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  • It's a bad sign when the highlight of your visit is the kick-ass parking spot you snagged right out front. Julie's is one of those residental chameleons, tucked away at the corner of Foxley and Dovercourt. You might even miss it as you walk by, it blends into the neighbourhood so well. There is a concrete patio out front with plastic furniture and umbrellas that is perfect for a summer night. I only glanced inside for a moment, but it seemed to be a dim and cozy space, decorated with shelves of bric-a-brac and a red-and-white checkered theme. Fortunately, there was room to dine on the patio, which was illuminated by candles and Christmas lights, i.e., bring a date here. Their laminated one-pager is one-side drinks, one-side dinner. Noting that the bulk of the menu's real estate was dominated by tapas options, my date and I took a hint and ordered four dishes to share: chorizo sausage in red wine, postones rellenes (plantain "cups" filled with avocado salsa), papa rellena (a potato puff filled with beef), and just for the hell of it, coconut shrimp. The server recommended a fifth order to make sure we were full, so we tacked on one of the specials: a beef empanada plate. The food was disappointing. The chorizo lacked the expected spicy smokiness; the potato puff was really low on filling and flavour; the coconut shrimp was OK -- but just OK -- and that's more Thai than Cuban, no? The real killjoy for me was the postones rellenes. Really dry and bland. The avocado salsa was not enough to save it and we left two out of four uneaten. I wish I had just ordered fried plantains. Why didn't this food have any flavour? I don't want to tear this place apart. The restaurant itself seems charming, and the service was friendly. But as mentioned a few times, Julie's has a higher price point than most Latin American eats in this city, and the food really doesn't deliver at that level. I wish I could say I would return for drinks on their stellar patio, but at almost $10 for a watery mojito, I probably won't. Obligatory Title Pun: This CUBAN's missed the MARK. Menu Readability: Pretty clear and simple. And you can't go wrong with canary. Need to mention: They serve Coke in tiny bottles. Yay. What this place teaches me about myself: When I hear Cuban I think 'flavourful'! And 'Mark'! Am I wrong?
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