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| - Scarborough got a new addition to the food scene and it's smoked meat! The owner is from Montreal and apparently had worked at Schwartz prior to opening up shop here so he really knows his meat. I tried the Smoked Meat Sandwich ($8.99) Sumiliciousdeli which came piled with a very generous amount of meat (over two inches thick) between two pieces of bread and a dab of mustard. The smoked meat was well flavoured with a mix of lean and fatty meats. The lean parts were slightly dry but the fatty parts were phenomenal - melt in your mouth with the fat having almost a gelatin-like texture. Next time, I will definitely ask for more fatty meat on my sandwich. The bread is standard rye bread - nothing special and I would have liked to have a variety of mustard from which to choose from.
I also tried the Smoked Meat Poutine ($7.99) which, in my opinion, is superior to the Smoked Meat Sandwich and will completely tantalize your tastebuds with handcut fries, delicious gravy, torn chunks of mozzarella cheese and tonnes of smoked meat. I love how the smoked meat layer was so thick that it took some effort to dig past it and into the fries and cheese. I also loved how there was just the right amount of gravy so that every fry was perfectly coated with the rich gravy which is neither too savory or sweet, nor too thick or thin (most likely a 2/3 beef stock and 1/3 chicken stock mix). Unlike the Smoked Meat Sandwich, EVERY piece of smoked meat was hot, tender and juicy (as a result of the gravy) and I loved how the fatty bits of the meat actually started to dissolve into the poutine making it that much more indulgent. The fries were also great - golden fried to perfection with a crisp outside and soft and tender inside. The skin left on it gave it an added texture and flavour. The only critique I have is of the cheese - they were torn chunks of mozzarella instead of curds which meant that I missed out on chunks of that sqeeky goodness that is paramount to a good poutine. Nonetheless, it was still delicious - extremely melty and mixed in well with the gravy adding that much needed creaminess to the dish. I only wished was that there were a bit more cheese, but overall, this poutine was simply delightful. This will be my go to dish from here going forward!
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