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Thursday, March 21, 2013

This Side Up Restaurant (Toronto, ON)

I will totally blame this 'episode' at my inability of looking at numbers or maybe just because I was drained after having a very long and intense day at work. I had dinner plans at 7PM with my group at The Guild (one of the newest restaurant in Toronto, we went there for their second dinner) but I ended up going and spending one hour at This side up (two doors down from The Guild because.... I did not pay attention at the sign). After waiting for 40 minutes by myself and no one had showed up, I realized that something was really wrong,  so I asked the waiter to confirm in which restaurant I was in, and that's when I had the #Isoscreweduponthisone feeling. The silly thing is that the folks at This side up thought that they screwed up with my reservation and kindle gave me a table without mentioning to me that I was not in their reservation system, while what happened was that I just entered the wrong restaurant :)

This side up is a snack/cocktail bar at Dundas West. While glancing at the menu, I felt that I was looking at staples from a myriad of cultures. From Mexican Baja Fish Tacos, passing by Southern Fish Po'Boy to Korean inspired "Chicken Wings".

The decor is very Dundas West/Ossington like. The reclaimed church seats, candle lights, wooden tables, funky light fixtures, and a brand new large brick wall. The music was from the 80s and some from the 90s so I guess they were aiming at my generation. The staff was young, polite and relaxed.

They had a larger selection of beers, wines, and cocktails than food. I noticed that a lot of the patrons were getting take out.

I had the Basa Fish Po'Boy Sandwich to go and had it for breakfast on the next day after I realized that I was at the wrong restaurant.


What an experience.









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