By The Two Fat Guys

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Kramer's Corner, locally referred to by many simply as Kramer's, is located at 700 Main St. in the Studio 7 Hundred Complex on the first floor. The restaurant has been through some renovations and has updated their menu. Kramer's is open Monday and Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. To make reservations or ask about the specials, please call 857-9117.

The Fat Guy's verdict:

Kramer's is one of those places I think you'd go to in the evening for jazz and a martini if you're into that kind of thing. Though I've often ignored it for food, I couldn't help but be lured on a sunny day; the patio is welcoming. The wind did pick up midway through our meal and we were forced inside, but the restaurant can't be blamed for the weather.

I reviewed their new menu with interest and decided to try a new appetizer. It took some convincing as the other, 'Fatter' Guy leans more often than not towards bruschetta or stuffed mushrooms.

But convince him I did, and we ordered Kramer's stuffed tomatoes ($9.99). Vine-ripened tomatoes stuffed with avocados, eggs, onions, garlic, red chilli peppers and served right next to some shaved carrot salad. Now these were pretty delicious, I couldn't taste any egg, it was mostly the avocado that came through. Comparable to a really good guacamole stuffed inside a tomato, and like the classy Fat Guy I am, I enjoyed smashing some vinegar soaked carrot shavings in there.

The only real complaint here is the appetizer was only composed of two, small tomatoes. So it's hardly something that could be divided between more than two people.

It was good enough though that the other Fatty and I squabbled over his remaining few bites.

For my main course, I opted for the roasted tomato marinara ($13.99); I figured I'd already whetted my appetite for tomato. So why not go for gold? The pasta sauce is made of stewed tomatoes, chillies, onions, chopped carrot, basil and asiago cheese. It tastes remarkably a lot like the tomato soup, which I also enjoyed. (I returned to the following day and had the soup for $3.99).

The fact I returned the following day is a strong indication this place is making all the right moves. The service, impeccable. Our waiter jested with us throughout the meal; I only wish he'd had a name tag so I could complement his services aloud.

Recommended, good value for a good meal, this Fat Guy gives Kramer's 8/10.

Fatter Guy's verdict:

Every time I head over to Kramer's, I get some sort of pasta dish. Since the Fat Guy beat me to it this time, I decided to go with the chicken florentine ($16.99) with fries.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Kramer's has THE best fries. I really...I just love them. They're always crisp and crunchy. I don't know what it is, or if it's their famous fry dip that comes with them, but I've never been dissatisfied with them.

Back in the day when Wednesday nights were wing nights and Club 7 Hundred was the Cosmo, all my buddies were scarfing down wings while I got a basket of fries...let's just say everyone always stole some of my fries.

But enough of the 10/10 fries at Kramer's talk...let's get back to this chicken florentine. It consisted of chicken breast stuffed with spinach, artichokes and cheese, baked and topped with roasted tomato sauce. It sort of looked like chicken parmesan and was delicious. The chicken portion was very generous as were the fries. There was a lot of flavour here.

We split the appetizer beforehand and chose Kramer's stuffed tomatoes because it was one of the most interesting apps listed. It was good, I won't lie; but I still can't get over the fact that it was one tomato cut in half stuffed with goodness (avocado, cheese, egg, garlic, red chilli peppers and served with carrot shavings) but it was still one single tomato - for $9.99. OK fatty and I are having arguments about this - was it one tomato cut in half or two tomatoes...? Either way, I felt like it was a bit of a jip for the price. Fatty reassured me that avocado was expensive. The effervescent waiter was a pleasant addition to the great meal. He yakked with us, joked and was all-around friendly.

I give Kramer's 8.5/10 for having great service, food and a calming atmosphere after a long day at the office. I'm pretty sure (if he reads this) our waiter will have found us out, unmasked our secret Fat Guy identities. This is a call to him to keep our secret on the DL: "Hey great Kramer's waiter whose-name-I-do-not-know: Please keep it in the vault."

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