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| - Was hoping for this to be a welcome addition to a sad lack of casual dining choices in the Pickering area. But alas, it was disappointing.
The restaurant itself has about 10 tables if you wanted to dine in, but it is still counter ordering and pick up. The main options are Philly cheesesteaks, pulled pork and poutine. We ordered a "philthy" poutine (which refers to the size, not the toppings), a pulled pork, a cheesesteak and a peppercorn steak sandwich. There are many poutine varieties.
The staff were pleasant and helpful to explain options, but it was pretty dead in the restaurant so not sure what it would be when busy. Suggestions for sauces and cheeses were made. Order to exit took about 10 mins.
The food looked yummy coming out, the poutine especially was ginormous, gleaming with gravy and cheese curds. But overall looks were deceiving. The poutine was seriously lacking in gravy. Only the fries on top had any. This is a huge pet peeve of mine. If I wanted plain fries, I'd order plain fries. All three sandwiches were meh. My pulled pork wouldn't stay in he bun. The sauciness of it just disintegrated the bun. It also had a very mushy texture. Also, the hostess gave me grief about wanting to put coleslaw (which they offered as a condiment!!) on my sandwich. She said "you know this is cold and the sandwich is hot right?" Um yeah. But hello...classic pairing!! The other 2 sandwiches had same bun issues.
Big portions, underwhelming flavour, disappointing construction. I won't be returning.
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