I was craving greasy and it's a long weekend so why not?
VIBE
I was greeted by a Fortune Cat. You can't get any chinzier than that. The Chinese owners may take one or two minutes to say hi but they're lovely (and interesting). Decor has a LOT to be desired but what do you expect? This place has been in business for over 30 years. You've got white tiles, newspaper clippings scattered all over the wall and the obligatory posters of the different types of fish (Hello, Penrose I'm looking at you as well). There's three plastic patio chairs. Take a seat and have a gander at the lovely 3-D fish poster they have. It's quite fun. Service was quite quick but I was the only one there until someone came in about 5 minutes after so I can't say how quick it actually is when there is a bonafide line up. I also love that they use a Chinese newspaper to wrap up all of the goods. Amazeballs.
THE GOODS
Let's compare cost. Next door, at Goods and Provisions, a full meal is $23 to $26 for a main. At B&B, my fish and chips with tartar sauce (40 cents for two packs...WTF) was $9.16. Not a fair comparison but I'm letting you know what next door charges.
To the food:
Nice flaky halibut that is not overly greasy but a bit crispy. Definitely needed some salt and tartar sauce. The fries were greasy but this isn't Fresh or Live Organic Raw Food Bar. I want them greasy and they were thick and chewy too. Mmmm.
I'd love to try the onion rings and other menu items like the scallops. My mom had some of my fish (she's an avid fish and chip goer) and she said "Yeah, these guys know what they're doing.
OBLIGATORY CATCHY REMARK
Get some seating and a table people! All they have to do is take out this big white box that's beside their counter and voila, you have at least two happy customers who don't have to commute. Unless you live in Leslieville or are driving, you're going to get major hunger pangs while traveling with the take out. That said, with the bus commute (the bus was taking particularly long today) the fish and chips were wrapped so well that they were still pretty warm when I got home.
PSST: Cash only.