So I know I said that I was going to try and eat healthier now that exams are over. Honestly, that's not really happened. I have been eating a lot of cheese. I have been catching up with friends at restaurants. And I don't regret cheese or friends. One excursion was lunch at Paesano's, which I had never heard of, but it's always been there for the past few years, across the street from Sabrina's on Christian. It's a sandwich shop that serves what I now consider the best. sandwich. I. have. ever. tasted. Ever. Even compared to a dressed shrimp or oyster po'boy.
First Impressions:
Easy, breezy, beautifully placed on the corner of 9th and Christian, this place is simple to figure out. A big chalkboard has the sandwich menu, there are menus at every table, and the cute server greets you pretty quickly. We sat by the window, and almost all the seats are window seats here. It's nice. I like the chalkboards on the walls - we sat under two pigs having a duel! I bet they were fighting over my sandwich.
The Food:
Everything's under 10 bucks, I think. So here is another budget friendly place where you can have delicious food and not have to wash dishes afterward. Just when I start thinking I might try being vegetarian, a menu sucks me into carnivore mode. This menu had me at lamb, combined with sun-dried cherry something or other (it's called mustardo, but it doesn't taste at all like mustard - even BETTER!). Besides, the cherry stuff made me feel like this sandwich was a little healthier because antioxidants are in cherries. And for those of you who'd like sandwiches, if it weren't for all that bread, the Gustaio (the official name for the lambwich) comes in a wrap-but-better-than-a-wrap, like lamb shawarma. But this was way way better. Even though I think my sandwich was the tops, Bon Appetit Magazine selected the Arista (pulled pork with broccoli rabe sandwich) as the third best dish in America under 10 dollars. I don't know much about the Arista, but that Gustaio is really amazing. There's even cheese on it - gorgonzola! We also ordered a side of potatoes, which were tasty, but of course unnecessary. I just have trouble avoiding rosemaried potatoes and onions.
The Service:
Super friendly, super cute (cuteness does not factor into the service rating), lots of free refills on the lemonade and black cherry seltzer. And our sandwiches arrived super fast.
Food mmmmm
Service mmmmm
Decor mmmm
Je ne sais quoi mmmmm
Overall mmmmm
901 Christian Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
p.s. please forgive late-night typos!
About the ratings:
mmmmm would eat there again tomorrow
mmmm looking forward to eating there again
mmm not in a hurry to eat there again
mm likely not going to eat there again
m would try my best never to eat there again. ever.
I reserve the right to grade on a curve for the overall score, despite the average.
Ha! Perfect. Another way to lure you down to my hood!
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