Swiss Chalet

I generally love Swiss Chalet! The chicken, ribs and gravy are an quick and easy dinner solution. The service at this location was not very good. I ordered a half chicken dinner and the chicken was very, very dry. It was like they had kept it on a car engine or somewhere else that was warm and uninviting overnight somewhere so that it could be served the next day. The experience has me turned off from eating any Swiss Chalet for a long while. In hindsight, I think I would have been better off getting breast meat and warm sides from the supermarket across the street.

I wanted Swiss Chalet and knew that there was one on the corner of Spadina /​Bloor. Little did I know that when I walked in — it was mainly a take-​out delivery spot with 3 high top chairs for quick eating. Didn’t matter, I was getting take out anyway.
I’m not lying when I tell you I LOVE SWISS CHALET. It is my go-​to comfort food and it is always consistent every time. It’s been quite some time since I last ate it but I had no doubt that it would not disappoint. Sadly — my expectations were a whee bit high. both on the food and the service.
There was no one at the counter when I walked in and waited several minutes before anyone showed up. I was watching the cook in the back as he continued to prepare his next order leaving for delivery. The girl was super nice and efficient but I had gotten a little impatient. The store smelled of major BO which made me want to leave as quickly as possible and the space was run down and dirty.
When I finally got home and hoped to enjoy the awesome quarter chicken dinner, I found that the white meat was rather dry, than the usual juiciness, even if it was white meat. The corn (side dish) was also dry, and over cooked — pretty sure it was microwaved. Surprisingly, the chalet sauce seemed rather salty (maybe it’s just my tastebuds), but overall… a sub par dinner that I had high hopes for.
Maybe it’s time to stick with dine in and dark meat… and ribs next time :)

This Swiss Chalet location is only for take-​out and delivery which works great for me.
I tend to stick with the chicken soup, which is amazingly hearty but once you order 3 (because for 2 ppl that like it a lot, 1 ain’t enough) it comes to nearly the same price as two regular meals ($ 15!) so that sucks. That isn’t this location’s fault, though.
It’s good and quick and convenient, so it’s worth it when you don’t want to stop by a busy restaurant.