'Lack of authenticity'
An unimaginative beachhead of white gentrification in an otherwise diverse Toronto neighbourhood. Bar Neon offers a crew of white servers, serving up mediocre food in one of Toronto's last creative peripheries. I went in and was disappointed by the beer selection but excited by the food. It's your classic millstreet menu and the same series of cocktails you find everywhere with zero imagination. Dark and stormy anyone? I had the cider. Good. I had the burger with salad. A bit of a rip off. 17.50 for under ripened lettuce and a burger that was nicely coloured inside but completely singed on the outside. It came complete with that delectable burnt flavour. No extra charge. I wasn't asked how anything was until the end and the burger was a mayo covered mess. The 'bun' seemed to have an identity crisis, unsure of what sort of bread it was trying to be (pita, yeastless catastrophe?). Anyway. Very disappointing food, drinks, and just not reflective of the neighbourhood whatsoever. The sort of place that is pandering instead of being. A complete lack of authenticity.