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I felt a good vibe in the restaurant the moment I stepped in with a 90s/2000s playlist pumping through the speakers, the exposed brick walls, and the combination of low and high top tables. They have two large flatscreen TVs for viewing sports events but the placement doesn't make them the focal point of the room but it's very complimentary. So if you came to just chill with your peeps then you can do that with the glow of the TV distracting you the whole time.
The menu is full of their take on some classic pub and comfort foods. It doesn't paralyze you with choices which I like because then I know that the dishes can be executed well. The back page of the menu is a lot of variations on the theme of ingredients wrapped in waffles while the front page is filled with other deep-fried bites.
The menu items are, in my opinion, family style so sharing is caring in this case! :-)
All the staff were extremely friendly and came by to say welcome. Service was great, warm, and on-point.
We ordered a few items to share:
1. briik dogs: their take on a corn dog but instead of just a hot dog, it is a longaniza sausage. The longaniza sausage had lots of flavour and it was a pleasant enjoyable surprise.
2. chili supreme fries: just a straight up pub dish that is piled high with fries and chili. Done well.
3. chicken and waffles: the waffle is sweet and they have definitely put their own twist on it. The chicken was moist and it came skewered like a shishkabob.
4. bacon avocado waffle sandwich: this was my favourite combo of the night. I love avocado and it tasted great with the crisp bacon between those sweet waffle slices.
Overall, I think Black Briik is a very solid and promising resto-pub with a good vibe. You can just come in for a pint, eat some comfort food, watch the game, not watch the game, chill with friends etc.
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