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| - Was looking for a place for dinner with friends to close to both the Bloor and Yonge lines, outside of stuffy Yorkville, so FotES fit the bill. Glanced at a menu ahead of time and saw the margaritas were on special for $6, making it an easy to persuade my friends that this was a good choice.
Arrived at 6:30pm on Tuesday and it wasn't terribly busy - maybe just over 1/3 full. Mind you, it was also a crappy crappy rainy day. Sitting down I had a flashback to a few years ago when I had taken my parents here for brunch. I remembered it being tasty so I was getting excited...
Started with margaritas, which were perfect. Not too sweet, and you could tell they was a generous pour. I opted for the Mango which was excellent and my friends were raving about the classic as well. Ended up with a second round, this time Palomas, which were equally delicious.
Onto food. We ordered, to share: jambalaya, rissotto, fried chicken, and mac n cheese. My friends both liked the jambalaya best. It was very tasty and contained some really juicy prawns (as well as chicken, chorizo, and mussels), but the dish was a little mild on the spice/heat for me (mind you, my spicy hot tolerance is VERY high). I was all about the fried chicken! It was boneless/skinless but still so juicy and crispy. MMM. And I don't even particularly like chicken! Rissotto was tasty but not particularly exciting so I wouldn't order it again. The mac and cheese was a bland disappointment, so definitely skip it!
Finished off the meal with a shared pecan tart. It was flaky and delicious. Mmm.
Including tax and tip, the meal came to $45 per person which got us each 1/3 of an appie, an entree, 1/3 of dessert, and 2 drinks. So, pretty reasonable considering the quality.
All in all I loved this place. It's a cute atmosphere, perfect for catching up over cocktails. There's a patio that looked like it would be amazing on a sunny day. I would definitely come back. My only complaint is that the service was SLOW. I mean the place was not busy at all but it took forever for the waiter to come around and ask if we needed a second drink or whether we wanted dessert. This meal spanned 3 hours! It was fine for us because we weren't in a rush, but it's something to be aware of if you plan on visiting.
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