Ottawa Foodies

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Now that they are open for lunch, I wanted to try this new place out. The lunch menu had a limited selection but was varied enough that I think everyone could get something they liked. All the dishes are prepared with beer as are some of their condiments. I decided on the mussels and sopprasetta with frites as the side. The mussels and sopprasetta actually make a great combination of both flavour and texture. It was very good. The frites were fantastic! Just the right combination of firmness and sogginess. These were great by themselves but when you dip them in the aioli, wow! Gotta go back soon.

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The ice cream was not good at all. The stuff didn't melt and the texture was crumbly very weird. It needed more sugar and maybe be made with more cream and less milk. Not sure what the problem was maybe Pascale could chime in on this one.

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The in house bread was comparable to some of the better breads in town and the malt butter was a unique touch made you want more bread just to eat the butter.

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Well I was a bit underwhelmed at their chicken and waffles. For a $24 fried chicken plate the portion size of a chicken breast and the bone attached to it was a tad on the small side. I did not really get the Kichesippi flavor that it was brined in and the coating was no better something seemed to be off with the seasoning. Guess I am still remembering Lady&Sons fried chicken so my judgment may be a bit biased. The waffles were on the dry side and the slightly bitter syrup/sauce did not really do it for me,some butter probably would have helped. The slaw was ok and gravy helped but could not save this dish. I guess I just couldn't not get passed the price for chicken. Zaki blows it out of the water.

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The perogies were the hit of the evening but again a tad on the small portion size with only three small ones. The pig cheek was melt in your mouth packed with flavor and quite the treat. I had to use some bread to sponge up all that flavorful sauce another perogie or two would have helped with that dilemma.