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I heard. I went. I loved.
Grand Electric has been busy. I heard it was a two-hour wait. It wasn't. It was about 30 minutes. (FYI: No reservations, but you can leave your name and number and the hostess will add you to her already burgeoning list. Be patient or stay home.)
Last week I was craving me some Mexican - might have something to do with all those annoying Old El Paso commercials. Anyway...I decided to do something about it so I asked Dream Team if they'd be interested in going with me after work on Thursday. It opens at 6 (six nights a week; closed Tuesdays) so we figured we'd get there before and wait. Of course Dream Team said yes. And before anyone starts in on me about how Mexican food is better in Cali...we are in TORONTO. This is top notch Mexican for Toronto. And the service just makes it even more worthwhile.
Last Thursday Dream Team headed over and were in line by the time I arrived. Doors opened at 6 and we were the fifth party seated.
Inside is a little cramped and a lot of chill. That's the best way to describe it. It's the kind of joint where you can walk in, get fed, drink up and go home...happy. It's what I like to call a P-spot: Personal-Pleasant-Poppin' - as in the music.
There's a lot you can learn about GE if you care; who's behind it, what they're doing and why, etc. I'm not here for that. I'm only here for the food. And the drinks. GE has fantastic drinks, such as a bourbon sour with egg white foam and a kick of pepper.
Their menu isn't extensive but it's got a great selection of really tasty Mexican fare, especially their tacos. They take quality ingredients to prepare familiar, authentic flavours, but kick it up a knotch.
Our favourites of the night were the beef crudo tostada - beef tartare, peanuts, mint and tuna ceviche: perfect zing, lots of zest, and lovely fish. We also ordered the special - queso fundido (chorizo, cheese, egg) but didn't love it.
Tacos are $3.50 and worth EVERY penny, and a high 5. Of the three we tried (pork belly and beef cheek), the BAJA FISH was our favourite.
Dinner ended on a sweet note - the key lime dessert was really good. And the bill was even better. All that food, for about $40 per person.
I really want you all to eat here, and not because it's "hip". When I eat out, I want to enjoy the company with whom I'm eating. Enjoy the place I'm doing the eating. And of course, really love what I'm eating and after all is said and done, like the price I paid. Anything else people say is just a whole lot of hoopla I don't remember. I think one of GE's owners said it best. "'We are restaurant workers. We're serving you food and getting you drunk.'" Oh, high 5 there buddy.
So, for as long as GE keeps it real, there will be a lot of happy eaters. I just wish it wasn't so far. I also wish they'd open up a taco stand closer to the downtown core so that me and my lil' two feet could step on by and pick up, oh I don't know, perhaps ten? Ya, ten tacos sounds about right.
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