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| - Came here for the first time to experience some Veggielicious http://www.veggielicious.ca/restaurants/ love and El Ruddy definitely delivered. The word cozy does not even begin to explain the charm and casual warmth of this place. The interior was a rustic yet effortlessly kitsch mash-up with clothes lined independant magazines and quaint little tchotchkas strewn about! I loved that the bar table we sat at was an old glass window shutter that played off nicely with cool circa 1950's soda joint bar stools.
The food we ate here is honest-to-goodness, unpretentious, simple yet delicious and on top of all that, vegan! Can we say AWESOME! For starters we had the Cashew Yam Tomato soup with a corn muffin and it was the perfect bowl of pureed veggie warmth we needed. My main entree was the Burritto, and the presentation was beautiful, with avocado slices neatly lined atop and an amazingly fresh Pico de Gallo along with vegan sour creme. Every bite was buritto bliss, with stringy Daiya cheesiness and even my salad was delightful with a nice crunch from the roasted pumpkin seeds. Hubby had the fennel Pea Risotto, and was so stuffed and impressed that a vegan meal could fill him with such heartiness, he almost had to un-buckle his belt! We didn't think we had room for more, but saying no to dessert is criminal, so to finish I had the Mexican Chocolate Mousse which was smooth with bits of cocoa and a nice sting of cinnamon, and hubby had the rice pudding. By the end you could stick us with a fork, 'cuz boy were we fully done!
The service we had was amazing, friendly and down-to-earth and the Doobie Bros, R.E.M and Prince tunes we're being played with CD's & vinyl, gotta love analogue!
All this love and our bill (including a Liberty Ale) came to around $50 including tips. Please note El Ruddy's accepts cash only.
Note to self : DEFINITELY must to return to El Ruddy's for brunch.
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