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| - I make jokes about the UK being the home of bland, boiled food. I use those jokes to explain the reason why I can't handle spicy food - I'm just not bred for it. I was made for boiled cabbage and boiled meat and boiled...everything.
Then I went to Fado, and I had a few delicious items that weren't boiled yet were delicious. I can't attest to the authenticity of the fare, but when my taste buds are Michael Flatley-ing all over my tongue, I couldn't really care less about authenticity.
Things that are awesome:
* Their fish and chips are great, second only to the Crown and Anchor. It's also what half of everyone in the restaurant has, and I hope it's not because they're afraid of black pudding.
* The All Day Irish Breakfast. Eggs, Irish sausages, rashers, black & white pudding, baked beans and tomatoes. This thing is HUGE, and it's delicious.
* Blackened Chicken and Shrimp Boxty. This is by far my favorite. A generous portion of blackened chicken and shrimp with tomatoes and mushrooms in a creamy white cheese sauce, all wrapped up in a potato boxty (a thin, crepe-like pastry with a wonderful texture).
* Black and Tan Brownie with Guinness Ice Cream. Yeah, it's a variation of the same chocolate brownie/cake with ice cream and fudge that every restaurant has which is always called the Vesuvius or the Chocolate Thunder Mountain or another such mountainous moniker. But this is a BLACK AND TAN brownie with GUINNESS ice cream and, let me tell you, you can tell. It's so stinkin' tasty.
They have trivia some nights and entertainment others (check the site).
I think they deserve some serious kudos for being a chain but never feeling like one. I didn't know Fado was a chain until I went to write this review. Good show, lads.
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