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| - I went to Charcut for the first time last month. I really liked it but a few comments:
1) Honestly this is my fault for not listening to the waitress, but the pig head mortadella plate was huge! As my dining companion wasn't really interested in it, I was left to myself to devour it (and devour it I did). Definitely more an appetizer for 4 people.
2) The truffled duck fat french fries poutine was amazing, but on the salty side (and I love me my salt). Crispy thin-ish fries (my preference), real cheese curds, a light gravy (as opposed to the dark beefy gravy that is popular in Alberta for poutines), slight hint of truffle. Yum.
3) Mains were very good - my dining companion had the half roast chicken, which was perfectly cooked with crispy skin, and came with a side of salad. I had a thick rib pork chop on a bed of I think it was cheesy bacon barley grits. Pork chop was perfect - cooked medium, was still a bit pink inside and very juicy with a nice char on the fat layer. The grits were good, very rich - it was a neat texture, a little like saucy mini spaetzle bits - but again it was on the salty side.
4) Another reviewer mentioned this as well - the food is very rich but there aren't many other healthy and cheap options to balance it out. I know the menu changes regularly but when we were there, the salad options were expensive, leading me to think that they would be a full meal, and there wasn't really anything green in the table sides - there was the poutine, I think also a sweet potato option or maybe it was squash, which to be fair are vegetables that I don't really like to begin with. It would have been nice to see something like pan-fried Brussels sprouts or garlicky spinach or braised carrots.
5) Service was really spotty even though the restaurant was probably only a third full.
6) Decent wine list including lots of by the glass options, but on the pricey side.
7) I love that they have an after-dinner cheese list. If only I had room to eat some.
Overall, I liked Charcut a lot and would definitely try it out again.
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