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| - Only go to Toby's if you are looking for delicious food, inexpensive beer and great company. Basically, Toby's is the standard by which all other bar-eateries in the city should be held up against.
If you go to a bar like Toby's and order anything that strays too far from wings, fries, nachos or a burger, well you get what you deserve. It's a bar, so stick to the basics people. That being said, the fries are outstanding. I have had fries from all over the world, but none are as good as the ones they serve up at Toby's (though Swiss Chalet is a close second). And the wings are equally impressive. I would suggest a mix of hot and honey-garlic. I have no idea why anyone would go to Duff's just down the street. Toby's wings are twice as tasty and about 1/3 the price. So obviously it's way better. I don't think I've had better wings in the city to be honest... there are some spots out in Oshawa that may have Toby's wings beat on taste, but nobody offers better value. And I'm all about value.
The waitresses are super cute and provide just the right amount of friendly/flirty banter. Sometimes they remember my name, which is a great touch.
Everybody used to complain about the bathrooms because they were covered in graffiti, smelled like dirty mop water and there were no mirrors. I never thought this was really such a bad thing. At Toby's, you don't need to keep running to the bathroom... to check your hair and makeup... you can just come as you are. But I'm happy to report that they have renovated the bathrooms and they are beautiful. Lots of mirrors and no dirty mop smell. In fact, there is a lovely cK one cologne smell since they added a bathroom attendant. He sells bubble gum and squirts of cologne and will also turn on the taps for you. A very nice touch. It kinda reminds me of a strip club, but that's not such a bad thing. I just hope Toby's isn't going too fancy on us... they have also added faux alligator skin benches which look and feel very real.
Toby's is pretty much the opposite of almost every other bar-eatery in the city. It's unpretentious, inexpensive, friendly, tasty and brings together a wonderful mix of people. And you'll often get to see a pretty good fight. It's everything a great bar should be.
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