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| - I must admit, Sidecar was not our first choice while looking for dinner one Sunday night. I went through a slew of places I had bookmarked to try downtown, all closed on Sundays. We decided to park near College & Bathurst & walk up College for some options. When we neared Sidecar I had vaguely remembered that they offered Prix Fixe menus on Sundays, so we decided to pop in here to check it out.
It's a nice little restaurant, and the very formally dressed waiters made my boyfriend and I feel a bit under-dressed. Service was very good all night. Lots of knowledge and recommendations! I tried out the following with the $25 Prix Fixe menu (what-a-deal, by the way!):
Potato & Leek Soup: Very yummy & came with a scrumptious dollop of sour cream on top.
Steak Frites: Good, though I felt a bit under-seasoned and a tad more rare rather than medium-rare - but I'm just nit picking here, it was still a good steak! My boyfriend mentioned that the Frites were some of the best he has tasted! It came with some garlic aioli that was quite tasty.
Flourless Chocolate Cake with Salted caramel sauce, brandied cherries: Normally, anytime I see "salted caramel" I dive right in. This was a tiny piece of heavenly decadence. It was very rich, and very, very delicious. My words don't do it justice - try it out! I was about ready to lick the plate when we were done!
My boyfriend didn't go with the prix fixe since he shared my app & dessert, and he went with the Ravioli, which he really liked, but felt the portion size was a bit small.
I ended up being very glad that the other restaurants we had wanted to try were closed, because Sidecar ended up being quite a delightful little experience!
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