My first trip was long overdue and I'd heard a lot of hype about this place which perhaps set the bar a bit too high. I'd been spending a lot of time in Montreal for the past few years and got used to the real thing from Schwartz's.
The sandwich is suitably sized but bread fairly small which makes the sandwich appear larger. The meat - ordered medium was the right amount of fat and a nice subtle smoky flavour but was not really melt in your mouth. Several chews were needed which I couldn't decide was the result of the meat or the thick cut.
The variety of mustard was great and the cabbage borscht was fantastic. Also - they have beef bacon - what a simple concept - use some of the fattiest cuts of smoked meat, add a lot of salt and fry it. Beautiful - a great change to overpriced double smoked applewood bacon nonsense.
I'd go back and give the sandwich another shot but I still believe Pancers wins the war of Toronto so far......