Salt Beef & Smoked Goldeye, Fitzroy, Winnipeg

A hot tip came my way via Jenny W, who re-introduced to herself by way of, "Hi, you may not remember me, but we once talked about sandwiches." Truth. I definitely remembered the conversation about the yet to be visited Lady of the Lake Cafe in Brandon, Manitoba, but unfortunately faces are not my strong point. Now with the recommendation of Fitzroy, a relatively new place down on Sherbrook, I will never forget you, JW!

Highly recommended was the smoked goldeye, a Manitoba favorite fish, paired with creamy scrambled eggs and topped with caviar and scallions. I don't remember the sandwich part, I guess it came on toast, which in fact was delicious fried bread that I could eat for days and days until I explode.

It was in fact so good that my dining companion (who ordered the cheeseburger) and I split a salt beef sandwich, which was a steamie served on thick cut Winnipeg Rye with a splatter of sweet heat mustard. With the morsels of salt beef breaking apart into tender flakes, I was sure that this was one of the best sandwiches I have ever had. The beef was so tender that I wondered if it was in fact tongue, and while I never confirmed in the end, I do know that I need to go back for another one, and this time I am not sharing.

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