The bike ride over was an experience in itself. The neighborhood scene became sketchier as the journey progressed, accented by the occasional druggie or eccentric in true Queen's Street West West style. P&L fits well here but has a fine-food flourish which helps to gentrify the neighbourhood. Parts & Labour is where (well-off) hipsters meet at communal tables. The drinks menu and devils on horseback fit the occasion perfectly. The steak-frites were most certainly out of place.

The excitement with P&L originates with the raving reviews from Toronto Life. It is a 2 star restaurant (Colborne Lane is 1.5!) and a top 10 summerlicious restaurant. Furthermore, the prospect of leaving behind Bay Street to venture into the wild west had an adventurous appeal. Unfortunately, I was a fish out of water and foolishly ordered the steak-frites to assuage myself. The steak was essentially tasteless. The bottom line is that hipsters didn't know what to do with such a grandiose filet of beef.