There’s a reason I don’t like to try a restaurant in the first few months it’s open. It’s the same reason I don’t try to eat a fried egg two seconds after it’s been dropped into a hot pan: it’s not ready yet. I had low expectations for Robie Street Station when I met Allison […]
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Get ’em to the Greek Village
Apparently Quinpool mainstay Greek Village (formerly 6253 Quinpool Road) has the whole catlike, nine lives thing going on. When it suddenly announced its closure, again, earlier this fall we wondered if it was (hoped it wasn’t) indeed a permanent thing. Though we haven’t been able to reach owner Stefanos Kalogeras, the restaurant posted to its […]
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Robie Street Station brings all-day breakfast
Kaleigh Burns and Heman Lee are breakfast champions. The Toronto pair are the latest to land on Halifax’s food scene, and they’re currently hacking away at 2394 Robie Street—behind the mysterious brown papered windows at the former jane’s on the common—reimagining the space that will bring us all-day breakfast this September, courtesy of Robie Street […]
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Cheap eats: breakfasts and brunches
Ardmore 6499 Quinpool, 423-7523 Everything here is cheap! Mon-Friday before 11am, the two-egg breakfast special (with toast, bacon and hashbrowns) is only $3.49. You can also carbo-load Olympic-style with two giant, delicious pancakes for only $4.95. Gus’ Pub 2605 Agricola Street, 423-7786 Heavy Metal breakfast is over, but Gus’ still has bacon, hash browns, toast […]
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Five vegetarian places where Paul McCartney should eat
1) Heartwood (6250 Quinpool, 425-2808) Probably the top fresh and local paradise for vegetarians and vegans in Halifax. Plus, it’s full of musicians working behind the counter. Heartwood specials for the week-end include the Lonely Hearts Club Sandwich, with soyanaise and smoked tofu, the Macca-roni, vegan-style with tahini, nutritional yeast, garlic and broccoli and some […]