Maybe it's the fact that there aren't any other locations of Brows Socialhouse in the east (or in the GTA at least) or maybe it's the cool trendy vibe that capitalizes on the hipster-esque culture of the day, but my visits to Browns have never felt like I'm stepping into a big chain restaurant. It's personal, it feels local, and dare I say cool!
The truth of the matter is that BSH IS in fact a fairly prominent western Canadian chain, but you shouldn't let that fact sully your view of them. They might be polished and have that smooth humming to it that only set processes and best practices can establish. But unlike other major chains, they only let this make them better instead of losing quality and passion to repetition!
My one visit was admittedly for drinks and coffee and they delivered well on that, however, on my next visit I met a colleague for lunch and worked for the day making use of their wifi. For lunch I had the pub burger and subbed out fries for a small caesar salad. The burger came out in a half wrapper similar to the style of places like IN-and OUT burger. The salad was made fresh and as far as salads go, did what it was there to do, taste good and support he burger.
The burger was pretty fresh and fabulous in its own right, certainly a crowd pleaser.
I hope they open more locations around the 905 because I feel this is the chain we deserve here in the burbs and the chain we need!
Eatcrest Out!