Weekly Lunch Pick: the Granny Smith chicken caesar at Toronto’s newest pop-up, Come and Get It
It takes a special gift to transform a humble salad into a delicious pile of artery-clogging cream, crunchables and greens. Jon Polubiec has that gift, and he puts it to full use in the Granny Smith chicken caesar salad ($9) at his new pop-up restaurant, Come and Get It. The pale green skin-on apples and crisp romaine are slathered with rich garlic confit dressing and tossed with grana padano cheese, pulled chicken and crunchy fried chickpeas. There’s even a palm-sized shard of chicken skin on top. To push this fast, fun take on a menu cliché from satisfying to delectable, though, we recommend adding a splash of Frank’s hot sauce: the mingling of the sharp, spicy vinegar with the cream left us scraping the bottom of our bowl. Of course, there’s also a special thrill associated with experiencing one of Toronto’s only pop-ups that doesn’t require long waits, special invitations or a second mortgage.
The cost: $10.17 including tax.
The time: 32 minutes, including prep time.
Come and Get It, 170 Spadina Ave., 647-344-3416, @comeandgetit416
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It takes a special gift to transform a humble salad into a delicious pile of artery-clogging cream, crunchables and greens. Jon Polubiec has that gift, and he puts it to full use in the Granny Smith chicken caesar salad ($9) at his new pop-up restaurant, Come and Get It. The pale green skin-on apples and crisp romaine are slathered with rich garlic confit dressing and tossed with grana padano cheese, pulled chicken and crunchy fried chickpeas. There’s even a palm-sized shard of chicken skin on top. To push this fast, fun take on a menu cliché from satisfying to delectable, though, we recommend adding a splash of Frank’s hot sauce: the mingling of the sharp, spicy vinegar with the cream left us scraping the bottom of our bowl. Of course, there’s also a special thrill associated with experiencing one of Toronto’s only pop-ups that doesn’t require long waits, special invitations or a second mortgage.
The cost: $10.17 including tax.
The time: 32 minutes, including prep time.
Come and Get It, 170 Spadina Ave., 647-344-3416, @comeandgetit416){kind=link}
that picture looks nasty, nothing i would want to eat-don’t know how it could be a pick of the week.
The short rib sammy was awesome. My girlfriend had the veggie salad and liked it. She’s not into heavy salads
Looks awesome to me.
had the chicken sandwich as pictured. Quite good, needed more mayo. Everything here is super fresh I gotta say. The side salad was next level crispy crunchy.
had the granny smith chicken ceaser poutine
it was fillings