Date: July 7, 2012
Location: 810 St. Clair Avenue West (east of Oakwood Avenue), Toronto
Website: http://www.fuzion99.com
Meal: snacks
My thoughts:
A friend and I went to the Salsa on St. Clair festival this weekend prepared to have a feast but were disappointed at the scant offerings, especially at a large street festival.
Anyway, I had a fried plantain ($3) and some pulled pork on a cornbread tortilla ($8). Yes, street food at festivals is very pricey, but I think physically seeing food being prepared before my very own eyes is a fun and visually-stimulating experience and I find myself more experimentative in my food choices, which in turn at times leads to some really great food discoveries!
Unfortunately, there was no such 'great food discovery' here. The fried plaintain was so dry that I had a hard time swallowing it; it definitely needed a sauce or dip. The pulled pork was even worse; the meat was very fatty, yet it was dry and tasted like pork jerky. The cornbread were also dry and nothing short of gross!
I know that a restaurant's street offerings might not be a true reflection of restaurant's true quality and calibre. I mean, I understand that street food is prepared en masse, but to say that the food I had today was a disappointment would be a gross understatement.
Sorry, Fuzion 99, two thumbs down.
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