The dueling glove was originally an invention of chefs who would slap turkeys with oven mitts and demand electric knives at dawn. Taste the edible creations of culinary innovators with today's Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of Caribbean and Chinese cuisine at Island Mix Restaurant & Lounge, located in Vaughan.

Island Mix's menu flings two distinctive food personalities together in a buddy comedy of comestibility. Initiate ingestion sequences with a fried plantain ($2), fish cake ($3.50), or bowl of shrimp-wonton soup (from $4.50) and relax in Island Mix's comfortable lounge environment. Entrees, including duck curry ($6.95), jerk-chicken fried rice ($9.50), and stewed king fish ($9.45), tempt tempestuous torsos into edible elopement. Occasional live events—including DJs, bands, and comedians—entertain chronically bored flatware, and the eatery’s free WiFi makes it easy to instantly settle heated arguments about Scandinavian geography.

Reviews

Restaurantica reviewers give Island Mix Restaurant & Lounge an average of 3.3 stars, and 88 per cent of Urbanspooners recommend the business:

• Quite enjoyed the atmosphere and food. A great casual evening out and we'll certainly go back – MnK, Restaurantica
• Our food was hot & steamy, and tasted absolutely fantastic! – R_Khan, Restaurantica