What Are You Looking At Elite Event

Better late than never right…
This was a great event. It was a smaller crowd which let me get around to chatting with some new Unilocalers instead of just trying to catch up with the people I usually chat with.
The DJ was great and the door prizes were a nice touch. Loved the check-​in offer for the hipster glasses.

This location was cool! I’d love to come here again, but the Unilocal crowd made it more fun. Definitely lived the drinks and Viveks T-​shirt was rockin’ it for real ;)
Only question — where can I find more photos? Can’t find any of the ones I requested for this event.

Loved it!
Had a great time catching up with some old peeps and meeting new ones. The venue was pretty sweet, but somehow me and my buddy both equipped with GPS rode WAY past it on the streetcar, then went past it AGAIN walking. We almost missed it yet again if it weren’t for the barely noticeable Unilocal balloons. Complete navigation fail. I no longer trust myself going camping because of this experience.
Great event! Loved the music, the people, the venue and of course the delicious, thirst quenching Carlsberg! I’m not going to name names, but someone stole the last brownie from me. It looked so good. I’m a little bitter.

WOO! My first Unilocal Elite Event (not as a +1, but on my very own invite! How special.)
HUGE bonus for me? It was on the East Siiiiide. Yeah. Love Leslieville. But i’m sure glad there were Unilocal ballons out front as this was my first time going to WAYLA. Next time i’ll know to look for the Carburators sign: P
It was a super fun party, saying hi to a few people i knew, and to lots of people i didn’t know. I wish i had gotten there a bit earlier to taste the yummy food. But i sure did enjoy the pink drink. Mmmm. Thanks Vivek for throwing a great Elite party! Can’t wait to (hopefully) be invited to another one!
p. s. glow sticks are fun :)

Twas a great time! I really enjoyed meeting some of the Unilocal Toronto community. Only problem was finding the place — I must have walked past it 3 times and never saw a sign just the carburetor sign. Once I knew what to look for I noticed the red balloons.
Awesome event — loved the frog hat ‘game’ wish it woulda gone on longer (or maybe I was just unlucky and wasn’t given the hat again).
My second Unilocal Elite Event and twas even better than the first one!

Well what can I say that hasn’t already been said by my fellow eliterinos… It’s always great to catch up with old friends and make new ones.
Thank you Unilocal and thank you Vivek for hosting another great Elite event. Oh and thank you Vivek for picking out my number for the Unilocal shot glass :-P
The ironic imitation Ray Band hipster glasses were a nice touch as well.
Too bad they ran out of Carslberg by 8:30 but what else can you expect with a crazy bunch of Unilocalers hanging around.
Can’t wait to see you all at the next event.

What a fun night!
I had a great time with my usual partner in crime Dishan W. (though, I didn’t have to rely on him for an invite this time, thanks Vivek!) and met lots of new people including Denise S. who is amazing!
I was loving the specialty drinks (as I’m sure everyone was), and managed to get lots of yummy food including a little chocolate cake square that was divine!
WAYLA was a great venue, and a good excuse to get me out of my Kensington comfort zone and exploring more of Toronto! I will definitely check it out again in the future.
Thanks to Vivek for another great night, and (hopefully) I will see you all at the next (if I’m lucky, or stop being so lazy!)

As per usual, a lovely event hosted by the lovely Vivek. Wearing his Threadless t-​shirt, he was looking extra nice in a hipster-​cat-​with-​lazer-​eyes kind of way. The check in was smooth and it was really nice to go from the small front area into the large space with all of my favourite Unilocalers! No plus ones in the way of anything.
Anywho, I had a great time. The drinks were flowing, so much so that I actually had to ask for an extra shot of juice in my drink! Those things packed a punch. And when it became a cash bar, people had no problem throwing it down. The bartender was so sweet and would actually come to you asking what you wanted as opposed to fighting for her attention.
Great people too! I’ll never forget the awesomeness that is a conversation with a fellow Elite Unilocaler. Everyone was down for a good time. The venue was the perfect size for us, not too cramped and but not too breezy. Outdoors too! Always nice to get some air and go outside, smoker or non-​smoker.
Another five star night. Can’t wait for the next one!

WAYYA (What Are You Unilocaling At?)
ViVeK s. — V4PM (Vivek for Prime Minister)
MeL c. — 2C4S (Too Cool for School)
WAYLAcre w. — JWD (Job Well Done)
Elite s. — WH! AGAIG! (Woohoo! As good as it gets!)
10Q (Thank You)

Thanks again to Vivek for organizing a fantastic evening! I will agree with Elaine K. about the not-​so-​pretty morning after… I hit snooze this morning. Can never get enough sleep post-​Yelp Eliteness due to all the high energy that is mustered up to survive a night of awesomeness!
A really cool venue that brought me out to a part of town that I don’t normally visit at all. However, I will note that having walked all the way from Yonge & Wellington and then all the way down Queen Street East… There are some places where I wouldn’t go near without some mace in my purse, lol.
The drinks were definitely an upgrade from the last event. I am a fan of Carlsberg, and anything with Vodka and Cranberry Juice keeps me happy! The music was wicked. I loved the glow-​sticks; I failed to snag a faerie-​wand, but maybe next time!
The space itself is nice and cozy, although due to the narrowness of the actual lounge area, there was a lot of bum on bum action going on as people tried to manœuvre through the crowds.
Did anyone else find the appetizers to be a tad on the sweet side or were my tastebuds just way off? I am sad that I never got to try the brownies, but I’m sure they were delightful!
The noise level made it difficult to converse without having to belt out what you were saying. I left the venue sounding like a 12 year old boy going through puberty… Not a pretty sound, lol.
Karl R. — Nice touch with the pocket square.
Tony F. — Thanks for doing my glamour shot for me… maybe now my blog hits will increase exponentially!
Elaine K. — Loved your outfit, cool camera, and it was cool to finally meet you!
Chris P. — You are a man of your word, thanks for showing up in NOTHING… except now I don’t know what to do with all those dollar bills I got at the bank. Strip Club UYE?
Eric L. — Enchanté d’avoir faire ta connaissance. Je suis tellement heureuse d’avoir trouver un autre francophone avec qui je peux pratiquer!
I am already looking forward to the next event!

A big thank you to the sponsors, WAYLA lounge, and Vivek for another great event! Once again there was no shortage of creativity with all sorts of props and little games making their way through the WAYLA lounge all night.
I have to say I was impressed by the venue… I’m definitely intrigued by what it will look like on a regular night and look forward to checking out the patio once it warms up a bit!
The prosciutto, pear, and pecan appetizer was divine, and Devan, Bijan and I had a fun time trying to guess what was inside before we finally unravelled the treat!
Shout-​outs to all the ‘old school Unilocalers’ as proclaimed by Danielle F, and also to all the elites whom I had not had the pleasure of meeting before the WAYLA event! Extra props to the crew that made it to Messina and adorned the restaurant with a few Unilocal balloons!
Finally, mystery of the night: orange contraption given away by Vivek. What in the world was that thing?

A smaller scale event than we’ve had in the last few months and it went swimmingly well! Sure the venue meant I had a decent TTC ride ahead of me but I knew it was going to be worth it all!
The venue was great! There was a huge disparity between drinks made by the female bartender and the guy, the girl (Michelle I believe) made sure we all had tons of vodka while the guy was more conservative. So it was nice to be able to decide between the 2. The food was yummy! They had some salami-​ish and cheese roll which I mistook for a cake and as you can imagine I was very confused for a second as to what was going on.
I was delighted to meet a few new faces and got to spend a good amount of time getting to know Denise S who turned out to be awesome fun!
Much thanks again for Vivek for yet another amazing event!
I sure would have liked that Unilocal tshirt! But nevertheless added a Unilocalstick and a Yalp fan to my ever growing collection of Unilocal swag

Thanks again to Vivek for a fantastic evening and an awful, terrible morning (worth it!).
A really cool venue with lots of cozy seating areas, amazing bartenders (the first time ever that a drink was actually made for me without having to order! I felt like such a VIP!) and wicked DJ. I loves me some 90s music!
Favourite things:
— Vivek pulling a seemingly endless number of sunglasses out of his pants pocket.
— Popping out the lenses of said glasses, wearing them and immediately having very strong opinions on Echo and the Bunnymen and ascots.
— Seeing all my wicked Unilocal buddies and meeting new ones!
Also, did anyone else notice how awesome the bathrooms were?

Ah the narrow venues. I guess along high density corridors, in older hoods, much of the commercial space is necessarily narrow. Jennifer M, not to be confused with Jennifer K, I believe mentioned WAYLA used to be a repair garage before being turned into YALAB (Yet Another Leslieville Aspirational Bar). The venue didn’t betray any signs of its previous existence but as an elite event it was yet another chance to get fixed up with your local Unilocal elites.
Finally an elite event with a bit of outside patio action. Too bad everyone still all crowds around the bar.

I secretly love Elite only Elite Events! At least no one will be asking me:
«What’s your name, baby? Do you write reviews?» If I am not Unilocaling or writing reviews. why am I at a Unilocal event! And Why are you at a Unilocal event?
Thanks WAYLA and Vivek for hosting last night Elite Event!
The bartender Chris is the nicest bartender I met ever at a Unilocal event! I downed 3 of those Vodka cocktails in first 10 minutes and Chris supersized all my drinks from then on… :) and did it with a smile! That too gave me a big smile all through the night. into the weird hours in the morning!
Great to meet up with new Unilocalers and of course the old ones! I don’t really remember what I did or what I said or who did I touch/​feel/​grab? But it was all good!
I have the same question as usual after a Unilocal event: When is the NEXT one!

So I decided to be lame and go to the board game store down the street after the event… yes… I know, what you’re thinking. AWESOME!
But seriously cool little venue for this month’s elite event! Honestly I didn’t really know what WAYLA stood for at all until I got into the place. I kinda thought it was a play on Layla by Eric Clapton.
The cocktail there was pretty delicious. I honestly didn’t know there was such thing as Crème de Pamplemoose. Really, I think that’s my new favourite liquor.
As for the foodings, meh… Most of the things were spreads on crackers which wasn’t really the most amazing thing. The procuitto/​asparagus/​cashew thing was pretty good, but I think the best thing of the night was the brownies. OMG, it was like two two bite brownies decided to get together, have a kid, and then the kid turned out to be an amazing superstar or a genius. That’s how good it was.
I don’t think I can write anymore… All I see is brownie coloured text on a white screen… tear*

What can I say? Another super fun and awesome Unilocal event. Thanks to Vivek for scheduling this on a Tuesday so I can come and take that Jenga home! Donkey Kong Jenga is going to be a lot of fun at our next girls’ night.
This is definitely a cozy venue that I would not otherwise have visited as it is even more east than my former most south east of venues — The Toronto Climbing Academy. I did enjoy the intimate space and will come back to see what that tiny patio out back is like in the summer.
The flowing drinks were tasty and the snacks, though sadly limited in number, more than made up for it in their quality. Loved the prosciutto.
Thanks again for a great time meeting Elites both new and familiar!

I gotta tell ya baby, lifes been good to me
and I know that makes you mad cause thats something you can’t see
I got everything I ever wanted and I“ll never give that back
oh I know you hate that fact but you ain’t gotta look at me like that
I say you ain’t gotta look at me like that
What you looking at?
I dodged some frogs. became one myself. Got my wand and glow balls groped (which by the way. some people owe me lots of money. I don’t do any of that for free you know! You know who you are people!). And I am not an Evil Wand stealer. That’s blown way out of proportions.
It was nice meeting more new people tonight than ever before. Lots of Unilocal Elite Virgins, and hope y’all had a good time, cause I know I did.
I’m glad finally Unilocal has come back to the East Siiyeeeed. Leslieville is slowly becoming the new Ossington of the East. WAYL sure is no Dolphin, but is kick ass cool. Intimate venue with a heated itsy bitsy patio out back.
Happy to have Carlsberg as the beer of choice tonight as opposed to the previous offerings (which shall name nameless, though am grateful for a previous shirt), however, I am in my Carlsberg years.
And can I say Yay to Tuesdays???
You lookin’ at me? You lookin’ at me? Then who the hell else are you lookin’ at? You lookin’ me? Well I’m the only one here. Who the f%$# do you think you’re lookin’ at?

Thanks Vivek for another great party!
I had a great time meeting other Unilocalers, and enjoying the food/​drinks and heated patio. The Buddy Holly glasses and giant sunglasses were a cute idea! The DJ was great too — I heard everything from «No Diggity» by Blackstreet (classic!) to Far East Movement.
Looking forward to the next event:)

«This isn’t your grandma’s Jenga.»
Another awesome Elite event!
A big T H A N K Y O U to Vivek and the Unilocal crew!
There were so many things that made tonight a memorable evening…
* Hanging out with fantastic Unilocal buddies, old and new =)
* Discovering a cool Leslieville venue that I didn’t know about before
* Listening to old school classics that kept us grooving all night
* Munching on salty and sweet prosciutto and pear roll-​ups
* Devouring decadent brownie goodness… Sweet, gooey, and freaking delicious
* Participating in a fun raffle! It would have been even more fun if I had won something! =P
* Dodging evil wand stealers. Damn you Tony F!!! =)
* Witnessing the liberation of Unilocal balloons on the patio (Not that anyone did that)
…And I secretly loved the frog-​hat ice breaker game.
Okay fine, it’s not so secret. That hat is all kinds of awesome.
I had a great night! Hooray for Unilocal fun! =)