Come and Get It

My experience was more positive than most of the reviews below and I have no problem letting it rip on useless food or arrogant and self-​satisfied waiters so here goes:
1– Food taste: it was fine, but we ordered poutine and I was disappointed that their poutine lacked gravy and the cheese curds were not melting as a result. It was not bad. It is their style and their recipe that is at fault. On its own though the poutine was fine.
2– Food quantity: lots. we could not finish our food. They do not cheap out. You pay for it of course, but you do not leave hungry.
3– Service: Superb. The girl waitressing for lunch was kind, caring, sweet and always enthusiastically checking up on us. She may be the owner. If she is not she should become!
4– Setting: the summer doors were open and one could sit at high tables, low tables or in the funky backyard patio. The backyard patio was fun and full of ugly graffiti (like all graffiti of course) or murals. There you can sit in the shade or under the sun. By the way, sitting in the back is fine as the waitress will give you attentive service regardless.
5– As mentioned had poutine, which like burgers and everything else there is matched with flavours like Pulled Pork, Korean Bulgogi, Bacon, Club, Chipotle and so forth. Neat idea!

3.5 for this place. Came here after a 10K run so I was fairly hungry with my group. We didn’t have to wait coming it right a prime brunch hour right around 11am and were seated in the back patio. The service missed the mark for me with the server forgetting to bring us utensils, dropping forks on us and not really checking up us during our meal. I ordered the chicken and waffles. I found the waffles fairly basic but the chicken was crispy and tasty. You also get a choice of side (I opted for bacon and eggs, which were nothing special).
Overall, I had a decent experience, would recommend dropping in you’re looking for a new brunch eat but probably wouldn’t come back.

This was by far the worst breakfast I’ve had in years! It took over 40 minutes to get food in a hardly busy place. The eggs were well overdone, the bacon extra fatty and very salty potatoes. I left almost my whole meal and my partner left most of his. They did offer to make new eggs but it took 40 minutes to get the first round, I just couldn’t sit much longer. Every single thing was badly prepared except the Caesars. We were shocked when the bill arrived and they left both breakfasts on the bill. Believe me, I don’t need a free meal nor looking for one however when a customer is so displeased and leaves a basically full plate, telling the server she was going home to eat, any classy or business like establishment would have taken at least one breakfast off the bill or something. It was galling to pay for terribly prepared food. I am a neighbour and would never return!

Had brunch here and I found the food to be pretty average. Got the breakfast burrito with guacamole added, and my friend got the eggs benny with pulled pork.
The breakfast burrito was plain and simple a breakfast burrito. Didn’t stand out to much in terms of flavour. In fact, I doused it in the local No. 7 hotsauce to give it more of a kick. The potatoes were well cooked, but way too much salt. I had a bite of my friend’s eggs benny and it was quite good! Egg yolk still liquid, and pulled pork was yummy. The cheese taters were nice too, although too salty as well.
All in all, a decent brunch experience. Didnt have to wait for a table (around 11:15am on a Sunday). And our server was fantastic.
As a side note, I tried one of Come and Get It’s sandwiches at the union station market last summer, and I remember that the sandwich was delicious.

This review is aptly called, «The Night of Bullshit». Slow service, terrible food, generally depressing. We had been here before and had a great experience, but something changed. The result? Disaster.
We ordered the «try it all» tasting menu of bar snacks. Mistake! It was A 2 hr ordeal. We felt like we were trapped in a POW camp, waiting for the next morsel of sub-​par food, yet hoping we’d just die. But then we’d be served a taunting morsel to be reminded that we were still alive as the server and kitchen strove to fulfill take out orders or to pour beers for the cook.
This was a Friday night and the busiest point was a body count of 8 people in the whole restaurant. No excuse really for the bad food and service. We ordered shots of bourbon to keep us entertained. Guess what? They short poured us each time. Quit playing us for chumps. So insulting. Overall the worst dining and drinking experience in the city I have had in a while. NEXT!

The chicken was overdone pretty tough. The flavour was nice but they charged me 16 dollars for a wrap and a little cup of salad i felt pretty ripped off

Best Poutine I’ve ever had and fresh Beaus Embitterment to wash it down. Deeelish! Best Valentines brunch ever :)

Didn’t photograph food, it was gone too fast. Very special Valentine’s Day brunch, amazing food and service! My husband is happy with his IPA too :)

Whether solo for lunch or in a big group, Come and Get It has always been great. I have had outrageous requests and huge orders and they’ve always been quick and perfectly made.

The last time we were at CAGI, they were at their original pop-​up location on Spadina where you could play video games while you waited for your food. It was clearly time to try out their new location. We ordered a couple coffees while we perused the menu and decided on the CAGI Fry up and the Breakfast poutine. The coffee was strong, fresh and bottomless. The Fry up was filling with sweet and smoky baked beans and maple sweet bacon. The poutine was ultra rich with hollandaise, a poached egg and bacon. We left stuffed and happy and determined to come back.

Great spot. Food was awesome. Presentation was excellent. Service was great. Went there for brunch with my girlfriend. Server was very attentive. The owner even came by and chatted us up for bit.
Try to get a spot on their really cool patio. Some interesting graffiti art on the walls. Will be back again real soon.

We very much enjoyed our lunch at Come and Get It today. Lovely setting on Queen St W, with a backpatio that had plenty of light and well spaced tables. The service was attentive, and we wouldn’t hesitate to return.
When you visit, you pick a base (burger, wrap, salad or poutine) and then a «flavor». She picked the Hawaiian Pork Belly + wrap, and it worked well. The pineapple fit surprisingly well with the pork belly, and the wrap was large.
I picked Mango Jerk Chicken + Salad, which was delicious With a slight kick to the chicken, the shredded mango was fresh and flavorful.
We had the chance to order a side of poutine for $ 1, which is a steal, but I’m not sure I’d order it again. The fries were excellent: fresh cut, thin, blanched and twice fried, legit. Yet the homemade gravy was rather bland, and could have used more salt. Moreover, the two cheeses (orange cheddar and mozzarella) didn’t work. There no excuse to have non-​curd cheddar while serving poutine in Canada.
So I’d go back, gladly, but would likely skip the poutine.

I was blessed to have my date order everything on the menu.
First of all, OMG THANK YOU.
Now the food!
We had each flavour on a slider. Everything was amazing. I think the most boring flavour is the Fried Chicken Caesar, that is my least favourite. But if I were to rate them all on a scale, everything would be 10. And the Fried Chicken would be 8.
The food portions are tiny. Yes. That is unfortunate! The poutine is like the size of a piece of toast. Even for a short Asian girl that is me… oh wait but I eat a lot.
So I don’t visit as often as I’d like. Let me just end this review on the Hawaiian Pork Belly, which was so fatty and slimy and pork-​i-​ful. Mouthgasm happens here.

I wanted to like this place, but my experience was less than stellar. Food portions were small. Service, while friendly was very slow and socially awkward.
Their waffle iron had a malfunction causing me me to wait over half an hour for a buffalo chicken waffle sandwich, which would have been fine, but there was no communication from the kitchen. Chicken to waffle ratio was not great either, just a couple of popcorn chicken sized chunks sprinkled about.
Benny was instantly forgotten after leaving the restaurant.

This loudly-​decorated place is awesome! We sat on the back patio and it was a little oasis in the middle of the Queen West neighborhood. The walls were filled with graffiti and balanced out with beautiful wooden tables and greenery.
We LOVED the menu concept — pick your flavor profile and then select how you want to eat it — slider, poutine, wrap, etc. Not to mention, it was nicely priced with decent portions.
Since we were hopping along Queen West for various cocktails and snacks, we chose the pork rinds and mini poutine with chorizo, crema, pico de gallo, etc. The fries were super great, but the toppings were a little cold. They also had profiles that included chipotle bbq, cornmeal crusted chicken Caesar and jerk chicken.
Our server was fantastic in helping us choose what to eat and drink. I enjoyed a Paper Plane, which I learned is a popular bourbon cocktail in Canada. It was the perfect blend of sweet, sour and strong.
We highly recommend Come and Get It for a snack and cocktail… we just also wish they were playing the similarly titled Selena Gomez song to round out the experience. ;)

Had the Jerk Chicken Frittata
— house jerk chicken, red pepper, 3 egg frittata with cheese-​tots and mango plantain side salad
Wish there were more chicken inside since the ratio of egg became too much. I found the chicken a bit dry as well.
The presentation looked promising though!

Portions are absolutely minuscule. I ate at the former location several times so when I was tipped off that it now had a permanent location I had to go back to get my fix. Unfortunately while the general idea is the same the execution isn’t there. They’ve basically miniaturized all the food to maybe a quarter size portion while dropping the price maybe 10%.
If you like tapas style restaurants where you end up ordering 10 dishes with a massive bill and are still hungry then you may not mind this place, but I try to avoid them at all costs (guu maybe being the one exception).
Food taste is great, but they’ve mucked with the formula which made them so popular in the first place.

Went there for the first time the other day. The food was great, I got the duck confit slider and the chipotle beef poutine, both fantastic. I also had the Moroccan Ale and that was very good too. My friend ordered a poutine that took a while to come out, the waitress came and apologized, the bartender /​manager then came and said that he’ll take the item off the bill, and within 5 minutes he gave us 4 shots on the house.
Haven’t seen service like that in a while!
The food is tapas style, and the place is great as stop on a bar hopping night. I’ll definitely be back.

Was a really big fan of this place before they moved. (5 star for sure), but was slightly disappointed with the new location.
Locale: They have a full bar and an more upscale look from their original location. The location is very small (2 tables for 6 ppl each, a bar for 8 ppl, and 1 more small table for 2). I would suggest getting take out.
Service: 6 of us came, and it took them a while to get us settles in, they first placed us at the bar (without providing food menus) and then moved us to the table as soon as it opened up. Once we got seated, the single waitress was busy, so it took some time to get the actual order and finally get the food. Overall it took over an hour for the lunch.
Food: I got the special (Calamari sandwich with a side of a Salad). The salad was not seasoned well, and was bitter, but the sandwich was good.
With tax and tip, the meal was $ 15.
Next time I will order chicken Caesar salad which I expect will be better.

What an awesome new spot to grab some drinks and bites. I can’t wait to come back when the weather is warm and the front window is open!
Came here last night with a girlfriend after having frequented the old location for lunches and loving the food.
Setup for evenings is different. Same flavours as the old CAGI with a few delicious new options. Post-​lunch formats are snack, slider, mini poutine, flatbread, bag o bites. Make sure to ask your server about how each of these are presented, they are very informed and each option is quite different. Eg. Chipotle short rib snack is served on seared polenta with coleslaw, fried chicken snack is on a jalapeño cornbread muffin. YUM.
Between the two of us we had 2 snacks each (I had mango jerk chicken and fried chicken) and shared 2 mini poutines (short rib, coconut shrimp). Everything was so well executed. You’re getting high quality, chef prepared food with some delicious and varied drinks. This is not a restaurant this is a snack bar so come and try new things and enjoy the experience!
I’ll be back. Come and get it!