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Fado Irish Pub & Restaurant
My partner and I stopped into Fado last night after a day at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It had been well over a year since my last visit - but we were simply craving burger-food, so we figured this was good as any.Stop The Presses!
Upon settling into our table, our server hands us brand-spanking-new menus; literally 24-hours old. So, we decide to read the entire book (at least 4 pages!) and see what they have to offer... seems they have taken the use of Boxty to a new level!
For those unaware, Boxty is a traditional Irish potato pancake. There are many different recipes but all contain finely grated, raw potatoes and all are served fried. The most popular version of the dish consists of finely grated, raw potato and mashed potato with flour, baking soda, buttermilk and sometimes egg. The grated potato may be strained to remove most of the starch and water but this is not necessary. The mixture is fried on a griddle pan for a few minutes on each side, similar to a normal pancake. The most noticeable difference between boxty and other fried potato dishes is its smooth, fine grained consistency.
They served us a plate of boxty that surrounded a large bowl of melted cheeses - which was designed for dipping; potatoes and cheese ... mmmmm.
Although the menu was impressive, burgers were on our mind - J had a bacon cheeseburger and I had a mushroom feta. The bacon cheeseburger was unique as it was Irish bacon or rashers - made from the back meat of the pig, as opposed to pork belly which is where American bacon comes from. The biggest taste change is that, since back bacon has a bit less fat, the taste is more influenced.
My mushroom feta burger was incredible - the feta cubes were slightly melted by the heat of the burger and the mushrooms looked as if sauteed. Each dish came with a decent amount of chips - hand-cut potato wedges ... way better than fries!
Dinner for two was about $30 ... and I totally recommend this place - grant it, you might want to time your visit to the sporting calendar; as they take their sports (especially European football) seriously here.
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