Friday, February 26, 2010
Special Treat For Our Readers
Just a moment ago, Stomach of Iron informed me of a wonderful new Google Maps plugin that locates every restaurant featured on Diner's Drive-ins, and Dives. Now you may not like the shtick of Guy Fieri (I for one hate his blonde highlighted guts), but I can guarantee that you'll love his food selections. For God's sake, the guy revels in deep fried goodness and delicious taste. Now here is the link: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=113063069277245160516.000463e6bded7841a462f&gl=us&ved=0CFgQkAUwAA&sa=X&ei=oCeIS5jBPJn-jQOp1bTEBg&sig2=VRsR63CwctiPwKvLH39UJA
Thursday, February 25, 2010
The Pino's Cheese Sub
Editor's Note: This Article was originally published on this blog's predecessor by the infamous Stomach of Iron. Being such a classic rumination on a paradox of food, we though it worthy of a second release.
For the past few weeks, I have settled into a routine of becoming severely inebriated and ordering a cheeseburger sub (with ketchup, mayo, lettuce--the simplest yet most tasty of combo's) from Cleveland Circle's own Pino's Pizza. Every time I go down to pick up my toasty goodness, there is always one particular menu item that catches my eye...the cheese sub.
Now a cheese sub sounds relatively harmless, but there is an underlying problem which turns my world upside down. The sub is priced $.50 more than a cheeseburger sub. For an additional $.50 I lose two hamburger patties. How could this possibly be? What warrants an extra $.50 for a cheese sub?
I am really curious about this. What could possibly command a $.50 premium for the loss of two patties? I must be missing something. Perhaps it is the rarest of cheeses only reserved for cheese subs. Maybe there are multiple cheeses which combine to form a title wave of melted flavor. What could this cheese sub possibly be?
I mean, I could order a cheese sub, but what if it is nothing more than a sub roll and 1 type of cheese. My night would be ruined. The though of myself paying $.50 more for a severely crippled sub is terrifying! I might as well just order a cheeseburger sub and tell them to hold the patties! At least that way I save $.50.
I could also just ask someone what is on there, but then I risk a price increase on the cheeseburger sub--a dietary staple of mine. The cheeseburger sub is the cheapest of all subs (at $5 for a small) and because of this, i am able to afford multiple subs per week.
Perhaps the cheese sub is actually an awesome sub with great flavor and ass loads of cheese. I am just not prepared for the consequences of an inferior sub. Some day I will order a cheese sub, but for now, the cheese sub will remain a true enigma to me.
Pino's Pizza
1920 Beacon Street
Brighton, MA 02135-7701
(617) 566-6468
For the past few weeks, I have settled into a routine of becoming severely inebriated and ordering a cheeseburger sub (with ketchup, mayo, lettuce--the simplest yet most tasty of combo's) from Cleveland Circle's own Pino's Pizza. Every time I go down to pick up my toasty goodness, there is always one particular menu item that catches my eye...the cheese sub.
Now a cheese sub sounds relatively harmless, but there is an underlying problem which turns my world upside down. The sub is priced $.50 more than a cheeseburger sub. For an additional $.50 I lose two hamburger patties. How could this possibly be? What warrants an extra $.50 for a cheese sub?
I am really curious about this. What could possibly command a $.50 premium for the loss of two patties? I must be missing something. Perhaps it is the rarest of cheeses only reserved for cheese subs. Maybe there are multiple cheeses which combine to form a title wave of melted flavor. What could this cheese sub possibly be?
I mean, I could order a cheese sub, but what if it is nothing more than a sub roll and 1 type of cheese. My night would be ruined. The though of myself paying $.50 more for a severely crippled sub is terrifying! I might as well just order a cheeseburger sub and tell them to hold the patties! At least that way I save $.50.
I could also just ask someone what is on there, but then I risk a price increase on the cheeseburger sub--a dietary staple of mine. The cheeseburger sub is the cheapest of all subs (at $5 for a small) and because of this, i am able to afford multiple subs per week.
Perhaps the cheese sub is actually an awesome sub with great flavor and ass loads of cheese. I am just not prepared for the consequences of an inferior sub. Some day I will order a cheese sub, but for now, the cheese sub will remain a true enigma to me.
Pino's Pizza
1920 Beacon Street
Brighton, MA 02135-7701
Eagle's Deli
Eagle’s Deli has long been a staple of Boston’s Cleveland Circle neighborhood, as well as the headquarters of the Boston chapter of the American Glutton Society. Famed for its massive, yet dubious, Eagle’s Challenge burger (more on that later), Eagle’s was voted “2nd best place in the world to pig out” by the Travel Channel. For the past three months Eagles Deli has been undergoing a ground-up renovation, which has completely changed the building. My goal: Too see if their burgers can still make me regret buying the cheapo brand toilet paper.
1918 Beacon Street
Brighton, MA 02135-7701
(617) 731-3232
Eagle’s is famous for their massive burgers. The smallest is dubbed the “Kiddie Burger” and comes in at a measly 1/4pound. Next is the "King Kong" at ½ pound and the "Godzilla" at 1 pound. Now, they start getting a little crazy. After the "Godzilla", there is the "Cowabunga" burger, which is 2 pounds of meat, the "Reilly", which is 3 pounds, the "Paul Jones", which rounds the scales at 4 pounds, and finally, the 5-pound "Eagles Challenge burger" (oh yeah, did I mention the 20 slices of cheese and 20 pieces of bacon?).
I ordered the ½ pound King Kong burger--medium with cheddar cheese, tomato, onion ketchup and mayo and instead of regular fries, I ORDERED CHEESE FRIES (caps to convey the power that the cheese has.) A pretty lean lunch by all counts.
They give you a glass for the self-serve soda (always a +1 in my book) and a numbered placard to leave on your table. I filled up my glass with a Dr. Pepper, found a seat, and stalked the waitress with my eyes until my burger was en route.
Ahhh my prey has arrived. Look at that CHEESE!!!
The burger came about 8 minutes later, and boy was I ready to dive right in. I ate about 10 fries and got cheese all over my mouth but it tasted dam good. Next, I took a giant bite out of the burger and got more grease on my face. Unfortunately, the burger was a little too red for my liking but I finished it anyway because I was damn hungry. The outside was nice and charred, but the inside was pink. The meat was a lower grade and not as tasty as a gourmet burger, but certainly on par with the like of Five Guys.
On nom nom nom
The toppings were good, and complimented the burger well. The burger was so juicy, that the lower bun almost disintegrated by the time I was done.
The fries were super crispy and coated with cheese. The cheese was reminiscent of a Velveeta variety and it fucking tasted good. I made sure to dip my burger into the excess several times.
Overall, I was a little let down by the burger. I have been there several times before, and this was probably the worst. The cheese fries were great, but the burger just didn’t cut it. I will give them another shot before I totally write Eagles Deli off, but unless the next burger stuns me, then I will be heading to Five Guys more often.
The meal cost just over $9 including the fries, drink and tax
Eagles Deli Restaurant1918 Beacon Street
Brighton, MA 02135-7701
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