Porch chop in Špargl

New venue “Špargl” opened two days ago at Gorkého st. (next to Falk café and the Faculty of Arts) and quickly got some significant Twitter and Facebook love. Called “bistro” by its owners, it tries to offer “quality on low price”, which means four simple meals every day for around €2-€3.

An underground canteen

I had a lunch there today and it was OK. However, it did not meet my anticipations, given the facts that its Facebook page promises “king’s banquet” and they have Mr. Roberto from Sicily, who made the most delicious pizza I have ever had in Brno, in the kitchen.

There are several points to be made:

• It’s too “DIY” to earn the name “bistro” – a friend of mine called it a canteen; I consider it to be very accurate and I am going to call Špargl an “underground canteen”, as it is situated in a dark cellar.
• My pork chop with tomatos and garlic was quite OK. There are not many other places in Brno where you can eat a light, fresh lunch for CZK 59. Still, it could be warmer, and the rice was slightly overcooked.
• Spinach roll for CZK 18 did not deliver the anticipated price/quality ratio. Too dry and small for my taste.

What I liked was free tap water and friendly staff.

Špargl is not this season’s sensation, although some comments have claimed the opposite. However, if you want to have a nice dinner on a tight budget near the Faculty of Arts, then 12 Gorkého st. is the place to go.

A brand new fish restaurant opened in the “food court” of Campus Square last week, offering sushi at prices between CZK 59 and CZK 95 for 6-8 rolls (or slices, more exactly, thanks to Tomas Marek). That’s less than half the price of the most sushi restaurants in Brno.

I had a vegetable sushi yesterday and I was satisfied. It was a perfect light lunch, made by a handy Asian guy right in front of me.

Vegetable sushi rolls at Campus Square

It’s possible to take the food away in a box — so you’ll meet me there every evening before a new episode of How I Met Your Mother or The Big Bang Theory is released.

Map

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If you are a fan of motorcycle racing, don’t miss the first presale period of tickets to the Cardion ab Grand Prix 2009 (held on 8/16 at Automotodrom Brno, aka Masaryk Circuit or Masarykring).

Until 2/28, the tickets for the whole racing weekend can be bought for the lowest possible prices. A great place on the finishing straight is worth €100, low-budget ticket to the banked areas is worth €42. I think the most interesting thing is it the price of a junior card for kids born between 1995 and 2002, which is only €7.

Check the complete price list (the tickets can be ordered online at the same site) and a detailed map of the circuit.