Fancy Hank's Spinoff Knuckles BBQ Sandwiches & Bar Is Open For Business

We've known for a while that the team at Fancy Hank's are opening a new two-storey venue on Bourke Street in the CBD. We also know it'll have its very own rooftop bar. But what of their original digs opposite Queen Victoria Market? Fear not, meat lovers: the masters of all things smoked and char-grilled aren't leaving you in the lurch. It may not technically be called Hank's anymore, but Knuckles BBQ Sandwiches & Bar does a pretty good impression.

Dubbed a "pop-down", the newly opened restaurant features a scaled-back version of the Fancy Hank's menu split into two distinct sections: "sandwiches" and "not sandwiches". On the sandwich side you'll find sandwiches (duh) including a pork sanga with Kentucky-style slaw and kewpie mayo, as well as a southern fried chicken number featuring Alabama BBQ sauce and American cheese.

As for things that aren't sandwiches, think stateside favourites such as chicken wings, tater tots, potato salad and fried pickles, plus a chocolate cherry brownie with ice cream for dessert. They'll also serve $7 pints of Furphy during Happy Hour, which runs generously from 4pm to 7pm each day.

"After two great years at the Victoria Market, Knuckles provides the perfect homage to Fancy Hank's: tasty food, cold beer, no frills and a let-your-hair-down kind of atmosphere," said Fancy Hank's co-owner and head chef Mike Patrick.

Find Knuckles Sandwich Bar at 456 Queen St, Melbourne. For more information follow them on Instagram.