I used to drive to D.A.D.’S Bagels and eat Indian food at 4 A.M. O.K., that’s not true. That would have been insane. But it was essential that I could. They sold Jewish bagels and freezer-burned Indian food so spicy, I always regretted eating it. Open twenty-hour hours a day: 5732 Sherbrooke Street West. The cashier often threw in free onion bhaji so hot they’d keep my hands warm on the walk back to the car. D.A.D.’S Bagels is a now a Dollarama with birthday decorations near the cash and a hamburger joint that’s becoming beloved. I never went to D.A.D.’S Bagels to eat Indian food at 4 A.M. but it was essential that I could.
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