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A few things soured my first trip to Swirl. First off we couldn't go upstairs, I guess my bud and I arrived too late and so we had to sit on the lower level. Unless I'm mistaken I didn't see anything online about that upstairs dining area closing early, but I've been wrong before... shocking, I know! This is going to sound super silly, but the lighting downstairs blows. It's bright, harsh and made for a super uncomfortable experience. Couple that with the fact that some of the only seats left were near the drafty door, it was sort of rough all around before our server came over. (Am I 80 right now?) He was ok, a little awkward, but pretty informative. My friend Chad and I settled on some small plates and vino, none of which was terribly impressive. I'll be the first to say that the things leading up to our orders arriving didn't really set the tone for success, but I am more than willing to go back and give these guys another try. Carrot cake for dessert was probably the best part of our adventure. Different than most I've had in that it was quite cake-y, light and not as dense as traditional CC.
This just in though. There's a "Swirl Sangria" flavour at Ed's which I'm a huge fan of! Locals supporting locals... brings a yelpy tear to my eye!
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