| rev:text
| - My boyfriend and I came here based on a blogto review dating back to November 2013 saying it was a "hidden gem" where alcohol is available by the bottle and there's food too. As we've been looking for a good place to accommodate a large group for a birthday party on a saturday night, we were looking forward to trying out a place that was not well known yet. We were there early on a friday night at around 5:30 pm so we could try the food and just see what the place looked like.
Unfortunately, the place looked like a hole in the wall, but not in a good way. I'd like to say that it's just because they're going through renovations, but it seemed like only the washrooms were, even though the whole place looked like it needed a renovation makeover. We were surprised as the blogto review was from 3 months ago.
Also, unfortunately, the food was bad. We tried 2 of the japadogs and they tasted like bad street meat with toppings that didn't go well together. We also tried the kimchi fries, which had cold kimchi on top of warm fries, that didn't taste or feel good in your mouth. After having tried Banh mi Boys and knowing that they're just a few blocks south, it was difficult not to compare the difference.
With that sad, the server was extremely nice and friendly and removed one of the food items from our bill. We hope she did not take offence to our dislike of the place. They did have a happy hour of $4 rail drinks when we were there so it may attract those wanting to have cheap drinks after work or a student crowd.
We really wanted to like this place, but we're now on the lookout for another restaurant/bar to celebrate this birthday.
|