While I’ve eaten some noteworthy
sandwiches in the past year (gloopy mess from Marius in Montreal, I’m
looking at you), none have been really inspiring enough to write
about until now. And besides, I’d much rather start things off on a
positive note. At first, the “lard bread” description almost
scared me off, but the classic tomato, basil, roasted red pepper,
mozzarella combo was too much to pass up. In the end, a very good
choice, enjoyed while sitting in a rickety chair out front of
Mazzola’s, watching Brooklynites walk their myriad dogs and kids on
the first sunny day of the season. My sources tell me that the
sandwiches are a relatively recent addition to the menu here, and I
will definitely be back for more.
Whatever lard bread is, it is
wonderful. Soft and a little chewy without being at all hard, golden
brown almost croissant-like exterior, and not a hint of crust-burn.
Okay, okay those might be bits of bacon in there adding a little
spice, but I stopped being an official vegetarian years ago and
obviously already performed some very particular psychological
gymnastics to get over that whole lard thing. Excellent distribution
and ratio of fillings, with basily peppery bites throughout and just
the right amount of tomato. The thin stacked slices of mozzarella
were a bit soft (one degree further and we might have turned the
corner on soggy), but in the end were balanced with the overall
softness of this sandwich. Also, they threw in a free bag of rosemary
and olive oil chips and their Americano is consistently decent. Lunch
success!
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