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| - Walking into this restaurant, gives a nice homely feel, warm brick and tile floors, with warm wooden booths, greet you. Sadly, a barrage of music like you're about to eat at a nightclub also greets you.
There is plenty of seating, and I ended up eating after 3 pm, so the place was very empty. Lots of seating in the front, around the sandwich preparation area and behind it.
The menu is limited. Sandwiches, soups, chili, milkshakes, cookies and chips. There is no combo option, it seems, so, you will be eating a la carte. Sandwiches are approximately $7 for what looked like a six inch sub, or maybe slightly bigger. Chili was $4 for the small, which is similar in size to Wendy's. Non-alcoholic drinks were from $2.50 to over $5.00. Chips were about $1.50 for a small bag. Milkshakes started at $5. So, very quickly, your meal adds up, mine ended up being over $15, for 3 items, a sandwich, the chili and a bottle of pop.
When you order on the far end of the counter, the first person triages your order, for instance, my chili needed to be prepared by the cashier, which was way down the line. He then proceeded to stuff the bread with meat and cheese. Then, he puts it on the conveyer to heat up the sandwich, and melt the cheese at the same time.
It takes awhile for the sandwich to come out the other end, but a friendly person on the other end dresses your sandwich with veggies and dressing. She then wraps your sandwich, not once but twice, and then proceeds to shoot the sandwich down the line.
Finally, you reach the cashier, but here is where the music becomes a hinderance, we couldn't hear each other. It was very difficult to hear her repeat my order, and she didn't hear me when I told her that the chili was mine. The counter was very cluttered and it was hard to see her or feel connected to her with some many obstacles in the way. The bill was higher than I would have wanted, my only hope was the food was phenomenal.
Sadly, this doesn't end your experience, she pointed around the corner, and I followed her finger to where I found out that I could have had a fountain drink, coffee or tea. This is also the area where you can get any utensils and napkins that you would need for your meal.
Overall, if this restaurant was full, it would have been very difficult to get in and get out quickly. This is because the line loops back towards the entrance. In addition to this, because the conveyer is so slow, you will have a backlog at the person dressing your sandwich, as well as the area for drinks and utensils.
I sat down to eat my sandwich and noted that everyone seemed to come back and forth from me to do various tasks, so, depite the music, it was hard to eat in peace. Kind of like eating at a busy McDonald's even though this restaurant was mostly empty.
Bathroom is mostly clean, they have restrooms near the front but they look like you need to go down some stairs. In the back, there is a unisex washroom.
Service is good. Food is okay. Prices are high.
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