. "3"^^ . "4"^^ . "Dropped in because I had to kill some time while waiting for the Yelp Elite dinner nearby and also, let's be honest, \"Mother Nature was calling\".\n\nSo, being Italian, I ordered an espresso; a short espresso!\n\nOnce the coffee was ready in front of me, at first sight, it looked anything but very short. I got what back home would be labelled as double espresso. \n\nIn all honesty, I was annoyed because I wasn't in the mood to taste the usual strong, bitter, almost burnt coffee the most people love here.\nBut here's where I got surprised. Despite the espresso was way too long consider the standard length among most Latin countries, the coffee tasted really good. And I guess is because the owner does his own toasting and so, the result is far better than most coffee shop. \n\nRemember, this is my opinion how a coffee should be served based on a standard from a country that for centuries made coffee one of its favourite drink during the day. \n\nEspresso back home isn't nearly as strong as here but the toast process and the choice of the beans is all driven by what the people like and so, I can't say coffee is bad here in North America: it's just different, and most of the time, I don't like the flavour. \n\nIn the end, here I found a good quality that is quite close to what I like and expect to get when I walk in a bar, coffee shop. \nSo, if you like the Italian espresso, here the taste of it is closer than many other places in Toronto. \n\nGood place, unique in its genre. \n\nWorth to pay a visit if in the neighbourhood. \n\n:)"^^ . . "0"^^ . . "2"^^ . "2016-08-17T00:00:00"^^ .