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| - The Victory can be a good mid-day pick-me-up (did I over-hyphenate there?), a place to settle in to a heavy breakfast with a newspaper in the dead of winter, or...ONE OF THE BUSIEST WRAP-AROUND PATIOS IN SUMMAHTYME.
Located just in from the hustlebustle of Bloor and Bathurst, the Victory serves a good range of beer, and a varied menu that differentiates it from standard pub fare (more than usual number of veggie-friendly fare, international dishes like curry and samosas, and standard pairings with booze like grilled cheese and burgers).
The service, if sometimes slow, is always warm and helpful. The food is a little hit and miss, though more consistent recently. That said, these past months I've also been leaning towards the heart-friendly *sarcasm, gang!* sweet potato fries, nachos, veggie chilli, and garlic bread, options which arguably don't put the kitchen crew to great culinary test. The lager cocktails come recommended (by me): Mill Street with lime cordial is a refreshing pick.
Food and libation aside: I think what I like best is that it's on a leafy street, it's small and cozy and without pretension, and that there are many wooden booths to slide into and while away some time. With a booming celebratory voice: VICTORY CAN BE (y)OURS!
Yelp note: Torontonians flock to the patio (we're no fools!) but I find that the Victory can at times get really loud and 'undergraddy' (logical, thanks to its proximity to the University).
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