Took a day trip out to North York to check in on Pacific Mall and made a few stops along the way. First stop was at @fancyfranks for their Franky goes to Buffalo dog; a panko crusted wiener with Buffalo sauce, blue cheese dressing and the fixings on top. Loved it, wish I could say the same about their misshapen corn dog but I’ll get over that and just see the humour in it instead (see last photo). I also stopped in to Superlicious to enjoy the perfect food court Chinese food meal. If Hamilton had Superlicious our search for good Chinese food all in one place would finally be over. I finished the day off with @uncletetsucanada’s cheesecake. A light and airy version of cheesecake that I really enjoy. I feel like they could thrive in Hamilton in the right location, hope we’re on their radar out here. North York has some great places, but I’m happy we have so many awesome gems here in Hamilton that I don’t need to venture that way too often, the traffic was brutal this weekend. -Todd
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For years Mush has been trying to convince me China Palace on Rymal is the best Chinese Food option in town. I think Hamilton’s Chinese Food still leaves a lot to be desired but I will give him this, China Palace is excellent if you like Mall Food Court Chinese Food, which I do. Great rice, a ton of it! Red sauce for beige items like chicken balls and breaded shrimp and lots of fresh bean sprouts but a crappy egg roll all found in my combo for one. This combo for one fed two of us and there were leftovers for lunch. So yes, they’re worth a try but I probably won’t ride that far out of my way again. What I did learn is that I should start experimenting with more of these combo for one options places have available as it’s a simple way to explore the menu with minimal financial commitment. I still say Wok Express is the best for this but let’s see what I find out over the next few months. -Todd
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Before our Concession street crawl, we actually started at the Concession-adjacent Cowabunga Pizzeria. It had been on our list for a while but we decided to let the hype die down a bit before stopping in. Overall we have nothing but positive things to say. The crust was terrific, the ingredients, specifically the roni cups and cheese, were all high quality, and the dipping sauce was excellent. Certainly the only place in town that has this combination of premium crust and cook with more mainstream (while still innovative) toppings. While it couldn’t possibly have lived up to the hysteria generated when it first opened, this is high quality pie and worth a spot in the rotation amongst the other greats in town -Mush
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