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| - Upon arriving in Toronto, I asked the concierge for a recommendation. He pointed to "pub row". Little did I know that Jack Astor's was a Toronto staple, versus a unique pub. Well...
We were welcomed, and taken on a little spin, as the host tried to figure out where best to seat us. Outside was too cold, but most of the inside was too dark. He could sense this and found a table in an apparently busy area that was well-lit. Problem being, a lot of folk, or a few large parties had just left. The place was a mess! It took a few to get service. But once we got service...
Our server had a pleasant attitude, and apologized for the delay and the party leftovers. It took he and his colleagues the whole time we were there to clean the area, but alas...he took our order. We were famished! We thought we could eat appetizers and a meal. I'm glad we ordered in parts. We ended up eating only the appetizers.
We ordered riblets and macho nachos. My guest expected the riblets to be like America's Applebee's ( because she didn't read, just name recognition), but they were basically little pork chops with lemon pepper seasoning. Delicious surprise. The macho nachos with beef chili? Too much. Without chili would have been good, as there were so many jalapeƱos on it, my mouth was lessening an appetite.
So we missed the chicken strips they're known for, as well as the fish 'n chips. But there's always tomorrow.
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