Have you ever been getting ready for a road trip? It's seven in the morning, the car is all packed and you're ready to hit the open road. Through all the morning rushing you just didn't have time to make your morning breakfast and coffee, but you need to leave so you can beat all the traffic on the L.I.E. What to do? That's where Pantano's comes in.
Opening at the wee hours of 7am you can start your day off right with some delicious breakfast options. The French Toast is a viable option. It's fluffy and golden goodness reminds you of being a kid, sleeping at grandma's and waking up to the smell of fresh homemade french toast in the morning. If french toast isn't your breakfast food of choice, you can always go with a New York staple and order yourself one of Pantano's delicious egg sandwiches. What makes Pantano's even more astonishing is that whether you call, or order on their app, your breakfast will be sitting there ready to go once you get there.
If breakfast isn't your thing, which in many cases it's not for everyone, then Pantano's has plenty of lunch options that will make you coming back for more to try the next intriguing thing you saw on the menu. With plenty of options to choose from, you'll find yourself staring at the menu above the very kind and helpful staff.
For you unnatural salad eaters out there, there is a nicely displayed salad bar when you first begin your walk to the counter. You have many options of how you would like to make your salad, with the same helpful staff helping you through each step of the way. For those of you that do not like creating your own salad, and are way more adventurous, Pantano's has eighteen different salad choices you can order off the menu.For me, the BBQ Popcorn Shrimp Salad is by far one of my favorite salads across the island. It's simple, yet has such taste that will make you forget you're eating a salad. Those little popcorn shrimp pack a lot of punch when you take a mouthful your taste buds explode with the sweet yet tangy bbq sauce that you will fall more and more in love with with each bite. The salad itself is simple, a caesar salad, but the bbq shrimp add that zest that the salads always been missing. Kind of like your cousin's new boyfriend at the family Christmas dinner who gets way too drunk and turns what use to be a dull and boring Christmas dinner into a full on Christmas party.
Let's say you're like me, though. You like salad, but you're more of a meat eater. Pantano's burgers are one of the best burgers I've had in my 29 years of living. Yeah, I said it, and there's a burger joint only a few feet away in the same parking lot. I had the honor to try their Cajun Special Burger. If you are a fan of cajun, then keep on reading about this savory burger. The beef patty could not be cook more perfect, it's juicy and hot, hot enough that every time you take a bite it feels as if it melts in your mouth. As you let the combination of burger and bun swish around your mouth, that's when it happens. That luscious kick. The cajun seasoning hits you like a Mike Tyson right hook, but you take it like Buster Douglas. The only disappointing thing about this burger is that when you finish it you do not have room for another.
The wraps at Pantano's are bar none. Are you a McRib fan? Part of the colt that goes on every now and then, meaning every day, to check the McRib fan website to see if it is back in your neighborhood, or coming back at all for that matter? Well, stop. Put down the phone, take the website out of your bookmarks, I have a better option for you. It's called The Five-O. Go in Pantano's, tell them JoJo sent you and ask them what the number one order of mine is. They'll tell you the Five-O. Where to even begin? Well, let's try. The Five-O is a boneless rib wrap, yes you read that correctly. The portion size is like eating a small burrito, and not a taco bell burrito. Stop eating garbage and have a real wrap. It's simple, but simple is always better. Ribs, Cheddar, and enough bbq sauce to slather up a full rack of baby back ribs, yet all that sauce is compacted into a handheld slice of heaven. You bite it and bbq sauce flows into your mouth like gooey liquid gold, overtaking every single taste bud on your tongue. The ribs themselves are soft, and like the burger, melt with each bite you take. The wraps are always fresh, never flakey like some other delis you may frequent. If you're really feeling adventurous then you can always add a side of fries or my favorite their greek bowtie pasta salad.
So next time you're up at 7am, packing the car, kids screaming in the back that they are hungry, remember this. Next time you and your co-workers are looking for a spot to order a great lunch, remember this (oh yeah , for you business folk who can't get out the office, they deliver). Pantano's will never disappoint, they will never treat you rudely, and you will always leave full and satisfied. read more