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| - At first when h friends wanted to go to this restaurant I was skeptical. judging by the name is seemed like another over hyped, over priced, new yuppy hang out in downtown Toronto. However, after much insistence I went to the restaurant and have to say that I was pleasantly surprised.
This eating establishment is located in Toronto, surprisingly enough just South of a street named named Temperance. Which, I have to admit, is clever.
The service was very good. The servers were polite, helpful and good. They had a good list of mixed drinks. My only thing to pick on here is the fact that their beer list sucks. I mean if you want to be a serious establishment and have a bunch of beers on tap, why would you just have mass marketed beers. Is it really that hard to have some local beers? Maybe a Mill Street, or a Duggans?
The main reason why I give the restaurant a high rating is the food. They had CEVICHE!!!! I was totally excited when I saw this! Ceviche is a dish made from fresh raw fish marinated in citrus juices such as lemon or lime and spiced with chilli peppers. The citrus denatures the fish so it practically tastes cooked if done correctly. Here they served it with mangos, and it was done superbly. I really like it. They also had fish tacos, which beyond sounding like a metaphor were done really well. The tacos were BIG, and they were filled nicely, and plated well. Just by the plating of the food here, you can tell they really put some love into the food that they serve. This is a trait which definitely brings me back to restaurants, and makes me like them.
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