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VIBE
Located in the old Tequila Bookworm space, this is a haven for those who love Brick walls and a drafty breeze. You can wi-fi to your heart's content and have a beer as well. All kidding aside, we had great service and the space is light and airy. I like the space. And um, who knew there was Venezuelan food in TO?
WE ATE
They have some pretty awesome combos here - arepa of the day + beer for $12 so I got the carne mechada -shredded flank steak, tomato, garlic, pepper, cumin - wrapped in two pieces of dense corn bread paired with MIll Street Organic. My dining companion had the vegetarian arepa. Not my cup of tea to be honest.
The steak lacked flavour and it was a good 3 portions of meat. So yes, hearty, but no to lack of toppings. And the hot sauce is HOT. Like mouth-on-fire, get me a glass of milk stat hot. Caution on the hot sauce. As much as I wanted to love the food I was not impressed.
My friend seemed to like her vegetarian one but the consensus was this was a lot of food, even though it doesn't look like it.
I topped it off with an alfajore. It was nice but I think I was in the mood for something more chocolatey.
OBLIGATORY CATCHY REMARK
Great space; meh food. If you want a catch up with a friend, I'd come here for beers or coffee but I'd try something other than the arepa.
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