The Post-It Place

Whew. I am home and ready to continue to tell you about my adventures in Toronto!

After a day of traveling and gathering together from all corners of the US and Canada a group of myself, 4 other bloggers, reps from P&G, Front Porch and MS&L set out for supper. Yes, I know you don’t call it supper, but that is what we call it here down South.

Across from The Sutton Place is the Bistro 990. Quaint little Bistro with a very European feel. And apparently that European feel transfers into every aspect of the restaurant. Upon first impression, dinner would be fabulous. The smell alone would draw you in.

After being seated, our waiter begins the tone of the evening with some crazy rant about his poor aching wrist and how he wants to file workman’s comp with us as his witness. HUH? We JUST sat down. It was a really strange way to be greeted. Turns out he was sort of a quack anyway.  After a wait of about 30 minutes we were finally served water and given menus.

Now, let’s think about this a little. Small town country girl straight from Hicktown in a Bistro. With a what I assume was French menu. No idea what half food is even with English translations. Yep, this is going to get interesting.

After much consideration I finally settled on a Filet Mignon. It was one of the few things that I recognized and knew would be something that I would enjoy. It’s a little intimidating when you don’t recognize 70% of the items on a menu, even with an English translation and I hated to say “Hey ya’ll, what the heck is this?” Little did I know just how much time I was going to have to make a decision. It took over an hour for the crazy waiter to even take an order for appetizers. Oh, wait…make that hor’derves…which I don’t even know how to spell and since my spell check doesn’t give any suggestions I am just going to go with it.

About the only thing that flowed was the conversation. We were there for over 4 hours, most of which was waiting. And waiting. And waiting some more. The food was fabulous… just really, really slow. It’s a good thing I was amid some great folks who are interesting to talk to. By the time we left we were all very well acquainted with one another and lives that we each lead. That is the great thing about meeting new people. You get a whole new perspective on life because of the vast differences that each brings to the table.

Above is a picture of the cheesecake that I ordered for dessert. Pauline ordered the Creme Brulee and we shared. I had never had Creme Brulee before. Yes, shocking I know…but where in the heck would you get that around here? It is something I had always wanted to try to make but really can’t justify buying a torch. And then there was the fact that I had no idea what it was supposed to taste like so would never know if I had gotten it right or not. Now I know! Thanks for sharing Pauline!!

Ya’ll know me and customer service. The Bistro 990 certainly doesn’t deliver on that note but it was an experience this country gal won’t be forgetting anytime soon.

If you are ever in Toronto and want a quick meal, this definitely isn’t your place. But if you are looking for a very laid back atmosphere where you can spend hours just hanging out, this is your place. But don’t go in expecting great customer service (kinda like when you buy cheap auto insurance but expect to get a local agent). They are slow. We saw our waiter about once an hour. Half of that was because we flagged him down.

So, like I said. The food was great. The company was fabulous. And, it is an experience that I will always cherish. Little did I know just what excitement waited for me the next day!

A HUGE thanks to Wlamart and P&G for covering all of my travel expenses. All opinions regarding this trip and the movies are those of my own and are in no way influenced by any outside source or from receipt of travel expenses. The Walmart/P&G Family Film projects are something that I feel passionate about and would and do support 100% percent anyway.