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| - Three of us met up for an early lunch as I was in Mississauga for a meeting. Aimed to beat the lunch crowd, and as my meeting was for 1pm, I got to Corner at 1140am, and the place was quiet.
We wanted to order stuff to share; but the Mum Bowl station only had 1 meat ready at the time (peanut chicken) which we ordered. As they said it would take 10-15 minutes before the station was fully ready, we ordered a couple of baked pasta dishes to make up an order for 3.
You can upgrade your order with either a soup or pop. But my aunt told me that meals come with coffee. We upgraded one of the meals to include a pop (+$1.49), and indeed got two coffee mugs for self-serve coffee upon request! This was an unexpected bonus!
The Mum Bowl was really good - we added 4 veggies (edamame; broccoli; yams; corn) and opted for the red curry sauce on top of pad thai noodles. It was excellent and all three of us agreed it was the best of the dishes. We would all go for a Mum Bowl again.
Of the other two dishes, they were just OK, and nothing to write home about. The dishes were somewhat reminiscent of HK cafe style dishes, but did not taste as such. The breaded pork cutlet was OK. It was nice that they already pre-sliced the cutlet into strips, but the tomato made the dish a little too tangy. Likewise with the Penne Bolognese - the meat sauce was more runny than thick.
I did look to see how the lines were during prime lunch hour, and it wasn't terribly busy. Probably because it was early in the work week. My cousin had previously tried the sushi/rito and breakfasts and felt they were "meh". We didn't order the sushi burrito this time, thinking it would be difficult to share among 3 people. This is something I'll give a try to next time I visit.
I think Corner is a nice addition to this part of Mississauga, where there is a lot of fast food and a few franchise restos, but not filled with decent dining options in a comfortable environment. The self-serve aspect makes for faster service, and the menu is varied enough that you can visit often without repeating your order. The prices are reasonable (3 entrees + 1 pop upgrade came to ~$31.)
Overall, as expected with all the Spoon and Forks I've visited, the decor is modern, and there is a certain level of cleanliness and service that you can expect. The restaurant is quite spacious, and I can imagine that I could manage to sit and do some work here if in the area.
When I arrived at my meeting, I mentioned Corner to clients and none of them had visited even though its so close to their office. When I described its location, they were surprised! The signage of "Corner" in orange against a black background does not leverage the Spoon and Fork name adequately to draw attention. But now they will look for it for their next lunch outing.
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