The Citizen. New restau-lounge that's opened up in the previous place of Brant House. (I'd never been to Brant House, so I won't have any comment on how the new place compares to the old.)
I came here with some friends on the 29th of March (BlogTO says the place opened on March 20th). I hadn't heard anything about it previously, other than the fact that it was where Brant House in fact was.
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Before entering, I was expecting this place to be a pretty upscale place. But, pretty much as soon as I walked through the door, that expectation disappeared and the place gave me an instant vibe of dressy casual, social, unpretentious, chill vibe.
It could probably be because of the mixed-use space that included standing room, bar seating, dinner tables; it could also probably be all of the huge tv's around the place showing NHL and NBA games. It might also be the decor, the music, the diverse crowd.
Nevertheless, I was a fan.
Coat check was complementary, which was a surprise. In hindsight, it makes sense if many of your patrons are there for dinner too.
I went for some standard bar-rail drinks - but did see that they had a good selection of higher end top-shelf whiskies, scotches, vodkas, etc. They also had a couple of bar areas in different parts of the room.
I didn't have a chance to sample the food, but look forward to coming back here and giving it a shot.
Welcome, The Citizen.