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| - Definitely a place to try if you're in Toronto!
Seeing how close I work to the place, I figured this would be a good a time as ever to head over. I knew beforehand that the restaurant employed deaf waitresses, so I wanted to learn a bit of ASL before I got there. I learned the greetings I thought I would need, pleasantries, and the order I wanted.
It's one thing to know what want to say beforehand, but actually putting it to use was a lot more difficult than I expected.
I was greeted by a young lady who (thankfully) welcomed me in both english and ASL at the same time. She led me to my seat, explained how the process went and introduced me to my waiter. The hostess-now translator asked me to follow my waitress in learning a few of the signs possibly needed for my stay. Also provided was a small booklet that included many more things such as pleasantries (thank goodness, I forgot all of them already!), responses and many other things.
In the end I ordered the butternut squash ravioli as they didn't have the fish and chips that I saw on the yelp photos album (that dish is only served under certain days apparently).
Now my experience with Italain Cuisine(?) is not as comprehensive as my Asian cuisine, but I will say that I thoroughly enjoyed my meal. It was a nice blend of sweet and savory, and for what I thought to be a small portion, I was actually filled quite nicely. The fried basil leaves and walnuts added a beautiful difference in texture, and it was quite an interesting plate!
At one point I decided to research how to sign 'dessert', and I guess the waitress saw me attempting it and brought it over the menu anyways! She was a very attentive and very nice waitress. Unfortunately I ran out of lunch time and let my waiter know I was in a hurry and I needed the cheque (both phrases provided in the book).
At the end of the day I was extremely satisfied with my meal there, and would definitely come back again. This is a place that does the community some good, while producing top notch service and excellent food.
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