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| - When one hears the name Caplansky's, they are reminded and refreshed by thoughts in their minds that reflect nothing but great reviews on this sweet deli/soup/sandwich join that is always well rated and hyped in papers, and has been for many years.
I have been there three times. The first experience was identical to the last, and I don't remember the one visit in between. About the many hyped reviews about this joint being the smoked meat winner joint in Toronto, I find it to be mostly hype.
It's a little overrated, and that's fine if it's good for the business. But the food, and servings, and the options as well all seemed really plain.
I found that their sandwiches, while quite full and stuffed with ingredients, seemed microwaved and made with wonderbread feeling type of bread. You could buy your own ingredients and made a sandwich that was better. It lacked "umph" and it lacked the satisfaction that you would get from biting into a well made sandwich post sex. Even if you aren't being fed a sandwich made by a babe post sex, a sandwich just has to have that feeling when you bite into it. This was more like the feeling of quickly slapping together some cold cut with mayo on bread after school or work, then sitting down infront of the tv to watch dry sitcoms or soul-draining day time tv.
It tasted decent, but not a memorable aftertaste, it doesn't leave an impression on your palette. The chances of you wanting to go back might vary from the next person because it all depends on how many other soup & sandwich and deli joints you have tried or read about.
There are plenty of other amazing soup & sandwich places, and this is probably not the best. I also found that their poutine was kind of plain. Not layered with cheese or gravy, which is disappointing because it was all just dumped on top of some fries that were painfully thin, as if they were young anorexic potatoes once before they were turned into fries. The portions were generous. The price is cheap.
The only amazing thing about this place is that they are not lying about their very famous hot mustard, which is rumoured to be really strong. Do not leave the jar of their homemade mustard open and near your face for too long. It will burn your nostrils, hurt your head, but it tastes insanely amazing on whatever you order. Insanely amazing, never had a better mustard in my life.
Before giving into the rumours or the band-wagon of cult followers of Caplanksy's and starting to declare that it's the bee's knee's when it comes to best smoked meats in town, I would definitely suggest that people try and explore other deli places!
This place is decent.
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