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| - I've been a fan of the Green Room for years, but haven't really frequented it as much as I used to since I graduated from uni. The clientele is known to be of a younger demographic, but I personally find that crowds are usually well and pleasantly mixed.
This is a great place to go with a large group of friends to celebrate a birthday on weekends. It's also a good place to go with just a few of you to catch up on quieter weeknights. The music is really loud, but the booths and tables are intimately candle lit and cozy enough to chat closely in. The music selection can be a toss up though. Some nights, the music is just perfect background noise, but on other nights, (like last night), it sounded like someone with quite eclectic taste put their iPod on shuffle - which is probably exactly what was going on. The abrupt changes from jazz to metal to pop was a little hard to ignore or enjoy.
There is one thing you can always count on though: the food is ridiculously cheap. I've been a fan of the Thai style stir-fried glass noodles ($6.50) forever. Many of my friends love the pad thai, but it's much too tomato-pastey for my taste. Drinks are also very cheap. I'm usually happy splitting a pitcher of sangria ($17.50), but opted for a litre of the house white wine ($21 on the menu, but $19.95 on the bill) instead. Enjoyable.
It's not all fun and games though. There was an awful rotting smell lingering near the doorway and last night was not the first time that I've noticed this. Oh, and the lock on the toilet stall door wasn't all that trusty. There may have been an awkward surprise door opening on me while I was going about my business (but that really doesn't need to be mentioned anymore beyond these cautionary purposes). Hey, you get what you pay for, but there are some nights when cheap and cheerful will do the job spendidly.
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