Home of the Brave

From the team behind @la_carnita, @TastyNate lots of #GoodEats @theHOTB.

When I heard that the team behind La Carnita (one of my favourite restaurants in the city) was working on a new restaurant, I knew it was a place I had to check out! Timing was perfect as they had just opened up, and it was my friend's birthday, so what better than to head over for some good eats.

Portions are big, which is a good thing, but I wish they were a little smaller so we could have ordered everything on the menu. Oh well, just another reason to go back...not that I needed one! Really good food all around.

Highly recommend you check these guys out!

Crab Cake Summer Bean Salad $12

Crab cake with wax beans, cherry tomatoes, toasted hazelnuts, roased shallot dressing, and a beautiful poached egg. The second you break into that egg and the egg yolk oozes out and coats everything it touches...there's just something so sexy about it!

Smoked Pork Belly Sandwich $9

Smoked pork belly, with smoked pork shoulder, ranch cabbage coleslaw, and lemon zest. This sandwich might have been my favourite thing all night, I was tempted to order a second one (then again anything with pork belly is a winner). The lemon zest adds a nice touch to brighten up the dish.

The Romantic Atlantic (Lobster Roll) $10, $18, $27

Atlantic lobster with tartar mayo, lemon zest, and dill. This might just be the best lobster roll I've had in the city, my favourite still comes from Boston's Belle Isle Seafood. With the top-sliced bun and inspiration from New England, this lobster roll is simply done letter the lobster shine and having supporting elements. Again, I love the lemon zest and dill on there, just lovely.

Kentucky Fried Handshake Sandwich $13

Fried chicken, mayo, iceburg lettuce, Louisiana Hot Sauce. So good, so tender, just a damn good fried chicken sandwich. Those housemade buns are awesome!

Johnny Cake with Smoked Trout $14

Cornmeal griddle cake with savoury cream, smoked trout, maple syrup, and chives. I could probably eat this every day! I love the flaky smoked trout with the cream and maple syrup and the Johnny cake to soak up all those juices. My only criticism is that we found the Johnny cake to be a bit too big, if it were 2/3 the size, it would have been perfect!

Tater Tots

Crispy potatoes, cheese, gravy, herbs.

Swiss Chard and Beets

Chard, shallots, and garlic. Beets, lemon zest, dill, blackberry empire addle vinegar. 

All 3 sides for $12, or $5 each. Highly recommend you get them, my friend who noramally doesn't like beets, really enjoyed these. There can never be enough dishes with lemon zest, just a perfect ingredient for almost everything.