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| - I first encountered Fidel Gastro's during one of the recent Friday Night Live @Rom Events. The smell of cuban sandwiches lingered throughout the hall, and was a welcome addition amongst the unique atmosphere of drinks and dinosaurs. My boyfriend is a, let say, hesitant eater (picky sounds kind of mean) and isn't open to trying new things. Luckily, I was able to convince him to try one of the delicious smelling sandwiches that was being offered. He settled on the sloppy jose, a delicious sandwich featuring brisket and baked beans. Thankfully, he loved the sandwich and didn't leave the ROM event hungry.
When I found ou Fidel Gastro's was going to have a pop-up at one of my favourite east-end boutique's (Nathalie-Roze & Co.) it didn't take much convincing to get him to come shopping with me. I looked at pretty things while he ordered a sandwich.
Matthew (the owner/operator) is incredibly sociable, and is the perfect balance of friendly and professional while creating one of his signature sandwiches. He's also really open about the ingredients that goes into his food, so should any of you be hesitant to try his creations due to food allergies, never fear. He was able to steer me in the right direction so I too was able to enjoy some melt-in-your-mouth pulled pork and beans.
Conveniently priced at $5 a sandwich, we left full and happy with promises to seek him out at a future event.
Fidel Gastro's doesn't have a storefront, and completely runs a pop-up operation, showing up at events and functions all over the city. For more information where to find an amazing, well-priced sandwich, be sure to follow this "rebel without a kitchen" on Twitter @fidelgastros.
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