Arby’s Meat Mountain or Molehill?
(Hat tip to Jim for inspiration for the title) Not long ago, word hit the internet that popular fast food chain Arby’s had added a sexy new “secret menu item.” If you’re a person...
Yearly Archive: 2014
Trying not to hate a Baked Beans Sandwich.
This entire post only happened because I remembered having a can of baked beans in my pantry from two or three months ago. We were talking about The List and I said, “I need...
Baked Bean Sandwich
Where do I begin? I’ve always loved baked beans. There’s something very small-child comfort-food about them for me, and now as a mother myself, I know that they are the supremely easy option. A...
The Breaded Pork Tenderloin Sandwich – Grove Inn, Quincy, IL
Part 2 is here | Part 3 is here I grew up in a town in West Central Illinois called Quincy, and there are a couple of things you can pretty much take for granted...
Confessions of a Crap Eater #1: Sheetz Cheese Sub
I’m not saying I literally eat crap, guys, but let’s be real: I eat crap. I am someone who likes to go out to eat, but I am really poor. So rather than eat...
The 12″ Bari Italian Beef Sandwich
One complaint you hear a lot of the time, about places like Al’s, Portillo’s, etc., is that their Italian Beef sandwiches keep getting smaller or more expensive for what you get. They’re complaining about...
Let the Burger Speak For Itself
On Sunday morning I had a burger for breakfast, because I’m quite willing and able to eat a burger at any time of any day. To provide a bit more context, I met up...
Today’s sandwich: rained out
I was going to go get a really cool-sounding sandwich for lunch today but I stepped out of the office around 12:40 and managed to make it across the street before the sky opened up...
My Weekend In Sandwiches–August 25, 2014
Though I had a fantastic breakfast on Saturday (Mezcal chorizo from Publican Quality Meats in Chicago mixed into a crispy potato hash with caramelized onions and a white cheddar omelet. Jealous yet?), it was...
Is a falafel wrap a sandwich?
Today I grabbed lunch from I Dream of Falafel, a Chicago-area Mediterraneanish quick-service chain serving, well, falafel–but also schwarma & kebabs, in either a laffa wrap, a salad, a rice bowl, etc. It’s essentially...
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