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| - I love Lou Dawgs.
After a long night out, my friend and I wanted to indulge in BBQ bliss. After consulting Yelp.ca (shout-outs) and another Yelp member, we settled for something that was relatively close to my home and shoe stores for some shopping after.
A few blocks away from King and Spadina was a small entrance to what is now considered my favourite BBQ joint. Lou Dawgs is tucked away a bit, the sign is large enough to notice but you have to crawl down a few stairs to get in.
The place was nice, what you should expect from a BBQ place. Wooden and Western. Double W's. Although quite empty when we arrived right at opening hours on a Saturday, I was surprised to see anyone inside with us.
The Brunch items sounded so sweet, especially their Breakfast Loutine (poutine with homemade gravy with pulled pork and poached eggs on top). However, a few questions later and several answers past the waitress lured me into my greatest BBQ platter to date. Choice of 2 sides (coleslaw, fries, black bean and corn salad) and 2 meats (pulled pork and beef brisket), it was a dream come true. My buddy had the ribs.
Verdict: The BBQ is done so well here. Smokey and tender with extra super-delicious BBQ and hot sauces on the side. Ribs with a pink smoke ring is such a beautiful thing to see in Toronto. They were also not over sauced. They had nothing to hide.
Pulled pork was my favouite out of all the BBQ animals we had. Brisket the least. The sides were decent. Fries were extra good, but I think it was one of those "in the moment," kind of things.
While waiting 20 minute for the ribs to come out (wait time was warned but we agreed), I tweeted Lou Dawgs. A few minutes later, I got a tweet back which I showed the server in exchange for Caesars for the table.
Pretty sweet.
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