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| - I ended up at HUSH for lunch with a group of friends on a Thursday afternoon. Being a resident of Yonge & Eg, I've always considered the King West-ish area to be somewhat foreign. The lesser known restaurants never seemed worthy of a visit, which I considered more like fixtures of a landscape that scrolled by through a streetcar window, than actual establishments that people frequently patronized. I think HUSH falls perfectly into this category for me.
The patios were busy, but not crowded. The street-front patio is pretty small and I don't think I would feel comfortable eating in it, being so close to the pedestrian traffic. It seems ideal for drinks and people-watching though. The rooftop patio is much larger and can accommodate groups.
My impression of this place was poor, mainly due to the service. There were plenty of servers, but it took a really long time to get our order. It took even longer to get it right. We basically felt ignored for the entire meal.
Thankfully the food was alright. I tried the fish and chips which was a generous portion. They didn't have any features that day though, which I wasn't aware of until I tried ordering it. That meant they didn't have any pasta... at all.
Maybe we just had poor luck with our server. He might have been new. There was a pretty comical incident where he was walking out with a pint of beer for a customer, and a massive bee landed on the rim of the glass. He kind of watched it sit there, before it flew off. He then started walking towards the customer before seeing us, watching him almost make a bad decision. He turned around and went back to the bar to get a new pint (at least I hope).
So, the next time you're on the 504 streetcar, wondering what goes on in those restaurants along King, rest assured that people are eating meals and drinking beers, possibly contaminated by bee germs, eating average food, and being treated to mediocre service.
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