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We came for a late dinner on the weekend and was happy to have chosen the Fuel House. We arrived to the tucked away locale on Clinton Street and decided to sit inside since we felt a couple drops of rain on our way. The sounds of classic hip hop were being played while we dined.
We started with the Deep Fried Pickles ($4), the Pork Belly Confit Cubes ($5), and a Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Pepper stuffed with goats cheese ($2.50 each) . The pork belly cubes were tender, savoury and just downright delicious. Highly recommendable. The bacon surrounding the jalapenos was a deliciously thick cut bacon with a great flavour. Next time I'll definitely be making a point of not just ordering 1 for myself. The deep fried pickles were good but admittedly the weak link and didn't come with enough sauce for dipping.
Off to a good start, we followed up with a couple of sandwiches off the menu. I had the burger ($10) which was a decent size and had a piece of that awesome thick cut bacon strewn across the top. The burger was quite tasty, although the side of fries was a little underwhelming, especially at a $3.50 side dish add on.
My date had the Pulled Turkey Sandwich ($7.50) which I stole a bite of and thought was decent but their "coffee bbq sauce" didn't really hit me in the sweet spot that various other pulled meat sandwiches would via. The side of poutine ($5.50) was good and made my regular order of fries seem pale in comparison.
In the end, the food was really enjoyable, the server (although clearly stretched out) was friendly and efficient, and when it was all said and done 2 pints, 2 glasses of wine, 3 apps, 2 sandwiches w/ sides came in around $78 after tax / before tip.
Definitely a cool spot to check out and now having tries their Pork Belly Confit Cubes appetizer, I can't help but wonder how delicious the Pork Belly Bahn Mi sandwich is. Sounds like reason for a return trip!
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