$5 menu is definitely nice, but that's the only positive I can think of about this place. Service is plain rude. There were multiple tables open when my friends and I arrived, but the employee.. bus boy.. or waiter.. whoever he was, told us to wait outside while he cleaned the tables and that someone would be out shortly to seat us. The tables were already clean. We saw someone clean them.. on top of that we waited outside and no one took our names down or anything - we were the only ones out there. I don't get why places like this even operate. The whole point of a business is to make money, why would you want to treat a potential customer like this? Anyway, we ended up at The Fry and had some pretty bomb fried chicken & beer. We ended up spending more than if we were to eat at El Furniture, but I absolutely have no regrets.
This would have been my second time at El Furniture. The first time I had the poutine and it was what you would expect for a $5 meal; bland. I'm pretty sure the bartender charged me for a couple extra beers, so if you're ordering a bunch make sure to count. I feel like it's the only way they can make a couple extra bucks to make up for their low margin food.
I probably won't even try to come back. They usually have a long line of youngins. After living in the area a while I've discovered a lot of tastier and cheaper alternatives. Like across the street at Future or Green Room.