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After reading (and drooling over) initial reviews and the general hype about South, I was desperate to make a trip to The People's Market in Collingwood to try it out for myself. South is a vegan food stall specialising in food from the southern parts of the United States. The people running this venture hail from two of my recent favourite eateries The Gasometer and The Mercy Seat (which is now closed) so I had a strong feeling it was going to be fantastic.
It was very tough deciding what to order so the man and I chose to split three meals between the two of us. The Philly Cheesesteak ($12) was served in a nice crunchy roll with tender "steak" pieces and an oozing cheese sauce with a mild flavour. It was slightly messy to eat although definitely worth the effort.
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The man was keen to try out the Chilli Dog ($8) being a former hot dog lover years ago. Vegan hot dogs and sausages don't usually win my approval yet this one was best I have tried and the accompanying chilli sauce was amazing.
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To round out the meal we ordered the Louisiana Beans and Rice ($9) and drizzled some extra hot sauce on top. The beans had a lovely smoky flavour underneath the array of herbs and spices. I found it difficult to stop eating when I had finished my share and reluctantly passed the rest over to my bean loving husband who adored them too.
All of these meals were so delicious and I wouldn't hesitate to order any of them again. Neither of us could pick a favourite as they were all wonderful in their own way.
While the rest of The People's Market didn't really capture our interest, I have no doubt we will be back many times over the summer months to experience more of the rotating menu that South is cooking up.
South created quite a stir in it's opening week. It received positive reviews from The Good Hearted, where's the beef and easy as vegan pie.
South
@ The People's Market
65-68 Stanley Street, Collingwood
I smiled at the thought of you dutifully sharing the beans - they must have been really good :-) I'm glad you enjoyed your visit and while I'm not a big veggie hot dog fan either, I think I'd love the beans and rice and the other dishes would get bonus points for intrigue. I've certainly never seen a vegan philly steak before!
ReplyDeleteThe beans were really good, I'm glad I was talked into them as I had been pushing to try the crab cakes which I had also heard good things about!
DeleteThat chili dog looks awesome! And I love how southern cuisine is getting a name all over, yum!
ReplyDeleteThe chilli dog really surprised me! I was certain it wouldn't be my thing but it turned out I was wrong. I'm loving that we can get a taste of southern cuisine without having to leave town these days!
DeleteI couldn't help but laugh about the splitting the beans thing - I always do that. "Let's share something" means "let's share it only if I can bear to part with it after I've eaten my half. If not, try to wrestle it off me!"
ReplyDeleteI particularly like the look of the cheesesteak - was the sauce cashewy?
Ha, yes I can definitely relate to that! We do tend to split things most of the time but it can be hard to part with half of a meal that you are particularly fond of. The cheesesteak sauce had a mild flavour, there may have been some cashews and nutritional yeast in there.
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