If it was not for Yelp, I would have never found this place. Based on the Yelp reviews, I gave it a try today for lunch. The place was almost deserted which was a surprise. Apparently they are doing a major reno and are continuing to run the place during the day.
I ordered the Stein burger with fries and I opted to have them poutined. It took a long time to get my order even though there were only a few patrons. I was pretty disappointed with my meal. First of all, the poutine curds were stone cold and the gravy tasted like it came from a can. There was nothing illustrious about the fries but the portion was large enough.
As for the burger, the meat was rather dry and tasteless and was topped with something resembling a tomato, a slice of red onion and some pathetic iceberg lettuce. The bun was pretty generic and nothing to get excited about. I ordered a soda water and was rather shocked to see that I was charged $2.99 for it. I mean....c'mon.... this is tap water that has been carbonated by the soft drink fountain. Their cost is probably 10 cents to produce it so although I have no complaint with the product, the price certainly left a bad taste in my mouth.
Would I go back? Not a chance in hell. As often said, you only get one chance to make a first impression and this one was 100 percent bad. The Steer Inn on Yonge Street has this place beat 6 ways to Sunday.