La Pasiva in North York

896 Wilson Ave, North York, ON M3K 1E7, Canada

★★★★★
(143 reviews)
Categories: Uruguayan restaurant Restaurant

About

La Pasiva is a family-owned restaurant that has been operating in North York for over 20 years. We specialize in Uruguayan cuisine. We offer breakfast on Saturdays and Sundays from 7am-1pm. Lunch and Dinner on weekends starts from 1pm to closing.

Address
896 Wilson Ave, North York, ON M3K 1E7, Canada
Plus Code
PGJJ+59 North York, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
1–7 PM
Saturday
1–7 PM
Sunday
11:30 AM–3 PM

Services

Service options
Takeaway Dine-in Delivery
Offerings
Coffee Small plates
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Dessert
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual Cosy

Photos

Reviews

4.5
★★★★★
143 reviews

Most Mentioned

chivito (11) prices (7) family (6) milanesa (4) empanadas (4) cold (3) ham (3) feel (3) potato salad (2) bakery (2)
5 stars
106
4 stars
22
3 stars
8
2 stars
1
1 stars
6
★★★★★
November 6, 2024

Great place, people are friendly and the food is amazing. I love it

★★★★
September 30, 2024

Good food and service but very expensive.

★★★★★
February 24, 2022

Amazing family business!! Love the family and staff the Mexican waitress is super sweet always with a beautiful smile on her face along with Mariana and all other waitress/servers. The food is absolutely my favourite I always get chivito and my fav desert is flan! This is a place I always want to go to and is so much like sitting in la pasiva in uruguay😍 miss you guys and wish you all the very best!!💖

★★★★
August 6, 2021

Very friendly lady was very helpful in making my selection for the first time eating at this Uruguayan staple I had the chivito and ham and cheese empanada.

★★★★★
July 28, 2019

Real Uruguayan taste! Food is amazing, good quality and big servings. Service is fast. Prices are really good!

★★★★
July 6, 2019

I know this place since it open new. Is no longer the same. The owners have let it run down. The staff have been rotated. The diner is closed. Only take out now. Hours diminish to no service past 6pm on weekdays and barely open on weekends. The food, well is so blend now. Meat very chewy and fries very soguey. Prices have gone way up not even their menu print keeps up. I was served blind with the shock bill at the end. I can no longer recommend this place.

★★★
October 11, 2018

The majority of reviews seem to be from Uruguayans which is why they have such high reviews. The place is not bad but certainly not the greatest, I am convinced they sell foods that they should not be, by that I mean that is past the due date or made several days before. Realistically the place is worth three stars.

★★★★
October 21, 2017

This place cake highly recommended by a dear friend and she was the one who took us there first time. It lived up to the expectations. I had Chicken Chivito which was just awsome. The side order of fries was a bit disappointing ( a few cold/soggy) fries but i am sure it was an isolated incident.

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Amazing pastries and Uruguayan food!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

When the owner is there, the experience becomes amazing !!! Empanadas are tasty and the bread is delicious as well.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food delicious Thank you!

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Food here is so delicious, milanesas is my favourite of all.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Always a great place to eat.

December 22, 2023

this place is never open..........

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Very rich. There are no more tables just for takeaways. Chivito, very rich Neapolitan Milanessa. Very Rich Mozarella.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Amazing family restaurant, great food, service and family environment

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Good food as usual

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Great food, great prices

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Used to live close by, with a lovely Uruguayan family. They invited me to this restaurant once, and didn t stop going after! It s just delicious! Milanesa I don t move in the area any longer, but would love to go back!

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Very good service and very good food, I recommend it

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Amazing food !!!!! Ill be coming back

★★★★
December 22, 2021

Food is great. However, i was disappointed when i showed up the other day at 820 and they were closed, even though hours are until 9 :(:( </3

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Great value for money.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Great food and atmosphere . Please do try el chivito to al Plato . Can t go wrong

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Excellent service, food is delicious! Specially when you feel home sick and you need a Lomito!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

I have been going here for over 10 years, and I will keep going until I die. The traditional Chivito and Chivito Canadiense are the apex of comfort food. Juicy, thin sliced steak, with ham, cheese and fried egg on top, on top of fries, and with potato salad and palm hearts? Yeah, definitely worth the trip. And the Pizza Mozzarella is unbelievably good. Its just a very nice dough, with robustly flavorful tomato sauce and fresh, stretchy cheese. Just talking about it makes me want to go right now. The owners are very warm as well, it s a comfortable place to be in. Extremely recommended.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Great value and great food

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Love this place. Delicious food. Always a pleasure to visit.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Amazing place with Amazing quality food. Have been going here for 10+ years for some amazing Uruguayan food and service. Staff is very friendly. would highly recommend.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

wonderful, very tasty food, very good service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Excellent place and good customer service which is the best

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

It s really delicious! It s like eating in Uruguay! We tasted el Chivito, la Milanesa napolita and el Faina! Everything was incredibly good! It felt like home! Very fast service!! We had free entry which was excellent! . . . Delicious! Fue come comer to Uruguay!!!! The chivito, the Naples Milanese and the faina are spectacular!!! Although good service, we have a delicious free entry!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

We had the chivitos, really good flavour. They are a bit smaller than the ones from Uruguay but still good. Their desserts, chajá and principe humberto, were really good and good value!

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Service is good, food is delicious and good portions. Also pretty quick. What else can I say?!

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Huge tasty portions and great service

★★★★
December 22, 2019

Good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

For the best Rio Platense foods... Visit La Pasiva. Uruguayan chivitos. Pizza with Fina... For those that do not know what FINA is.. a must try... (Cheekpea dough type pizza).... Joe Ingino Oshawa/Durham Central Newspaper

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Very good service. Steak was a little dry, didn t like the potato salad. Empanadas were cold but good flavour.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Awesome sandwiches and Uruguayan flavours

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great food and service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Ham and cheese melts from the breakfast menu were wonderful and served with a friendly smile.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Buenisimo!! Real uruguayan experience. Amazing food just like if u were in this small south American country. If u feeling nostalgic go. If u love cheese meat go. Sweet desserts go! Family owned and operated. Riquisimo bo! Vamo arriba carajo!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Best in the city. Chivito canadiense or Milanesa pasiva

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

I am Latin and I have been eating there for years and even though the owner is a little unfriendly, I am not interested, there is no one who makes a complete Milanese like her, plus I go for her food and the prices are very good..

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

excelent service! great food good for brakefast !!

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

I love this Uruguayan Restaurant.. food is exellent and prices are very reasonable for a high quality of service and food preparation and an exellent variety of Uruguayan delicious plates!!! I always go back to La Pasiva and I highly recomend it to any one that loves high quality and delicious food. La Pasiva

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Small restaurant, food is good but the service needs improvement.

December 22, 2019

Horrible food and Horrible Service! Not worth the travel here..

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

The food and service were amazing!

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Excellent no-frills Uruguayan restaurant

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Small space, but amazing food!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great and tasty food!.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Only 3 stars as you had to sit yourself. You had to wave someone down to come take your order. The meal took especially long time to be made although the food is delicious. All these little things take away from the experience If I were to go next time I would order to go or I would call ahead just to not have to wait.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Good food faire price, the place is not fancy but you will not find that type of food around I can assure you.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Good Needs more variety of plates Friendly staff

December 22, 2018

The owner will ruin your entire experience stay far from that horrible place !

December 22, 2018

That fat owner is very RUDE and RACIST i took my sister in law (who is muslim) and she made her pay for something she didnt ask .. TERRIBLE COSTUMER SERVICE!!

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

Amazing authentic food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Awesome little Uruguyan restaurant! Closest youll get to the real thing in the city (that Im aware of). The food options are similar to La Pasiva in Uruguay. The decor is interesting, but it really made me feel cozy and in a warm place instead of in the middle of a snowstorm. Service was pleasant. Connected to a Uruguayan bakery (owned by the same owners) so you can take some delicious desserts home with you after your meal. Will be going back!

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

I had the chivito and loved it here ! Great place to visit, highly recommend!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

The food the vibe all the reasons in the world to get an amazing Uruguayan meal @ great prices!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

The food is tasty and the customer service is very good!!!

★★★★
December 22, 2018

Good Uruguayan food. Place needs a makeover for a long time. But i guess the owners dont care about that. They trust the good food that keeps people coming back. Customer servise is a bit ruff but like i said the food is warth it. Dont spect lots from the rest. Just go for the food.

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

The best authentic Uruguayan food in the city, fresh delicious, succulent...... are just a few words to describe this place that I have personally been coming to since I was kid, best family owned bakery restaurant Wilson avenue has to offer.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Great food. Great people

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

An amazing place. Great food. Great service. Glad i drop by one day and came here.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Great food and service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

The closet you will come to Uruguay food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Good food

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

Amazing food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Had the La Pasiva down. The plate was full and food was delicious.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2017

The best family restaurant I have gone! A must go

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2017

The passive milanesas are and will always be the best Uruguayan milanesas in Toronto! Ive been going to this place for 10 years and they still make them the same. I have no ties to the owners. I hope it is clear that I leave this review with my sincere opinion. Very good food!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2017

Good place to eat Uruguayan dishes

★★★★★
December 22, 2017

The food was delicious and the people were very nice..

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2017

Delish! I had half the next day. And it was just as good cold out if the fridge.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2017

Forever my favorite restaurant. Love the food, the people, their baked goods, the pizza... great memories from this place. A go to spot.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2016

Typical Uruguayan food and lovely service. Would go again!

★★★★★
December 22, 2016

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this place. I was thrilled to see it featured in Toronto Life magazine. The food is AMAZING!!!...and the service heartwarming. If you havent been please get there soon.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2016

A great goal!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2016

Empanadas are to die for