[Pigging by Wilfrid: May 18, 2015]
Just things I happened to eat and photograph, no big deal. Although I have to say, the crispy oyster and pork sausage sandwich on the lunch menu at Maysville was very enjoyable, largely because the pork sausage is loose-textured, flavorful, and has a homemade feel to it.
It's báhn mi-style in a way, even though it's on ciabatta. Shredded raw carrot, plenty of fresh cilantro.
It's a hefty enough sandwich, and good enough ingredients, but it is$17. It comes with a bowl of spicy potato chips, but the green salad was extra--not much extra; you can add salad or soup to your lunch sandwich for $5.
It's a nice, spacy, bright room for lunch on a sunny day too, although there's something odd about being stared down by countless bottles of whisky and whiskey at that time of day.
Here's a historic one. I was hungry and thirsty mid-evening in the FIDi last week, but didn't have time for a full meal, so I set foot for the first time in Delmonico's--or rather, it's bar and grill next door to the restaurant. A handsome, circular bar in a very dark and dingy room. Bartenders were pleasant, but spent a lot of time dealing with grumpy waistcoated waiters grabbing drinks for their tables.
Delmonico's started as a pastry shop run by two eponymous brothers, but was established as a restaurant at 2 South William Street in the 1830s. Ownership and location changed over the years, but it's back at its original site. The menu, as you'd expect, nods to the history of the place with neck-stretching frequency (Lobster Newberg, Chicken à la Keene). An open face steak sandwich might not seem to conjure the past, but in fact slices of sirloin served on individual pieces of toast is a flashback to the grand Beefsteaks which raised money for political campaigns and/or charities. This wasn't eat-all-you-can, though. $18.
You might enjoy either of those sandwiches, but I'd give the burger at Retro Bar & Grill a miss. This time, I was escaping a thunderstorm, and this basement, half-heartedly kitted out as a 50s diner, in the basement of the Houston Street Holiday Inn, is really a place to be when it's raining.
No complaints about friendly service (to me and the other solo diner). The burger's main selling point is its size. It says half a pound, and it's at least that, a big, sprawling patty. It's cheap too: deluxe at $7. The fries were okay, but it's not a good sign that the processed cheese wasn't even melted. Satisfactory fuel, but don't seek it out.
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