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| - I really wanted to like the Wilcox. Since moving to the burbs from Toronto, the culinary experience has been missed dearly. This place does a good imitation of some of the pretentious places downtown, but still falls a little short.
The location was nice, with a cute walkway to the front, and I appreciated the fresh herb garden outside the front. Nothing better than fresh flavor!
But the food was a bit hit and miss. My partner had the southern fried chicken which was great. I ended up sharing it because my dish, the 'steak frites' was such a disappointment.
Personally, I would be embarrassed to serve this dish at a resto like the Wilcox wants to be. The steak was a poor cut; tough, chewy and overcooked. It seems like someone missed the memo on the frites, too. I was presented with a pile of thick cut French fries rather than the proper thin, shoe string frites which is the whole point of steak frites.
I did enjoy the chimichurri sauce on top. It tasted fresh and added some color to the plate, but shouldn't be needed on a proper steak frites. The best part of my meal was probably when I asked for some mayo to go with my jumbo fries and got a delightful smoked hickory mayo/aioli.
Steak frites is a very simple dish, where the flavors should speak for themselves, and the textures are a big feature of the dish. Whatever I got fell quite short.
Because the Wilcox is the only Torontoish choice I have found in the wasteland of chain restaurants in Mississauga, I will probably be back and stick to the chicken. The churros for dessert were quite nice, but I'm not sure if they were good enough to make this a top choice on my list of places to eat in Sauga.
A little hot and cold with their food, so temper your expectations.
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