Away: Harlem Restaurant

Wow, this was a lunch time find, after wandering around Toronto just north of the office a decision was made, we were hungry and it looked like a quick trip to Wild Wings may be in order.

Across the road I spied a sign, Harlem, and suddenly my mind filled with thoughts of soul food, yum. We walked in, luckily the patio was full - I need air cooled space - and sat down in some very interesting chairs in the window, shaped like a spine, with a wooden pelvis to sit on.

After five minutes with the menu we decided to share, Buffalo Chicken, Catfish Lafayette, Harlem Jerked Meatloaf and a plate of Sweet Potato Fries. We ordered drinks - not normally noteworthy but the waiter heard Rum and Coke when Dave said Real Coke, we tried to make Dave drink through and make it a boozy lunch but he declined, that would of made the afternoon much more fun!

The Buffalo Chicken arrived first, a plate full of perfectly cooked chicken in a sticky heavy (but in a good way) BBQ sauce, next came the Catfish, yet again cooked to perfection in another delicious sauce, and then finally the meatloaf, a hard dish to get right in a restaurant but again spot on, at this point we are all stuffed.

Probably too much food for a lunch time but reasonably priced and I will definitely be returning here with Wissy.

Proper food served properly with decent portion sizes on Richmond East. My verdict - go try it now!