I don't even know how to put to words how great this place is. If you're considering going JUST GO!
Don't bothering reading the rest of this review! If you want more info feel free to keep reading:
***make reservations ahead of time!
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Ambience: 10/10
Loved the music (not too loud), the lighting (not too dark or light - you can see your company but not too harshly), the decor, etc.
Service: 10/10
Super friendly staff, not hovering but very efficient.
Hype: 10/10
This restaurant was worth the hype.
Food: 12/10
(Janice from friends voice)
"Oh. My. God. It's Carbon Bar!"
If you don't get that reference, you need to binge watch Friends ASAP. Friends aside, the food is STELLAR. I would rank this as one of the top restaurants I've been to in Toronto. The brisket is melt in your mouth tender and delicious. The fried chicken is unfair to other fried chicken in the world. The duck tacos... I don't have words for them. Just order them. They have a full, complex flavour but somehow manage to taste like home. To be clear, my home has never included ducks but it's the feeling I'm trying to get at.
Price: expensive, but worth every penny.
I can't say enough about this restaurant. Go here. Take your friends here. Take a date here. Hell, go by yourself. Just go.