Steak Sandwich of Southwest Suburbia: The Poorboy
The bread dripped with garlic butter; it gushed each time I lifted the sandwich, spouting its aromatic allium oilslick all over the plate, the tablecloth, my shirt, my hands, my beard.
The bread dripped with garlic butter; it gushed each time I lifted the sandwich, spouting its aromatic allium oilslick all over the plate, the tablecloth, my shirt, my hands, my beard.
The hot, soft folded egg, the firm, salty, crisp-edged pork roll, the oozing, melted American cheese all came together into what we later learned might be the best pork roll sandwich in New Jersey.
Pizza toast is satisfying, the sour, salty salami with the mild sweetness of the cooked onion and green pepper, the cheese and the sauce, all supported by the crisp-edged but still pillowy-firm shokupan.
In February, the Tribunal will cover Japanese Pizza Toast, the Poor Boys of Illinoize, and New Jersey’s Pork Roll.
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