This week "Saisons" opened in the former OLL space, and I gave it a try. These were my impressions:
- a guy was freaking out about the end of calypso chicken (popular OLL sandwich and wrap filling - never tried it myself). In response the cashier kept repeating that there were new owners. I know how you feel, pal.
- they were out of diet coke (single most popular non-water PATH beverage I would guess).
- asparagus soup had lots of woody bits - they were not trimming the ends of the asparagus enough.
- it's more expensive. Soup sandwich and diet coke used to be in the 8 dollar range. Now a flat 10. Seemed fishy.
- seating /decor is nicish? cashier was slow.
- layout is not good. Hard to explain. You'll have to check it out yourself.
- tuna salad looked so weird (pink?) that I switched to ham (which was decent).
- bread not toasted enough. the OLL sandwich woman was better. a travesty she was not hired on to the new venture.
- there was a stray Toronto Sun hanging around, which is always nice.
OVERALL RANKING: Pa out of PATH
Things I will miss about the old OLL
ReplyDelete- very cold ginger ale
- getting four not three ketchup packets for my sheppards pie from the cashier (aka keeper of ketchup and crackers)
- Basil chicken, hot lunch
- the casual coming together of people who really enjoy their lunch time
- honey mustard on my tuna
- good carrot sticks
Things I won't miss
- Mulligawtawny soup
- the day they were not prepared to serve lunch, obviously the begining of the end