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It's easy to miss on your walk along Adelaide. Hooters, Office Bar, and Pizzaiolo are all competing for your attention at Adelaide and John with high contrast signage. Corned Beef House sits with its frosted glass doors recessed into unadorned brick. When you do see it, you assume it must be a tiny little place.
Walking in is revelatory though. A few steps of walk up to a bright and open dining room with a few tables and some bar seating as well. Friendly staff, simple menu.
"I'm torn. Do I want a corned beef sandwich, or smoked meat?"
"Tough choice, they're both great. But go with the Corned Beef, it'll have you coming back for the smoked meat."
"Sold."
"Great. How hot do you want your mustard?"
My "huge" (by their sizing, the smallest of the offerings) sandwich on Marble Rye (hot mustard) came out quickly and paper bagged for take out, with a separately wrapped pickle. I picked up a Boylan's soda as well, tried not to feel pompous in the process.
Their slaw (the vinegar kind, not creamy) probably came out of a bucket, but it was tasty and let me believe I'd eaten a vegetable. The sandwich itself was great - stacked high, good flavour. I could have taken more mustard, but I'm sort of a strange fellow when it comes to mustard.
All in all, a solid sandwich joint with a nicer inside than you'd expect. Prices are a bit high for a takeout sandwich, but not so as to keep me away.
Pro-tip: as pasta wants sauce, deli meat wants mustard. Take it from a strange mustard fellow. Choose carefully, they have at least 5 or 6 options.
Also: don't bring a big group. 4's fine, particularly since sandwiches take up relatively little space, but I think larger groups would have trouble here. Call ahead, at the very least.
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