So remember that time I said I would post every Wednesday and then didn't? Yeah, that thing called life got in the way. This episode involved free lunches at work and moving from one apartment to another and my laptop going into a (thankfully) brief coma. So basically the majority of the food I've been eating has not been prepared in my kitchen. Buthave been handed the perfect opportunity to write reviews for restaurants in the downtown Boston area, so I'm going to carpe diem the hell outta that. Unfortunately, my daily good eats are limited to whatever restaurants are signed up with foodler.com, which by the way is a fabulous way to order food online, delivered right to your door! Snaps for foodler, indeed.
Since I am about as inexperienced as they come in terms of food critics, you may be asking yourself why you'd want to read a review from someone like me. Welp, firstly I am reviewing these restaurants from a takeout perspective. These sandwiches, pizzas, lo meins, whathaveyous are prepared alongside fifteen other orders, placed in an insulated messenger bag, schlepped across town and expected to arrive in the same condition as if they were to be served on a plate in a restaurant. Rather than "settling" for takeout when tiredness sets in after a hard day at work, you should treat yourself to a
That being said, most lunches I have been served so far have been impressively tasty. Secondly, I understand that I don't have strong taste buds. The only food I don't like are avocados, beets, scallops, and guacamole, and I probably dislike those foods due to their texture. If you are willing to try new foods and don't stick your nose up at a Wendy's burger, you've come to the right place.
Enough babble, onto the review!
Sam La Grassa's - Now everyone knows that coffee shops that say they pour the "World's Best Cup of Coffee" are just full of beans (pun intended, Elf reference intended), but when a sandwich shop like Sam La Grassa's boasts that they make the world's no. 1 sandwich, I can't blame them. I'm pretty sure I had the best sandwich experience ever last week, thanks to Mr. La Grassa's establishment. I knew I was in for a treat when I ordered the asiago turkey sandwich based on the description "Oven Roasted Turkey with chiptotle mayo, thin sliced bermuda onions, Pepperjack Cheese and roasted red peppers served on an Asiago Roll". I mean, really? REALLY? How on earth could you put together a more decadent sounding sandwich? Needless to say it was unbelievable. Turkey is a safe meat option for sandwiches, but this turkey was especially moist. Chipotle mayo has emerged as the leading sauce in recent years, and soon we'll see it blended with pasta sauces and poured atop meatloaf. I've never had a bad experience with roasted red peppers, the flavor they add isn't substantial but they're always welcome in a sandwich. I really didn't notice the onions, but the pepperjack cheese added an extra punch alongside the chipotle mayo sauce. My father recently introduced me to asiago rolls, the cheese baked on the asiago bread is the icing on the cake. Asiago bread has the ability to smush under low pressure, but I was pleased to receive a smush-free sandwich on my desk at lunchtime. Overall, my first experience with Sam La Grassa's was nothing but spectacular, both in taste and composure kept after delivery.
Bravo Zulu, Sam La Grassa's!
More reviews to come in the near future (if life in September isn't as insane as life in August! I'm sure it will be due to a venture out west to San Fran for a week? Maybe I'll do a review from there! Hmmm) 'Til next time, little chefs and takeout eaters!
More reviews to come, hopefully!
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