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| - OH MY GOD! I cannot wait to tell you all about the dinner I just had at Rose City Kitchen.
IT WAS. HANDS DOWN. ONE OF THE WORST FOOD EXPERIENCES I HAVE EVER HAD!!!
My expectations were high but literally every single aspect of Rose City Kitchen was subpar. I'd like to chalk most of the issues up to growing pains seeing as the restaurant only opened this week but honestly some of the hoops we had to jump through just to eat were ludicrous and easily avoidable.
But needn't you worry, I will gladly back up all my vitriol with the full story of what I experienced tonight and the cold hard facts that lay within.
A friend and I decided to go to RCK early this morning as we had both read strong write-ups about the food they were serving up. We decided to meet at 6:30 and hoped that there would not be a crowd seeing as this place has gotten a ton of press since day 1 (which I believe was Monday).
I arrived slightly early so I decided to use the washroom before my friend arrived. After searching for the washroom, which is both hidden from sight and unmarked (what a fun game!) I walked in, handled my business, washed my hands and used some of the complimentary paper towel to dry off. I then went to throw out the paper towel annnnddddd BIG TWIST...no garbage can. I walked out of the washroom, paper towel in hand and threw it out in a garbage in the middle of the restaurant.
Shortly after this my friend arrived (I don't hold this against RCK nor do I hold it against her. She is a constant disappointment and I have grown to expect nothing of her). Seeing as we are functional human beings and there was no line we walked to the counter to order. Here's how the next 6 minutes played out:
Minute 1: We decide what we're going to order.
Minute 2: Watch 3 staff members make orders while 2 other "staff" do nothing.
Minutes 3-4: Make subtle gestures and awkward eye contact with staff in a futile attempt to order.
Minute 5: Discuss the merits of going to Banh Mi Boys.
Minute 6: We're asked if we have ordered and politely reply "Nope". Our response must not have been clear because the woman continued to make other orders before looking up again and saying "OH! You said no!"
After waiting the totally *normal* 6 minutes to place an order my friend ordered the Egyptian Falafel. I quietly thought in my head, "that sounds tasty". The woman taking our ordered quietly thought out loud, "we're all out of falafel". After she heard this (and I heard her heart break) she ordered the Egyptian with chicken and the Moroccan with steak. I then ordered my RCK with steak and a Greek with chicken. I would have ordered a drink but I'm not sure if they sell these "creature comforts".
We got our food surprisingly quickly and then offered to pay for it as we were never prompted to do so earlier. Before eating I marvelled at how nice it was to pay two dollars extra for two pitas that were each roughly a quarter of the size of a single pita anywhere else in Toronto.
The food itself was forgettable. The meat was cold. This may have been done with purpose as we had previously seen it sitting under what we assumed was a heat lamp. Looking back on the situation these lights may not have been heat lamps but may have been used instead to send a statement to the customer. That statement being, "Yes! We have food!". The "steak" in my second pita was overcooked to the point where I was not sure if it was steak or ground beef. Once again, this may have been done with purpose. The purpose being to send a statement. That statement being, "Yes! We have terrible food to match our terrible service".
We finished up, threw out our trash, left and continued to discuss the finer things in life such as Bahn Mi Boys.
I'm giving it two stars because at least I wasn't spat on at any point. If you can believe it I don't see myself going back to RCK. However, I will say this...
At the end of the day I was satisfied. Specifically after I walked out of RCK, went a few doors down and had a Bao.
P.S.
Completely unrelated but does anyone remember about ten years ago when this space housed the best hole in the wall sub joint in the city?
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