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| - Now that Smokeless Joe has moved to College, it's different. In some ways it's better (sweet back patio! way more taps!)... but in most ways it's worse (just not the same, lots of my favourite staff left for BarHop, no more vegan chili?? definitely smells different...)
Celebrating a birthday here yesterday with mussels (still excellent) there were a few pretty serious issues...
Most of the beers weren't pouring. They said their delivery guy brought them an empty gas tank instead of a full one by accident, which isn't their fault, but it's annoying because it's a beer bar! There were a few that were still okay so we still had beer, but I was down to my third choice by the time I got a "yes that one is okay."
When I went to pay their debit and credit machine wasn't working and they don't have a bank machine. They should have told us this when we walked in. I wanted to treat my birthday guest but instead she had to pay for her own birthday dinner (and mine!) because the staff didn't advise that it was cash only (when it's usually not). The waitress said "...but there is a BMO like, RIGHT there" - it's actually not that close when there is a foot of slush everywhere and you're thinking about leaving a friend waiting for you while you get cash (2 streets away, definitely a 10+m round trip).
Other than the cash only thing, which really left me soured on this place, the service was pretty good and the food was good, but after making a special trip last night I don't think I would do that again. If I lived in the neighbourhood I would swing by here more regularly, but I am not going to drive across town to dine here again.
Pros:
- If you are already in Little Italy, it's a good choice for beer selection
- They have a huge variety of mussels
- The food is good
Cons:
- It's a bit expensive
- If you don't eat seafood there are less than 4 things for you to have
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