"Animal is a tiny, minimalist restaurant on Fairfax with one of the most creative meat-focused menus in the city. If everything about that last sentence terrifies you, relax. This modern spot is unpretentious, easy to get into, and has food that’s not nearly as bizarre as it looks on paper. Whether you go for the spicy beef tendon chips, sirloin carpaccio, oxtail poutine, or tomahawk chop, a meal at Animal is about as far away from a stuffy steakhouse experience as you can get." - brant cox