"11"^^ . "After booking our trip to Toronto, I just knew I had to visit the Distillery District - The shops, the restaurants, the art galleries - this is most definitely a Toronto \"Hot Spot\"! \n\nBefore even visiting El Catrin, we had visited a local brewery and one of the employees told us we just had to come here. We figured that if we got to it great, if not we would hit it up the next time we visit (cause' we are already planning our next trip to Toronto). \n\nOn this visit it didn't get any higher than about 19 degrees (Brrrr..) so we spend a lot of our time running from one spot to the next. While checking out the local shops, we ducked into El Catrin to warm up.. what better way to warm up than a pit stop at a Tequila Bar?! \n\nWalking in, we couldn't help but to notice the amazing outdoor setup - Tons of fun \"chill\" areas, an outdoor bar and a gorgeous fire pit. I'll be sitting outside on my next visit! The two lovely hostesses greeted us right away and immediately we felt the love.. Talk about a warm welcome. We grabbed a seat at the bar and settled in for a few drinks. Enter Lebni.. the coolest bartender ever. We decided to start with a few beers while we decided where to go later for dinner. Happy hour was starting and the place was starting to fill up.. Great happy hour hot spot! Uh-Oh.. Here comes Lebni with a complimentary tequila tasting (complete with both grapefruit and tomato chasers).. great way to start the night! Another round of beers and a few more bartenders came over to introduce themselves - Axl and our bad-ass lady bartender (so sorry that I didn't grab her name) made us feel right at home as well - What a cool staff! After another round of beers and another round of complimentary shots.. we knew that we weren't going anywhere else for dinner and immediately ordered the guac! Yum! Try the regular with the \"spice\" on the side. Not super hungry so we order a few small bites to share - the Esquites where phenomonal (creamy corn with the perfect amount of spice and lime) & the Ensalada de Kiko (cause I love a good quinoa salad). This was the perfect amount to share and all came to the bar perfectly spaced out so we could enjoy each dish. One more cocktail before we hit the road - and the Pepino Diablo was the most amazing drink to say farewell to Toronto - I love cocktails with cucumber and a bit of heat! \n\nWhat a Fantastic night.. We will for sure be back! A 5 Star experience from start to finish!"^^ . . "18"^^ . "17"^^ . "2016-01-22T00:00:00"^^ . . "5"^^ . .