More Airport Sandwiches (YUL and YWG)

I think this is a grilled cheese sandwich from Lester's Deli at Trudeau in Montreal (YUL). Wanting something hot instead of another premade cold sandwich, I opted for a grilled cheese, a taste of homemade, after wading through customs on my way to the States.

I sure watched the guy make the sandwich, and it was by far NOT one of the top cheese sandwiches I've ever tasted. Using processed sliced cheese and regular bread with lots of butter, it was like the kind of grilled cheese sandwich you used to have at your friend's house after school. It did the trick, but you still looked forward to a real supper when you went home.

I personally cannot wait until Winnipeg (YWG) gets their new airport. Sure, the current Brutalist architecture is a sight to behold, but their amenities suck hard. This is the best I could do for breakfast, a Harvey's sausage and egg sandwich. Terrible bun, lame sausage, bad tomato, at least the egg was fresh, but c'mon, Harvey's, at least pretend you care about breakfast and offer some sort of tater option.

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Monty’s Bakehouse wrap, Air Canada

I’d rate this wrap as strange. Its packaging created expectations of a more appetizing experience, which it was not. After a vastly superior egg salad sandwich from London Heathrow, I could not greet this airplane freebie with serious interest, but at least it was hot, and at least I could review it for this blog. Steaming contents were oozy and largely undistinguishable, but suggested some kind of red pepper or sundried tomato origins.

Specialty Sandwich, Amtrak train dining car

Advertised as the "Specialty Sandwich" on board the Oakland to Los Angeles Amtrak train, this $9.75 grilled cheese seems a safe vegetarian bet, just as a bagel and cream cheese does when faced with weird processed meat choices aboard the VIA Rail in Canada. The specialty allegedly features gruyere and smoked cheddar, however each cheese was tasteless, plastic, and greasy, cooling to reveal six slices of highly processed cheese product. The crisp, somewhat grainy bread absorbed cheese sweat from inside, completely obliterating any relief that the mustard or tomato could have provided, and was thoroughly saturated in a meaty residue from the grill on the outside. This sandwich leaves the kind of mouthfeel that a glass of water cannot wash away. Note: pack toothbrush in carry-on.

Kim Anh Subs, Calgary

It's no secret I'm a fan of the Vietnamese sub. Hell, they've prevented my vegetarianism . But I do enjoy the vegetarian option now and again, especially when it's warm marinated soft tofu rather than the shredded fake meat variety. In Calgary one weekend, a friend and I found ourselves stranded in the city due to a snow storm, so lounging around 17th Avenue, cold, tired, hungry, and near broke, we popped our heads into Kim Anh Subs where he had ventured once before. Offering a whole wheat sub bun option, Kim Anh's subs were a bit more expensive than what I'm used to for a sub of this style ($3.50 is my price range), but it's Calgary, so what can you expect.

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