Czehoksi is a bit of a weird one.

Located at 678 Queen St. West (416.366.6787), their image differs greatly from their actual content. Most people think it’s where the King St. West, dress code crowd, go for dinner before hitting the Brant House or Century Room on a Saturday. In reality, it’s infinitely cooler than that.

The first floor is set up like an old-school butcher shop, with one long bar and diner style booths in the front that open up onto a larger dining room at the rear. The second floor has an upscale pub feel with a second bar, some tables and a fire place. The third floor, which is like a chalet-style loft over looking the second, is a private dining room that seats 25. There’s also a pretty fantastic rooftop patio off the second floor that gets pretty hoppin’ in the summertime.

The staff are more akin to Ossington St. artist-types than King St. West suits. They’r friendly and pretty knowledgeable about the menu, in fact, a lot of the staff pop in on their night off to eat at the bar and chat.

The menu’s pretty simple. It’s mostly paired down, upscale pub food like gourmet burgers, mac an cheese, sides of greens and soup of the day. Where they really kill it, is on the weekend brunch, where the booths at the front lend a diner-feel to a menu much better than any greasy spoon.

Czehoski isn’t pretentious, but it’s no pitcher and wings spot either. It’s the kind of place where the bartender can just as easily recommend a good merlot as sing every word to 90s hip hop throw backs (often emanating from the speakers along with retro 80s, 70s, Mowtown and rock). It’s perfect for the 25-25 set who are over clubs but still want more out of their neighborhood joint than just a local sports pub or diner.