04.26
One thing that I abhor is when I go to a restaurant and order a sandwich or burger and when I receive it, I find that the lettuce/tomatoes etc are put under the meat rather than on top of it. This is becoming increasingly common and it’s most annoying. When I mention this, some people tell me I should just suck it up and turn said sandwich or burger upside down. To hell with that. Why should I have to adapt? Everyone knows that if you put the toppings under the main part of a sandwich it throws off the texture and makes the bottom half of the roll/lower piece of bread wet and hard to hold on to. For the unenlightened, I will now describe the correct way to construct a sandwich. For this example, let’s say that you’re trying to decide how you want your burger fixed. Here’s how it should go, starting from the bottom up:
1. Lower Portion of the Roll, 2. the meat patty 3. a generous amount of bacon 4. lettuce (use iceburg by the way instead of romaine, unless you like the taste of old bed sheets), 5. onion slices 6. pickles, 7. tomatoes, 8. the top half of the roll.
The next time you go out for a sandwich and you find the topping below the meat, tell the waitress/waiter to take it back to the kitchen and have the cook make it again. Never settle for an incorrect sandwich. Ever.
Speaking of restaurant related topics, I am quite displeased that Ruby Tuesday now exclusively serves their burgers on whole grain rolls. You used to get a choice of whole grain or white, but I guess those days are over. What the fuck is wrong with white bread? That’s what I want to know. Wherever I go lately, I see whole grain shit being served where one once would have seen traditional white bread/buns/dinner rolls. The damn health nazis are trying to take away our right to choose and are forcing us to eat their wretched whole grain products. If I wanted to make my bread gritty and unappetizing, I’d have asked for it to be made with sand mixed into the dough.
I also hate it when I’m waiting in line at a fast food place and I see parents order kid’s meals with milk and apple slices (McDonalds/Burger King) or milk with mandarin oranges (Wendy’s). Every time this happens, I die a little inside.
I agree with all #s, especially #4. Iceburg lettuce also helps the bun from sliding all over the place too, and I like the crunch.
The one big downside to putting everything on top though, is if you go to a sandwich place and they screw it up, you can’t easily remove say, a yellow tomato, or a wayward onion slice without taking off all of your condiments. This is a huge problem at Subway. I get the same thing every time, and they manage to screw it up in a unique way every visit.
Are you going to post photos? I know you have one of some sandwiches.