"Given the apt moniker The GOOF after the \"D\" in the neon \"Good Food\" sign burnt out years ago the Garden Gate restaurant has been an institution in the eastern Beach/Beaches since the early 1950's.\n\nSpecializing in contemporary Canadian-Chinese fare, the GOOF does comfort food like no other. On my last visit I ordered the banquet burger with fries n gravy and was not disappointed. The food was as I remembered it from years past, simple yet substantial. I opted to pay an additional dollar to upgrade to what was referred to as the house made patty and did not regret the decision. \n\nIt is painfully difficult to give an iconic neighborhood locale a mediocre rating and do feel that I must qualify such. Gone are the days when the GOOF resembled a comfy 1950's movie set diner. The comfy over stuffed booths, Formica tables and juke box have been replaced by a stark modern interior that is more suited to low grade over priced Asian fusion restaurants associated with the harried Bay St. crowd, than the comfortable Beach institution that it is. Simply put, the GOOF is trying desperately to be something that its not, and it needn't try so hard.\n\nThe service is still passable and the food is still more than decent, yet the GOOF is missing it's identity and for this I am truly sorry."^^ . "2011-03-19T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . . "3"^^ . "0"^^ . . . "1"^^ .