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| - I remember when I was a kid, every so often I would go to a Lick's restaurant with my family. The whole experience was great, employees were very live, cheerful and singing while making your order...it was very entertaining. As the years past, more and more locations started to close which made me a bit sad because that was one of the few places I went to that reminds me of my childhood. Fast forward to last weekend...
I was in the area and I was looking for a place to eat. I couldn't narrow it down to one location, but when I saw Lick's I thought I'd give it a shot for nostalgic reasons. In a way, I wanted to relive my experience that I had when I used to go to Lick's as a child. As soon as I entered, the place was near empty (during 5pm on a Saturday with only one person seated and two employees working). I figured I would still give it a shot since I'm here for the food as well. The cashier that took my order seemed very displeased to be there - very far from welcoming. After I placed my order, I observed on how the atmosphere had change for the worst. There was no lively, cheerful and singing employees...just older ladies which are very quiet and no where near the atmosphere that I dined with my family years ago. My food came and I was hoping the first bite would take me back to how delicious their Homeburger used to be for me but instead, I got THE worst burger I ever ate in my life. The beef patty was burned on the outside which added an unwanted crunchy taste to it and the inside of the beef was dryer than the Sierra desert. I just couldn't believe how bad my experience was and if my experience is the same with the few Lick's locations left in the city, I don't see them lasting for another year. My memory of the Lick's brand is forever tarnished and it's highly unlikely I would be back even if the meal was free. If there was anything positive that came out of this situation is that my horrible experience inspired me to write my first Yelp review on how my childhood experience of Lick's was ruined at this Warden/ Eglinton location.
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