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| - Flying out of YYZ yesterday I made it through security quickly and was super hungry while waiting at my gate for my flight (the downside to being early/on time). As those of you who are regular flyers through Pearson know, some of the Terminals are absolutely rife with amazing new food options, not Terminal 1 US departures. There was the Molson Pub (which was terrible) and a few chain options and other than that it's airport food and drink.
I happened upon Red Rockets and basically went in because I had never been and was hungry enough to try anything once. The decor is very similar to a 1950's diner, but with a Toronto TTC red flair (hence the Red Rocket name.... Ride the rocket is the catch phrase for getting on our subway system, for you travelers).
The menu was basic diner fare, some all day breakfast options, burgers, fries, standard mains and salads. Nothing really grabbed me on the menu so I decided to try something a little different and went with the Fried Chicken Salad. I was pleasantly surprised when the salad turned out to be cooked greens underneath 3-4 solid pieces of fried chicken strips. I believe the specific greens used were a mix of kale and Brussel sprout greens. The meal was surprisingly good and very satisfying, something I would recommend trying if a burger and fries just isn't doing it for you.
The X factor for me was the multiple types of ketchup they had on hand: pepper ketchup, chipotle ketchup, Ghost Pepper Ketchup and a couple of others. While they were not spicy, they all had very unique flavour profiles which meshed well with the sweetness of the ketchup.
Initially I would have ranked this place a 3 star but the food and service were good enough and the specialty ketchups put it over the top for me this time. Next time I want something simple when traveling out of this terminal I'm definitely going to stop back in at Red Rockets.
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