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| - Liverpool John's is close to home and I've seen several restaurants open and close in this space over the years. It's not a bad location so I don't know they don't seem to last.
I drive by all the time and they seem to be busy most of the time. Today, however, a Sunday afternoon, they were very quiet, in more ways than one. There were very few customers and the music was intermittent, leaving lots of very quiet periods.
There is lots of seating in this place, spread over three floors, an enclosed patio, and an outdoor patio. I saw a pool table on the ground level but I didn't exoplore the other floors. They have TVs all over the place, showing all kinds of sports. They even have TVs mounted in the windows facing the parking lot.
Their menu has a lot of the usual pub favourites - wings, nachos, burgers, etc. There's a whole section of poutine, curry chicken, butter chicken, and some other atypical pub grub. One item caught my attention almost right away - Rack of Lamb for only $18.00. That's it!
The lamb was more chops than a rack, even though they were Frenched. I really wasn't expecting a standing rack for that price. It was cooked much closer to well done than I would have preferred but the flavour was good, with rosemary and mushrooms in a red wine sauce. I had asked for a side Caesar salad and they were able to accommodate my request at a special price, no problem.
The food, service, and value were all good enough to contemplate a future visit. 3.5/5
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