The County General

«Even on the busy Queen St. East, the restaurant never failed to attract our attention with its curious design and lots of folks inside.»
«County General is definitely a spot to visit. It’s artistic interior and openness create a social, trendy vibe, without being tacky»
Just a few bites from our full experience.

Just a huge Thanks to the fine folks at County General for an outstanding
Experience last night. Great Food! Great service! Best Mushroom Caps EVER!

Ok service, lousy sound system, crappy music, over cooked eggs. Good Ceasar, if a bit pricey. No need to ever go back.

Stopped by The County General for dinner tonight. Had the sausage platter, which was pretty good but a little bit pricey. The service was amazing, our waiter remembered us from the last time we were here (which was a while ago). All in all this place is a great place to eat !

Went here for some food and drinks. Place is small but nice with a little outside patio. They had a great drink special when we went for a shot a tallboy $ 9. Had the county burger and chips the burger was tiny but did taste really good! The County chicken is really good to. I would rate a ⁴⁄₅ but the burger was just way to small I thought it was a slider but overall cool place

One of our favourite locals. Amazing cocktails, food is always good and they have lots of Gluten Free options. A must try if you are in the neighbourhood.

Worst dinner of 2015. Pork buns were lackluster tiny and mediocre. Veggie oka-​whatever was ok– could have lived without it. No poutine or tuna available on a Saturday go figure. So we’ll take the duck wing. Basic teriyaki sauce on a dark meat wing woop dee doo. For the main course we had the fried chicken. The waiter brings out some wax paper on the table like its some glamorous presentation. Out comes 3 tiny pieces of kfc and a few bottles of sauce. $ 30 later i want to shoot myself. We split a few burgers– who the hell splits burgers? At least this was decent so I enjoyed my 6 bites. Save room for dessert? Good this place serves a peanut butter brick covered in crap cream and some tiny garbage cookies. $ 200 down the drain. Unilocal please create a 0 star option!

Have been to County General multiple times with many different kinds of people with different tastes, and have never left with a disappointed person.
My preferred day to visit is Sundays. In the evening it’s relatively empty. We never have problems getting a table. It should be noted that it’s rather small location, so going with a big group isn’t ideal. If there are 4 of you, you’re fine.
I also like going on Sunday evenings, because I absolutely love their «Sunday Bunday» special which is available after 5 pm: fresh made sticky buns with a variety of fillings and sauces, served with apple slaw on the side. My favourite is the fried chicken and pulled pork, but they also have veggie options. The sauces are served in little squeeze bottles and include sesame seed mayo, «poison coffee» and a flavourful and potent hot sauce. All this comes served on a platter, so some assembly required which I prefer. I can choose what I like and how much of it there is. You can buy extra buns if you have more filling left over.
Service has always been great. I’ve always had the same server, the Abercrombie and Fitch model looking guy who is attentive, pleasant, and checks on us frequently. I really appreciate good service.
All in all, really good, quiet spot for a small group of friends to chat and eat some good food.

I hate to give such a terrible review because I live in Riverside and I am all about supporting the local businesses, but this place needs to know (if you are reading) that your food is absolutely horrible. The chicken thigh sandwich barely has any meat and the meat that is in there tastes gross. It looks undercooked, yes I know it is cooked sous-​vide, but it is still undercooked. The eggs benny are nasty and the prices for each of these are $ 14. Also, they put peanuts in their salad… why not walnuts? Is it because peanuts are cheap and you put them out with your beers for clients?
It is cute and cozy inside, but PLEASE improve your menu. I so desperately wanted to like this place, but can’t say that I do.

Had high expectations for this place but the food was over priced and terrible. Don’t have the eggs Benny, the smoke on the hollandaise is so over done that you can’t taste any of the small portion you get for $ 14. When we sent back the food they offered us a free entrée but nothing else on the bench menu looked good, truly a miss.
The service was good and the drinks and drink selection is fantastic and I’d return for drinks but never for food. Such a disappointment for a place that should have a stellar brunch menu considering it’s location

What a phenomenal place! After living in NYC for the last 2 years (born and raised in the burbs of Toronto), I’d really been craving some good small shop eats. And WOW, this place hit it out of the park on all accounts.
2 friends and I went to this establishment on a Friday night with a reservation (a must for this small restaurant!), and were seated almost immediately on arrival.
Two of us were drinking and started off with the Travelling man and Turkey shoot.
For food, everything was shared.
Appetizers:
Dark wing duck (duck wings in hoisin sauce) — great
Steamed buns with pork sliders — great
Cauliflower poutine — absolutely amazing!
Mains:
Chicken platter for two — stellar!
Kielbasa with cabbage — acceptable
Desert:
Two more cocktails, St. Elizabeth and Leavin’ Eden.
Followed with The King (banana bread, bacon, toffee, peanut butter) for desert.
Overall, the food was on point, the drinks were tasty, and our server was wonderful.
Total was $ 170 + tip.
TL;DR:
1) Make a reservation
2) Share the food because there’s such good stuff there!
3) Grab some well thought out cocktails
4) Be weary that there’s only one server for the entire establishment, so be patient.
5) Enjoy the awesome food.

Really happy that The Country General decided to open up a location here in Riverside neighbourhood. I have never been to the Queen St W location mainly due not having an opportunity so I was looking forward to sampling the menu here with a friend.
The atmosphere can be described as cozy, rustic, charming, and romantic. Probably an ideal place for a first date but that\‘92s not why I was there (re: fooood).
Happy hour is M-​F from 500pm to 630pm. :-)
The service staff are friendly and they help keep the atmosphere casual and cheerful. The food came out quick but it was paced such that the table was not overwhelmed with your drinks, water, sharing plates, and your mains.
I would recommend the cauliflower poutine (the cauliflower had a great sear on it), the braised lamb shank (combined with the tempura okra) was also a delight, and the hoisin & expresso glazed duck wing had good flavour.
I could definitely see myself coming back again especially if they rotate the menu seasonally.