"2013-08-23T00:00:00"^^ . "2"^^ . "VIBE \nTake La Carnita's vibe and place it on King Street. It's a new hot spot but without the pretentious-ness and is a perfect pit stop on a bar/snack crawl in the King West nabe (i.e. across the street is Valdez, then you could go over to Gusto's rooftop and Spirit House all within the block). \n\nThe music is the same as at La Carnita but isn't as loud; the drinks are just as boozy if not boozier than Carnita. I'm a fan of the open window at the front where you can look out into King Street. \n\nWE ATE/DRANK\nTaylor Corrigan, formerly on the bar at Origin, is now bar manager at HOTB and he's doing an incredible job. He personally made me The Journalist (gin, cointreau, lemon, etc) for me (I'm a lucky gal, what can I say?). But what's really cool about their cocktail menu is that they have cocktails made by guest bartenders from some of the best bars in the US (Drumbar, Employees Only, etc). They also have rootbeer floats! \nI also like that the cocktail menu isn't five pages long. It's a short selection so it's easy to pick and choose. \n\nOf course, we had the signature fried bologna sandwich. It's warm and hot and the mozzarella is house made. This is not the sandwich I was throwing out from my brown paper bag in elementary school, that's for sure. \n\nThe Kentucky Fried Chicken Handshake sandwich looks as creepy as it seems and apparently, many people hide the hand under a napkin on a plate (we did it!). But the sandwich is mo-fo hearty. You will not leave hungry that's for sure. On King St., it's a good price point too. \n\nI have heard good things about: the johnnycake, the lobster roll (you can purchase one to three rolls for different price points) and the bones in a bucket. \n\nOBLIGATORY CATCHY REMARK\nShouldn't I be a little more patriotic to Canada?"^^ . . "0"^^ . . . "5"^^ . "4"^^ .