Put the team of the Social, Oddfellows and Castor Design together and out comes Parts and Labour. Uber trendy with a splash of punk rocker rawness all done with an urban artsy feel. Cylindrical light fixtures and bright coloured pot lights hang from the ceilings with an abundance of car parts as in windshields and mirrors throughout the 5000 square foot space which is bustling with energy. This is a great addition to the mix of restos in Parkdale from Cowbell, the Local Kitchen and Mitzi's Sister making this a strip as a destination for culninary delights and fun times. This Friday, P & L is full of parkdale hipster types with their scarves around their necks, thick black glasses and checkered shirts, and ladies with fun t-shirts and stilettos on, it's definitely kicking tonight.
My appetizer is the roasted bone marrow presented on the actual bone, with white bean puree and crostinis on a herb salad. The marrow is rich and creamy and you need to scoop it out of the bones with a spoon. For presentation alone it's worth ordering.The 12 Oz pork chop bone in, with a layered potato and bacon napoleon-like block that was so delicious and also oozed with cheese flavour along side some greens and apple cider sauce perfectly plated on a butcher's wood board. The pork was cooked medium and was a bit dry and it was a huge entree. Unfortunately I wasn't able to finish the meat but did manage to finish the potato layered cake!