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The lunch business can be a tough one for Winnipeg restaurants. Variety is desired for regular diners as well as keeping old favourites on the menu for special occasion lunchers (read: chicken fingers). The Keg Steakhouse and Bar has locations across Canada and the US. They understand that if “you can make it here, you can make it anywhere” and are testing new lunch offerings for the system at their Garry St. location. This provides a unique opportunity for downtown Winnipeggers to be gastronomic guinea pigs.
We started with a classic Cobb Salad: romaine and arugula topped with chicken, avocado, bacon, tomato, eggs and crumbled blue cheese. My fellow diner tried to stop sampling because we had so many things to taste and he had a difficult time doing so-it was that good. I am not typically a blue cheese lover but have recently fallen in love with it when paired with bacon. This salad had it all.
Next up were a couple of flatbreads, one topped with Butter Chicken, peppers and diced pineapple. The other with peppers again, onions, asparagus, provolone cheese and pesto aioli. These both came with sides and provided a really delicious solo supper for hubby D when I took home the left overs.
The Portabella Mushroom Burger was almost my favourite. The combination of the peppery arugula, sweet roasted red peppers, creamy provolone cheese and that pesto aioli was divine. And I haven’t even mentioned the mushroom-which was moist and meaty.
I said “almost” my favourite, because the best was yet to come. The Keg Dog was likely the best hot dog I’ve ever tasted! It was made of beef (of course) and topped with cheddar, avocado, tomato and the pesto aioli. But the killer topping was the bacon jam! When tasted separately it was like a compote with a molasses base and totally satisfied my salty/sweet taste buds. When added to the creamy avocado, crunchy/toasted bun, and pesto aioli (that I could eat with a spoon) it was the most amazing sweet/salty treat that I have had in a very long time.
Oh, oh, I forgot to mention the Key Lime Pie. Next time, I’m trying the Dungeness Crab Salad or maybe the Brie Chicken Sandwich, or maybe the Shrimp bowl…. I was negligent in finding out how long the test period is. So don’t wait-get in there and be a pig (a guinea pig that is).
Kath’s quote: “Aïoli (garlic mayonnaise) epitomizes the heat, the power, and the joy of the Provençal sun, but it has another virtue – it drives away flies.”-
Frédéric Mistral
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