Carbs & Cocktails in Oakville

Found in the Oakville Entertainment Centrum, you can get your hands some amazing comfort food that will ease any soul.

Scaddabush Italian Kitchen & Bar is one of the few chain restaurants that I actually adore. I find with most chains that the quality and originality goes down, but that’s an entirely different story for the Scaddabush Restaurants.

Recently we enjoyed a lovely evening dinner on their patio (due to Covid-19 restrictions) and it was just the perfect meal. We had ordered the Roasted Mushroom and Truffle Gnocchi and their Sophia Pizza paired off with their Amaro Mule cocktail. The Gnocchi was thoroughly cooked, as it was soft and practically melted in your mouth. Plus the sauce was just fantastic, perfectly creamy with the fragrant truffle scents just mesmerizing me. The Sophia Pizza was also just a carb-filled wonder! It was larger than expected, and the specialty scissors they give you to cut the pizza is just so cute. The pizza is topped off with chicken, goat cheese, alfredo sauce, roasted red peppers, roasted garlic, caramelized onions and basil oil- so literally my favorite toppings. I will admit by the end of this meal I was stuffed, feeling bloated and we didn’t even finish the whole pizza. I am willing to endure those feelings though when the first tastes just so good!

I am glad restrictions are light enough to enjoy such a good meal outside on a beautiful day, because this was a 10/10 evening in terms of food, company and ambience.

Punjabi-Canadian Fusion from Mississauga Legend

Located in Mississauga by Kennedy Rd and Courtney Park Dr E, you will find one of the greatest fusion fantasies to take hold in Mississauga.

Rick’s Good Eats is owned by legendary chef Rick Matharu, and is supported by his very own mother Manjeet for inspiration and day-to-day operations. What separates RGE from most restaurants is their dedication to quality comfort food, and bringing out flavors the most Canadian cuisine does not have.

I have visited RGE on numerous occasions as I used to work right down the street from them. Every time the quality and taste is always there, and their staff is always kind and gracious.

My highlights from their menu are their Butter Chicken Mac N’ Cheese (with their amazing Achari Coleslaw!!), Shahi Paneer Naanwich and Mom’s Biryani. I’ve recently come to learn that Mom’s Biryani isn’t on their menu anymore, so today is a sad day. However their Butter Chicken Mac N’ Cheese is still my absolute favorite dish, its scream comfort food in all the best ways. To make it even better they top it off with their Achari Coleslaw that adds that nice cool and crunchy twist to this warm and savory dish. The Shahi Paneer Naanwich is go-to when I’m not feeling it for a heavy pasta/butter chicken dish. It’s a great veggie meal filled with cheese, tomato, onion, cilantro, achari mayo and sambal oelek.

I think what I love most about Rick’s Good Eats is that I can take the most hesitant eater out to here and convince them to try something new. I can take my boyfriend’s buddy out here who would be so wary of Butter Chicken due to his unwarranted fear of anything seasoned well- and convince him to get the Mac N’ Cheese because ‘it’s just Mac n’ Cheese!’. I think we’ve all had friends who were picky/skittish eaters, and always consider RGE to be the ‘gateway drug’ to get them into new cuisines, flavors and cultures.

A big thanks to Rick Matharu and Rick’s Good Eats for making all the good food that you do 😊