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Where Is Casa Manila Now? You Gotta Eat Here! Update (Toronto, ON)

You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 5 Toronto, Ontario

Current status

Relocated

As of October 2026, Casa Manila has relocated to 508 Danforth Ave, Toronto, ON — confirmed via the business's own website/social account, accessed March 2026. The original location is closed.

What the source shows: Casa Manila's own website describes a March 2026 consolidation to its Danforth Avenue location, and blogTO's 2022 article presented that branch as new and the York Mills restaurant as its sister. How we decide a status →

What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?

Casa Manila was the second stop in the Season 5 episode of You Gotta Eat Here! titled "Low & Slow, Casa Manila, Charlie the Butcher," which aired 2016-03-11. According to TVmaze's episode listing, host John Catucci discovered the international flavors of Philippine cooking at the Toronto restaurant. Casa Manila's website says Mila Nabor-Cuachon opened the dining room in December 2010 and has cooked there every day since, and describes the business as family-run since 2010. blogTO's 2022 article on the Danforth branch called the York Mills restaurant its sister location and said the Danforth space at 508 Danforth Avenue would be smaller, with a rotating daily menu. Casa Manila's website says that at its 15th anniversary in March 2026 the business "consolidated to a single location at 508 Danforth Ave." In October 2026 the site listed weekend hours of 11:30 AM to 9:30 PM, online ordering and tray catering.

The episode You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 5

Episode 3
Aired
Title: Low & Slow, Casa Manila, Charlie the Butcher · What was featured: Philippine cooking at Casa Manila in Toronto

Synopsis (tvmaze.com) : The secret to great barbecue is uncovered in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.; John discovers the international flavors of Philippine cooking at Casa Manila in Toronto; and gets a taste of Buffalo's legendary beef on weck while visiting Charlie the Butcher.

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. api.tvmaze.com https://api.tvmaze.com/shows/15676/episodebynumber?season=5&number=3
  2. casamanila.ca https://casamanila.ca/
  3. blogto.com https://blogto.com/eat_drink/2022/07/casa-manila-toronto-danforth
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