Superbly Executed American Classics?
I have been craving an Egg Salad sandwich... but not just any Egg Salad... something better than I've ever had.... no I am not referring to a big name chef's version.... just a decently priced, true-to-origins... but uncommonly well executed version... same is true of Fried Chicken, creamy Brocoli Soup and other "Cafeteria" dishes
Any nominations?
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Magnolia does some tasty fried chicken on Thursdays.
Try Emmy's Spaghetti Shack for a delicious (and huge!) plate of spaghetti and meatballs!
Suppenkuche has AMAZING meatloaf, served with mashed potatoes.
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Emmy's Spaghetti Shack
18 Virginia Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110Magnolia Pub & Brewery
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JasmineG
Nov 19, 2007 08:07 PM
Mmmm, Gregoire's November dinner menu has macaroni and cheese with mushrooms, and it's one of the best versions of macaroni and cheese that I've ever had that isn't homemade. Definitely a well execute American classic, and it'll only be around for the rest of the month.
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FYI: I went by Bakesale Betty's today and noticed a sign for egg salad sandwich, marked right under the fried chicken sandwich. $5.25. I'm not an egg salad fan but my guess, given everything else BB produces, is it would be worth the try.
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re: ML8000
JasmineG
Nov 17, 2007 10:23 PM
Heh, all that I remember about it was that I was surprised by how good it was -- I only got it because I got there and was starving and they were out of the fried chicken sandwiches, so I got egg salad, which I usually am not the biggest fan of, I think because of the too high for me mayo content of most egg salads. But theirs was very eggy and good.
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re: ML8000
larochelle
Nov 19, 2007 08:13 AM
I noticed that too, when we were at Bakesale Betty's last week. I almost ordered it just so we could taste both of their sandwich offerings -- then I realized it wasn't likely I'd be able to pry half of the fried chicken sandwich from my husband. I suspect egg salad sandwich sales only take off when they're sold out of the chicken sandwich.
We loved the fried chicken sandwich which is no surprise, I think its pretty much adored by all. We also had the pecan sandie which was quite good, a gingerbread cookie which was a little sweet for me and a lemon ice which nicely tart and not too sweet.
The thing I want to hear about is their chicken pot pies. I saw them being made -- they were at the filling & putting the top crust stage -- they looked amazing. The filling looked really dense and chockfull of goodies. Has anybody had it?
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re: Eat_Nopal
larochelle
Nov 19, 2007 01:01 PM
Not sure what I said to give the impression the sandwiches were prepackaged - they are not.
When we were there, they had 3 people making the fried chicken sandwiches assembly-style a tray at a time and could barely keep up. I did not see them make any the egg salad sandwiches.
I'm a big fan of 1/2 tuna salad, 1/2 egg salad sandwiches.
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larochelle
Feb 28, 2008 11:07 AM
Hmmm, I don't think so. I only took it up after I moved here to SF. Maybe its a Texan tastebud thing?
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Lori SF
Nov 17, 2007 08:39 AM
My favorite egg salad sandwich is at a deli/liquor store on Sutter Street, across the street from Loehmann's and next door to a 711 a couple doors down from Banana Republic and Sutter Street Garage. I have been going here for a long time and don't even know the name. What they have is the perfect egg salad, nothing fancy. It is perfect on whole wheat bread with a dab of mayo and mustard nothing else. I crave it once a month and it does the trick.
I think Firefly make great fried chicken and I like Maverick as well. Also, Ella's Tuesday's special is fried chicken a proper American style fried chicken and try their chocolate cake which is spongy and not too sweet.
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larochelle
Nov 16, 2007 03:34 PM
I actually like the egg salad sandwich at Lee's Deli. I go to the one on Spear Street.
Its just your basic egg salad but I really like that there's no celery in it. And since they make them to your specifications, I can have it on toasted rye bread with tomatoes & extra black pepper which is how I like it.
They also do a half-&-half - a tuna salad & egg salad sandwich that I like.
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Melanie Wong
Nov 16, 2007 03:14 PM
I love the warm, open-face, egg salad sandwich at Willow Wood in Graton. Hope that's not too frou-frou for you . . . it will set you back about ten bucks. They readily admit that it's a knock-off of Cafe Fanny's in berkeley (that I also love).
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Willow Wood Market Cafe
9020 Graton Rd, Graton, CA 95444Cafe Fanny
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Eat_Nopal
Nov 16, 2007 03:24 PM
Thanks... to clarify... I am not saying I necessarily want Wonderbread, Best Foods Mayo & American mustard... I like higher quality ingredients & $10 is perfectly reasonable... I am just not looking for Veal Sweetbreads topped by Deviled Pate & Quail egg yolk foam... and calling it an Egg Salad sandwich. Variations like say fresh dill or chipotle paste are good... but is long as its not too far a detraction from the original.
Please don't limit it to just Egg Salad... this time of year I tend to crave "Cafeteria" food in general...
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Dave MP
Nov 16, 2007 01:48 PM
St. Francis Fountain makes a very good egg salad.
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/42621...
The 49er is basically a BLT w/ egg salad, and I thought it was very good. I have eaten at St. Francis fountain a few times for breakfast too, and I would even venture to say that I think they are better at lunch/dinner than they are at breakfast.
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Dave MP
Nov 21, 2007 08:54 PM
I ate at St. Francis Fountain on Tuesday night before catching flight to east coast....joined by pane and two other friends. Pane and I both had the 49er, which was not nearly as good as last time I had it.
The egg salad was heavy on mayo and relish, not nearly as tasty as the last time I had it there. The mac and cheese was still good, as was the thick shake (banana ice cream w/ chocolate syrup). Fries were good, not great.
So I think the quality of egg salad at SFF might depend on who made it that day....
