Taco Tuesday

Val and I finally had a chance to catch up this past Tuesday.
So we decided to hit up a place we had heard about but hadn't a chance to try yet.
So we headed on over to the trendy Queen Street West.

So we went to Grand Electric...know for their Tacos and Bourbon (I know awesome right?!).
When we got there they let us know it would be about 45 minutes.
So we decided to grab a drink at a near by bar.
(Grand Electric is too small and too jam packed to even be able to sit at the bar and grab a drink).

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So with that we headed down the street to Cadillac Lounge.

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We ordered one of our fav's Gin and Tonic's and quickly caught up.
I filled Val in on my New Year's Eve adventure and MrRealtor drama.
And before we knew it it was time to head to Grand Electric.
And it was jam packed.

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Their menu was up on a chalk board and it was super hard to pick!

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So we got a bunch of amazing things!
We started with the Guac/Salsa/Chips.

Then it was on to the recommended fish tacos.

And then a sampling of the Pork, Spicy Arbol Chicken and Beef Cheek tacos.

And finally the cheese fundido (and we may have ordered it because it sounded fun...yes Val and I are that cheesy lol)!

We would have loved to try one of the bourbon drinks but alas we keep it to a one drink max when we have to drive...next time for sure.
Overall it was AMAZING and totally worth the wait.
Definitely one of my Toronto favs.

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So y'all... I just realized during my daily snip-its of convo with Taylor 
That I completely blanked on a post about a first date with MrRealtor.
Not sure why I didn't write about it but it was likely because of my internet crashing multiple times in August.  

So about two weeks before my Dallas trip on a random Tuesday night...
I went on a blind date/set up from me being at my co-workers wedding single 
(read here if ya missed it)

He came to pick me up and he was cute!
I thought...way to go co-worker for the handsome set up.
And he wanted to try a place his best childhood friend talks about and frequents.

Of course I happily oblige because I love trying new places.
So we went to Church Aperitivo Bar.
It's in the Queen Street West neighborhood of downtown Toronto.

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Pic from here  these are the inside doors.

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As we walked in MrRealtor is like "no way".
And said "no way what?"
His friends that recommended the place were there with two other couples.
I suggested he go say hello while I sit down (because umm hello that could get awkward).

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Upon returning he assured me that this wasn't planned.
And I laughed telling him, "well I guess your friends really do like this place".
Admittedly I was distracted and just a little "off" that night anyway.

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We decided to order a bunch of stuff to share (my FAV style of eating).
We had...

• The crostini and selected black olive spread, cured salmon, roasted red peppers and sauteed wild mushrooms.
• Polenta Fries with side of spicy tomato sauce and fontina, gorgonzola truffle sauce.
• Meatballs, veal and pork with house made sugo



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The also had really fun cocktails.
I ordered one called The Saint which was Vanilla Smirnoff Vodka, Prosecco, Cointreau, lime juice, and apricot nectar.
It was delish.

I had a good time though.
Afterwards we debated about going out for drinks but couldn't find Barchef 
(the place he wanted to take me to). 
I said if we drive by it and miss it then we can just call it a night.
So we did.

The night ended with a hug.
I couldn't really read him to be honest.
We said we would hang out again but I wasn't sure.

I'll give you a hint.
We did.