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| - Many years ago, when Sadie's first opened around the corner from my then-office, me and a party of allies from work donned our mithril armour and set forth t'ward this diner of legend. (It was a long time ago, so the details may be a bit off there.) Alas, the experience was altogether displeasing, thanks to the attitude we got from our server. Long story short, we ordered the straight-up lunch burrito, got breakfast burritos (with filthy ova in them), and the server indignantly refused to apologize or acknowledge that this simple mishap was in some way her nefarious doing.
I vowed that I would never return to Sadie's.
Now, there exists some alternate universe where I more generally make good on my vows, and never did go back. This is a tragic universe, for Sadie's has since become one of my favourite vegetarian restaurants to frequent (or even occasion). The alternate-universe Andrew never did try their burrito, delicious diner fries, or even the scrambled-tofu version of the breakfast burrito he was so unfortunately handed on that fateful workday lunch. O how thinking about this universe doth sadden me. Let's never speak of it again. (That server, by the way, I've not since seen. I assume she never lasted long in the service world. The servers they have now are top-notch.)
I love Sadie's, but I can dream up more for this place. While their homemade offerings are certainly delish, my disappointment is in the dishes that they don't make in-house. The veggie burger, for example, is, I believe, the same Yves burger patties you can buy in a grocery store. Not a particularly appetizing or unique option, and not something that would get people coming back. I guess I'd love to see what they could do in the way of a house-made veggie patty.
Conclusion: Throw the Yves burgers to the bowels of Mount Doom whence they belong, and summon a lunch burrito for whatever daring quest you might have in the neighbourhood of Queen and Bathurst.
I wonder what alternate-universe Andrew is doing right now...
(Twist ending: He's DEAD! Probably.)
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