Burdock, Toronto, ON

Burdock (Bloor W/Dufferin) opened about six months ago.  It is a restaurant but they also brew their own beer onsite.  Gord and I checked it out tonight.

They have a shop where you can buy beer to take home.

Their brewhouse is in the back.

We sat at the bar, which is in the middle of the restaurant.

There's the beer shop and brewhouse

They only serve their own beer.  Gord enjoyed their saisons and brought some Wet Hop Pale Ale home.

The staff obviously like each other ... they spent a lot of time hanging together.  As such, I wouldn't give them high marks for customer service (Sam was the most helpful and friendly).

This is the first brewpub I've been in that was upscale.  In addition to the food offerings being higher end, a DJ starting spinning tunes at 10pm.

I might stop in again if I was in the area but it wouldn't be a destination for me.