"2016-08-12T00:00:00"^^ . . "1"^^ . . "1"^^ . . "3"^^ . "I really wanted to like the Wilcox. Since moving to the burbs from Toronto, the culinary experience has been missed dearly. This place does a good imitation of some of the pretentious places downtown, but still falls a little short. \n\nThe location was nice, with a cute walkway to the front, and I appreciated the fresh herb garden outside the front. Nothing better than fresh flavor! \n\nBut the food was a bit hit and miss. My partner had the southern fried chicken which was great. I ended up sharing it because my dish, the 'steak frites' was such a disappointment. \n\nPersonally, I would be embarrassed to serve this dish at a resto like the Wilcox wants to be. The steak was a poor cut; tough, chewy and overcooked. It seems like someone missed the memo on the frites, too. I was presented with a pile of thick cut French fries rather than the proper thin, shoe string frites which is the whole point of steak frites. \n\nI did enjoy the chimichurri sauce on top. It tasted fresh and added some color to the plate, but shouldn't be needed on a proper steak frites. The best part of my meal was probably when I asked for some mayo to go with my jumbo fries and got a delightful smoked hickory mayo/aioli. \n\nSteak frites is a very simple dish, where the flavors should speak for themselves, and the textures are a big feature of the dish. Whatever I got fell quite short. \n\nBecause the Wilcox is the only Torontoish choice I have found in the wasteland of chain restaurants in Mississauga, I will probably be back and stick to the chicken. The churros for dessert were quite nice, but I'm not sure if they were good enough to make this a top choice on my list of places to eat in Sauga. \n\nA little hot and cold with their food, so temper your expectations."^^ . "2"^^ .