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Headed in here on a Saturday afternoon when Craft Burger next door was horrendously overpacked, and I had no interest in eating my burger on the curb outside. The sandwhich list was extensive with some neat options, so I opted for the Roasted Turkey with cranberry and herb mayo (mmmm thanksgiving on french bread!) and my boyfriend got the chicken parm. Then I spotted fried mac and cheese and just had to give it a go.
Ok so that's 2 sandwhiches, 1 side and 2 pops. $26 bucks! Really?! This better be the best damn sandwhich to grace a plate this side of awesome.
So our orders come up about 10 minutes later, and my sandwhich was chalk full of big ol pieces of turkey, a thick layering of cranberry and a dab of mayo on a french bread. 2 stars for the presentation only, because the taste was definitely lacking. Half of the turkey was dry, and the cranberry/mayo combination was 100% cranberry. If the herb mayo had taste, it didn't introduce itself. The only saving grace was the bread, which was really fresh and light - to the point through where I resorted to just ripping of the crusts and dipping it in the known orange sauce that came with the mac and cheese.
My boyfriends sandwich was even worse. For some reason, they deep fried the chicken (nowhere did it say "fried" on the menu) and threw it onto a cheap hamburger bun (once again, not communicated). Worst of all, this was another "hello, taste?" sandwhich - despite the sauce and cheese, the only dominate flavour was grease and wonderbread burger bun.
The only good part of this meal was the deep fried mac and cheese that came in stick form. I tried this at the CNE this past year and was very disappointed, as the frying process took away from the cheesiness of the noodles on the inside, but this version was just perfect. Dipped in ketchup - yum! A word of warning though - my stomach was in knots the rest of the day.
Overall, super meh experience. Take a pass on this one.
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