Duckfat is a small restaurant and alternative sandwich shop in

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. Located at 43 Middle Street in the Old Port neighborhood, the restaurant was opened in 2005 by Rob Evans, a local chef. Evans also owns a nearby restaurant named ''Hugo's''. The name derives from the main menu item of Belgian

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twice cooked in duckfat. In 2004, the restaurant's tuna melt sandwich was named one of the top sandwiches in the United States by ''

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