Caesars...$4
Mimosas...$3
Featured pints...$4
Getting drunk on $11...priceless
This 24-hour diner serves up all-day breakfast, burgers, shakes, and floats to the gaggles of hipsters who stumble in late at night from the nearby bars along Ossington. But I'd go any time of day for the aforementioned cheap and tasty drink specials. They've recently extended the deals to last all night long (all night!).
On a recent visit I had a Caesar salad (meh, bottled dressing) and a sampling of some thick hot fries (good) and a panko-crusted deep-fried Mars bar served with ice cream (surprisingly not offended by this).
The food on its own wouldn't make The Lakeview a dining destination for me but once I've over-imbibed my taste buds tend to lower their standards, the way some do when deciding who to go home with for the night.
The service was shockingly good! The tattooed waiter and French busser handled our group of 9 like champs. (We were there at 7:30 p.m.)
Next time, I'm going to try one of their milkshakes. Apparently, they bring all the boys to the yard, and their like, it's better than yours.