Vitamin Daily

Kale and alfalfa sprouts may be food for life, but you haven’t lived until you’ve pigged out on pulled pork, fried chicken and chorizo fritters from the Stockyards Smokehouse and Larder.

Crispy, juicy and hot, theirs may be the best buttermilk bathed fried chicken ($12) in town. And don’t miss the melt-in-your-mouth beef ribs ($13) served only on Friday nights.

The healthiest thing on our table was a herby potato salad sans mayo ($5), a righteous alternative to the french fries ($5) and onion rings ($5).

We left ready to fast. But it was worth every artery-clogging bite.

Seating is limited. Call ahead for take-out orders as the ribs often sell out before 7 p.m.

The Stockyards Smokehouse and Larder, 699 St. Clair Ave. W., Toronto, 416-658-9666, www.thestockyards.ca