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 Live Music & ENTERTAINMENT:

SEE SOME OF THIS COUNTRY'S TOP TALENT IN AN EVER SO INTIMATE AND GREAT SOUNDING VENUE.
 
OUR LINEUP AS SEEN IN NOW MAGAZINE:


 

WEEKLY SHOWS & EVENTS:

every sunday 6-9pm: SAFETY IN NUMBERS Robert Stevenson (clarinet), Chris Bezant (guitar) & Chris Kettlewell (bass) channel Django Reinhardt...  Jazz standards inspired by Django - live, acoustic, & off the floor. These cats are some of TO's best and they do great justice to this wonderful music. And their sets are always spooky good!
 
Have a pint or two of some of the best tasting beers around, one of our really tasty custom made cocktails, a good glass of wine, or sample one of our fine spirits, and soak up this great, fun, classic jazz. A cool way to spend an early Sunday evening.

 

every monday @ 9pm: O*P*E*N  M*I*C  M*O*N*D*A*Y*S  @  T*H*E  P*A*I*N*T*E*D L*A*D*Y

 

wednesday, sept 1 @ 9pm: DANCER DANCER * S I Z Z L I N '   H O T   L I V E   D A N C E   B A N D *      Dre. Sly. Sade. Gorillaz. Gap  Band. Rihanna. Blondie and more. Singer Dylan Goodhue and a band of top players groove on cool & shameless dance favs...

 

Byyye... cycle....

 

Menu:

We've got really delicious food. Within a month and a half of opening we received a great review by top food critic Corey Mintz. Come by and taste for yourself...

We just received some more acknowledgement for our food; This time 'round it's for our    pulled pork sandwich. Good people of Toronto, much, much love goes into this creation... Brian Sharwood of ossingtonvillage.com writes of it here.

A review on YELP.CA about us and more good stuff about our Pulled Pork Sandwich:

I always liked The Painted Lady and after spending a few hours eating and drinking there last night, I am a big fan. The owners and staff are so nice and fun and they really believe in making this a place for all kinds of people to have a good time.

What changed for me last night is I tried the food. HOLY F!! Try the pulled pork sandwich, it is the best I have had since trying authentic barbecue in North Carolina. And what a steal for $6!! Go now and eat one. AMAZING!

  • Melinda, 4/10/2010 Photo of Melinda M.
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    * Try our GAZPACHO... goes great with the heat! *

     


    Reviews & Press:

    Readers of BLOGTO.COM's 'BEST OF TORONTO' voted The Painted Lady among the top 3 in their 'THE BEST NEW BARS IN TORONTO' list for 2009... Thanks BLOGTO.COM readers! And thanks BLOGTO.COM for providing the venue for such a vote!

    And, A BIG THANK YOU to all our patrons, and all the artists who have played our stage. You're ALL wonderful. Actually, some of you are sick and quite twisted - you know who you are - you fit in P E R F E C T L Y at The Lady. Thank you for bringing your spirits, in all their forms and all their grandness, to bear on our little vortex of Toronto chaos. We've had a blast! You've made our 1st year a great and memorable one. The Lady loves you.

     

    TORONTO LIFE - "If Dita Von Teese had a T.O. hang, this would likely be it..." CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

     

    TORONTO LIFE - The Ossington Guide, pg.18: "The bordello-themed Painted Lady ups the strip�s retro ante, taking it back to the �40s and �50s with old-school jazz and pre-Kennedy cocktails."

     

    THE TORONTO STAR - Food Columnist, Corey Mintz's review of The Painted Lady: "skewers of beef, known as Korean Hotties, might be an overwrought presentation at Colborne Lane. In a bar on Hip Avenue, the display is fruitier than Toucan Sam..." CLICK HERE TO READ ARTICLE

     

    EXAMINER.COM - Thomas Given's article on The Painted Lady: "...The Lady's long bar itself is impressive... a beautiful solid Mahogany behemoth that thoroughly compliments their space... The bar's area is long and deep, with lit red glass candles dotting the shelves everywhere... The Painted Lady is a great place, you must go at least once (you'll come back, though)... a great vibe. It has that and so much more to offer..." CLICK FOR MORE

     

    TORONTO.COM - The Painted Lady definitely shares the hip factor coveted by most of Ossington's watering holes, but with a New Orleans twist and sans pretention. This Lady's more artsy, with her tufted, red velour and framed pictures of ladies -- from concert posters to pin-ups -- covering the walls..." CLICK FOR MORE

     

    BLOGTO.COM - Review by Jesse Kinos-Goodin: "The Painted Lady has been my favourite bar on the Ossington strip this year... The idea for a bar actually came from living in New Orleans, when they wanted to open a place where all the hookers could mingle with regular folk (outside of the brothel I guess). It seemed the next best thing was a bar across from a former strip club on Ossington, and naming it after the infamous "painted ladies" of New Orleans." CLICK TO READ MORE

     

     


    Good Causes:

    Friends of N.O.A.H. Canada The Painted Lady would like to thank all those who helped to make this year's N.O.A.H. fundraiser, the 4th annual, a great success. Many people donated their time, money, and caring to help raise funds for kids orphaned by AIDS in a year where budgets continued to be cut, more people lost their jobs, and time for such things seemed even scarcer. We thank you. Stay tuned for more info and pics/footage of 2010's event...

    And good job Nicky! ...We'd like to take a moment here to acknowledge Nicky Potter, the founding member of  Friends of N.O.A.H. Canada, and a key member of The Painted Lady team. This is being written unbeknownst to Nicky, but it needs to be said that this gal's passion, drive, and hard work are the engine behind Friends of N.O.A.H. Canada. Her infectious spirit & energy get under your skin and low and behold, people get together and do more than the sum of their parts in benefit of a greater good - for the 4th year in a row! We're lucky to have you Nix. And, we look forward to next year's fundraiser...

    xoxo,

    T*H*E   P*A*I*N*T*E*D   L*A*D*Y

     


    In Memoriam:

     

     

    Our dear friend, Herman Leonard.

    We'll always love & remember you Herman. You will always be a great inspiration. You will always be with us.

     



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