I'm not sure if it was the -20 degrees that was keeping people away when I went, but don't let the emptiness on a cold day fool you, Alice has beautiful interior design, spacious seating in the dinning room and bar area, and decent food for a franchise. What's I remember most from my visit about he establishment is the awesome service I received: the waitress was friendly, cool and kind. She gave us the time we need to decide on the menu and brought the food out in a timely manner. The hostess was awesome too, she let me pick where I want to sit: I didn't want to sit in the dinning room with everyone else, I preferred a booth in the bar area with a window. There wasn't many people in the bar area, which gave me and my friend the privacy and peace we wanted at a public restaurant.
What amuses me is Alice's dedication to it's Italian origins: instead of music, they have a tape that teaches you Italian playing in the washroom.
I would most def come back to this Alice location for more fun times and ok food. They have a good variety in their menu, some even vegan friendly, I was more or less satisfied, but I wasn't too impressed with their pizza, but that was probably my fault for asking them to make it cheeseless: it was a tad too dry for me. BUT their house salad was good: fresh and crisp, AND washed, just the way salads are supposed to be!