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metronews.ca
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Pop into Come & Get

It before its gone

NEWS CANADA

Shrove
Tuesday
twist

The day before

This pop-up restaurant wont be around forever
Lent
is known
While its here, savour lunch options such as
for
pancakes,
Chipotle Beef Short Rib Sandwich and Pork Belly Salad
which are made
with ingredients
LUNCH RUSH
that are often reSTEPHANIE DICKISON
stricted during
FOOD@METRONEWS.CA
the 40-day fast
STEPHANIE DICKISON

Weve
all
seen it
businesses
go under and
its months
before anything happens
in the barren space.
Pop-up restaurants and
shops take over these
spaces in the in-between
phases, and the public
gets to reap the rewards.
With a decidedly 1980s
vibe, the casual environment at Come & Get It is
fun, but it comes with surprisingly attentive and
cheerful service.
The menu is compelling: four options available in three varieties
as a sandwich, salad or
poutine.
The Chipotle Beef Short
Rib Sandwich ($11) is lineup worthy. Succulent with

Preparation:

This recipe serves four.

Combine flour, brown

sugar, pumpkin pie
spice, baking powder,
baking soda and salt in
a large bowl.

Heat skillet on medium

high heat, adding small
amount of oil. Portion
approximately 1/4 cup
of batter on griddle, repeating to fill griddle.
Cook pancake until bottom is brown and top
has bubbles, about 2

Add butter, cinnamon,

nutmeg and vanilla.
Keep warm and serve
over pancakes. NEWS
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Vermicelli Bowl ($10.25).

Come & Get It

170 Spadina Ave. (at
Queen St. W.)
647-344-3416
facebook.com/ComeAndGetIt416
Reservations: No
Licensed: No
Quick solo lunch: Yes
Time in: 1:04 p.m.
Time out: 2:01 p.m.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5

saucepan over high

heat. Bring to boil, reduce heat and cook 15
mins. until mix has
syrupy consistency.

explosive flavours and a

great juxtaposition of textures (soft milk bun
against
shredded
coleslaw), its achingly
good. The Pork Belly Salad
($9) embodies many of the
same qualities, but disappointingly,
the
great

craftsmanship is marred
by browned iceberg. The
fries ($3), however, are
flawless.
With such a small
menu, its possible to try
everything at least once
before Come & Get It
packs up.

In a separate bowl combine milk, egg, pumpkin, oil, lemon juice and
vanilla. Beat with a
whisk until smooth.
Add to dry ingredients,
stirring just until blended. Do not over beat.

minutes. Flip pancakes

and continue cooking
until bottom is
browned. Repeat until
all batter is cooked. .

Syrup: Combine cider

and corn syrup in small

Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup milk
1 egg
1/3 cup canned pumpkin
2 tablespoons Mazola Veg
Plus! canola and vegetable
oil blend
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Mazola Veg Plus! canola
and vegetable oil blend for
skillet/griddle
Apple Cider Syrup
1 cup apple cider or juice
1 cup BeeHive corn syrup
2 tbsp butter
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
Dash ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

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