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Come here for a drink after a long walk around Sitting Eagle statue.
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Joshua Peters
8 years ago on Foursquare
Wings and meatballs are tasty!
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Gustoffer C.
8 years ago on Yelp
My co-worker and I were on the hunt for a new lunch takeout spot. Despite the extremely quiet atmosphere (we were the only customers at 12 pm), we wandered into Backwards and were pleasantly surprised by the expertly executed, reasonably priced food. Correction -- the food is phenomenal. Our server (service from Amanda was friendly and helpful) told us the chef is from the late Downtownfood, former occupant of the space. Where else in downtown Calgary can you get a grilled New York steak napped with from-scratch demi-glace (Amanda said, chef takes 4 days to make it), paired with confit potatoes and vegetables for $15? A fine lunch special on a dreary Monday. My co-worker's $12 nicoise salad (she substituted poached chicken for the menu's ahi tuna) was a generous portion that she enjoyed. Substitutions can be less than stellar because, well, that's not how the chef conceived the dish. No such problem here. My second visit started off on a high note with the arrival of the soup that was part of a sandwich & soup combo. It was quite possibly the best New England-style clam chowder my friend and I ever had (we've had rather a large amount through the years). Chockful of clams, the chowder was complemented by tender chunks of perfectly cooked potatoes (not the soggy, mealy mess often encountered in sub-par chowders) in a briny, creamy base. The chowder was so good I was back later in the day for takeout for dinner. A nice touch was -- without prompting -- our soup and sandwich combo had been split into two and both portions were presented beautifully on a platter. While we had informed our server we'd be sharing all the dishes ordered, we hadn't requested any special handling. I had hoped for the braised beef short ribs but entrée items are available only at dinner so I asked if we could have the braised short rib off the tapas list, paired with a side of roasted vegetables. Service was from Paula this time, and just as friendly and obliging. What was delivered to our table exceeded our expectations -- a hefty short rib, gorgeously glossy, served atop a small amount of creamy polenta. The sandwich partner to the chowder was crispy roast pork. Roast pork can be a challenge to get right -- cue this city's far too many lacklustre "porchetta" sandwiches. In the Backwards sandwich were slices of expertly roasted pork with slivers of (still-crispy!) crackling whose flavours were brought into focus by pickled vegetables and slightly spicy aioli. Another winner. Dessert was white chocolate bread pudding in a whisky caramel sauce. Usually when something combines white chocolate with overpowering flavours such as caramel, all you taste is a muddle but not this bread pudding. We easily discerned the distinctive flavours of white chocolate and caramel. There's much more to sample on the menu (they serve breakfast too) so I will definitely be back. Maybe even this week!
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Rey A.
8 years ago on Yelp
Excellent service,husky oil and gas group. food was fantastic and excellent chef. who ever the chef of backwards was fantastic the best sandwich ever. crispy pork sandwich and cubano sandwich was awesome and thats the real sandwich ever. i would recomend this restaurant night club.paper st food NO thank you disgusting food ever. backwards atmosphere fantastic good vibes Will be back again and again!
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628 8th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 1G4
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