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Le Cafe Vert in the Deadpool?
It looks like Le Cafe Vert has served its last meal of gluten free pancakes. The once popular Leslieville brunch and organic eats spot closed its doors on January 12th with no announced plans to re-open. A sign on the door hints that the closure may be temporary, but like nearby Kubo Radio (which will re-open as Roy's pub in the Spring) rumours abound that the restaurant is done for good.
Here's a look at the notice stuck to the front door where the owner thanks past customers for their support and friendship.
For those keeping score, this is yet another place that has succumbed to the often-fatal Restaurant Makeover.
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I had the worst service and food when I went here. It won't be missed. Pulp Kitchen does it better and has way better staff.
Even though I live in the area, my friend who doesn't live in the area, loved and raved about it. I had never been in but had no idea what the place was about; one couldn't see anything. I want to see inside,especially if I am supposed to consider eating there.
I live in the area and went twice.
The food was decent but the service was absolutely terrible- slow, slow, slow.
I loved this place!! The service was slow, but I took that as part of the experience. Great innovative food at affordable prices. I loved the nook by the window if I was able to snag it. I will miss this place more than any other deadpool offering.
Please fill me in on any further happenings with the owner.
Dead Pool's going to be a long list. Looks like Leslieville missed critical mass before the recession... Queen Far West got there, because the Drake and Gladstone did for it, of you like that kind of thing. Oh well, wait for the next decade. My money's on Ossington/Lansdowne in the next bubble. People talk shit about the Junction, but it's not on a Subway, and too far from downtown.
Jamesmallon, you miss the point of the 'nabe. It's a great community that doesn't need a Drake or Gladstone. It's an awesome place to live so stop being cynical.
Damn...my girlfriend and I really enjoyed this place, the occasionally dodgy service aside. Wish I'd made it in for the Pad Thai one last time...
Pulp Kitchen *sucks*. How that place remains open is beyond me...it has terrible hours and hardly anyone is in there no matter what time of day I walk by.
I agree with Jamesmallon (kinda).
Listen in order to get a former dodgy area bumping again its nice to have artists and small organic resto's. However, you need people with money(Jeff Stober with the Drake and the Zeidler's with the Gladstone) to really anchor the area as a hotspot. This is what set queen west apart from Leslieville.
must reiterate everyone else's comments: while the food at le cafe vert was good, the service left much to be desired. and it was rather $$.
@clara: ditto on pulp kitchen: terrible hours, inaccurate at best, and frustrating service
I could see this coming from far away...
The only organic served there were the grains, everything else came from No Frills. The rats loved the food just as much as we did.
Does anyone know what happened to Sasha the owner?