Staggers Pub & Grub 26 Portland Street, 902-406-3661 Tina Turner is rasping her way through one of her hits as we wander into Staggers, a small pub on the Alderney end of Portland Street. It was $7 lunch specials that lured us here. It’s a pretty irresistible price. We sit at a table by windows […]
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A slice to remember
Your unpretentious, hardworking neighbourhood pizza joints don’t often get the spotlight. We tend to take their greatness, and their appreciation for quantity (XL pizzas and slices so big they droop over their Styrofoam plates) for granted. Sure, these aren’t the newest, trendiest talk-of-the-town restos, but no matter how you slice it the modest pizzerias that […]
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The Xtreme factor
Hot chicken tamale. BBQ bacon cheeseburger. Peppercorn chicken ranch. Onion ring burger. Spicy clubhouse. Chicken Caesar. Chili. Taco. Thanksgiving. Xtreme Pizza is not fucking around. Nine years ago, a pizzeria named Saluzzo opened in the south end of Halifax. Two years later the decision was made: it needed a name change. They wanted the name […]
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The life and times of Pizza Corner
Angel or devil, blessing or curse, Pizza Corner was, at once, a slice of heaven and the third circle of hell. Perhaps it still is. All I know is once you’ve scrambled out of your 20s and left late nights downtown behind you, it’s easy to think of it as nothing but a neon-lit, pepperoni-scented […]
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Heart of garlic
If you wind up at Freeman’s at the end of a long night—whether you’ve spent it slamming back beers or cramming for a final exam, if you’re a local or an out-of-towner—and ask for a recommendation, chances are it’ll be garlic fingers. The uniquely Nova Scotian, highly addictive snack is comfort food at its finest, […]
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Cheap Eats 2014 is HERE
Your unpretentious, hardworking neighbourhood pizza joints don’t often get the spotlight. We tend to take their greatness, and their appreciation for quantity (XL pizzas and slices so big they droop over their Styrofoam plates) for granted. Sure, these aren’t the newest, trendiest talk-of-the-town restos, but no matter how you slice it the modest pizzerias that […]
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Sully’s is back in action
It was late October when Sully’s Roast Beef & Smoked Meat quietly closed its little Novalea Drive location with the promise of a new, bigger home on Agricola Street. And after three months of cosmetic changes that turned 2733 Agricola Street from what was once Turnstile Pottery into a retro-feeling, 30-seater deli-style restaurant, it’s gearing […]
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Supreme courts
Maritime Centre 1505 Barrington Street Favourite: Holy shit guys, hidden within this dark, bunker-esque food court is some of the best Korean food in town. The family-run Ichiban Noodles and Sushi knocks service, selection and flavour out of the park. The kimchi stew is phenomenal, the sushi ain’t bad and there’s even a restaurant-style private […]
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Lunch monitor
PG’s Cafe & Grill 1266 Hollis Street After 20-plus years of serving regulars at Scotia Square, PG’s has settled nicely into its home on Hollis. And yes, the crazy deals remain. Some of PG’s daily specials, like lasagna ($6.25) or the chicken skewer, rice and greek salad plate ($7.45), rotate throughout the week but you […]
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A moveable feast
Nick Horne has always been good with his hands. Growing up, he was taught the joys of gardening by his mother at an early age. In the fall they would harvest, canning and preserving their produce for storage in his family’s root cellar. As he got older, his love of food turned to automobiles. When […]
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7 under $7
Passage to the Caribbean Am I the only one who finds Caribbean food overpriced? I love it, but how can a plate of curried stew made with cheap cuts of meat often run me up to 14 bucks? Passage to the Caribbean, in the old Starlite Cuisine location on Cornwallis Street, bucks the trend. The […]
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HRMburger
“It’s right up there with apple pie and baseball,” says Jeff Lassen. He’s talking about the hamburger. And if there’s anything Jeff Lassen knows, it’s hamburgers. Lassen is a fourth-generation restaurateur. He has owned Louis’ Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut since 2003, run it since the mid-1990s and worked behind the counter since 1979. “I […]