Still standing and surviving from the break-up of the chef, owners, or whatever it was that happened to force some of the folks from here to go across the street and open up the Jason George (http://www.yelp.ca/biz/the-jason-george-toronto), this is a pub that I always have fond memories of.
I used to work for Canadian Stage (http://www.yelp.ca/biz/the-canadian-stage-company-toronto)and had to put in shows at the Bluma Appel Theatre at the St. Lawrence Centre (http://www.yelp.ca/biz/st-lawrence-centre-for-the-arts-toronto). As you can imagine, working for not-for-profit theatre does not leave you with a lot of money to splash around on nights out. Step forward Jersey Giant with your $5.00 burger special. They still run it to this day and I try to persuade those in my party that we should hit that place mid-week when the opportunity arises.
It's a pub pure and simple with decent food, and a good run of taps. There's a pool table at the back of the restaurant and nooks and different levels that give the place an interesting dynamic. Pub food and drink pure and simple. It's easy enough to find. There's a huge pub-storefront sign on the street with a huge rooster (the "Jersey Giant") on it, allowing you to make dirty jokes to your friends really easily. Too easy, really.