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| - Visited the Gaberdine after seeing a segment on You Gotta Eat Here (well, rather that a segment was coming up, but I never made it back after the commercial - the idea of a segment was enough to hook me.) I was nervous about the dress code as it's a flashy diner in the financial district and I was going for lunch on a workday. When we arrived at 1pm the spot was rammed to the gills with suits, but quickly emptied out by 2pm and allowed us a quiet environment to enjoy our food. I got the Arctic Char with Sour Cream Mash and Red Cabbage Slaw. At a pricy $26 for the lunch portion, I was pretty impressed. The fish was flavourful and flaky, and the sour cream mash was creamy and added a different flare to the typical mashed potatoes. The only thing that really turned me off was the $3.50 can of coke I was served. For $3.50, you would assume that it's an AYCD deal. I guess the highball glass with a lime wedge they served it with warranted the extra $2.50, who knows. That said, I'm glad I didn't shy away from wearing my comfortable neon runners after all.
Not sure if I would try this place again, unless it was for the comfort food like mac and cheese or po-boy that they're supposedly known for. It was just-OK, and in a city like Toronto, there's just too much choice to not have a meal your your little world.
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