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Drake BBQ
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- 1142 Queen St. W. (at Beaconsfield Ave.) • View on map »
- 416-531-5042
- http://www.thedrakehotel.ca/BBQ
The menu at this brilliantly unambitious pop-up shop from Anthony Rose, chef at the Drake Hotel, is built on lowbrow Texas-style brisket and North Carolina pulled pork, smoked on the premises and piled on flimsy (as they should be) white buns. The pork is lightly sauced with apple cider vinegar, sugar and slow-building chili; the beef is earthier and sweeter, with molasses, maple syrup and ancho chilis. Occasional add-ons include Canadian whiskey bacon or chili made with that glorious beef, and you can get a kosher pickle, Ontario peanuts and excellent, not-too-vinegary-or-mayonnaisey coleslaw on the side. Open Thursday through Saturday, 6 p.m. “until the meat runs out.”
- Closed Sunday to Wednesday
1142 Queen St. W. (at Beaconsfield Ave.) | This location is wheelchair accessible
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