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| - I am not going to lie, I didin't want to like this place. I was ready to write a brutal review and pun the whole "they put the FAIL in Failte". I was going to flaunt my Toronto bar eleitist muscle, and rip this place new asshole....
Alas, I am embarrested to say that I not only liked this bar but it I lived in Mississauga (thank god I don't!) this would probably be my watering hole!
So why am I being such a bitch to this place?
Well they have a lot of elements that tend to go wrong...
1- It's in Mississauga... nough said
2- Not nough said? you need me to elaborate? Fine... The last bus from Sqaure One to Toronto on a Saturday night ends at 1:11am. So if you plan to party later, prepare to call a cab and shell out some coin.
3- Cover was $3... no cover is typical for a dive bar or lounge, $5-$10 is normal for a descent bar in Toronto... $3 is a preverbal mystery!
4- There was a cover band there ALL NIGHT. I thought this would surely make this place suck (think Bier Markt on Saturday night!) The band and the singer were suprisingly good and had an impressive repretoire of covers including:
*Billy Jean (MJ)
*Time of your life (Green Day)
*Don't Stop Believing (Journey)
*Creep (Radiohead)
*Superfreak/Can't touch this mash-up (Rick James & MC Hammer)
5- The place was crowded... and I mean CROWDED. It's not even 11pm and there are barely any chairs, tables or standing room. By 12:30pm there was a line around the block to get in... TO A PUB!!!
Once I stopped being so anal I realized this place was pretty cool and despite its possible failures it managed to be a fun hangout. The best part of the night was when I realized that the line of men standing behind my table, was the lineup for the mens washroom! That's right ladies... no lineups for the girl's loo, just the boys (Payback!). This sort of thing only happens at hockey games or on full moons.
All sarcasm aside the saving grace for this place... the thing that really made it worth my night was our AMAZING waiter Kevin. Kevin looks like the type of guy who just got out of prison and works part-time at a motorcycle shop! This guy was so attentive it was ridiculous. At some points of the night I didn't even realize my drink was done and he was right there with another one ready to go!
We ordered food, and I got the grilled chicken sandwich. The sandwich was pretty good, although the chicken was a bit dry, but the fries and gravy were awesome (next time I will just order fries and gravy).
If I ever find myself needing to party in Sauga again I will recommend this place for sure.
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