Chip n Charlie’s Eatery & Bar

Regulars at Chip n Charlie's Eatery & Bar read the week off the daily-specials board before they read the menu. Tuesday is wings and pizza; Friday is haddock fish and chips; Sunday folds breakfast, fish, and burgers into the same morning. The Lundy's Lane sports bar runs the kitchen daily from eleven in the morning until two in the morning, the work of two lifelong friends who opened the doors in 2005 and have kept the same pub-food lane in motion since. The menu is long. The week, on the other hand, has shape.

The standouts hold their own inside that long list. Chicken Wings come regular or dusted, with a sauce range that covers mild, BBQ, hot buffalo, hot honey garlic, chili lime, garlic parmesan, and butter garlic. The Chip n Charlie's Clubhouse stacks grilled chicken with bacon, ham, lettuce, tomato, and cheddar between three slices of white or whole wheat. Greek Pizza puts spinach, feta, red onion, and black olives on a butter-garlic crust. The burger lane is specific rather than generic — The Canadian Burger, the Blue Bacon, the Mushroom Swiss, the Jalapeno Cheddar, a hot hamburger sandwich. Shared snacks like Grande Nachos, Combo Platter, poutine, and fresh-cut fries do the work a table needs before anyone has ordered an entrée. Philly Steak Sub, Philly Steak Wrap, Canadian Peameal on a Bun, and the Pressbox Salad keep the lunch end of the menu honest.