NERDS! NERDS EVERYWHERE!
Okay, I'm mostly kidding.
I've stopped in a couple times here on weeknights when the place wasn't rammed. The beer taps are mediocre (no IPAs in a Dundas West bar?!) but the bartenders were friendly. The last time I wanted food but the kitchen seemed to close a couple hours before I arrived.
So we came back for brunch and I now feel comfortable giving a full review.
I had a weekend special which was Chicken & Waffles Eggs Benny.
So basically you go their standard chicken and waffles but with a poached egg and hollandaise sauce. It was quite good, but portion wise not the most filling.
For those who go with the standard Eggs Benny, you get a side of home fries. I didn't get to try them, but saw them on someone else plate and they looked good.
Service was still friendly but more spotty this time than when I had previously just saddled up at the bar.
This place gets by on the tongue in cheek Harry Potter gimmicks and the crowd it brings because of that. Personally, I have no idea about Harry Potter so I really couldn't pick up on any of it. But the Potions and Elixers signage behind the bar is neat I guess.
Non-Rating-Impacting Side tangent: I can't help but think how the owner of Lucy Brock (the bar that originally had this location) must absolutely hate this place now. The man bartended to an empty room for months after spending the money on the lovely reclaimed wood bar along the front window and the awesome penny encrusted bar that still remains. I mean there must be some resentment seeing this place absolutely blowing up with lines down the street on weekends. Regardless of what resentment that guy has, I'll tip my hat to the owners of this place for at least crushing it since opening.