# Duckfat

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{{Short description|Small restaurant in Portland, Maine}}
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'''Duckfat''' is a small restaurant and alternative sandwich shop in [Portland, Maine](/source/Portland%2C_Maine).<ref name="Muhlke">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/style/tmagazine/t_l_2195_2197_portland_.html|title=A Tale of Two Portlands|last=Muhlke|first=Christine|date=6 November 2005|work=New York Times|page=107|accessdate=15 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="Mitsakos">{{cite news|url=http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/living/travel/786584-224/maines-jewel-by-the-sea-has-something.html|title=Maine's 'Jewel By the Sea' has something for every taste|last=Mitsakos|first=Charles L.|date=July 4, 2010|work=[Nashua Telegraph](/source/Nashua_Telegraph)|accessdate=15 December 2011}}</ref> Located at 43 Middle Street in the [Old Port](/source/Old_Port_of_Portland%2C_Maine) neighborhood, the restaurant was opened in 2005 by Rob Evans, a local chef. Evans also owns a nearby restaurant named ''Hugo's''.<ref name="Levitt">{{cite news|url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/food/articles/2005/08/03/duckfat_serves_up_guilty_pleasures/|title=Duckfat serves up guilty pleasures|last=Levitt|first=Jonathan|date=August 3, 2005|work=The [Boston Globe](/source/Boston_Globe)|access-date=15 December 2011}}</ref> The name derives from the main menu item of [Belgian](/source/Belgian_cuisine) [french fries](/source/french_fries) twice cooked in duckfat.<ref>[http://www.foodandwine.com/restaurants/duck-fat-portland-portland-area Duckfat] Foodandwine.com</ref> In 2004, the restaurant's [tuna melt](/source/Melt_sandwich) sandwich was named one of the top sandwiches in the United States by ''[Esquire](/source/Esquire_Magazine)''.<ref>[http://www.oprah.com/food/Duckfats-Tuna-Melt Duckfat's Tuna Melt] Oprah.com</ref>

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==External links==
* [https://www.duckfat.com Official Website]

Category:Restaurants in Portland, Maine
Category:Restaurants established in 2005
Category:2005 establishments in Maine
Category:Old Port of Portland, Maine

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