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| - I really wanted to like this place, and I do, sorta. Full disclosure, it's owned by the good friend of a friend. (I don't personally know the owner - though we met during our visit.)
The atmosphere is interesting, but not-quite-there. A decent DJ was playing, and the many TVs had hockey games going.
The food was hit and miss, but the hits were out-of-the-park. The red-velvet waffles were phenomenal. The chicken accompanying them was good, but wings were an odd choice of cut, and the portions were more odd - half the size of an order of wings without waffles, at nearly double the price.
The dry dusted jerk-spiced wings were good too (and a decent portion), with the accompanying dip very good indeed.
An order of bruschetta was a serious flop, with too much onion and unripe colourless tomato, drowning in balsamic reduction.
The service is attentive, friendly and gracious. Prices are a touch on the high-side, but not outrageous.
So, all in all, a good addition to the neighborhood, but not quite my cup-of-tea. I wish them all the best, but even more, I hope they figure out what they want the place to be: Is it a sports bar, or a club/night-spot, or a gastro-pub?
I think they'll do well when they decide.
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