Last night and for the next ten
weekends (Fridays & Saturdays), the good people of Beat Street, who brought
us #FridayFoodFight at Upper Campfield Market, have found a new location to get
all #UPINYOURGRILL.
From the wonderful canal side
location of Brownsfield Mill in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, they’ll be
bringing the same top mix of DJ’s and “street food” food with the added bonus
of summertime “Block Party” vibes.
On trend restaurants these days always
go for ‘industrial’ décor, so the Grade II listed former cotton mill, built in
1825, and one time home home to the AVRO Aircraft company, is an ideal food and
drink setting. Oozing with historical character and with large outdoor and
indoor spaces all that’s been added is a shanty town style corrugated food
shack, treetop DJ booth and a splash of graffiti.
With quality not quantity in mind,
there will be around five food offerings each week – last night saw things kick
off with a stellar line up featuring the NQ’s own SoLiTa; Rusholme’s finest Mughli;
Leeds’ Dough Boys; World BBQ
Champion Andy Annat and Manchester’s
Love From The Streets.
The next few weeks will see these
return plus food from the likes of Honest
Crust, Diamond Dogs, Mumma Schnitzel and the Hip Hop Chip Shop. Plus exciting debuts
from Viet Shack, the cleverly
entitled Coq o’ the North and Beef & Pudding.
What I ate:
Bacon Double Cheese @ SoLiTa – still the best
beef and bone marrow patties in Manchester but admittedly better when cooked at
the restaurant in their Inka Grill.
Memphis Pulled Pig @ Andy Annat – the best
pulled pork I’ve had in quite some time. Do dry to catch Andy at Grillstock in
Albert Square next weekend.
Street Food Tray @ Love From The Streets –
I’ve recently written a post detailing where to find the ‘Best
Jerk Chicken in Manchester’, on last night’s offerings, Love From The
Streets are going to have to be added to that list for sure! Their Curry Goat
and Crab & Cod Cakes (with attitude) were winners too! – the best off of
the night for me.
Chilli
Paneer & Keema Naan Sliders @ Mughli – the naan sliders are a great
idea (they offered Butter Chicken too). The lamb keema was my personal favourite,
as I’d have liked a little more of a chilli kick in the paneer.
A Thumbs Up to their Indian cola too.
Paul &
Linda Pizza @ Dough Boys – olives, pimento, caper berries, smoked mozzarella and
salsa verde. I’ve previously had Dough Boy’s pizzas at Parklife; in my opinion
they are not quite on par with Honest Crust’s but they are still damn fine.
I thought I’d get this post up quickly as they open on
Saturday’s from 2pm to 12am (5pm to 12 on Fridays), so I’ll be heading out for
round two and some Viet Shack!
UPDATE: I was passing, it would’ve been rude not to…
Chicken
Blankets / Wooden Prawns / Summer Roll @ Viet Shack – having recently
opened in the Arndale Food Market, Viet Shack are now bringing their fab food
to a wider audience – delicious and fresh … I love these guys!
Choose your
sausage. Choose your mash. Choose your gravy @ Mash Up – I fancied the
currywusrt style ‘Delhi Dishwasher’ gravy so I had the traditional sausage and
three mustard mash… a good choice but only when reviewing my pics did I see
that I could’ve had an extra sausage for a quid… #fail
Fish Biters @ Hip Hop Chip
Shop – golden batter and chilli garlic salt… perfect!
“The Mughli” @ Honest Crust
– I happened to bump into Haz from Mughli who had returned today to experience
the vibe as a punter. We shared his usual ‘special edition’ – it was good but
‘Nduja laden ‘Atomica’ is still my fave!
Curry Goat @ Nkono –
usually found shouting in Bolton Market, Alain is certainly a lively and bold
character with food to match – the chilli sauce is quite potent!
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