Today I’m trying our new Cup of Soup with Half a Sandwich combo (Only $8!). I’ve chosen Chicken Salad with a side of Bacon Potato Salad (+$1.25) with Robbie’s Ramen Soup.
Chicken Salad: chunks of white meat chicken with mayonnaise, celery, a touch of brown sugar, served on sour dough bread
Robbie’s Ramen Soup: served with diakon radish, carrots, scallions and rice noodles. Seaweed, dried shitake mushrooms, chicken and pork
It’s 11:50 and since my breakfast consisted of coffee and a VERY small blueberry breakfast bar, I’m hungry and jittery. My appetite is pretty ridiculous actually. I blame it for my credit card bills. My appetite for food, for travel, new shoes, new clothes…etc.
Okay, Carlos just delivered my lunch…here’s how it is presented:
First I go for the soup – it is warm (not too hot!). The scallion flavor hits me as a welcome contrast from the smooth meaty (?) broth. The carrot and radish slices are perfectly crisp. The rice noodles are a bit tricky at first, my recommendation: pile them on your spoon and just take a big bite! Don’t be afraid!
The potato salad is not your mom’s version I assure you. It has achieved a new level, and while I’m a traditionalist – this is good. Large chunks of potato, mayonnaise all around the experience is sweet and salty. Celery, red onion, and of course: Bacon! A healthy portion too, for $1.25.
At Last – the Chicken Salad…Have you seen the movie Beerfest? When the guys find the old beer recipe, they brew it and finally its time to drink…and things are said like “I want to brush my teeth with it!”. That is how I feel about this chicken salad. A couple servers are out right now on the streets handing out “Buy 1 Sandwich, Get 1 Free” Coupons. I recommend buying 2 chicken salad sandwiches, hunkering down, and enjoying. D*mn, this is freakin’ good. (I almost forgot to mention there is Bacon in the chicken salad, large pieces of bacon)
I’m off to the kitchen to bribe the chef for another half sandwich and the recipe.
Entry by Emily Beauchemin
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