New King West bar Early Mercy brings food trucks to you
Toronto’s club count has grown by one: Early Mercy, a 3,500-square-foot bar will open November 6 in the old Grand & Toy location at King West and Brant. The 300-capacity room features a central bar flanked by TVs (which will screen sports games), and a wall of garage doors that opens onto a street-side patio. The potential Tinder-date destination also has a window food trucks can pull up to and sell to the revellers inside. Most of the time, it’ll be The Food Dudes’ truck dishing out beer-friendly comfort food like mac-and-cheese, but other trucks will visit on occasion.
The Food Dudes’ deep-fried mac-and-cheese balls.
The Food Dudes’ Cap’n Crunch fish tacos.
Check out that giant word jumble.
The paintings of hipsterized world leaders will provide conversation fodder (and an easy way to test your date’s IQ).
540 King St. W., earlymercy.com, @earlymercy
Caroline Aksich, a National Magazine Award recipient, is an ex-Montrealer who writes about Toronto’s ever-evolving food scene, real estate and culture for Toronto Life, Fodor’s, Designlines, Canadian Business, Glory Media and Post City. Her work ranges from features on octopus-hunting in the Adriatic to celebrity profiles.
