Brar's Buffet, Catering & Sweets

The original owners founded Brar Sweets in the 1980’s, and the first location was established in Toronto which served a limited variety: namely sweets and snacks, such as Samosas, Pakoras, fresh Jalebi and Ladoo. It gained recognition in the ethnic base community as one of the first Indian sweet shops in Toronto’s “Little India” among other ethnic restaurants, clothing, grocery and house-ware outlets available to the growing East Indian community in the GTA at that time.

In 1991, Brar Sweets was taken over by the Pabla Family, at which time the sweet shop also received a “restaurant” label. Brar Sweets and Restaurant now had a new owner and fresh principles: Everything was to be made with the highest quality ingredients and most food items (such as snacks and curries) were not to be kept for use the next day. But the most revolutionary step taken by the new owners was to establish a 100% vegetarian restaurant. A move that would prove to be both risky at the time when no vegetarian restaurants existed (with the exception of some south Indian Dosa restaurants), and beneficial, as it made space in the hearts of vegetarians and food lovers alike.

However, the move that would really make Brar Sweets and Restaurant a true leader in the ethnic Indian community was the shift from a quick-serve restaurant to a casual-dine buffet restaurant. As a result of the new variety of food items that were introduced to customers, in 1994 the operating name was befittingly changed to Brar’s Food Culture of India. Today, years of success and the development of trademark recipes has led the company to consider opening a chain of Brar’s Food Culture of India restaurants to serve the ever growing customer base fueled by the love of great tasting vegetarian food.

Our Mission Statement
It is our mission to build a lasting brand that stands for the highest food and product quality and customer service while introducing innovative ideas to the food culture.