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Food & Drink

Inigo

INIGO 927 Queen West, at Strachan, 416-645-6707, inigofood.ca.


Rotisserie Chicken ($12)

Found in the west-side storefront that was once home to nefarious thief Igor Kenk and a thousand stolen bicycles, ex-Torito chef Carlos Hernandez’s chicken shack raises the basic roasting of fowl to an art form. Using only fresh free-range chickens from Quebec, he salts them overnight before cooking them for 30 minutes in a specially programed convection oven, rendering their olive-oil-brushed skins unusually crisp and their interiors remarkably moist. Pair them with French lentil or quinoa salad and create a super supper for under 20 bucks.

Business is brisk since launching last spring, but has Kenk ever dropped by?

“No, he hasn’t,” laughs Hernandez. “But just after we opened, someone came in asking for him. I couldn’t figure out if he was looking for his bike or looking for some chicken.”

Tuesday to Saturday noon to 8:30 pm, Sunday 1 to 8 pm. Closed Monday, some holidays. Unlicensed. Access: one step at door, washrooms in basement.

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