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| - Research and menu perusal led me and my friend to Hopgoods, a hop, skip and a jump away from his apartment. We were intrigued by the foie gras poutine (which we couldn't have because the gravy was 'meat-based" - I know, traditional poutine comes with a beef consomme-based gravy, but this had foie...so I thought poultry based might be a better choice, but I digress).
Disappointment over the poutine's prohibitive ingredients aside, the food was right on the money - delicious pickled vegetables, potato salad with smoked mayo, molasses bread with cultured butter and their smoked chicken croquettes. All tasty.
The service, on the other hand, was a little askew for some reason. We had a reservation and we arrived early, so we asked to sit at the bar until our table opened. We were never told when our table opened up. I mean, sitting at a bar is fun usually, and this was the case here, but it was odd that no one followed up with us on our reservation. We ordered food, and we had to ask for cutlery. We ordered Dieu Du Ciel! Rosée D'Hibiscus, and we received the Le Trou du Diable Saison Du Tracteur instead (we didn't have the heart to send it back because our bartender looked scattered, and the replacement beer was tasty). Everyone was really pleasant when they did interact with us, just disjointed and haphazard.
It's a great spot, with solid food and a "cool" atmosphere. And that's all she wrote.
p.s.
SMOKED MAYO.
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