Veggie dogs with homemade slaw
25 February 2009
18 February 2009
Counterpoint: Ike's Place is Fucking Awesome
My esteemed colleague (see "Point" review below) purports to be an expert on sandwiches, and claims his "thoughts" on Ike's Place's Meatless Mike is the end-all, be-all in sandwich reviewery. And though Ed attempts to provide comprehensive insight, he just plain misses the mark. Here's why:
1. Ed writes, "The "meatballs" seemed house-made, the bread was flavorful, spongy, chewy, the cold toppings worked wonders with the hot sandwich filling and bread." True the meatballs seemed house-made and the bread was flavorly, spongy, blah blah blah. But what he failed to denote is that the meatballs and bread and toppings were fucking awesome. Seriously FUCKING AWESOME. Even those deprived of taste would agree. Yet Ed, for whatever reason, neglected to point this out. Hiding something, sir?
2. "Ike's is just like living in paradise. . .and I don't wanna go home," says Ed. Ike's is not like living in paradise. It isn't like anything. Ike's is paradise. Ike's is, even after eating just one sandwich, without a doubt the most fuckingly ridiculously awesome fake meat sandwich purveyor in these United States. And I lived in Milwaukee for 6 years.
They also give you a Tootsie Pop with your meal. Did I also mention that it was the perfect amount of food? Because it was. The only thing I wished for was my sandwich in my face faster. Considering that, on a scale of 1 to 2, 2 being "totally awesome" and 1 being "so not awesome," I give it a 2.
1. Ed writes, "The "meatballs" seemed house-made, the bread was flavorful, spongy, chewy, the cold toppings worked wonders with the hot sandwich filling and bread." True the meatballs seemed house-made and the bread was flavorly, spongy, blah blah blah. But what he failed to denote is that the meatballs and bread and toppings were fucking awesome. Seriously FUCKING AWESOME. Even those deprived of taste would agree. Yet Ed, for whatever reason, neglected to point this out. Hiding something, sir?
2. "Ike's is just like living in paradise. . .and I don't wanna go home," says Ed. Ike's is not like living in paradise. It isn't like anything. Ike's is paradise. Ike's is, even after eating just one sandwich, without a doubt the most fuckingly ridiculously awesome fake meat sandwich purveyor in these United States. And I lived in Milwaukee for 6 years.
They also give you a Tootsie Pop with your meal. Did I also mention that it was the perfect amount of food? Because it was. The only thing I wished for was my sandwich in my face faster. Considering that, on a scale of 1 to 2, 2 being "totally awesome" and 1 being "so not awesome," I give it a 2.
17 February 2009
Point: Ike's Place is awesome.
So, Tim was coming into town to hang on Friday, and we had planned to go to the cheesesteak place, so that I could give it one last chance to "wow" me. After those plans were made, a cursory glimpse of the Onion's "Food" section revealed a review of Ike's Place. I didn't read past "100 sandwiches" before emailing Tim to alert him that our plans had changed for the day.
It was sunny and nice out, and about 1:00. I thought there would be a megaline to wait in, but thankfully, we strolled right in. Tim and I both opted for the "Meatless Mike"- a fake-meatball hoagie with Jack cheese and red sauce, with everything on sourdough. It looked like there were a lot of fake meat options, and they advertised that "any sandwich can be made vegetarian". It led me to believe they had an arsenal of Morningstar and Trader Joe's brand fake meat in tow, and I was kind of discouraged by this.
We went to wait at an outdoor table, trying desperately to conserve our potato chips. Then the sandwiches arrived, and I can't really do it justice in words or pictures. It was perfect. Every aspect was perfect. In fact, there was even some sort of 1000 Island dressing on it, and I didn't even care. The "meatballs" seemed house-made, the bread was flavorful, spongy, chewy, the cold toppings worked wonders with the hot sandwich filling and bread.
There is a sandwich called "Change" or "Barack Obama" or something, and it is steak, cheese and onion rings. I'm going to have to try that shit meatless and report back, but until then, Ike's is just like living in paradise. . .and I don't wanna go home.
10 February 2009
09 February 2009
02 February 2009
BBQ Seitan Failure
Young Ed came over for the Super Bowl yesterday, and sandwiches abounded. I cooked up a batch of the Chicago Diner's Veggie Sloppy Joes, substituting a very nice seitan (albeit store-bought) for the tempeh that was called for. And though there was nothing seriously wrong with it, I was slightly disappointed by this recipe yet again. The Diner Cookbook is one of my all-time faves...most everything that is in it is a winner, but the sloppy joe misses the mark. The recipe essentially creates a BBQ seitan with a homemade sauce more than a traditional SJ, but said sauce is not as flavorful as it could be. The ingredients of the sauce are as follows...
ketchup, a lil mustard, chili powder, liquid smoke, s -n- p
What is it missing? What would you add? I'd say it definitely needs to be kicked up, Guy Fieri style, but also needs a little more depth of flavor. I thought slow cooking for several hours would help the flavors meld a little more, but it still needs a little something extra.
ketchup, a lil mustard, chili powder, liquid smoke, s -n- p
What is it missing? What would you add? I'd say it definitely needs to be kicked up, Guy Fieri style, but also needs a little more depth of flavor. I thought slow cooking for several hours would help the flavors meld a little more, but it still needs a little something extra.
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