This American barbecue joint in the CBD makes a case for Aussie lamb
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American barbecue typically leans on pork and beef, but Fancy Hank's makes a case for Australia's national meat. Choose from braised lamb shank glazed with adobo (a smoky Mexican-style chilli sauce), or juicy merguez-style smoked lamb sausage wound into a tight spiral and served with chicken salt slaw.
Throw in sides like brisket baked beans or 'fancy' mac and cheese with house-smoked bacon lardons and pork scratchings (also known as crackling). Despite its location on the first floor of a CBD building, the kitchen sticks to tradition, cooking everything in a custom-built, two-tonne smoker named Puffing Billie that's taken residence in the venue since 2016.
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