This is going to be a tough review to write. I almost feel bad because apparently every review before mine is five stars. Unfortunately, I'm one of those annoying people who actually pays attention to details. If I'm giving out a 5-star review, you have to seriously impress me, not just hand me food and smile.
Walking into this place is confusing right out of the gate. Logic would tell you to line up on the right side near the registers. Nope. You go left, which feels like you're about to accidentally wander into their refrigerator. To make things even better, there were delivery drivers standing around where you naturally assume the line starts. No pickup sign. No DoorDash sign. No Uber Eats sign. No Grubhub sign. Just vibes and guesswork.
Ordering was equally weird. You look at the menu and think, "Wow, this all sounds pretty good." Then you get to the sides.
What happened here?
If I'm ordering chicken salad, I'm expecting normal picnic food. Coleslaw. Potato salad. Macaroni salad. You know... the stuff that's been paired with chicken salad since the invention of chicken salad.
Instead, your options are grapes and broccoli salad.
Broccoli salad.
I'm still not entirely sure what broccoli salad is supposed to be accomplishing.
And apparently ordering a sandwich by itself requires a negotiation because everything seems built around these strange side choices.
Also, let's address the elephant in the room: French fries go great with chicken salad. I know some people are clutching their pearls right now, but I'm from Jersey. Trust me. It works.
Then came the service.
They brought one sandwich out, and then I sat there watching them serve brand-new orders while waiting another five minutes for the second one. So I'm sitting at the table with my lady friend while my sandwich slowly transforms into a science experiment. The bread wasn't toasted to begin with, so it just kept getting soggier by the minute.
Speaking of the bread, they only grill one side of it. One side. The bread looks, tastes, and feels like something prescribed by a nutritionist after a stern conversation.
Now for the positive part.
The Carol chicken salad is actually really good. Genuinely good. That's the frustrating part. The chicken salad is the reason I'd consider coming back.
Everything surrounding it, however, left me scratching my head. read more