![]() ![]() I ordered Ambiguously Grain Duo, the sticke Alt HTH collaborated with Revolution to brew for their 2nd anniversary. She ordered a cocktail–the Hop-a-rita, a margarita-type drink using New Holland‘s Hatter Royale Hopquila. Sunday night, Mindy and I decided to go out for a drink, so we left the boys with instructions to fend for themselves in the Sandwichdome for dinner (I’m definitely calling our kitchen the Sandwichdome from now on, that’s awesome) and the two of us visited Horse Thief Hollow in Beverly. I really should start bringing my own sauces though. And the bread that’s soaked up the pork juices is delicious as well. I’m not a big fan of their BBQ sauce, which is a bit of a Sweet Baby Ray’s knockoff but with an unpleasant chemical fake smoke flavor, and the only hot sauce they have on site is Tabasco, which is kind of pointless, but this pork chop is worth eating no matter what you put on it. What I do know is, I have never been disappointed in Hog Wild’s pork chop, and Friday’s was the best one I’ve had yet, perfectly cooked, juicy, fresh and hot, yet hitting the table practically before I was done ordering it. It’s not a big old sloppy mess like a lot of open-face sandwiches, but you still have to eat it with a fork and knife. ![]() On the one hand, there are two pieces of bread there, but the chop’s not between them. I myself am not sure where I fall on this particular subject. (The side dish is their “oven brown” potatoes which are just a slightly tastier type of fried potato product than their crinkle-cut fries). I guess this falls under the category of the “open-face” sandwich, a bit of a controversial topic at the Tribunal. You may have noticed that this doesn’t appear to be what you’d call an actual sandwich, just a big (1 1/4″ thick) bone-in pork chop sitting on top of bread. On Friday though, I returned to Hog Wild basics and ordered their (excellent, unassailable) Pork Chop Sandwich. Garden Gnome Action Figure April 27, 2014 ![]() I had ordered a brisket sandwich the past few times I’d been there, as their brisket is not bad, thin-sliced and piled on, with an obvious smoke ring. I find brisket hard to pass up (sadly there are only a couple of things on their menu I’d recommend #SandwichTribunal BBQ beef brisket sandwich at Hog Wild, a local joint. It’s an inexpensive, cash-only, quick-service place that still boasts a line out the door during the dinner hour most evenings. Damian earned a medal in Scholastic Bowl recently, so on Friday we went for dinner. Because of a forest preserve, train tracks, and a busy street, it’s less convenient for us than you’d think but still a regular destination for my family when one of the kids has an achievement to celebrate. When I say a stone’s throw, I mean, you’d have to throw it with a trebuchet or something similar–the record for pumpkin chucking is damn near a mile, and we’re about a quarter mile on a straight line from Hog Wild. I live a stone’s throw from a popular local spot that’s well known for its excellent pork chop sandwiches (and its giant rotating pork chop shaped sign), Hog Wild. A couple of quick hits here, as I had a bit of a theme going this weekend and I thought I might take a moment to tick off the purists. ![]()
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