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Popped in for brunch with a couple friends and had a very good experience, so much so that I'm eager to come back.
They've got a few options for seating: Outside patio (avoided due to smokers and impending rain), basic indoor diner tables, and a nifty, cozy lounge area (where we set up shop). Ambiance is casual and cool, maybe a bit unfinished but certainly inviting.
Of note, the washroom is oddly located and we watched easily a dozen people awkwardly try to find it (two of whom asked us if we knew where to go).
Anyway, on to the food!
I wasn't particularly hungry this time around, so settled on the "kid's menu" grilled cheese. My friends shared a pulled pork poutine (which they devoured, giving thumbs up to).
The grilled cheese (and fries that came with) was awesome, and more than most kids are really gonna eat. Very generous portion. Tasty cheese, nice fluffy bread with a good outer crunch, garlic butter (!!!)... damn. Gluten free? I call shenanigans! (Ok, not really, I believe them... but man, was that ever good bread!)
Of note, the poutine used actual, real, very nice chicken gravy. It's a classic. You can't really go *wrong* with it; Cornerstone used it to bring a whole world of *right*.
Outside of this, we had a pitcher of Hoptical Illusion (yum! nicely floral, hoppy, smooth, refreshing!). All told, with tax and tip, the bill came to... hm. I want to say $42. Totally worth every penny.
Oh, and the service was great -- prompt, quick, and a bit quirky. We liked the guy. He probably thought we were geeky and obnoxious, but that's ok, it's our opinion of him that matters in a review!
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