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In a word - the Bay/Dundas Red Lobster location is fantastic.
I've spoken about my fondness for Red Lobster before. The Burnhamthorpe/Wolfedale Road location in Mississauga has been a yearly visit for my group of friends and I, and we've created plenty of stories about our exploits/eating contests there. I was planning to get out there this year, but work and our group's lack of availability put a damper on the whole thing... or so it would seem.
On a recent trek into the city this past weekend, three friends and I were planning on hitting up Uncle Tatsu's for that delicious MSG cheesecake bomb. Yet, when we saw this RL across the street, we knew it was destined to be. With only an hour-and-a-half to spare until the kitchen closed, we came up with a quick battle plan - order as much of the Endless Shrimp as possible, stick to our limits and get out without bloating our waistlines.
On one hand, I thought of the nature of less-fortunate residents in the city who go around trying to survive day-to-day (including a spirited young man who ran up to me screaming for help that he was hungry while I was walking through Koreatown earlier that evening). On the other, when the staff are happy to serve you two, three or four servings of shrimp on the same plate AT ONCE, and they tell you that it's all going to be thrown out otherwise, you'd better believe I'll be on that like Fat Albert.
Our table soon filled up with a couple servings of shrimp linguine packed onto one plate, four different types of shrimp (including popcorn shrimp, which wasn't listed on the menu - I don't know what other reviewers are talking about when they say there are no other options) and more cheese biscuits than you could shake a stick at. We knew going in that the Endless Shrimp promotion was going to be our game, and three of us each carved through a good 50-60 shrimp each. My other friend went for the coconut shrimp dish, which she enjoyed but insisted on taking the majority home as leftovers.
The reason why this location gets a solid 5 stars is because of the service. Our waitress (a U of T student who works there on the weekends) was basically telling us to order as much stuff as we could. I didn't think the service could be any better than the Burnhamthorpe location, but when she not only brought out a stack(!) of takeout containers but two bags full of fresh biscuits, that's when I knew I'd died and gone to salt heaven. It's three days later (as of this writing) and I still have half-a-bag of biscuits to work through.
This may not be the most inspired dining choice in Toronto, but it doesn't need to be. It's fantastic at what it does, and the location is nicely modern and easy to lounge in.
Well worth a visit, and the Atrium (the mall this location is connected to) is worth a look as well.
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