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| - Two words: Alley Burgers
You heard me. Imagine a burger made from CHARCUT's high-quality, locally-sourced and completely ground in-house, grade-A beef, with a pickle on the side. All for the measly price of $5. But the only way you can get these delectable delights is from the restaurant's back entrance, and only then by purchasing them from one of the restaurant's co-owners himself.
But alas, the appearance of these mythical burgers are quite random, and the only way you know for sure if they're being offered is if they announce them (usually the day-of) through one of their social networks. You know it's Alley Burger night if you see a bunch of random strangers huddled together near the restaurant's back door waiting in anticipation for it to open, and you know they're taking down orders when the Pig shaped sign is set to "OPEN" (I kid you not).
The randomness and limited availability doesn't stop most people from making their way down to sample them though. Last time I was there, there was a person who drove down all the way from Dalhousie (and missed the last one by about 3 minutes), and a local Calgary couple dragged down some of their visiting relatives from Edmonton once they heard they were being served that night. Many employees from neighboring and competing restaurants have been known to sneak off of work to sample CHARCUT's Alley Burgers as well.
They only make a limited number of these burgers when they decide to do this, and it can range from anywhere between 10-25. Once they're gone, they're gone.
It's a neat little underground thing that they do for Calgary, and just when you think you've gotten the schedule down, they throw a curve ball at you and change it up, so you have to be diligent in keeping an eye out for it.
It's a neat experience to try for sure, and if you ever get the opportunity, you should go. You never know who you'll run into, and the owners are always friendly and approachable.
The food menu is not too bad as well, although I only visited for coffee and dessert. I'll write another review when I've had a chance to sample their normal offerings.
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