First off, I want to say that I loved this place. My wife and I would go there about once a week. Our last visit was quite different from all the others. It was at night, and I was looking out the window while my wife was getting to the end of her meal. A cockroach an inch long was slowly crawling down the window a foot from my face.

I called out to our server, motioning to her to come over immediately, not wanting to cause a scene. When she got over, I pointed out our new friend, and she looked very concerned. She asked us to please sit at another table. We did, and my wife had maybe two more bites of her meal before she really didn't feel like eating anymore. Another staff member walked over, stood on the chair, and grabbed the roach with a napkin, and walked back. He didn't look very concerned. 2 minutes later, another couple were seated at the table.

We got up to go, and went to the counter. I made sure the server was there when we went up. He asked if we were together or separate, I motioned the server again and said, "I'm glad you came over so quickly, I didn't want to say anything out loud." She said thank you and that she appreciated that. I looked to the cashier, who was also the manager. He said that he could take off the tax for us. On a $27 bill, that amounted to $3.

The nonchalant behaviour of the staff member who caught the roach, and the sheer size of the insect really speaks to a larger problem at this restaurant. My wife works in kitchens and told me that it's the largest roach she's ever seen, and that includes having worked in downtown Toronto.

Like I said, I loved this place, but their reputation and the continued business from two loyal customers turned out to be worth a grand total of $3.