White bread? White bread?! When I ordered the "Park Ave" sandwich from Inbound Pizza, I know I should not have gotten my hopes up. The only food I had seen from them was grease-soaked pizza ordered in the eleventh hour. But the description sounded good enough, and the classy name made me think I would be getting the higher tier of this late night joint. When I opened up the Styrofoam container, there it was. I will give them credit for the turkey and ham (fresh), served with a crisp slice of lettuce...but on toasted white bread? WHITE BREAD! Once again, I was not expecting the von Essen Platinum Club Sandwich, but to serve your food stuffs on the lowest, most pedestrian, last-resort situation bread? We refer to things of the lowest, most mundane character as "white bread" for a reason. This decision by Inbound Pizza could be considered one of two things. At best, incomparable laziness on the part of it's creator, or at worst a direct insult to it's clientele. Or maybe it was simply a business decision by a cheap, college student-focused establishment to save a few bucks. Well, you win Inbound Pizza. It was late and I was desperate and hungry. I should have known better. Here's to all of us who learn a lesson thanks to an empty refrigerator.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Am I a Snob?
White bread? White bread?! When I ordered the "Park Ave" sandwich from Inbound Pizza, I know I should not have gotten my hopes up. The only food I had seen from them was grease-soaked pizza ordered in the eleventh hour. But the description sounded good enough, and the classy name made me think I would be getting the higher tier of this late night joint. When I opened up the Styrofoam container, there it was. I will give them credit for the turkey and ham (fresh), served with a crisp slice of lettuce...but on toasted white bread? WHITE BREAD! Once again, I was not expecting the von Essen Platinum Club Sandwich, but to serve your food stuffs on the lowest, most pedestrian, last-resort situation bread? We refer to things of the lowest, most mundane character as "white bread" for a reason. This decision by Inbound Pizza could be considered one of two things. At best, incomparable laziness on the part of it's creator, or at worst a direct insult to it's clientele. Or maybe it was simply a business decision by a cheap, college student-focused establishment to save a few bucks. Well, you win Inbound Pizza. It was late and I was desperate and hungry. I should have known better. Here's to all of us who learn a lesson thanks to an empty refrigerator.
Monday, July 19, 2010
YES!
I was thinking of giving up, that all was lost in the world of sandwich appreciation. But then a bleep on my dismal little radar sounded. When I opened my eyes, there it was:
The Friendly's Restaurant Grilled Cheese Burger Melt. Once again, a mad scientist in the test kitchen of a well-known American franchise toiled night and day. "How can I top this?" he cried into his cup of Red Bull, 5-hour energy and coffee while staring at the advertisements for his competitors plastered on the walls. When all seemed lost, he said "fuck it" and threw together this beast. Much like KFC removed the bread for it's Double Down and replaced it with fried chicken, Friendly's has done us one better. It's traditional favorite is housed between two grilled cheese sandwiches! That's right, TWO GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES instead of a bun. It is so simple, yet so revolutionary.
For those that can't decide between a hamburger or two grilled-cheese sandwiches, you can stop praying. You no longer have to cheese. I mean choose.
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