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| - We walked towards the front door. There's a cow's head hanging over the door with a small humble sign that says: Model Milk. It can be hard to miss, but it was properly lit.
IMO, my first impression was that they're trying a little too hard to be different, from the name, decor, hipster staff. It was a bit of a turn off. So, my thought was, the food better be mind blowing, or they're just lame.
The food:
We had:
- Buffalo wings sweetbread: 4 out of 5. The salad compliments well with the deep fried sweetbreads. But I found the sweetbread was a bit too chewy, maybe overcooked?
- Pork Belly sausages: 2 out of 5. Did not taste the pork belly at all, the sausages were lean.
- Lamb two ways: 3 our of 5. The sauce were too salty, I liked the chick peas, and lamb sholders were good, but the meatloaf were bland.
- BC Octopus: 3 out of 5. Octopus were chewy, but the deep fried bread balls were a nice touch.
- Carrot Cake: 4 out of 5. The cake was moist and flavourful and the fig ice cream compliments it well.
The overall experience:
We had a reservation but arrived early. There was only the two of us and there was some empty tables. But we were told to wait for the table that was originally reserved for us instead of giving us the available table. We ended up sitting in the mezzanine overlooking the whole restaurant. It was a good spot, however a bit cramped.
Total bill came to $140+tips. We might go back if we get cravings for sweetbread.
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