New York Special in Oklahoma

Following my day late review, I decided that I would get right to it when I got home tonight. Sadly, I waited until just now to start it. :/

This evening I'm going to review the # 9, the New York Pub Special. I had mine grilled because I'm in love with the idea of warm sandwiches on cold days thanks to Lambrusco'z.

Made with a half a pound of Pastrami, Swiss Cheese, and Dijon, the flavor breakdown will be kinda short, but the flavors won't be sold cheap because of a small vocabulary. I could go on and on about the sandwich, but because the flavors aren't numerous it's going to wind up falling short as a standard sandwich review.

If you indeed are reading/ following me, drop me a comment! I can't get better unless I know what I'm doing wrong!

So when I got my sandwich this afternoon it was all warm and crunchy, but still retaining it's healthy moisture. YUMMY! That first morsel of crunchy Rye yields to the strong, bold flavor of Dijon Mustard. Powerful in it's own fashion, the mustard isn't overbearing to the point of losing the flavor of the pastrami.

I personally didn't taste the Swiss on the sandwich, even though there was plenty of cheese there. It could be the fact that I was indulging in the texture and flavor of the mustard, though. I have been known to forget to pause for all the flavors I'm awaiting. The fact that the sandwich was heated may also be the reason for the Swiss's missing flavor, my fault for asking for it grilled, truth be told.

At any rate, if someone were to offer me this sandwich or dessert(Which I am very fond of, in all actuality.) with only one choice, I'd grab a healthy handful of sandwich, happily, without a second thought! I'm a huge fan of such bold flavors in general, but when I hear 'sandwich' and the words 'mild' and 'light' don't come to mind, I'm all aboard!

...I really do think I'm becoming addicted to sandwiches, I'm sort of okay with that though. I can say with complete honesty that I won't be attending Carbs or Sandwich Anonymous anytime soon.

This sandwich served up hearty ingredients, crunchy bread, and warmth, earning a solid 9 of 9.

Until Next We Eat!

                                                                         Peace, Love, and GREAT Food,
                                                                                    -Andy B.

Le Cordon Bl-ooo...

Me and my friend Julie at Lambrusco'z! :D

So yesterday I felt like I was STARVING, so I had the trusty sandwich staff at Lambrusco'z To Go grill me up the number 36, our spin on the Cordon Blue. Made on the delicious, spongy, and soft Ciabatta bread I fell in love with on the #19, it's packed with Pesto Ham, Oven Roast Chicken, our own Garlic Cheese Melt (Drop by and pick up a pint!), and ending on the very tasty Provolone note.

My first bite into the sandwich was a soft dream. The texture of the bread is present but not overbearing, it's very nice to bite into a sandwich and have the crunch on the inside but not the outside. I may only toast my bread on one side from now on. I had the sandwich grilled(Making the inside of the sandwich crunchy) because, YUM! I've said it in person, but never before online so here it is,"Warmth really brings out the flavor of most meats and coaxes the flavors to blend and make nice." Such a smooth, warm, mild sandwich really reminds me of a bowl of soup on a cold day, in an entirely refreshing manner.

This sandwich serves as a fond reminder and makes me want traditional Cordon Blue much more often, just not directly after this sandwich. It was a pretty sizable sandwich after all... But I finished every bite.

It was tasty and the warmth of the ham and chicken blending together really made me happy with it being a little less than warm yesterday in Oklahoma. The give and take of warmth and flavors combining made this a good choice that 'd happily recommend to family and friends alike, and even to people I don't know!

This sandwich earns a 7 of 9 for it's flavors melting together and becoming a new suggestion I'd happily make.

Until we eat again!

                                                                  Peace, Love and GREAT Food,

                                                                            -Andy B.

Back in the Saddle!

So, it's been about 9 days since I updated and that's totally my fault. I got lazy and told myself "I'll start again Monday." Well that turned out not so easy. My other people on register were sick/off and I'm not the person who wants to call someone on their off day so that I can have a little extra help and because of that I didn't get to eat a sandwich. Well I don't quite remember what happened Wednesday that stopped me from eating a sandwich, probably just my really bad memory, but there was no sandwich done that day. Well,
I decided Wednesday that I wanted to do a sandwich on Thursday so I could get a review up on Friday morning. Here it is, Friday morning 3-day-late sandwich post.

I leave my minor blog hiatus and come back bearing a review!

I bring to you, the #29, Lambrusco'z own Greek Chicken Wrap. When you get the whole package, you're regaled with how pretty it looks. Coming in a vibrant red Sun-Dried Tomato wrap, it's filled with a myriad of tasty ingredients. Lambrusco'z dinner case item Lemon Garlic Chicken, Romaine lettuce, our own Feta Salsa, some Tomatoes and then topped with Greek dressing.

The first bite into the wrap was amazing and salty and tangy and EVERYTHING I think of when I hear someone say 'Mediterranean Flavor'! It was filled with the briny feta, and dressing that left a zing across your taste buds. Easy to say, that if you're a fan of the flavors Greek food is known for, this is your ballpark! I was surprised to get a crunch factor, but then I realized that there were bell peppers in the feta salsa, or maybe it was the Romaine lettuce, at either end the crunch left me feeling like I was having a fulfilling bite. I finished the whole wrap pretty quickly and was impressed at what I found when I was finished. It left a light feeling on my stomach, no after-flavors on my tongue and a satisfying experience all together. I will DEFINITELY be recommending this to people.

                                            (Couldn't really deconstruct this one and still eat it, haha)



For a flavor variance in every bite it gets a 6 of 9. The sandwich was great, the colors kept me looking at it after I took a new bite, and the flavor was outstanding, as is the case with everything there!

Until next we eat!

                                                                           Peace, Love and GREAT Food,
                                                                                        -Andy B.

SPECIAL SPOTLIGHT!!!!

So I told myself today that no matter what happened, I'd blog about a sandwich tonight because I was tired of this being late all the time fiasco that seemed to be trending in my life. Then I got a call from a friend (At 7:30, so enough time for me to shake out my hair, dress up and get to the concert venue) who told me that I had a free ticket to see Scissor Sisters if I could get to the place! I live approx 10 mins. drive from there, UH YEAH I CAN MAKE IT! I didn't know who they were when I got there, but I know who they are now that I'm home! MY WORD! I've never had so much fun! Their setlist was amazing, and they have a semi-new album out, Night Work. I didn't learn about it until some post-venue research (Which I find myself doing a ton of!) So I had a great time at the crazy concert, enjoyed some fresh music, and will be happily blogging about the sandwich now.

So we have it. The very first, the one and only(so far) SPECIAL SPOTLIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So we start out today by my telling you that it *IS* Reuben month in Delis all over the world. With that said, I introduce, the Texas Reuben.

Now, I didn't get a description(Because I was silly and forgot to get it off the special board at work!), but I can tell you more about flavor and possibly hint at what exactly is in the sandwich without being so on the head! See, and you thought surprises were all bad!

Marbled Rye, Provolone, Cole Slaw, Reuben sauce, and I believe it's going to be a little peppered bacon, some horse radish and then pastrami. I could be wrong. I'm that way frequently when I'm guessing at things, but here's what I'm not guessing about: FLAVOR!

My word! I bite into the delicious(Haha, get the pun? It's okay if you groaned out loud, it was lousy.) sandwich and I get crunchy marbled rye, the bite of peppered bacon, after burn of horse radish and the smooth mayonnaise flavor of the cole slaw all in one bite! Now I'm not sure how it happens exactly, but the flavors layer after they've all combined to the initial explosion of flavor. You get the meaty pastrami with the more relaxed flavor of bacon and pepper after it's initial burst of spice, the clear flavor of horseradish sings behind it's wall of crunch from the slaw. It's the most lovely combination. It's such a party in my mouth, and only the best flavors were invited! I'm totally game for as many of THESE as someone wants to share!

It's a good hearty filling sandwich without being too heavy on both toppings or bread. It's a solid contender for a good lunch, after all it has most of your food groups on two slices of bread! Grains (Marbled Rye), Meat (Pastrami), Dairy (Provolone), Veggies (Cole Slaw!), what's not to love!

At any rate, a good sandwich deserves a good rating, so it gets a 7.5 of 9, easy style.

Until next we meet, fellow lovers of food!

                                                     Peace, Love, and GREAT Food,
                                                               -Andy B.

Sorry for such a short review, I think Special Spotlights are going to be a little shorter from now(The first) until the blog is finished. (Who know when that'll be!)

Day Three: The Super Yummy Meatloaf Sandwich!

                          *~*~Personal parts!!!~*~*

                           If you have no desire to hear about the author's affliction, scroll until you find the colored text. It'll be safe to read from there.

Okay, so I keep finding things to pull me from my reviews. This time, I'm ill. It's true, even we on the blogosphere get hit with an illness. The onset didn't get to me until last night, and when I got home I ate and all of a sudden got really queasy. So I went to bed with my review written and my camera full of pictures, just not uploaded.

                     *~*~Personal Part Over!~*~*
                       Personal Note is over, feel free to read from here.

With all that out of the way let's get to the sandwich!

So this review is going to seem a little biased, because of a reason, good or not, it's still a reason. I love meatloaf. And I don't mean that half-cocked 'Oh I'll try that sometime.' I LOVE MEATLOAF, so much so that if there's meatloaf on the menu of a restaurant, I must have it. So this sandwich, upon consumption, is one of my all-time, absolutely, super favorites.

The taste and texture of this meatloaf is great! It's topped with American cheese and has Mayonnaise on top. A classic sandwich, a brilliant flavor, a mild texture, and one of the best melding of flavors I've ever had. Here's the problem with that. As a blogger that breaks apart flavors to talk about, this sandwich review is going to fall short, because the flavors are so well combined, which is really the point of a meatloaf in the first place.

You get solid flavor without the slimy addition of over cooked veggies with no flavor. It's quite amazing actually. The meatloaf is also topped with this sweet sauce, made at Lambrusco'z, that is familiar without reminding me of ketchup. It's much different that other meatloaf topping sauces I've had before. Slightly tangy, but eloquently smooth.

It's AMAZING.

 Anyways, The meatloaf itself is a big slice of home, reminding me of times when we'd eat meatloaf once a week, I don't understand why that tradition had to stop exactly... I'm hard pressed to find something negative about the meatloaf at our shop, and I normally have a list of criticisms for the meatloaf I didn't grow up with, but this leaves me pleasantly speechless. I'm having a difficult time explaining exactly what the flavors of this meatloaf are, simply because it blends so well.

In this case, such simple ingredients yield to such bursts of flavor.

And now, I've simply run out of words to mean 'amazing' and 'delicious' while describing a new angle of the sandwich's main ingredient. This phenomenal flavor bomb is our # 34, the Old-Fashioned Meatloaf Sandwich. Earning it's score with flying colors, the #34 gets an 8.5.

                                       Peace, Love, and GREAT Food
                                                   -Andy B.

Day Two: Double Decker Muffaleta

Undertaking the task of two sandwiches is too awesome! Even when the one choosing is as indecisive as I am. But, seeing how as I was so indecisive, I had someone else pick a number for me! Super Registrina, Miss A! (At least that's what I'll call her for the purposes of my blog as long as I mention her.)

Now, tonight's sandwich is the Italian Sub - Muffaleta. There's an added option of feta salsa, (One of our amazing dips!) that I opted out of because I am trying to get as pure a description of flavors with as little of the extra frills as possible. I am here to talk about sandwiches and not add-ons after all. Anyways, after the HUGE sandwich that is our #19 stuffed me full, I thought my next choice would only perpetuate the fullness. Boy, did I have the right idea! Naturally, I was worried about the sandwich I would choose being too big in size for me to eat after the large sandwich. (Which I *REALLY* only ate half of.) So I sought the opinion of Miss A, whom was all to happy to tell me that one of her favorites was number 21, the Italian Sub -Muffaleta with Feta. The sandwich could have only benefited from the addition, but I chose to eat it as it is on the menu. Same fluffy Ciabatta bread from earlier's # 19, completely different taste!

Boarshead Ham, Salami, Greek Dressing, Red Onions, Tomatoes, and Provolone leave me wanting a really big bite of sandwich! And as strict as I was earlier on the  'no frills' part of my review, I opted to have it heated, because I love warm food.

I am *MORE* than loving this sandwich!!! This dressing is a lovely starting note, tangy but not tart, it lends a sharp taste immediately, then fades to warm ham and salami, succulent and drawing. A killer flavor combination, if I do say so myself! The smooth, favorable taste of provolone feeds into juicy tomato and leaves you with the desire for another mouthful.

After eating half of this sandwich, I want to curl up and go to sleep! (I ate the number 19 today after all!) This is another of the 'Hearty Appetite' sandwiches of mention from earlier today. It completely earns that title. I'm sweetly reminded of a sandwich I had while out of town with a friend from my younger days, before I had a blog.

This sandwich earns spot number 4 in my 'Favorite Sandwiches', and number 5 on my 'Favorite Foods' list!

My favorites are slowly becoming all sandwiches... Guess that happens when you're eating great food!

This sandwich earns a 7.5 of 9 easily, and very probably deserves it's 8 point rating.

                                                                     Peace Love and GREAT Food,
                                                                             -Andy B.

Day 2: Sandwich Colossus

To let everyone know, I am going to change the amount of updates to Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, but will still be doing 30 sandwiches plus Specials.

Today's sandwich was the Grilled Italian Beef Tenderloin! On Lambrusco'z menu it actually says," Hearty Appetite? Try our #9, #19, #21, #24 or #25."

With that in mind, and a light appetite in toe, I set out on this sandwich adventure. Keep in mind that because of my decision to cover a sandwich on a day when I was lazy I'm including a second post tonight! So in all actuality today is a DOUBLE DECKER FRIDAY! Twice the sandwich, twice the review!

The sandwich, as before stated, is Lambrusco'z own Beef Tenderloin, Garlic Cheese Melt, some Provolone, all with garlic roasted tomatoes and heated on Ciabatta bread, sounds great even WITHOUT my description, right?

However, it wouldn't be much of a review without my opinion now would it?

The bread's light crust yields to such a soft inside that I almost forgot I was eating bread! Our flavor packed tenderloin is cocooned in soft, warmed tomatoes and Provolone with it's partner in crime, Garlic Cheese Melt. Portable? Not so much. Flavor packed? I wish my tongue had it's own words! It was as if a flavor bomb went off in my mouth. The sandwich is 'soft' but the flavors it packs in it's soft exterior pack gusto!!!

I couldn't finish the entire sandwich, it was too big, but what I didn't eat today, I'll eat tomorrow for sure!

Moist tenderloin, creaming toppings, juicy tomatoes, and soft bread. What's not to like? There's a reason it holds it's own against our Reuben in orders!

My opinion is that people who love food NEED to try this sandwich. Bring a friend because you will need them to help finish the sandwich.

Flavorful and stuffed with delicious tomatoes, the rating awarded to the #19, Grilled Italian Beef Tenderloin is an 8 of 9.

Try. THIS. SANDWICH!!!

                                                  Peace, Love, and GREAT Food.
                                                               -Andy B.

Day One: The Number Ten

We start off the sandwich reviews with one of the serious favorites at Lambrusco'z: 

The Reuben.

At Lambrusco'z To Go, like most delis, we have a menu full of suggestions for sandwiches. Today's sandwich is referred to as the Number Ten.


Lacking a description it simply has an ingredient list that reads as follows: "Corned Beef, Sauerkraut, Swiss Cheese, & Reuben Sauce Grilled on Rye." I think the description leaves a bit to be desired, so I figured I'd give it one of my own. "Juicy Corned Beef heated with Sauerkraut, topped with creamy Swiss then drizzled with Reuben Sauce served on a bed of delightfully crispy Rye bread." Just makes my mouth water typing it, and I've already eaten the sandwich!

The first bite is great, but hardly the best. I find myself thoroughly enjoying the sandwich about two bites in. The first bite is filled with crunch and sauce but the second bite is when you get a taste of that succulent corned beef and sauerkraut mixture! The corned beef is nice, has good flavor, and then the sauerkraut pops in with it's slightly sour note to highlight flavors you didn't know you were missing in the beef, then the super creamy Reuben sauce finishes the job with it's horse radish flavor, I'm not sure if the sauce has the genuine horse radish, or if it's the combination of flavors, but it left me wanting more! The Swiss mops up the rest of your work by holding the 'Kraut close to the meat and blending well with the sauce.

This sandwich was HUGE when I got it! I'll ask for an approximate measurement of the amount of meat and leave it in a note at the bottom of the post.

For the nay-sayers of 'Kraut and it's flavor, I just want to tell you that you've NEVER had sauerkraut like this before! It's mild but still tastes like sauerkraut, it loses all it's unpleasantness when combined with the corned beef and sauce, in my opinion, and that comes from someone who *HATES* Sauerkraut!

A very nice hearty sandwich, the Reuben has a warm home-vibe from it.

I personally give the Reuben, the number 10, a spot in my top 5 favorite foods. As a general score or ranking, the Reuben has earned it's 7.5 of 9.

                         Peace, Love, and GREAT Food,
                                                            -Andy

Deconstructed about half way through the second half of the sandwich. I think it looks amazing. No sarcasm.

Starting a New Journey

Hi there! Chances are, if you're reading this, then you've come as a personal favor to the author of the blog or to see exactly what I'm doing and what I'm up to.

Well, it hasn't started as of yet, but today is the first day in thirty days (Minus Sundays, because Lambrusco'z is closed on Sundays!) where I will be eating one of the sandwiches off the menu at Lambrusco'z To Go.

There will be pictures of the sandwiches, and descriptions of the flavors as far as I'll be able to taste them, so look forward to as much detail as I can give on flavors of a sandwich! The sandwiches will have the restaurant descriptions prior to my own.


Don't get me wrong though! If I feel like a special deserves a spot, I'll extend the blog a day per special. And as well as the Sandwich review, this will be a touch of a personal blog some days. Great stuff to come later this afternoon after Day One!