Black Camel

4 Crescent Rd,
Toronto, ON M4W 1S9

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About the Restaurant

A sandwich shop doesnโ€™t get to be a Rosedale institution by doing anything less than great work. The Black Camelโ€™s brisket sandwich is the sparks that fly when bubby meets Texas barbecue. The meat has been roasted so long and slow that it melts in your mouth. Its tomato-based sauce is just sweet enough to make you smile, and Black Camel piles it on a soft Portuguese kaiser bun. The pulled barbecue pork sandwich is a tad hotter and sweeter, balanced on molasses and cider vinegar, although still restrained, and it too is juicy and moist. Even the veggie sandwich pops with giant flavours. A sandwich shop that can make arugula, roasted tomato, red pepper and eggplant exciting is our kinda fun. Ask for house-made barbecue sauce on the meats and piquant chipotle mayo on the veg. Takeout is best, but there are seats in a sunny window overlooking a small park. Make sure to follow the sandwich shop on Twitter as it posts when supplies are running low, which is often before closing.