hurc likes to eat
Here are some good restaurants I've been to recently:
Au Pied De Cochon, 536 Duluth East. I had ordered the deer steak that came fries and homemade mayo. The steak was decent and the mayo was great, but the fries had no flavor and were really bad. But the duck in a can that my friend had was amazing. Imagine a nice slice of duck, skin and fat included, stuffed into a can with a big piece of foie gras (yes, I know how it's made... ) and trimmings, which is then sealed and then boiled. The can acts like a pressure cooker and when it's ready, it's opened right in front of you, served on top of a mound of crusted bread and mashed potatoes. The duck in a case would put you back 36$, but hey, I've paid much more than that just for sushi.
Le Paris-Beurre, 1226 Van Horne. The sweetbread I had was just great. I'd had it for the first time this year at a friend's BBQ, so when I saw this on the menu, I had to have it. It was served with caramelized pears which was soft and sweet, a perfect compliment to the sweetbread. The dessert was pretty good too, a thin apple pie served with vanilla ice cream. Somewhat less pricey than the other restaurant, but still up there, as is most French/Quebecois fine cuisine.
La Banquise, 994 Rachel East. I'd never heard of this place before, but when I mention it to people, they just stare at me as if my face was falling off. Apparently, this is the place to go for poutine. they have over 20 different varieties of poutine. I had the Mexican poutine which was pretty good, but I don't find the cheese to be squeaky enough. The real attraction for me, is that this place is open 7/24. If you didn't already know, poutine is great hangover food. Obviously, this is the least pricey of the bunch mentioned here.
Chu Chai, 4088 St-Denis. This is a 100% vegetarian restaurant, which features traditional Thai dishes. They've got vegetarian chicken, beef, pork, duck... When it's served, it looks exactly like the meat it's supposed to mimic. I believe all the mocks meats are prepared using soy products. I had the vegetarian meat and fried seaweed appetizer. Both were delicious!
Funny how I started discovering all these restaurants once I had decided to move to Ottawa... I hope I'll find some good places there...
posted by hurc @ 10:43 a.m.
3 Comments:
la banquise is ok, I've been there a couple of times and sometimes they screw up the order. If you want similar food but better service go to Universal on Cherrier and Parc-Lafontaine, great food, big portions (try the burger - its HUGE) and great atmosphere.
Never thought much of chuchai. I think zibby loves the place - but considering its not real meat - why the hell is it so expensive? Its good - just not worth the $ for me. Not to mention its a snooty env.
ps. food in ottawa does suck.
i've never had sweetbread. come to think of it i've only had veal maybe twice in my life. i always feel it shadowed with guilt when i see it on the menu - baby cows who never lives till ripe old mature age...
but nevertheless, i'd be up to trying a well cooked dish of sweetbread, just to have had it.
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