I'm feeling very cheeky and want to say that this new, updated version of the Intersteer is not just for bar brawls anymore. Also, not just for crying into your beer anymore.
The Intersteer definitely had a special place on Roncesvalles and kudos to it for re-inventing itself in a way that somehow still makes it home for the people who think of it as home, and welcoming for newbies who are in the mood for some good pierogies and beer. While other Roncy restaurants have crashed and burned in the face of streetcar construction and yuppification/gentrification, the Intersteer carries on. It gets an extra star just for that.
Service is friendly and food is good. They have live music regularly, but I've never been there for it. A great example of that dying breed; the neighbourhood restaurant.