17 March 2006
Episode 6: Fadó Irish Pub
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In honour of Saint Patrick’s Day, Jimmy and I made a couple visits to Fadó Irish Pub in Buckhead, and we recorded our 6th episode during our 2nd visit.
Last Sunday we visited Fadó for brunch. I ordered the Sweet Strawberry French Toast, which is sourdough bread dipped in sweet vanilla custard, then panfried. It comes with homemade strawberry sauce and whiskey anglaise. It was fruity and sweet without being overly sweet. The French toast came with bangers, which I promptly handed over to Jimmy. I rather enjoyed my brunch, and it went surprisingly well with my pint of Harp.
Jimmy ordered the Belfast Boxty. This is a boxty [potato pancake] surrounding scrambled eggs, Irish bacon, diced tomatoes, fresh garlic and spinach, all topped with hollandaise sauce. It came with crispy breakfast potatoes covered with red chili aioli. These potatoes were fabulous. I kept snagging them off of Jimmy’s plate; I probably ate more of them than he did.
French Toast & a pint of Harp; Belfast Boxty & scotch
We decided to try the chef’s special for dessert. This was an apple crumb cake. It was good, but didn’t blow my mind like the breakfast potatoes.
The next day we went back to Fadó for dinner. I ordered chips with curry sauce. The chips were nice and thick, plus they weren’t greasy. The sauce had a nice curry flavour without being too spicy. I also ordered an appetizer of pint-size cheddar and American sandwiches on sourdough bread. They were basically grilled cheese; however, the bread was thick, tasty and fried just right.
For his dinner, Jimmy ordered the shepherd’s pie, which was ground sirloin, diced vegetables with gravy, topped with colcannon potatoes.
For dessert, we went for the brown bread ice cream. This consists of caramelized brown bread crumbles whipped through vanilla ice cream and drizzled with caramel sauce. The bread added nice little crunchy bits to the ice cream for a more interesting texture.
Obviously I enjoyed the food at Fadó since I went there 2 days in a row. I recommend any of their brunch items, especially the breakfast potatoes. All of the rest of the food I tasted was ace as well. The food was a step above standard pub fare, in both taste and quality.
Fadó Irish Pub
3035 Peachtree Road
Atlanta, GA 30305
+1 404.841.0066
1 comment for “Episode 6: Fadó Irish Pub”
Tara and I went to Fado’s on St. Patrick’s Day as well! :)
said OpenIntro on 2 May 2006 at 21:58