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| - I like this place! I have visited for weekend brunch and also for dinner.
BRUNCH
I came on a Sunday ~11:30 and only waited about 10 minutes for a table for two. The place was hoppin' and Salt'n'Pepa was blaring on the stereo. They have lots of juices beyond your regular apple and orange, and they come in S/M/L. I had a pineapple juice, yum! So many things on the menu sounded tempting (frittata... breakfast poutine...) but I decided to be health-conscious and go for the 'Healthy Scramble'. It's an egg white scrambled with creamy goat cheese loaded with fresh vegetables (asparagus, roasted red peppers, sundried tomatoes, shallots). Deelish! It came with toast and fresh fruit. Service was a little off in terms of timing, but our server was really friendly.
DINNER
Came back for dinner with a Groupon. My DC and I had dinner on the patio, which was really nice. The patio is non-smoking. I really like this, because I like to sit outside when the weather's nice, but sitting next to a table where everyone is smoking kinda makes me lose my appetite. Actually, there was a couple in the next table and at one point the guy really wanted to have a smoke. So he had to walk around and stand on the sidewalk (outside the fence) to have his cigarette.
Anyways, I arrived before my DC and ordered a rasberry mojito, which was refreshing. Maybe there could have been a little more fresh mint, but all in all, a decent mojito. The drinks menu in general is pretty extensive with lots of interesting sounding fruity cocktails, martinis, wine, and sangria.
They have a daily soup special and on this evening, they had 2 burger specials -- a turkey burger and a veggie burger. My DC had the turkey burger and it looked fantastic. I had the Eastside Chopped Salad, which was solid but not too exciting. Just romaine, ham, chick peas, cheese, and corn in a vinaigrette. I also got a side order of the cajun mac and cheese, which was great! The spiciness added a nice kick and the portion was actually pretty big. Some of the prices seem weird to me. It costs $5 extra if you want to add tofu to your salad, yet a nice dish of mac and cheese on the side is only $6? They didn't bring us any bread while we were waiting, but that's probably a good thing because we were both really full.
Our server was very laid-back and cool, although slow to bring us the bill. We had no problems using the Groupon and even though many places do not let you include alcohol (the Groupon said it was just for food), he included our mojitos as part of the discount.
In summary, FOES is a standout place for brunch and a pretty good dinner spot too. This place is friendly, easy-going, and reliable.
P.S. They share washrooms with FLY nightclub next door.
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