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| - I came hear after watching a flick at the nearby Cineplex. What really made my group decide on coming here was the fact that it was open late at night, whereas everything else, save for McD's, was already closed by 10 pm. This place gets brownie points for that. I've frequented the branches in downtown and central Toronto before, but they had revamped their menu this time around when I dined here. There were new items, but by that same token, there was also a 1-2 dollar price increase, which is a little disappointing since each dessert is 15-20+ dollars after tax and tip, a hefty amount when there are so many other competing dessert restaurants (eg. cheap Asian dessert joints). The saving grace is the variety on the menu and the portion size. This place has an excellent array of sundaes, parfaits, crepes, Belgian waffles, cakes, and so forth - all the snazzy desserts you can possibly dream of that has anything to do with ice cream and a second stomach for sugar. The staple is definitely the Belgian waffles, with the strawberry kind as my personal preference. The staff loads up these bad boys with home-made or high quality ice cream and other toppings, making them large enough to share between two people. However, this branch gave a smaller mountain of ice cream than what I had in the past (or maybe there are new regulations on this), so if you're good with sugar, you can probably finish one by yourself.
Service: They have very friendly staff members (my server even knew who Hatsune Miku was when she saw my friend's phone cover - extra brownie points there!)
Atmosphere: This place is usually packed, but the sofa rounds and other seating areas make it a nice place to chill with your friends after a meal or a great place for a date. If you don't want to seem cheap on a date, pass on the bubble tea places and come to one of these branches instead!
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