He supplied me with a menu and I began studying… like two weeks ago
Pavlov’s dog over here, I saw photos of sandwiches to come at www.matisdeli.com and instantly started drooling
Here’s what I was debating:
The Reuben (A classic. Maybe I could do some kind of Reuben eat-off someday?)
Carol’s Temptation (If it tempts Carol, it’ll tempt me.)
Brian’s Wish (I would wish for that too, Brian)
Brittany’s Ticket (to heaven, I’m sure)
When the time came to go to lunch, I still had no idea what to do. I seriously considered ordering all four and pulling something similar to the party sub escapade…
A time comes in everyone’s life when they must order, and the best thing to decide among choices is to close your eyes and point your finger, or, do like I did, and ask what’s the most popular sandwich.
It’s popular for a reason; plus, I like to be part of the “in” crowd.
And the winner is……..
Carol’s Temptation
The service at Mati’s Deli is great, but it still felt like forever as I sat at my retro dinette table and tried to hide my anxious foot taping and slight mouth drooling
The interior of Mati’s Deli is pretty cool with its black and white tiled floor and teal chair coverings at the tables and the lunch counter. I had plenty to look at out the big front window and I wished every order that was called was mine.
When my number came up, I was more than ready. Carol’s Temptation is mounds turkey breast piled high with crisp cole slaw and Russian dressing.
Next up after the slaw is the Swiss cheese that was melted beautifully and safely tucked into the sandwich.
What really brought the bite together were the gloriously grilled slices of rye bread. There’s something so delicious about the crispy crunch of lightly buttered bread that makes for one of those closed eyes “mmmmmmmmm” moments.
As you can imagine, this was one messy meal and with each big bite, I had juice from the cole slaw running down my fingers, making its way to my elbows.
I love magnificently messy sandwiches.
Bite after bite, I was in sandwich heaven. Had I not been in the company of my coworker (as not to be rude), I absolutely would have scooped up every last bit of fallen slaw with bread crust spoons.
Carol’s Temptation was the perfect sized sandwich for lunch as I left with a sort of Three Bears “just right” kind of feeling.
With my trusty GPS in hand, I will definitely find my way back to Mati’s Deli again. I mean, I owe it to myself to eat all four of my choices.
