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Came here with friends and they vouched it was a good place, plus my friend's husband and friends wanted to watch The Davis Cup (tennis). I trusted my friend's opinion as she loves food as much as I do and lives in the area.
I rarely venture north of Bloor as I'm a SOB (South of Bloor) lady, but occasionally would meet friends north of the downtown core so it's not a surprise that this restaurant has been opened for over a year and I have yet to pay a visit. I was happy I finally did.
Upon entering, the hostess was not very friendly at all, plus even gave my friend attitude when she said reservation under her husband's name (and he already called earlier to confirm our reservation and was given attitude as well). One would expect the hostess would be all smiles and welcoming, but not even close. She looked miserable and had the air that we were bothering her and this was before 6pm! So imagine when the dinner rush started arriving? The restaurant was about 65% at capacity when we arrived
It was really unfortunate when it was her job to welcome us to the restaurant and first impression is important. One star should be taken off just for her attitude because it was that bad, but I'm forgiving as the rest of the dining experience was absolutely fabulous.
The restaurant consisted of many booths and high-top tables by the bar area, plus a little enclave section at the back. Decor looks more like an upscale sports bar to me that included a bar fully stocked with many beers on tap and a decent wine selection. There were four large flat screens above the bar area so all the booths were semi-circle that it faced the TVs.
The servers were all friendly and attentive without being overbearing. They were available when we needed them and even one server that wasn't serving us, thanked us for dining with them. Service was definitely friendly inside the dining area which makes up for the lack of service at the front door.
Menu was pretty varied with a selection for everyone's palate. I had a hard time deciding on what to order, so luckily for me my friend is the sharing kind. The men had their own meals and I cannot comment on it, except it looked nicely presented. They all said their food was tasty, so will have to try their orders next time. The fact that we were close to the kitchen by the bar, we saw everything come out and it all looked delicious to me.
I was definitely impressed with all the food and the best part was all the food was under $20. The portions were generous with prices that matched the quantity and quality. Although, some of the prices were oddly priced that you normally don't see on menus i.e. $5.46, $10.93, $11.19, $13.23, $13.64, $15.22 - who came up with the pricing?
In addition, daily drink specials were available. Since it was Friday, we had their $15 pitcher of domestic beer. What a deal!
We ordered the following to share:
Korean short rib soft tacos $9.98: 3 tacos - short rib was so tender that it just melted in the mouth and every bite was nice and savoury
Grilled swordfish soft tacos $11.87: 3 tacos - fish was fresh and flaky plus the wasabi napa slaw added a nice kick, but it wasn't overpowering
BBQ short rib poutine $9.98 - looked like a mess, but the short rib was so flavourful and the crispy onions added a nice texture to the mixture that just burst with flavours in your mouth.
5 Napkin burger with spinach salad $15.64: it was ginormous and we wondered how are we going to eat that! It was a tower of meaty mess that was stacked nicely. No wilted pieces for the baby spinach salad and it was just simply fresh tasting with the light herb cider vinaigrette
Creme brulee $4.95: classic variety with biscotti on the side. You know it's a good creme brulee when you hear the crackle when the spoon hits the top and the custard just melts in your mouth
Chocolate chunk cookies $4.95: 3 warm cookies served with vanilla ice cream. Simple as it can get and so tasty.
Overall, an absolute amazing dining experience and I cannot wait to go back to try some of the other food. Am thinking it'll finally be worth my while to go north of Bloor without having to go all the way to the Yonge & Eglinton area.
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