Legend has it that back in the Roaring Twenties when 1, 200 people would attend nightly dinner dances into the wee hours of the night, then descend on the coffee shop for late breakfast, one asked executive chef Fred Schmidt to create something different.
Now Tim Hortons guests, who are clients of CIBC and Rogers, will be able to pay for their favourite coffee, breakfast or lunch without ever opening their wallet.
The narrow space between the grill counter and rickety tables is a bit dingy, but regulars flock here all day long forbreakfast and lunch specials, coffee and burgers, served at a breakneck pace.