LOCAL Public Eatery

It’s alright. Just don’t get the salad with ahi tuna/​chicken, because it was really oily bland and expensive. The burger was much much better.

Came here cus it was a place I’ve never been before so me and my friends checked it out.
We were gna sit in the patio until we were told that there was a rooftop patio tap we went up and sat at the bar.
Our bartender was the bomb. He treated us really well. We ordered a pitcher of sangria, guac and chips, calamari, and perogies.
All were delish and they make the guac right in front of u. Price is good and good portions. One of my new fave places.

LOCAL Public Eatery was highly recommended by a friend Pauline W so we decided to come by for a night cap.
Parking on the weekend though might be an issue as the lot has limited parking spaces. I have to fight for the last one with my friend. Aside for that I had a good experience.
Local beer on taps though limited but I like how they are on a rotation so I can look forward to something seasonal and different next visit. And if you prefer wine, they have wines on taps too. The bartender here is high energy and friendly. Ready to give you some recommendations or a sample before you placed your drink order.
For the sport fans, there are quite a few TVs in the bar/​dining area so you won’t be missing any actions. And they even have a rooftop patio area for the warm summer days.
$ 5.50 for a pint is quite reasonable priced for a craft beer.
I cannot comment on the food as that would be another review if my friend would invite me to join her again for a bite at LOCAL.

We went there for the first time on Saturday
Nice atmosphere
Rustic look which I liked
Menu is simple
Great prices too for the food
We had the guac to start
Was mashed in front of us by the waiter
Was really fresh
I had the pressed burger…
Had this miso mustard mayo
Quite tasty
Wife had the west coast chopped salad
Was good as well
The drink menu was unique
Lots of craft breweries on there
Definitely would go back again

Came here with two girlfriends last night. We arrived at 7, and got a table at 7:40. But my one friend wanted to sit down for the hockey game, so we waited with her.
We got our seats, and our waitress was with us shortly. We got the pitcher of sangria, and were given waters. The sangria was good, very red wine-​y. We ordered nachos to share. The chips looked to be house fried, though I could be wrong. They were good. There were black beans, black olives, cheese, jalapeños, pulled chicken, and sour cream on ours. We opted out of onions and salsa.
A while later, we had a few more drinks and finally ordered our main meals. I will first comment on the mojito. It should really be served in a highball glass. I got one oz. of alcohol in a pint glass, there was just far too much liquid, I didn’t even finish it. I then opted to get the $ 4.50 surprise wine deal. It’s a great concept, and probably a good way to get rid of half-​opened bottles.
My dinner, I got the spicy, fried chicken sandwich with fries. The fries were limp and cold, but there were lots of them. They had a small amount of ketchup on the side, which may not be enough if the fries were warm and I wanted to eat more than the few I did. But my sandwich… The batter on the chicken immediately fell to bits. It was flaking all over and actually caused me to drop my sandwich a few times. It was just really messy. The slaw and pickles were great. But the sandwich issue inevitably gave the 3-​star rating… the crème de la crème fell sour.

I really need to write an update review right away.
Finally, I come again on a Saturday evening. The music and atmosphere is good. The place is definitely loud today, but the good music wakes me up.
My Favourite shock top is daily special today. I ordered the ahi tuna sandwich. Oh my, it is just good. The large piece of ahi tuna is grilled just perfect. My another half ordered the press burger. He enjoyed it so much and his comment is «stupidly good».
Love it with free Wifi. Will come back again and again!

Burger was cold in the middle, not good service especially since it was mid day on a Tuesday should’ve of took the server 20 minutes to take our order.

Came here on a Thursday after work to eat & drink away work stress, (you know you do it too) Local has a great atmosphere very chill and relaxing, makes you forget about all your troubles and just have a good time with friends. I really enjoyed sitting in the upstairs patio.
Food:
I recommend getting the chicken and/​or fish tacos (I got both XD)
Calamari was a great shareable app.
Tuna poke was delicious, raw tuna, avocados, enjoyed with crispy chips yum!
Drinks: I really wanted to try all the drinks INABOOT but I was feeling for some shots that night and drank shots of whisky instead lol! Other people were drinking cocktails etc. It all looked very appealing. A definite must try for next time.
Our server was awesome. She was surprisingly very attentive since she seemed to have so many tables to deal with, She was super cute and friendly. (I think my colleague has a crush on her now) Hope we get her again next time! Forgot her name though =(
Atmosphere — ⁵⁄₅
Food — ⁵⁄₅
Service — ⁵⁄₅
Value — ⁵⁄₅ It didn’t hurt my wallet as I thought it would =)
Overall, I really enjoyed my experience at Local, it’s close to where I work and a definite goto place after work. I will be back to try more items on the menu and maybe on my day off come for Sunday brunch which I heard ppl rave about!

I proooobably should’ve taken the bartender’s advice on the burger.
Went here on a Saturday night around 8:30p with a big group (15 people) and were politely told that it could be a really long wait for such a large party. Unfortunately they don’t do (at least that’s what I was told by a friend) reservations on Saturday night — even for such a large party. Fortunately (or unfortunately for my girlfriend & I) the rest of the party had not shown up yet and since we decided to wait around til more people came by before contemplating on leaving, we were able to find seats at the bar for at least 10 people. The bar area started to empty out a smidge by about 9−915pm so it allowed our big group to sit as close to each other as possible.
Food-​wise, the restaurant serves some very Jack Astors-​esque dishes, from nachos and tacos to deep fried restaurant calamari and specialty burgers. Lots of drinks available and they have daily specials for those who want to kick back and relax a bit. The dish that I was most looking foward to was the Tuna Poke, which is something I’ve been looking to try at any restaurant to be frank, but I may have hyped myself up a bit too much.
Ordered myself a pint of Sapporo ($ 6), an order of Tuna Poke ($ 13) and a Local Burger with Yam Fries ($ 14.75 + a smidge extra for the fries, which I wasn’t told was extra but should’ve expected it I guess) and finished off with an order of Churros ($ 6) and it’s what I expected from a bar first, restaurant second type of joint.
Burger wasn’t the greatest — I tasted more hot sauce than any other flavour that the burger was supposed to have. The patty itself was also on the dry side and much smaller than I had anticipated. The bartender recommended the Brooklyn burger and others in the group seemed to have enjoyed that one better. The yam fries, well they were yam fries… and the poke, was just essentially tuna sashimi with some garnish, avocado and other minced toppings… definitely not what I was expecting but again I feel like I hyped myself up too much. The churros made up for it I suppose since they were of decent size and fluffyness, while the chocolate hazelnut dipping sauce had marshmallows inside em!
Overall, not a bad take on a Bar/​Restaurant joint. Wouldn’t go out of my way to eat here though.

Had dinner here yesterday
(March 15, 2016).
Beers on tap, $ 4-​$ 5.50.
Good selection, local & imported.
Served cold!
Ordered:
–chicken wings, $ 12.
–tuna poke, $ 13.
–fish and chips, $ 15.50.
Very crispy batter.
–tortilla soup, $ 5.50
Overall, the food would have been ok if they were not salty! Even the tortillas were salty.
The ambiance was nice for drinking.

We went here for drinks just to hang around because we have nothing to do. We asked to be seated at the bar as it’s next to the TVs. We had some samples for different types of craft beer which was decent, and the service was very good.

Best chicken tacos of all time! The band made guac is delish and tasty calamari!
Interesting beer selection for the beer snobs and really cool ambiance!
Awesome patio options (rooftop or street level) with a bar on each floor.
A hidden gem employing hipsters in midtown! How refreshing!

Great service and great food. Been a few times and always on point. Great atmosphere with awesome indoor/​outdoor patio upstairs. Finally Leaside has a nice place to hang with friends and family. Need more places like this in Leaside

I rarely crave a burger but when I do, I want to be sure that it is perfect. I got a Brooklyn burger and I’ll be back for it! (and for brunch too, looks promising)
Cons: extremely loud, slow service.
Pros: nice atmosphere/​interior, delicious food, funny menu.

Thought it would be a good place to eat for lunch. Got to the bar, felt it took a while to get a beer. I had the tuna club. I liked the creativity of seared ahi tuna, but it was barely seared looked pretty much raw and was cold to the touch. Avocado chunks, made the sandwich hard to hold together. Bread for the sandwich was really good, fries were cold. Gravy amazing.
Like the sapporo on tap, but stuffy in there.
Do not recommend but if u do — get the gravy!

Great spot. Would be 5 stars with a bit of food refinement — Tuna Poke was cloyingly sweet, french fries were undercooked. Excellent fish tacos and crispy chicken sandwich.

Bad bad not good. Slow service. Cold food. Wouldn’t recommend to families, singles, couples, youth, adults, swingers, church-​goers, parents, children, brothers, sisters or most humans. Perfect for someone on death row waiting for their last meal, as it will take forever.
But, once the food came, it was tasty.

Great place to relax after work with friends! The place was pretty sparse on a Thursday night — at around like 5pm. The second floor is 19+, so our group of 20 was split among 3 tables on the ground floor. We noticed that quite a few of the other tables had very young children stopping by to grab a bite.
The food itself was pretty good — portions were large and actually pretty filling. I got a fish taco for $ 5, and for a starter, the size was almost enough to be a full meal. Other people had the poutine and fish and chips which were also large portions. Someone at our table ordered churros and those were excellently done — with a chocolate and marshmallow dip! The décor and environment definitely had quite a bit of character, and keep in mind that their washroom is the basement, right as you enter.
Service was a little bit of a downfall as everything was a little slower than expected/​preferred. Food was pretty slow for such a sparse crowd and the bill definitely took around 10 minutes to arrive, which was pretty frustrating.

Went here on Victoria Day for a late lunch.
Decided to go upstairs for the patio. You can sit yourself at any table. Got the Brooklyn Burger and poutine. One of the best burger I had in the city! Love the interior and everything about this place!

This is a relatively new joint (about 4wks old). I went here for drinks and to chill with friends. It’s several stories with a rooftop patio (it is opened yet) and they have ping pong tables set up and something else which I forgot.
On Sundays per our server they have a DJ playing in the afternoon, so it looks like they are covering all their bases. I didn’t order any food but from where we were sitting it’s an open kitchen so you can see the chefs at work.
The drinks are a reasonable price and they even have a few board games that you can play (I need to work on my Jenga skills!)
Definitely be back to hang out as it’s near my hood :)