This is the type of place that everyone needs to have in their back-pocket. Its conveniently located, and it feels like a more honest version of the pseudo-dive bars that dot Ossington. Its also usually mostly empty, meaning that arriving in a large group is very possible.
Its also versatile. I've ended up here in the following situations, and its gotten the job done:
-First date and you don't want to seem like you're trying too hard.
-Hanging out with a few friends and getting copiously drunk without judgement.
-Wanting to get a quick meal and drinks for the price of an average meal, or average drinks.
It's essentially Nirvana on College or Java on Queen, but minus the crowds that go to Nirvana on weekend nights, and the hipster-of-yesteryear attitude that tends to envelop Java.