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Friday, July 10, 2020

Re-Open City HFX 2020 Tour Part 2 - Brooklyn Warehouse, Agricola Street Brasserie, Stillwell Freehouse & Chain Yard

We had such a delicious time at Re-Open City last week that we decided to do another tour on July 4. Here's where we went:

Our first stop was the Brooklyn Warehouse (Canadian, 2795 Windsor) to test out their Spiced Scotch Egg. M lived in England for a while so she'd had them before, and knew what to expect. J had only ever seen them on TV cooking shows, and literally yelled out “Yummy!!!!!” after his first bite (apologies to the residents of the nearby apartment building whose wall we sat on as we noshed). For the uninitiated, a Scotch Egg is a whole boiled egg wrapped in sausage, coated in bread crumbs and deep fried. This one was served with a spicy mayo that made our tongues tingle with delight. We wanted to go back for more, but knew we had to forge ahead to sample other offerings. 4.5/5 (90%) chance of returning

Brooklyn Warehouse's Spiced Scotch Egg

Next, we headed down to the Agricola Street Brasserie (French, 2540 Agricola) to take on their Jambon-beurre. This dainty little sandwich was adorably presented, but trust us, it meant business. A soft sourdough baguette, thinly sliced ham, buttery Gouda and, well, butter. That was it, and that's literally all it needed to satisfy our hunger pangs. A little taste of Paris in the middle of Halifax. Bravo! 4/5 (80%) chance of returning

Agricola Street Brasserie's Jambon-beurre
 
Our next stop was right next door: the Stillwell Freehouse (Pub, 2534 Agricola). We had our eyes on the Mini Sausage Rolls, but decided to try the Chicken Wings as well. The sausage roll was small but the pastry was buttery and the sausage delicious. The three-piece wings were right out of the oven, and coated with Sambal Oelek, Choonk & Tahini. In other words: they had quite a kick to them! They were good quality and very flavourful. The servers were also delightful. 4/5 (80%) chance of returning


Stillwell Freehouse's Chicken Wings & Mini Sausage Roll

Our final stop was the Chain Yard Urban Cidery (Cidery, 2606 Agricola). M’s reaction to the Ginxberry slushie (a dry apple cider slushie with gin) was: “yum, more plz!” It was a fun concoction (and maybe a little strong - no complaints here!). J was all about the chilli cheese dog, surprising literally nobody. The dog was quite spicy, the bun was nicely toasted and the meat was high quality. The cheese was kinda subtle, but the whole thing just worked, and it had a nice little slaw on the side. 4.5/5 (90%) chance of returning

Chain Yard Cidery's Chili Cheese Dog

Although it didn't start off as such a beautiful day, the sun was beating down on us when we stumbled out of the Chain Yard. We hope many others enjoyed a taste of what our fair city has to offer. Thanks again to all of the organizers and participants. Re-Open City is still running for the next two weekends. Don't miss this chance to check it out and show some love to your community businesses!

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