Rachel A.
Yelp
This is the next best thing to your parents buying bagels on Sunday morning and serving them with all the accoutrements. I can describe the vibe as warm and "heimish", with the affable Jake Greenberg making sure that every guest eats well and leaves as a family member. After two visits, I felt as at home as I did at the old Brown Derby.
As for the food, ahhhh!! Fresh bagels, flavoured cream cheese to schmear on said bagels, and impeccable lox. Plus, my slice of tomato was literally the diameter of the bagel. That's no small feat to source! But the star of the show was the Poutine Knish. Not too doughy, delightfully carby and carrying the flavours of two of my favourite foods.
I'll have the whitefish salad next time I go, and there WILL be a next time. Don't sleep on this spot, but save a table for me.