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What Happened to Cardinal Rule Restaurant After You Gotta Eat Here!?

You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 1 Toronto, Ontario

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Cardinal Rule Restaurant has closed — confirmed via blogto.com, December 2017.

What the source shows: A BlogTO article from December 2017 reported that Cardinal Rule at 5 Roncesvalles would stop operating at the start of January 2018. How we decide a status →

What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?

According to TVmaze, season 1, episode 15 of You Gotta Eat Here!, aired 2012-09-07, featured meat-loaf muffins at Cardinal Rule in Toronto. BlogTO, in a December 2017 article, described Cardinal Rule as an all-day diner and weekend brunch spot at 5 Roncesvalles Avenue, in the Roncesvalles and Parkdale area, in business since 2011. A City of Toronto DineSafe listing reproduced on opengovca.com gives the address as 5 Roncesvalles Avenue, M6R 2K2. BlogTO reported that the restaurant would stop operating at the start of January 2018, staying open through December with limited brunch service between Christmas and New Year's. According to BlogTO, the owners described the decision as the right one for the time being, and the article named no individual owner.

The episode You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 1

Episode 15
Aired
Title: Tallest Poppy, Cardinal Rule, JR's · What was featured: Meat-loaf muffins

Synopsis (tvmaze.com) : The host learns to braid challah and samples Jewish classics at the Tallest Poppy in Winnipeg. He also eats meat-loaf muffins at Cardinal Rule Restaurant in Toronto; and spicy meatballs at JR's Restaurant in Almonte, Ont.

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. api.tvmaze.com https://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=you%20gotta%20eat%20here&embed=episodes
  2. blogto.com https://blogto.com/eat_drink/2017/12/roncesvalles-favourite-cardinal-rule-closing
  3. opengovca.com https://opengovca.com/toronto-dinesafe/10399741
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