{"id":731,"date":"2011-04-21T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T14:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/justrw.net\/blog\/?p=731"},"modified":"2011-04-21T10:00:29","modified_gmt":"2011-04-21T14:00:29","slug":"dandy-is-handy-for-brisket-if-you-decide-to-risk-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/justrw.net\/blog\/2011\/04\/21\/dandy-is-handy-for-brisket-if-you-decide-to-risk-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Dandy is Handy for Brisket if you decide to risk it!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dandy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Fortunately, Dandy Brisket is better than it’s name might imply!<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
If the location is handy,
\nThe food is just dandy!
\nI’d say you should risk it,
\nSince they’ve more than just brisket!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Every now and then, a\u00a0draft post gets overlooked and then hides\u00a0way back in the archives. It\u00a0turns out that\u00a0my first\u00a0visit to Dandy Brisket was back in October of 2010. At that time, I\u00a0was helping a friend purchase a new TV and he ended up taking me to this restaurant for both breakfast and lunch. A couple of weeks ago, I was back with the same friend. These two visits were certainly enough for me to gain a good appreciation of the place.<\/p>\n

\"Dandy<\/a>Although Dandy Brisket is\u00a0tucked away in a small\u00a0plaza on Lancaster Road\u00a0just off St. Laurent Blvd. near the Science Museum and the\u00a0Ottawa Athletic Club in Ottawa’s\u00a0East\u00a0End, it seems that people have nevertheless managed to find it, since it was relatively busy on\u00a0the occasion of both my\u00a0visits.\u00a0
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\nWhere we went<\/span><\/span><\/strong>: The first thing that stands out about this restaurant other than its unpreposing exterior is the affability of the owner\/operator couple who are clearly of Lebanese origins. Even though one might think that the food is of paramount importance it has been my experience that the best food can often be overshadowed by lousy service. By the same token, sub-par culinary art can sometimes\u00a0be mitigated by comfortable surroundings and sterling service. In the case of Dandy Brisket, although the ambience is more that of cafe than of fine dining, both the food and the service are beyond reproach.<\/p>\n

What we ordered<\/span><\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0On my first\u00a0visit way back in October of 2010, I sampled their breakfast special and it was neither outstanding nor terrible but simply what one would expect. However, on the second\u00a0and subsequent visit I ordered their Shawarma pita. I should say that generally, I am not a big\u00a0fan of this particular style of cuisine.<\/p>\n

\"Shawarma<\/a>What we got<\/span><\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0However, Dandy Brisket has changed all that since, on both occasions, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and have become a fan. One reason, perhaps for my previous misgivings was the amount of garlic. Although I really like garlic and use it frequently\u00a0in cooking, I prefer not to have it oozing from my pores.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Worthy of note<\/span><\/span><\/strong>: Dandy Brisket is only open for breakfast and lunch.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/span><\/p>\n