Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Red Mill Burgers - Seattle, WA


Bacon Deluxe with Cheese, Onion Rings, Cherry Milkshake

Monday, May 28, 2012

Bunk Sandwiches - Portland, OR


Pulled Pork 

Top Pot Doughnuts - Seattle, WA


Old Fashioned

Serious Pie - Seattle, WA


Happy Hour 

The Salt Lick BBQ - (near Austin, TX)




Horace and Dickies - Washington, D.C.


Fish Sandwich

Don't go to Horace and Dickies!  As good as the fish sandwich looks on Man vs Food,  in reality it was a huge disappointment and waste of time and energy to trek 25 minutes from the Union Station Metro Station.  My fish sandwich consisted of four fish fillets on top of two pieces of white bread.  The fish sandwich in the Man vs. Food segment included cole slaw on top of the fish and two more slices of bread to truly complete the sandwich.  "Did they even have cole slaw as a side order?"  Nope - they ran out.   Plus, the fish was boney and tough to bite into without tasting skin and the crap portion of the fillet.  I now know why it's so cheap for that much fish.  It's probably the poorest quality fish you'll ever eat - very little meat and alot of crap fried up to look tasty from afar.  

Friday, May 25, 2012

Jim's Steaks - Philadelphia, PA



With Wiz and Grilled Onions

Famous Halal Cart - 53rd St. & 6th Ave. in NYC


Combo Plate with White Sauce - only $6
before the sauce
New York City has a ton of carts/stands on just about every other street corner in Manhattan selling anything from boiled hot dogs, pretzels, mystery meat on a stick, and (my favorite) candied nuts/cashews/almonds.  For a quick and cheap (by NY standards) meal, the carts are definitely the spots, especially if you like minced chicken & gyro meat, rice, flatbread, and salad, the supposed best spot is the Famous Halal Cart on 53rd St. and 6th Ave.  According to my friend Anthony, it's all about the white sauce - a thick, rich layer of goodness that perfectly complements the meat and rice.  It's a little like tahini but not quite as yogurty nor is it like Zankou Chicken (in LA) garlic sauce.  If you like spicy, also add the red sauce on top.  Anthony says the line can get long at peak times (lunch, dinner, after the bars close at night) so go across the street if it gets too crowded.

Ben's Chili Bowl - Washington, D.C.



Half Smoke

Dinic's at Reading Terminal Market - Philadelphia, PA



Roast Pork Sandwich with Greens



Earl of Sandwich may proclaim itself has having the "World's Greatest Hot Sandwich" (maybe for the greatest sandwiches all priced at $5.99 on the menu) but I proclaim the Dinic's Roast Pork Sandwich with Greens as my favorite sandwich of all time (at least in recent tastebud-ian memory).  As profiled on Travel Channel's Man vs. Food, the meat is drenched in heavenly au jus before being gently placed on a roll with a sturdy crust that resists oversaturation from the au jus.  Plus, the greens made me feel better about at least eating some veggies.