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| - This is my second visit here. This place is brand new and looks it. The décor is upscale, clean, and neat. There are 20+ taps, many of which are their own brew (currently brewed off site, but soon be done in house I am told). The "works" are the first thing you see. The food during both of my experiences has been good, but not great. I can't say "hey, make sure you try the _____" unless the "_____" is the beer. There are some really great beers here including Dead Elephant which is one of my favorites, is about as hoppy as I can tolerate, and has a cool story behind the weird name (I'll write it at the bottom of this review).
Pros:
Spacious.
Clean.
Rotating Craft Beer Selection.
Good service.
Convenient (right off of the subway).
Cons:
Spacious. This is both a pro and a con I think depending on our mindset. When busy it is BUSY, when empty it is a little large.
Food has improved, but has room to grow.
If I lived on Danforth it would be a haunt of mine, as it stands I'll probably pop in for a pint whenever I'm nearby.
So, the Dead Elephant:
You might hear the word "jumbo" and think of large, and you should. That is because there was once a giant African Elephant that toured with PT Barnum who's name was Jumbo. He was the largest in captivity and a worldwide sensation. So much so that the world Jumbo just became synonymous with big. While on tour in 1885 he was hit by a train and killed in St. Thomas Ontario, which is where the beer is from. The train was also killed.
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