Manwich

On Friday, I had lunch at the new Brock Sandwich which has opened near Bloor and Lansdowne. It was a tiny spot with the kitchen area taking up most of the space. There was room left for a small table and some stools against a wall. So this was more of a take-out place, though a busy one.

I got a crispy buttermilk chicken sandwich ($9) and a side order of Yukon fries ($3.50). The main was a large portion of chicken in a burger-style bun. In a way, it was too big because the bulk of the patty simply tasted like unseasoned white chicken breast. It was tastier on the surface with crispy and crunchy flavouring. The charred onions gave it a nice aromatic touch but the home-made piri piri sauce had no bite. The fries were likely hand-cut and came golden and toothsome. The coating of paprika reminded me of Indian-style (masala) fries but honestly, it didn't add much except to give you red fingers.

For whatever reason, it was a very "manly" place. Outside of 2 women who came with a baby, it was guys who dropped in, about 15-20 or so while I was there. Possibly the large portion and convenient form factor appealed to men on their lunch break.