Village Squire, 1979-05, Page 32SQUIRE'S TABLE
Goody's a goody for the younger set
Goody's is one of those casually
fashionable places that have showed up in
Ontario cities in recent years, a sort of
attempt to bring California casual to the
northern climates.
At the heart of the Village Corners
complex of stores and restaurants on
Richmond Street north, just near Oxford in
London, Goody's has become one of the
most popular spots in the city. At a recent
lunch-time visit, two of us had to wait 20
minutes to a half-hour to get a seat. In an
evening visit our party of two was seated
immediately but some larger parties had to
wait. Since Goody's does not take
reservations, it's a good idea to go in at
off-peak time or not to have to be
somewhere on time.
The casualness of this seating arrange-
ment is reflected in the atmosphere of the
restaurant. Casual caned or rattan
chique-patio furniture fill the room.
There's plenty of light-coloured wood,
plants and large windows to give it a
feeling of being outside while inside.
For lunch it's the kind of place many
businessmen and shoppers go for soup and
a salad and a little wine. Salads here are
meals in themselves, coming in large bowls
about the size of serving bowls. They're
light, lively mixtures of greens that provide
a tasty but nourishing and non-fattening
meal. On our luncheon visit we teamed the
salad with a bowl of good French onion
soup for a hearty, filling meal.
The evening menu is not Targe by
comparison to many dining spots. There
are two or three regular dishes plus a
special that rotates by the day throughout
the week.
The special on this Friday evening was a
10 oz. steak which the writer ordered. The
lady chose sirloin tips of beef.
The writer also chose the soup of the day
which was cream of broccoli. It was a tasty
creamy sauce with what seemed to be very
fresh broccoli.
The sirloin tips came served in a small
bowl mixed with onions. green peppers
and mushrooms. This was accompanied by
a serving of baby carrots and small whole.
parsley potatoes. The sirloin tips were
tender, succulent and melt in your mouth
tender. The onions were super hot, too hot
for the lady's palate. Everything else was
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The steak came with a bake potato with
sour cream and a serving of the baby
carrots. The steak was tender and cooked
just right for this particular taste. The
carrots were very sweet and tender.
Both diners felt well filled by this time so
had to pass up the dessert menu.
One place the casual atmosphere of
Goody's was unfortunately reflected at our
table at least was in the service. It was
prompt but the waitress seemed to be
preoccupied and very inattentive. One
other small complaint was that the
coatracks were inadequate to properly
handle all those who had brought
protective rainwear on the evening we
visited.
In general. though. Goody's was a
pleasant experience. It was medium priced
too. The bill for both meals along with a
half -litre of the house wine was $18.18. In
all it seems that Goody's will only continue
to get more popular, at least until the
"with it" young generation decided
something else is the current style.
GOODY'S, 215 PICCADILLY ST.,
LONDON.
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Pottery
Hwy. #4
in Blyth.
Phone
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Now that spring is really here, we will soon have
bedding plants and of course a Spring-like gift for
Mother's Day -- plants, flowers and hand-crafted pottery
-- a perfect combination.
Michael Ward Potter