Tequila Bookworm, Gone but Not.
Amidst all the New Year's Day text messages wishing me a happy 2007, I received one text that nearly ruined the day: "Tequila is GONE!"
In with it came this photo of Tequila Bookworm cafe, shut down and for lease.
Being one of my absolute favourite cafes for meeting with friends -- or even holding blogTO meetings -- this was not good news. I spent the better part of the afternoon (after picking a different place to meet that evening) in disbelief... and then another friend reminded me of the cafe's blog.
Better news...
"We have moved to 512 Queen St. W., 10 Doors West," reads Tequila's blog.
Bittersweet, as I loved the old tin-ceiling location, but good news never-the-less. The blog goes on to say,
"After 3 months of sleepless nights (and no time to blog) the main floor of the new location is renovated and open. Sadly our old location is closed after 10 years of hot coffee. The new place features lacquered barn wood tables and our original espresso machine with a flying brass eagle on top. Currently our menu is the same (sans crepe) but we will shortly add a full hot menu to take advantage of the range, grill and fryer in the new kitchen. Our second floor bar and dining-room is still under construction but will open soon. Join us seven days a week and for brunch on Saturdays and Sundays."
Looks like it's time for a blogTO re-review when the kitchen is ready.
Comments (7)
I noticed the new location when I went by on the streetcar a few days ago. It's where Epicure used to be, and where The Session was for a few months. Very nice space, at least when it was Epicure.
Hmmm. I know a lot of folks that like Tequila for its particulars and its quirks... I hope they make the move too!
I had not been in a long time because of one quirk that I hope doesn't move over: bad surely too-cool service. Maybe it's different now.
Also, the kitchen is good - clothes used to stink after going there because they cooked without an exhaust fan.
Whoever is writing that blog for them should use spell check - Cauliflour? Brocilli? Bad spelling really annoys me in anything business related.
Firefox 2.0 gives a handy underline to remind me when I am misspelling - although I have yet to get en-CA/en-UK spelling working to stop it bugging me when I type "colour".
the new location is great though it feels much smaller as the ceiling is lower and the long main space is narrower... and yes, the slowpoke servers are still there, and much loved.
new and different space, same great vibe! i heart tequila.
How are slow poke servers loved? They might be nice people, good to have as friends, but they should be fired. Slow poke can also be interpreted as treating customers with contempt. If i find more than one server like that at an establishment, I figure it's part of the culture of that place, and I don't go.
I can totally understand your problem with slow service -- especially when you first arrive somewhere, but frankly, slower service definitely has a place at cafe's like this. To a certain extend, I appreciate it.
When I head to Tequila, Green Room, Java, etc., I'm there to hang out for a while, chat, sip coffee and so on. When there's suddenly a waiter who is always checking up every few mins or surprising us with the bill after our first round of coffee, it's really annoying. Cafe's with staff who are that eager usually don't get another visit unless I'm actually in a rush.
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