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| - Caplansky's has become somewhat of a local legend and I recently got around to giving it a try. I came here for dinner with a friend on a Sunday night after randomly walking by. We walked in and the place was not very busy, we were seated right away. We ended up sharing a few things, the meal went as follows:
Cold beet borscht: This was a special of the day; I got a small cup to try because it piqued my interest. The soup was neon pink, a colour that I frankly did not think could occur in nature. While the colour was nice and bright I found the soup to be a bit bland, although the fact that it is served cold was refreshing on a summer's night.
Kishke ($10): This thing was AMAZING! Probably the best dish of the night. Smoky sausage sandwiched between flakey puff pastry, served on a bed of smoked meat gravy. Great texture on the sausage with just a hint of smoky flavour. Seasoning was absolutely perfect, not too salty and tremendously flavourful. The smoked meat gravy was to die for, so smoky and great to sop up with some rye bread.
Caplansky's platter ($26): consisted of smoked meat, beef tongue, smoked turkey breast, beef salami and a scoop of chopped liver. This was a great way to sample all the meats they have on offer. The smoked meat was the best of the bunch, hand cut into thick slices it was so tender and had great smoked flavour, it went especially well with some mustard, and red onion. Beef tongue and salami were very good as well. The tongue had a great texture, it basically melted in my mouth and it had good beef flavour without being too strong. The salami was thick and beefy, kind of reminded me of bologna but WAY better. The turkey breast was dry and disappointing; I had to lather it with mustard in order to make it easily chewable. I would definitely avoid the turkey in a future visit. As for the chopped liver, there are few things in the world I cannot stomach but liver is one of them. It had a really strong liver taste and wasn't my cup of tea.
The service on this night was pretty attentive, and the place gets bonus points for serving local craft beer exclusively. My IPA went well with all the smoked meat. The restaurant itself it pretty simple, diner type set up with a small street patio. They serve breakfast as well as a full dinner menu aside from smoked meats (I was eyeing the beef ribs for my next visit). Overall the food here was solid and gets 3.5 stars; I will bump them up to 4 because Zane Caplansky has become somewhat of an advocate for the local food scene.
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