Thursday, October 18, 2018

Dancing Pigs Deli, Belle Isle (Closed)

I had lunch at this deli on South Orange Ave a little over a week ago. I had a pork taco and a "steer" sandwich. The taco cost $3. The pork was of a pulled variety. It was good. They loaded it up like an American would. That was a bit sloppy. Generally acceptable. The sandwich was made up of their in house roasted beef with grilled onions and goat cheese. The combo wasn't really working until I broke down and tried the jus. I thought it was a culinary mismatch, but, it tied the bland cheese and meat together. And I guess now is the time to remind everyone that it is jus (as in juice) not "au jus" which means "with juice". So, one does not have "au jus". One has "jus" or orders the sandwich with juice (au jus). The roast beef was very rare. It was sliced to thick for my taste. It was also a little gray (old?).  The roast beef at Jersey Mike's (for example) is better in comparison. The sandwich was sloppily constructed. One side had almost all the onions. The cheese was smeared around the edges. It came with a side. I chose potato salad. It was the best thing.  It cost $8. They also serve hot dogs, salad, soup and sides. They have around sixteen sandwiches. Things like: muffaletta, Cubans, reubens, Italian beef and beef on a weck. They say the get bread from Buffalo, Tampa, NY, NO and Philly. They make pastrami, lamb, turkey and pork. The place is small. A few tables. Seats around eight. It is hard to pick up off the road. Next to and abandoned gas station in a strip mall. They sell little finished goods in the store. They have been open for three years. Probably not a destination spot.

*A few recommendations if you are going to NYC - Juliana's Pizza (under the Brooklyn Bridge) any pie, Jacques Torres Chocolates (under Brooklyn Bridge) flour less chocolate cake for $3, Epicerie Boulud (Lincoln Center) breakfast sandwich with ham, The Casbah food cart (Lincoln Center) lamb gyro for $4, and Parm (71st and Columbus) chicken parm.

**Can some one tell me why my blog doesn't come up even in the first page of results on the search engine that owns the blog company I use and it comes up number one on Duck Duck Go? Thanks Google.So glad I didn't choose Word Press.

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