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| - Went there at 6 pm sharp, to sit outside, under the plastic tent. There are only a handful of weeks that allow outside dining in Toronto, btw.
Three waiters standing around (outside) staring holes in the air; not a single customer anywhere in sight (well, a little early, perhaps).
We have a baby stroller in tow (plus baby), and ask for a table outside. ALL RESERVED is the response; but perhaps you would like to sit over there, behind the sewer line? Mind you, again, there is NOT A SINGLE CUSTOMER anywhere. - OK, how about we sit inside then if all the tables none of which are physically occupied are taken? TOO SMALL for a stroller inside.
But wait, there is not a single customer in sight!!! (plus, shiny lightbulb, do you think we are going to hang out for four hours with a baby in tow anyway?).
Well, how about you sit in the back behind the sewer line?
I mentally pack away my shiny AMEX, THE ONE that is - per their own marketing - only available upon invitation; we turn around, walk down the street and, guess what, we unpack the card at Terroni's and have a terrific meal. Perhaps more rustic than what we would have gotten at Noce, but I paid gladly. In fact, I realize now why there is often A LINE forming outside Terroni's that when we left reached all the way out onto the sidewalk.
Thanks. Will not try again although we have a place within walking distance. I guess our budding relationship never got off the ground.
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