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| - If I could give a 0 rating, I would... I mean, it's not like you can't get an average run of the mill, eggs over easy with toast and sausage here... when you slap the word diner on your sign, that's kind of expected. But in Leslieville, a community that makes outsiders feel like they live around the corner, we're willing to except a less than michelin star dining experience, as long as theres a little bit of love in the air. And there was no love in the air that morning I ran past this restaurant, 1 km from home, dying to use the bathroom. I remember the elder lady not exactly being the picture of grandmotherly warmth the one other time I had sampled the breakfast and frozen tropicana special, but somehow, I thought she might see the desperation in my eyes that morning, when no other restaurant was open, to let me make use of the facilities... We were new to the neighbourhood, and feeling the Leslieville love like a giant Carebear rainbow every corner we turned. So you can imagine my surprise when after hearing my plea to pee, Grandma looks at me and says flat out, 'no pay, no washroom'. I generally am a person that always looks for the good in a person, always wants to learn from the rich experiences of our elders, but in this lady, i saw nothing but bitterness that morning. I wanted to love this place... after-all who doesn't need a local diner around the corner. Unfortunately, after my experience with the not-so-golden girl, I will not ever be heading back.
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