Comments on: Then & Now: BamBoo

By: Maureen

Maureen — Fri, 10 May 2024 04:22:21 +0000

11 years too late? Maybe…..
I worked the last night behind tbe bar at the Bamboo, I am very proud to say. I will never remember a job so well or so fondly. Thank you for hiring me Patti and giving me the absolutely best and most wonderful experience of being a bartender at the Boo

By: This 44-year-old Toronto Restaurant Is What Remains From When Queen West Was Cool - BlogTO

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 09:57:35 +0000

[…] “In 1984 we added a number of their Lao and Thai dishes, like pad thai, ping gai etc, to what we called our global comfort food menu. Chef Noy, still in our kitchen, is a member of the original family. The only restaurant in Toronto serving Thai food around that time, to our knowledge, was the original Young Thailand, the Rivoli and the BamBoo.” […]

By: Sandy Hellard

Sandy Hellard — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:12:47 +0000

I still miss The Boo. All the great food, all the great funky music, the fun and very cool vibe and the absolutely fantastic late night big slice of chocolate cake. I have that wonderful cookbook and treasure it. I was lucky to have many years enjoying the Bamboo right from the first year. Great memories.

By: john

john — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 15:44:29 +0000

What about Madcaps – a blues bar down the street. Does anyone remember that place?

By: ROGER SALLES

ROGER SALLES — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:46:50 +0000

Bamboo club was my hang, spent many nights there- Queen st will never be the same, great to be there at the time of this great place with great people to hang with.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:52:26 +0000

OMG my girlfriends and I used to love going to see Fujahtive at this club. They were so good not to mention good to look at!

By: Louis Lemieux

Louis Lemieux — Wed, 27 May 2020 21:25:55 +0000

I saw the Michel Petrucciani Trio ply at the Bam Boo on Monday 20 August 1984 with my friend Wendy. I was sitting less than 2m away from the great man. I mention it for the record – I cannot find any other reference to Petrucciani playing in Toronto that year.

By: David Peters

David Peters — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 18:19:28 +0000

The best Pad Thai. I have never found better in the city. My toronto musical roots are tied to the Bamboo. Ahh, I miss that place. Thank you to all that served and gave.

By: Steve shoha

Steve shoha — Wed, 29 May 2019 01:04:46 +0000

I played in a band called Bop (Harvey) in the mid eighties and Bamboo was one of our favorite clubs. We were from East Lansing Michigan (MSU) and going to Toronto and playing this awesome club was an amazing experience!

By: Eight of my favorite places – Broadside

Eight of my favorite places – Broadside — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:43:04 +0000

[…] Oh, the 80s! A former laundromat on Toronto’s Queen Street became — from 1983 to 2002 — a fantastic bar and restaurant, with a lively rooftop scene perfect on a steamy summer’s evening. Here’s its history, and an excerpt: […]