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| - I was pretty excited to hear that Toronto was getting TWO Country themed bars opening on the same week.
I made a trek out to Boots N Bourbon on a Monday night. Probably the worst night to go. I need to return on a weekend or another night to get the full experience. I was hoping for COUNTRY MUSIC.
When we arrived, there were some cool tunes kicking, Johnny Cash and mostly old country with a splash of new. Unfortunately, 1 hour after arriving, they decided to turn the music off and blast really, really loud NFL (which was playing on lots of flatscreens). I was really disappointed. I realize Monday if football night, but if I wanted to watch football I would have gone to a sports pub. I traveled a ways to check out a country bar and was really hoping for country.
They did, however, have $4 wing night on Mondays. Incredible deal and the wings were pretty tasty. We also tried a crab and shrimp dish ($14). They had an interesting menu of both big and small plates, similar to Rock Lobster (which has the same owner).
The decor was cool and western but not over the top. The large bar area in the middle takes up most of the space, there are a few booths and a small stage in the back, and a few more tables at the front.
We did try some interesting cocktails. The Stampede came served in a giant boot, was a beer cocktail mixed with gingerale, a shot of crown royal and some maple of some sort.
Overall cool place and hopefully I just hit it on the wrong night, I will return but only when I am guaranteed good country tunes.
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