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| - This pub replaces Bow & Arrow which, in its heyday, deserved 5 stars, but, alas, died a slow agonizing death, getting progressively worse every month before it finally shut down. I hope TK does not suffer similar fate.
LOCATION
Right on the subway line, this midtown pub is really easy to get to. It's located on a lively (for midtown!) stretch of Yonge, and there is an LCBO right across the street, if you wanted to stock up for an afterparty or whatever. :-)
DECOR, ATMOSPHERE & SERVICE
TK cleaned and spruced up the place a bit after B&A left, so the horrible dingy carpet is now gone and it has this slightly-upscale-but-still-cozy-pub feel. The service is okay, although I don't feel that the new batch of servers are quite the connoisseurs of brews the B&A waiters used to be. But what the hell, it will do.
There is a front patio (small and noisy, due to Yonge Street traffic, but not bad for peoplewatching) and a backyard patio. A few TV screens, sound is off most of the time, but I understand they do turn it on sometimes for major events.
FOOD
For pub grub, the food is definitely better than average, although there are some inexplicable ridiculousnesses, like two bland awful pieces of Wonder Bread that come with the otherwise perfectly serviceable plate of fish and chips. Most dishes contain meat, so it's a little difficult to have decent meal here if you're vegetarian, but at least they can hold the gravy and put some butter instead if you ask when ordering mashed potatoes or bubble&squeak on the side.
BEER
Just like B&A, TK is a beer-oriented pub, but the focus has (unfortunately, IMHO), shifted from local microbrews to world brews. This is definitely not the longest beer list I've seen anywhere, but it's more than respectable. And they still do have some micros on tap (e.g., Black Oak Pale Ale, which I often end up ordering, since it, along with Millstreet Tankhouse, is one of my favourite beers of all times).
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