Funky Place, Funky Price
So my friend invited me to help ring in her 30th birthday (or second 29th, if you were to ask her). But she had a hard time deciding where she wanted to go to ring in the occasion with friends and wanted me to help her in her decision.
We decided to go with Five Doors North.
From the name of the restaurant I thought it would be literally five doors north of Davisville. Well, it was more like five blocks north ... so if you're walking from the subway, it's a little ways away.
As previous reviewers can attest, the decor is indeed funky, from the curtains to the off-kilter lamps or two hanging from the ceiling.
The food was pretty decent. I started my meal with a glass of white wine and - as an appetizer - polenta with goat cheese, sundried tomato and pesto. I'd never had polenta before, so I found it very tasty.
Next I moved onto my main dish, which was a plate of grilled lamb...
So my friend invited me to help ring in her 30th birthday (or second 29th, if you were to ask her). But she had a hard time deciding where she wanted to go to ring in the occasion with friends and wanted me to help her in her decision.
We decided to go with Five Doors North.
From the name of the restaurant I thought it would be literally five doors north of Davisville. Well, it was more like five blocks north ... so if you're walking from the subway, it's a little ways away.
As previous reviewers can attest, the decor is indeed funky, from the curtains to the off-kilter lamps or two hanging from the ceiling.
The food was pretty decent. I started my meal with a glass of white wine and - as an appetizer - polenta with goat cheese, sundried tomato and pesto. I'd never had polenta before, so I found it very tasty.
Next I moved onto my main dish, which was a plate of grilled lamb chops, with roasted garlic caramelized onion jus. I also ordered a side of zucchini and another glass of wine. Everything was tasty; my only reservation was that the lamb chops were a tad fatty. At one point, one mouthful I chewed was nothing *but* fat.
The waitress our table had was good. She was courteous, and our orders came relatively quickly. We even managed to get separate bills, which was a plus.
I know previous reviewers have mentioned it's a decent price. I found it to be a bit pricier than I expected. My bill - including tip - hit somewhere around $51. Perhaps it's because of the restaurant's location.
The place was good, but I didn't think it was "wow!" Don't let me deter you, though. Everyone should give this place a try at least once.
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...and wrote a review!!! Any pics - food, decor, people? Never been, may want to... all depends on your pics... kidding:)
The food you mentioned that you had sounds absolutely delicious ( except for the 'fat chewing' incident, can't say that was very appetizing).
51$ is a bit pricey but I know, here in Thunder Bay, having a meal like that would probably work out to the same amount in a restaurant here. :)
I love 5 doors north...I used to live just up the street. Their carpacio is delish!!