Brown's New York Deli in Maitland, FL

I had lunch at Brown's New York Deli in Maitland. Apparently this restaurant has been here for over a year, but somehow I never noticed them during my countless drives past.

As soon as we were seated, a plate of pickles and coleslaw were brought to the table.

I had the Turkey Ruben for my meal. It consisted of sliced turkey, cheese, sauerkraut, and thousand island dressing on toasted rye bread. Fries were served on the side. The sandwich was good, although it didn't contain the sickening stack of meat that I've seen at some of the more famous delis actually in New York. The amount of sandwich fillings here was much more biteable and more appropriate for one person to eat in a single serving.

After the sandwich, meringue cookies were served alongside the check. Meringues seem like they are either good or bad whenever I try them. There's never a meringue cookie that is just okay. These meringues fell in the good category. They were light and airy with just the right amount of crunch.

I enjoyed my meal at Brown's. I'd return here again!

Friendly's in East Syracuse, NY

While in Syracuse, I visited a chain that was never discussed on this blog. That chain is Friendly's...

I had a Ruben sandwich. The sandwich consisted of corned beef, sauerkraut, cheese, and thousand island dressing on rye bread. The sandwich's ingredients seemed pretty benign, but somehow massive amounts of grease kept on magically appearing. The sandwich was sitting a puddle of oil when I picked it up, and more oil kept on dripping out as I was eating. With all this dripping oil on a sandwich that shouldn't be dripping oil, I can see how Friendly's got it's reputation of having some of the unhealthiest chain food around.


I'm not going to go rushing back to a Friendly's any time soon. The amount of grease was scary and their sandwiches were the price of dinners at some other restaurants. To me, Friendly's remains in the same category of restaurants to me as Denny's and IHOP. Places you go when you can't find anywhere else...

Clock Family Restaurant in Auburndale, FL

I've known of Clock Family Restaurants for years, but I had never eaten in one. One day while in Auburndale, FL, I finally got to try a Clock.

I had a turkey ruben sandwich which consisted of turkey, cheese, sauerkraut, and thousand island dressing on bread. While the sandwich wasn't horrible, it wasn't exactly the best I've had. They were very stingy with the sandwich fillings, both with the turkey and sauerkraut. The onion rings that came as the side were really good though. Overall, nothing worth returning to...