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My first visit was in the winter on a weekend during brunch hours. It was pretty busy but we were somewhat seated quickly. I had the smoked meat sandwich after hearing so many great things, and my lunchmate made the poor choice of getting the hot turkey sandwich. We also had the matzo ball soup and blueberry blintzes to share. My smoked meat sandwich was unfortunately not the best smoked meat I've had in Toronto. That title belongs to Yitz's up in midtown, but it's a pain to get up there. And then there's Schwartz's in Montreal...However, it was still tasty and still very good. The hot turkey sandwich, however, was a complete bomb. It was bland white turkey meat with no seasoning on plain white bread, with no mayo, mustard, or anything...nothing! The turkey itself was okay, but it was just kind of a joke that they would serve that. The matzo ball was great and perfect for a cold winter day, but the blintzes also fell a little flat and were very bland even with the blueberry sauce.
Despite the mostly average food, this place still gets a 4/5 stars because I just had such a nice time there. The place is buzzing with chatty diners, and you can see Zane poke his head out from the kitchen to say hello and check on the regulars. Service wasn't memorable, but that also means there no complaints. It's a fun place to be and for what it's worth, the food (at least my sandwich) was pretty satisfying. It's been a while but I'd love to go back and give it another try.
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