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| - Must Try: Fried Chicken, Salmon Burger
Rating: (10/10) Food, (4/10) Service, (8/10) Value, (8/10) Ambience, (8/10) Cleanliness
My Experience:
Finding this hidden 'speakeasy' style bar required a bit of sleuthing, but once you find the green neon bear glowing dow the alleyway, you're well on your way to find this new trendy hipster (*gasp!) Toronto bar.
Be weary when you walk in, as you may be completely ignored for the first ten to fifteen minutes. We walked in on a Friday night to find the restaurant full, with a couple waiting to be seated before us. However, it took a while before anyone there acknowledged our existence, standing awkwardly by the door. The bar is very busy, mixed between groups there for the dining experience, and those there to drink at the bar. Bear in mind, the restaurant is quite small. The mix of the two crowds gives the place a feeling of being over crowded and almost too loud.
After we were eventually acknowledged, and seated, we looked through the concise menu of food and drinks. As this was our first venture to Bar Fancy, we asking the server what he recommended. He basically read off the menu (at one point saying "yeah, that's pretty good, it's only $6, so it's not that big"). Even with the poor suggestions, we ordered the salmon burger and fried chicken platter.
The salmon burger came, sandwiched between two piece of plain white bread. Underwhelming would be an understatement, to say the least. However, the patty was amazing, and actually worked perfected with the simple plain white bread. Delicious would be an understatement.
The fried chicken platter came, with 4 huge pieces. It took a bit longer, as each piece was prepped and fried; made to order. Taking that first bite, i felt a rush of euphoria. The crispy exterior, the juicy interior, coupled with the unique flavour infused into the batter. Hands down, one of the BEST fried chickens I've ever had, and that's saying a lot. So delicious, it made me forget all other fried chickens I've had before in my life. Let me say that you MUST try the fried chicken. The fried chicken alone gives Bar Fancy a whole extra star. Although the server brought it half-way through my meal, the hot sauce somehow finds a way to elevate the dish even further, providing the perfect amount of creamy spice to the already delicious fried chicken.
Moreover they offer a happy hour special (5 - 7pm) where Fried Chicken is $2 a piece and $1 Oysters.
Although starting on a sour note, the quality of food as well as the value you get more that makes up for the sub-par service. Open till 2 am, this is a great spot to grab some delicious food, so long as you're willing to yell a bit to talk to your friends and put up with the wait and mediocre service.
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