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| - Another spot on my list of places I've visited on more than one occasions and somehow forgotten to review - you'd think wouldn't be that difficult but it really is to remember all the places you go every week!
Royal Meats has been a part of the south Etobicoke community for years. In fact, it actually started out as a balkan-butcher shop in Mississauga before turning is meaty success into a sit-down restaurant. I'm not sure if the butcher shop is still around in Mississauga (I think it is) but the restaurant, while having a butcher style counter in their front entrance showing their fresh meats, does not allow you to buy raw meats (except for chvaps).
It's a great looking spot inside and out but being on the cusp of an industrial area it does look out of place as it has the modern familiar aesthetic of a trendy chain (Moxies, The Keg, Joey) which stands out amongst the industrial strip mall plazas that surround it.
In my experiences here I've yet to come across a staff member here without an eastern European accent, so either it's one big family working this place OR (and more likely) it's a spot that attracts that community which is certainly in abundance in Etobicoke. One positive about the staff being mostly eastern European young ladies is they're all gorgeous. I don't mean that in a creepy "check out dem hot chicks at Hooters" shade, no. I mean strikingly beautiful (complimentary... not creepy, fellas).
As I mentioned Royal meats started out as a butcher shop and they haven't forgotten their meat roots. The menu is definitely not for friends of the veg, I mean you can likely find something to eat, but let's face it this place is all about the meat. You can order a variety of Balkan-inspired items but you'd be remiss to not have two things here, a) The burgers - which are massive, and b) the Chvaps. OMG the Chvaps are amazing!
To explain what a Chvap (fully named Chvapi, pronounced Chee-vap-ee) is, it's basically high-grade hamburger ground meat mixed with a special blend of meat/fat/herbs/spices and formed into the shape of a ground beef breakfast sausage and then grilled on an open flame. You can order chvaps in a few different kinds of meat (pork, beef, veal, lamb) and have them as a starter on a plate or, my preference, is they pile a bunch inside a giant bun, and dress it like a burger.
Honorable mention goes to the steak sandwich because it's essentially a FULL STEAK on a bun. We're not talking a thin grilling steak, no sir, this is a 1-1.5 inch thick 10oz NY striploin on a bun for only $20!!!!
The burgers and onion ring towers are also menu stand outs BUT my bucket list item here is to do one of their meat platters with a bunch fo friends. Depending on the size of your group they have a meat platter to serve you, the largest and most expensive is the MEAT PLATTER 4
which can serve about 20-25 people. It costs $390.00 and comes with 40 chevaps, 10 small royal burgers, 10 chicken breasts, 20 shishkabobs, 10 smoked sausages, 4 royal cannons, 20 lepinya buns and 4 portions of french fries. They also offer seafood platters which are equally impressive - check the website for full deets.
I honestly can't say enough good things about this place, it's not the healthiest choice for me right now but it's definitely a treat every month or two.
Eatcrest Out!
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