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| - I'll admit it - I bought a peameal bacon sandwich here because my man-crush, Anthony Bourdain, ate here. I frankly never expect the places he goes and are featured on his shows to be good - I've eaten at enough at his 'recommended' places to know this. Some are jaw-droppingly good, some suck - but it's always interesting.
Also, it's cliche - but you have to do it - the supposedly 'world famous' peameal bacon (though I never heard of it prior to moving here from Vancouver) from St. Lawrence market. It's like going to Chicago and getting a deep dish pizza or getting a New York bagel - it's nearly obligatory even if you know it will suck because 'you can't get it anywhere else.'
So, I plopped down around $7 bucks altogether and was quickly handed a pre-made peameal bacon sandwich. Normally, I would have issues with this - but looks like there were enough slack-jawed tourists and sheep like me to ensure turnover was high.
The sandwich was very simple and good. It's 4 hearty slices of juicy pork loin on a plain white bun - no condiments. Lot of flavour, subtle crust and really juicy - it is pretty salty, but you that's to be expected.
So now I'm in this weird spot - the place is a must-try if you are at St. Lawrence Market. I enjoyed my sandwich and I would probably bring out-of-town friends here. However, it is pretty damned unlikely I would ever say, "Damn! I could really go for a peameal bacon sammich right now!" So... 3 stars, I guess? (shrug)
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