Many of my friends rave about this place. I've had sandwiches from here before, but had never picked them up myself. I was in the area today and decided to try it out.
Schnitzel Queen is definitely in a sketchy area. On this particular day, I was greeted by drug addicts screaming at each other across the road. They were clearly upset about something. The wave of gentrification that's creeping across this part of Toronto clearly hasn't washed over this block yet.
I studied the menu from the outside and decided what I wanted. I went in to order only to discover that there were at least 4 different menus, all with slight differences from each other. I did my best to order what I wanted, which was something with mushrooms and fried onions, but ended up getting it wrong. Oh well.
After placing my order, a guy came in and they all spoke some Eastern European language that I didn't understand the entire time I was there. It definitely wasn't German. He finally left and they again acknowledged that I was there.
I eventually ended up with two sandwiches - one for me, one for the wife. The sandwiches are huge. They're probably big enough to share between two people as a meal unless you need to be really stuffed. Not bad, considering all of the sandwiches are under $10.
The schnitzel is of good quality. The cheese that was on one of the sandwiches appeared to be Kraft singles.
There are a few stools at the counter if you'd like to eat in. It has an old school diner feel.
This was my second attempt to purchase a sandwich here. Last time, I wasn't carrying any cash - so remember, it's cash only!