African Palace has a good vegetarian Ethiopian platter and an outstanding fish tib. Too bad there is no option to combine the two. In any case, I've ignored the Middle Eastern dishes as an after-thought. Finally the owner convinced me that the dishes are not add-ons and taste subtly different from a shawarma place.
I decided to try the chicken shawarma. First, the portion is large for $10.99. Several warm pita slices are included with a generous helping of rice. The latter was fragrant and moist. The chicken was tender and well-spiced. Not much to be said for the salad but the tart dressing did complement the rice.
Ever since Drift bar removed their pork burger from the menu, I've been missing that great burger. Their newer dishes such as vegetarian quiche and pulled pork sandwich are good but not quite at the same level. So I was happy to see the pork burger returned on the special menu up on the blackboard.
They have upped the price to $11.50 and added a fried egg. Given the very flavourful pork patty and the aged cheddar, that's a bit gilding the lily. It makes for a messy but fun burger. Not sure what they add to the salad but it's one of the better ones. Even the thin slices of carrot seem to taste better than other carrots.
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