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| - I was feeling adventurous one work day and decided to try this restaurant in a Polish strip mall. Let it be known, Polish food is not in my typical realm of comfort cuisines.
Looking noticeably lost as I wandered in, I approached the ordering counter and looked at the menu. The girl behind the counter looked somewhat annoyed and stared me down. There's no one behind me, don't worry, I think to myself. After finding it difficult to orient myself on the menu, I decided upon a more efficient way of ordering, which was to point at the food behind the counter, on display for customers to see, and ask what it was. I pointed at a couple of dishes, but the girl gave very curt answers, and essentially added little meaningful insight on the dishes. So I decided to vote with my eyes. I saw many items that looked delightful. Many were pork or schnitzel dishes it seemed; not that unlike what I believe German food to look like. I ended up choosing a pork shoulder dish, which looked phenomenally succulent. It also came with appetizing sides of mashed potatoes, cucumbers (with dill) and beets. They transported my plate over to the cashier part of the counter, where I was somewhat caught off guard when they rang me up for $12 + tax. For an order-at-the-counter casual bistro in Mississauga, I have to admit that seemed a little steep.
The food was delicious, enough so that I have gone back 3-4 times. I even took a friend here, who thought highly of the food, but who was similarly confused by the curtness of the service. All in all, the food is pretty solid; I like the flavors a lot. But prices were quite high, and service remains an enigma to me. I tend to not very highly value service, and give restaurant staff the benefit of the doubt (whether it be for cultural misunderstandings, people simply having a bad day, etc), but here I have just been constantly confused.
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