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| - My friends and I were browsing around the epicenter to find a decent place to eat without a long wait on a busy Saturday night (7:30pm). Luckily, we were seated within 15 minutes at Mortimers and greeted by our super friendly server, Brittastic (I'm just quoting the receipt).
The menu here is huge and unfortunately, there weren't too many recommendations on Yelp (I guess people come here more for the social drinking, which I can attest to the fact that it is a nice place to do such a thing). We started off with a disco fries (a.k.a. poutine) as an appetizer. It was tasty but could have used more cheese! Also, the fries... well let's just say they were reminiscent of McDonalds. For my entree, I ordered the chicken BBQ panini with a caesar salad (~$9) and a pink lemonade martini. When you order your sandwich/panini, don't forget to ask for a pickle on the side! It's free and although it's hardly a specialty there, it goes well with sandwiches. The panini was nice and toasty on the outside and successfully cured my craving for barbecue sauce. The caesar salad was your typical--not good, not bad, tasted like how it was supposed to. My friends also recommend the Beef on Weck. I must have misread the martini on yelp but when I ordered it they were able to make something ($5 shot of citron on Saturdays + $2 fee for martini). It was tasty and not too strong. They also have $3 beers on Saturday (and various other drink deals every other day of the week). Serving sizes are a bit larger than a single meal, I barely finished. The food wasn't amazing, but I guess it's good bar food without going gourmet.
Overall, bring friends and an appetite. The crowd here is mixed--bachelorette party, people off work, loud rambunctious folks, and more. It's an interesting place to be and a nice place to kick back.
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