Lake & Spruce Restaurant

New Eatery Offers Something for Everyone

Review by Susan Pretty, Photos by Adrian Lysenko

Lake & Spruce Restaurant at The Superior Inn (formerly Chicago Joe’s at Victoria Inn), invites all wing lovers to stop by and see what all the fuss is about. The wings are as good, if not better, than before. “We sell between 40 and 45,000 pounds of wings per year,” says Paul Otway, assistant general manager. With 16 flavours of both saucy and dry coatings, including Thai Domi and Hot Pickle, you are sure to find one to make your taste buds tingle.

Also still on the menu are the famous mustard beer-battered chicken strips (of which they sell 27,000 orders per year) and the delightful California salad topped with strawberry, kiwi, mandarin, and almonds. The chicken tetrazzini is the ultimate comfort dish, featuring gemelli pasta—restaurant manager Miranda Ugorji says that all their pasta is made in-house—along with tender chicken, garlic mushrooms, and bacon. It will warm your tummy this winter from the inside out. For a perfect starter, the mini perogies are a delightful bite topped with bacon and sour cream. And don’t forget to try the classic fish and chips!

The news just keeps on getting better and better. There is a cozy sidebar room for private parties and events (which holds approximately 35 social butterflies). And the icing on the cake is the Xango cheesecake—a heavenly confection of banana and caramel wrapped in a thin, crispy pastry.