with UA they won't eat somewhere and if they disagree with him they will!
Another great video UA.. Please keep them coming
You know who else handles your food with bare hands? 95% of the reviews on your channel lmao.
First time watching you. I am in Canada. You are so polite, you are an honourary Canadian! Most TH-camrs delete negative comments on their Channel, not sure if you will leave them or not but props to you for leaving them. I very rarely subscribe on here but I'm going to subscribe to you, you seem genuine, and down-to-earth, comforting to watch. I think you did a great job with filming and commentary. Keep it up, I'm going to watch your other videos!
bruh this dude eats pizza slices all the time in nyc yet it now occurs to him most food places don't wear gloves??! Lol
Don’t tell me you missed the whole bottom floor ? 🤦♂️
It’s just as big as the top floor with so many more food places and other cool spots to check out
He's a bit of a dolt
yeah seems really half assed and didnt even go to the actual best peameal sandwich shop by upper cuts
He’s an idiot
@@jbbj9720 didn't even go to the seafood spot in the back which is fantastic, he literally just went to the first couple of stands. Really half assed
Lol......How in the world did anyone ever survive without servers wearing gloves? Seriously UA. I'm put off by your attitude about gloves. Chefs don't wear gloves. Your food is handled by multiple people. HOW do you think people don't touch your food with bare hands? Dude. Seriously.
Thanks UA for another fun Video. Out of all of the food items that you tried today, the pizza bagel with the caramelized cheese looked the most tasty, hands down! And it was probably the cheapest! Thanks again, Cheers!
Bare hands on food is happening in literally every kitchen you've ever eaten at, shame you wasted that perfectly fine poutine.
This person has no back pockets.
Workers are train to wash hands before touching food. Also germ are every where can get away from them.
Ua eats is shit
Because your nasty
He is an idiot!!!😂😂😂
A million people have probably commented the same thing, but you should know that in most people use gloves improperly and as long as employees keep washing their hands it is way more hygienic than gloves! You really missed out on the food man! The health code is that single use gloves are alright, but not necessary if you have properly washed your hands!
I must say that you don't know what's going on in the kitchen. Lots of unsanitary behaviors even in fine dining restaurants.
@@edna3236 And they don't wear gloves either. Somehow eating there is fine though?
I think the whole gloves thing is terrible considering how much extra waste is generated.
at 12 mins he doesnt realize it has a basement
lol yeah I'll admit it. I didn't see it. D'oh!
Cooks use their bare hands in their job. Their hands are clean, all restaurant food is handled with bare hands. Why the freakout?
I guess I was just surprised to see it at a poutine takeout spot. Like imagine ordering a salad at Sweetgreen and seeing the person grabbing everything with their bare hands. It's probably fine but it's weird right?
Well dont wanna get sick to a trip back home. Toronto to New Jersey......
@@uaeatslike the guy sprinkling cheese on your pizza? I like your videos but it comes across very often that you're a very typical millennial who probably finds not sanitising your hand with alcohol gel on a daily basis as dangerous practice lol
Great timing, as I'll be visiting Toronto this week. My first time was two years ago and I loved it. I'm originally a New Yorker, and Toronto felt both new and familiar in all the right ways. I didn't explore as much food as I'd have liked, so your suggestions here will be really helpful. I think you've probably gotten the message about your bare hands reaction, so I won't pile on about that. :) Hope you'll do more Toronto visits.
Alright I am so confused. First off you rate food and NOT the size of places you visit. Comments on the size of the market not really necessary especially because you missed half of it. Let move on to the glove situation. Although that's your personal thoughts as long as their hands are clean what's the issue??? Also did you not notice the guy preparing the peameal sandwich also DID NOT have gloves on yet you ate the sandwich. Hmmmm how was that missed???
Enjoyed your visit to our old neighborhood at St. Lawrence Market . You missed going downstairs where the best stalls are . More casual and some ethnic foods . Giant eggplant sandwich , Greek , Polish , Chinese ( Cantonese ) organic . Also great coffee . Upstairs are more store like but the bacon sandwich is my always go to for 20 years . Also on Spadina north where you stayed ( old Chinatown) is a very casual but diverse market Kensington and the food there ( street style ) is cheap and wonderful. TY for your positivity.
You’ve eaten in countless cheap eats in New York and you’re now commenting on a chef not wearing gloves? I don’t really understand.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with using cleans hands to handle food.
@@davidscott7460 How the fk do you know his hands are clean? At least gloves offers some level of protection . And this person is no chef
@ anyone who resorts to swearing like you have done should not be commenting in this way.
@@jhfitand how do you know someone wearing gloves ever changed them after say, touching raw meat? At least you’re smart enough to wash your hands like get real
@ You know he just washed his hands after using the bathroom? You’re the one who needs to real and rn
@@davidscott7460Oh shut up p u s s y
There's a downstairs to the St. Lawrence Market. Good Italian sandwich place down there. The North Market (Farmer's Market) across from the St. Lawrence will open soon on weekends and possibly weekdays as well. You need to go to Church St. for all the Halloween festivities and costume parade in Toronto.
Thank you UA for highlighting some great food here in my hometown!
I'm happy you had a great experience visiting Toronto!
Thank you for coming on here! This is a great guide for when I have visitors (to take them eat outside)!
Hi UA thanks for coming to Toronto. I really enjoyed all your reviews and I hope you come back. 😊
Toronto's weather is similar to NYC, more so than Montreal which gets hit more with Winter. Hahaha, history class...
I love pemeal on a bun with tomatoes and tons of mustard. Nice video. Thanks for coming to Toronto.
UA - thanks, another great video making "the six" folks happy. Totally understand the bagel you had in the morning went in a very hot oven, but I am pretty sure the bagel chef had bare hands as well. Love your videos, please keep it up.
Thanks! I want to clarify that bare hands for food that is going to be cooked does not bother me. Bare hands also don't bother me in general if they are being washed. If that's happening consistently in Canada then perhaps I overreacted
Love your videos , welcome to Canada. Take care BT 🇨🇦
I guess you didn't notice there was a whole other floor downstairs at St. Lawrence Market with a large bevy of more food options?
Why didn't you go downstairs in St. Law? Missed half the building.
Wow! Dude relax!
As other comment…the basement has the Italian sandwich place and a Greek place with crazy good roast pork sandwich. Food handling, if the hands are clean then all good. Never seen a sushi chef with gloves. Glad you came to check out the food scene. Missed Markham for Chinese though.
Love the fact that the music is a lower volume AND he changed from that annoying ragtime piano song. This is sooooo much more enjoyable to watch 😊
New world record for saying the word Bagel
Hey! You missed a whole floor of the st Lawrence market with tons of fantastic food stalls like mostachos (sp?) For one of the best veal and eggplant sandwiches youll eat!
what else is on that bagel that makes it a pizza bagel and not just a heavily cheesed bagel
you wont eat the Poutine but you would eat the Peameal Sandwich which was also assembled with BARE Hands?
He went to Paddingtons and is scared of bear hands 🐻
Dont be weird with bare hands, its more common than you think
Interesting to see a more "regular" day on the ground. Another good video!
How are you deciding on the destination videos? Have any other places planned? I'm voting for Austin! Get some of that brisket and migas tacos!
You should have enough immunity from hairy sweaty Italian hands and arms making pizza's back home.
Usually thats applying to stinky. Indian pit smells. 😅😅
lol, but those pizzas are being cooked. And then individual slices are scooped onto a plate with a pizza slice server
@@uaeats You probably don't want to know what really happens in kitchens.
Should've wore his mask
@@uaeatsis your hand molested sushi being cooked too?
You blew it with this video man, lazy and uninspired. The St Lawrence market is huge and has a ton of options upstairs and downstairs.
I like having my bagels toasted because it makes the butter taste so much better after it’s melted!
Man, watching this at 11:35pm is making me so hungry. Thanks for visiting my city. Subcribed!
At paddingtons, you can get additional toppings like onions and marmalade which i think really enhance the sandwich so i prefer their peameal sandwich more.
You missed the entire bottom floor of St. Lawrence! 😮 Plus when it’s warmer there is a huge outdoor section too.
Toronto has rigorous safety testing of its restaurants. If anyone was getting sick from poutine, the place would be shut down. You know that kitchen workers wash their hands, right?
Peameal with cheese, honey mustard and banana peppers. Every Saturday morning for the past 12 years!
Used to live in Montreal 🇨🇦 and I consider myself a poutine purist ! The classic one is the best!
Welcome to Toronto, hope you had a great time
I do understand the "bare hands" comments by posters, and chefs do use bare hands behind the scenes when cooking high end food anyway. But I think that it being unseen vs. actually seeing it live in front of you might be 2 different things. UA's strong opinion is valid, and it's his own opinion. Let's NOT vilify him for expressing himself honestly. I respect that in UA.
Peameal sandwich is not a breakfast sandwich, I went for lunch a few years ago long lines..
Smoked meat is the best!!
Nobody used to wear gloves...
OMG! Nobody wore gloves. How did society not perish?
Dude that Montreal smoked meat sandwich needs Dijon mustard and Swiss cheese minimum. I love them, sooooo good
Love you UA....BUT...time to admit that you are a germaphobe, and that it negatively impacts your life, and get some help for it.
The guy who made your breakfast sandwich put it together with his bare hands but you ate that.
I commented this before I saw your written commentary admitting as much in the video but my point still stands. If you are that concerned about food being prepared with bare hands you probably can’t eat out.
Literally. He's ok with that.
In Canada, washed bare hands are common in how food is prepared. I guess it might be different in the US. You don't want them handling money but any reputable place just keeps the bare handed employees making the food.
Gloves actually carry more germs because people overuse them and don’t wash them. Bare hands in the kitchen aren’t my issue-it’s when people are touching their phones, face, nose, or other unhygienic things. That’s when I call it out and complain.
You are absolutely right. Gloves are not this super clean invincibility shield. But usually at these fast casual and takeout spots, when people assemble ready-to-eat food they put on a fresh pair of gloves. In NYC even tamale ladies selling food out of shopping carts do that. Agreed, if the gloves are already on who knows how long they've been on and that's not much better.
just to toss my 2 cents in on the gloves debate going here, atleast he still took the food and did what he wanted with it after. Didnt make it a big thing at the register and try to cause a stink for the camera that he had and could of. so i commend you for just accepting it and moving on. You paid for it , its yours to do with what you want. Im in mississauga just half hour away with good traffic from toronto and when i go down for shows or sports games we pack up any extra food and give it out to the homeless because we have ALOT. ( ps i dont give half eaten things or anything like that, we usually go overboard with the appetizers though and ive been to full to finish the other half of sandwiches)
I wouldn’t have paid for it if they didn’t honor my request to make it with gloves. The customer is always right.
Fun fact! Black squirrels are found in several areas of the U.S. Where I am in Colorado, we have Abert's squirrels and melanistic black fox squirrels. You can also find them all over Princeton, New Jersey.
Come on man,you think gloves are sanitary think twice, i am a chef and i can tell you i have seen people have gloves when cleaning, i own a pizza shop and we dont wear gloves, i stay away from people wearing gloves there disgusting!!!
I did like the footage being on the public transportation showing scenes looking out the window, that was a nice touch
If you're drinking a really high-end coffee what you want to do is use skim milk this way you get the sweetness without overpowering the flavor of the coffee
Dude, you need to try Peter's on Eglington. Quantities are massive, and quality is big as well.
Glad you are enjoying yourself in Canada. We Canadians are proud of our Montreal Style bagels, back bacon on a bun, and poutine, and Canadian whiskey. And Pemmican, which is not as well known. And of course our ice hockey. Have a safe trip home and come back to Canada anytime.
You should come back to Toronto! There’s so much more to see and eat. Toronto is an interesting place because, honestly, a lot of the food here is mid-tier and underwhelming. The city doesn’t have many OG original foods either (peameal bacon sandwiches are one, but even then, they’re not as widespread here as something like pork rolls or pizza slices in the U.S.; it should be in every store here as a quick food option). There are lots of adopted foods here; which is fine.
I’m surprised you didn’t check out Kensington Market! It’s right next to downtown and is a foodie mecca with tons of interesting options. It’s also a unique spot-there’s really nothing else like it in North America.
Overall, Toronto definitely needs more than one visit. For example, Scarborough, an eastern borough, is a whole food adventure in itself. You can find literally any type of cuisine there, from just about any country, and there are hidden gems serving top-tier ethnic food. The suburbs north and northwest of the city also have amazing options, with heavy Latino, Spanish, South Asian, and East and SE Asian choices.
It’s totally fine he was using his bare hands. It doesn’t bother me. Just think of all the people shaking your hand. Besides if they did have something on their hands it’s just extra flavor.
I actually laughed when she asked 'do you want to add cheese's thinking it's with bare hands
You’re delusional about the gloves…
also there’s a lower level of the market, it’s way bigger than you made it out to be
UA consumed food from a plastic package????? I guess, its "OK" if You don't see it?? Sorry bro, you need to change your " angle"
We have a large homeless epidemic in Canada, your video went from charming to infuriating when you chose to throw away a perfectly good meal someone on any corner would've struggled for. 💔💔
Some people are just looking for anything to complain about.
The bare hands outrage is a crazy bad take. It's completely normal and totally safe. People clean their hands...
UA, the GOAT! But the West Side Market in Cleveland, since 1912, is one of the best in America. Just sayin’. Thanks for another great vid dude.
UA thanks for coming to Toronto you are the man! A lot of the best foods are located in the outskirts of the city. You can check out North America's largest Chinese Mall in Markham called Pacific Mall with a really cool food court. Markham has hands down the best Chinese food in Ontario. Scarborough is another incredible area for food better prices too and has very unique foods you might have never seen before.
😂🤣 naturally, i cried laughing when UA said he wasn't going to eat the Poutine. The way he said it was hilarious imo. #1. The pizza bagel looked awesome. #2. Canadian Bacon IS awesome. Hence, why i love Mc D's egg McMuffin.
On you next trip back give a place called 'California Sandwiches ' a go . Excellent Breaded Veal sandwiches served thick and on crusty fresh kaiser buns. You can order it Sweet Medium or hot, a very established Italien eatery chain in Toronto.