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| - Even with the easy accessibility of something called the "Internet", neither Vivek nor I knew that our original dinner spot was closed on a Tuesday night. Luckily, we weren't too far away from Ossington Street where there are a handful of great restaurants including our second best choice, Union.
We walked in and it looked seemingly empty but that changed in about a half hour. Even if it was Tuesday night, they do prefer you make a reservation.
As we sat at the bar (personally, all of the best action happen at the bar, in front of the open kitchen) we perused through the menu. The list of appetizers looked impressive but it was elk sliders that caught our eye. Without a doubt, they are a must-try. These buttered balls of game meat goodness are cooked medium rare, topped with a pickle, on triangle-shaped challah toast. Eating them required some hand manoeuvring because the meat will naturally fall to your plate because you aren't sure to eat small bites of the toast first or stuff the whole thing at once into your mouth. But every morsel of it is worth it the effort.
While Vivek had the pork chop, I ordered the Union Burger. With the longest description on the menu, it had me with the words 'cooked medium rare'. Every bite had the most amazing array of flavour, from the juicy meat, to the bacon and cheddar to the soft bread that wrapped it. My only sadness is that I couldn't finish my plate. Along with the delicious frites and a mustardy-aioli sauce, I tried my hardest to finish everything but I was defeated.
I would suggest coming here on Tuesdays: you can't go wrong with half priced bottles of wine and their wine list is a good one. However I do apologize to anyone who was there that night and wanted to try the Gewürztraminer, which happened to be the last bottle there. I can tell you that it was delicious.
I fully agree with Vivek that the service we received was impeccable. No one rushed us nor dotted over us. We were able to sit, enjoy and digest our meals at our own pace.
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