Day 45 - Salt Beef Sandwich

Salt beef sandwiches are usually a speciality in Jewish neighbourhoods. I had one in a local Finchley restaurant called Chix Chox. The sandwich was huge. There was twice the amount of beef for the bread that was provided, not to mention the chips, gherkins and salad. I removed some of the beef and then assembled the rest of the sandwich myself, adding layers of beef, mustard and gherkins to the white bread. The beef was wonderfully tender and (surprisingly!) salty, the gherkins added a nice acidity and sweetness, as well as a good crunch, and the mustard lit the whole thing up with a bit of heat. All in all it was a great sandwich ... that is until I hit the salt wall. A smaller portion would have been better, and would have earned a better mark.



Description: Salt beef, gherkin and mustard sandwich
Location: Chix Chox, Finchley
Accompaniments: Chips, salad, lots of water
Companion: None
Rating: 7/10

Day 18 - Al's Beef Legendary Italian Beef

Al's Beef is a place I saw on Man versus Food. It's famous for it's 6 inch subs which are made with slow roasted italian seasoned beef, which is then left to stew in a spicy gravy. The beef is then placed in italian bread, garnished with sweet peppers and giardiniera peppers and then dunked in spicy gravy. And that's exactly what I had. Truth be told this was actually the second time I've been to Al's Beef and it was as good this time as the first time. Spicy succulent beef oozing with gravy, sweet and spicy peppers, what's not to like?



Description: Italian Beef 6'' sub
Location: Al's Beef, Chicago
Accompaniments: Diet Pepsi
Companion: None
Rating: 9/10