With a bar you cannot really complain about their drink selection or their prices. You could always stick with beer and the music. Which are two things that are hard to mess up. Even when the music is bad, your drink (with enough of it) and your friends can drown that out.
Food however, reaches in the visceral and emotional depth that go way beyond atmosphere and alcohol. And i have to say I cannot believe the atrocities incurred at this establishment. First off you're messing with a good thing. Banh Mi, Patties, the HOT DOG so deliciously simple is reinvented in miniature and priced oppositional to its size. WHY? In the experiment of showcasing Toronto's best, SnackBar has decided to tamper with a good thing, with horrible copies of what is real and awesome. Banh Mi on a bun so soft and pasty in your mouth, combined with a shmear of pate so thick that it became a warm textural challenge. The hot dog, served on the same bun, does not give off the salty and snappy greasy mess of what is easily found on the street.
There are possible a number culinary problems with the food here but nothing gets me more than what is being passed as "odes" to what are Toronto's favorites. Go out and get the real thing, it's right outside