Best sub place in Oklahoma City IMHO is Food Factory. They bake their own white, wheat, and tomato bread daily (in fact, you can take home yesterday's bread for free). They make a mean California Club, although my new favorite is the Turkey Club, which comes with not only turkey but also ham and bacon. Their normal sauce/juice is to die for, and they put enough on it that if you eat it there it's great, and if you get it to go by the time you get home the bread will just be a soggy clump.
Jersey Mike's Subs isn't bad, for a chain.
Both of those blow Subway and City Bites way out of the water, and I like City Bites 1,000x more than I like Subway, home of the "salad sammich" as I call it.
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When I lived in Spokane, our choices were Subway and Blimpee. I don't trust places that only appear co-located with gas stations like Blimpee, and I remember eating at Subway more than once up there.
Some places down here sell Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches, but they're not the same. When I went to Philly last year I remember thinking, "boy, when I get there I'm going to have to look up a place that sells those!" Turns out, you don't have to look far. I think I found 830 places selling them within a block of my hotel. The only places that didn't sell them were McDonald's and the car wash -- and I think the car wash actually offered them on Thursdays.
Same thing with Italian Beef sandwiches, which we get everytime we're in Chicago. I'm sure other cities have them too ... but Oklahoma doesn't. Sucks. Whenever you get one you think "this shouldn't be that hard to make!" and then when some place in Oklahoma sells one, I'll order one, take a bite and think "how did they mess that up!?!?"
I read one time that Oklahoma City was the buffet capitol of the country and that's probably true. There's a Chinese buffet, pizza buffet, hometown buffet ... hell there's even a Mexican buffet. That's always a funny trick ... take out of town people to the Mexican buffet and then giggle all the way home knowing they're going to be spending the night poo-ping ... seriously, some things were not designed to be sold as "all you can eat" and tamales are one of them.
There are between 10 and 12 good Mexican restaurants within 10 minutes of my work (we are only one state away from Mexico). I don't know why we have so many Chinese buffets (we are really far from China). And of course there are a million BBQ places around here as well, and most of them are really, really good. Mr. Spriggs is one of the best. We went in there one time and they told us they have 3 kinds of sauce -- mild, hot, and "not for white people." Seriously, they told us that. There's also Swadly's BBQ, Outlaw BBQ, and my other favorite, Van's Pig Stand.
Man, I'm hungry. And fat.
Some places down here sell Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches, but they're not the same. When I went to Philly last year I remember thinking, "boy, when I get there I'm going to have to look up a place that sells those!" Turns out, you don't have to look far. I think I found 830 places selling them within a block of my hotel. The only places that didn't sell them were McDonald's and the car wash -- and I think the car wash actually offered them on Thursdays.
Same thing with Italian Beef sandwiches, which we get everytime we're in Chicago. I'm sure other cities have them too ... but Oklahoma doesn't. Sucks. Whenever you get one you think "this shouldn't be that hard to make!" and then when some place in Oklahoma sells one, I'll order one, take a bite and think "how did they mess that up!?!?"
I read one time that Oklahoma City was the buffet capitol of the country and that's probably true. There's a Chinese buffet, pizza buffet, hometown buffet ... hell there's even a Mexican buffet. That's always a funny trick ... take out of town people to the Mexican buffet and then giggle all the way home knowing they're going to be spending the night poo-ping ... seriously, some things were not designed to be sold as "all you can eat" and tamales are one of them.
There are between 10 and 12 good Mexican restaurants within 10 minutes of my work (we are only one state away from Mexico). I don't know why we have so many Chinese buffets (we are really far from China). And of course there are a million BBQ places around here as well, and most of them are really, really good. Mr. Spriggs is one of the best. We went in there one time and they told us they have 3 kinds of sauce -- mild, hot, and "not for white people." Seriously, they told us that. There's also Swadly's BBQ, Outlaw BBQ, and my other favorite, Van's Pig Stand.
Man, I'm hungry. And fat.
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cheesesteaks aren't hard to make at all. It's all about the roll. With a nice, fresh roll, the rest of it can be more forgiving.
You can get all fancy and get real rib eye steaks and slice them paper thin (it's easier to do this frozen) and use fresh onions and peppers, but it's way more work this way and you are much more likely to screw up and make the meat rubbery or the peppers crunchy.
The only constant is you want to use Cheez Whiz. If I see a cheesesteak joint that uses provalone, I'm outta there. They're not....SERIOUS ABOUT CHEESESTEAKS. Any generic "cheese sauce" I've tried is indistinguishable as long as it comes in the same size glass jar as Whiz. And waaaaay cheaper.
90% of the time, I simply use the frozen sandwich steaks (NOT steakumms- the 100% beef ones that LOOK like steakumms, just layers of beef seperated by wax paper. There's tons of brands, they're all the same. Beef is beef.) and I'll usually use a bag of frozen mixed peppers and onions. If you like shrooms, throw those in near the end.
I just cook the beef, cutting it up into small pieces with a spatula. I constantly crack pepper over it, really makes a difference. Drain, set aside. Cook peppers, onions in a lil bit of oil, if you don't have oil it works fine. Drain off the extra water and crap that will be there, add shrooms and beef and cook another minute or so, then add as much Whiz as you want. BAM, slice open the roll like a hot dog, and load it up with cheezy steaky goodness.
There's really no reason for these things to cost almost $10 apiece at a cheesesteak place. I make them better, to my taste, for a couple bucks out of frozen ingredients and it doesn't take hardly any time. You can keep everything needed indefinitely and if you get in a cheesesteak mood, all you need to grab from the store is fresh rolls.
And, of course, you need beer to drink with it. I cannot guarantee this method without lovely suds to accompany it, for all I know it tastes like dogshit without beer.
You can get all fancy and get real rib eye steaks and slice them paper thin (it's easier to do this frozen) and use fresh onions and peppers, but it's way more work this way and you are much more likely to screw up and make the meat rubbery or the peppers crunchy.
The only constant is you want to use Cheez Whiz. If I see a cheesesteak joint that uses provalone, I'm outta there. They're not....SERIOUS ABOUT CHEESESTEAKS. Any generic "cheese sauce" I've tried is indistinguishable as long as it comes in the same size glass jar as Whiz. And waaaaay cheaper.
90% of the time, I simply use the frozen sandwich steaks (NOT steakumms- the 100% beef ones that LOOK like steakumms, just layers of beef seperated by wax paper. There's tons of brands, they're all the same. Beef is beef.) and I'll usually use a bag of frozen mixed peppers and onions. If you like shrooms, throw those in near the end.
I just cook the beef, cutting it up into small pieces with a spatula. I constantly crack pepper over it, really makes a difference. Drain, set aside. Cook peppers, onions in a lil bit of oil, if you don't have oil it works fine. Drain off the extra water and crap that will be there, add shrooms and beef and cook another minute or so, then add as much Whiz as you want. BAM, slice open the roll like a hot dog, and load it up with cheezy steaky goodness.
There's really no reason for these things to cost almost $10 apiece at a cheesesteak place. I make them better, to my taste, for a couple bucks out of frozen ingredients and it doesn't take hardly any time. You can keep everything needed indefinitely and if you get in a cheesesteak mood, all you need to grab from the store is fresh rolls.
And, of course, you need beer to drink with it. I cannot guarantee this method without lovely suds to accompany it, for all I know it tastes like dogshit without beer.
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I had to go get something to eat after I read this thread.
I went to a pizza buffet once. It was in Ohio, by Cedar Point. I wanted to try some of everything. The worst pizza I ever had was peanut butter and jelly. I took a bite and promptly spit it into a napkin. I should have known better.
SILLY
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SHIT IS FOR KIDS
I went to a pizza buffet once. It was in Ohio, by Cedar Point. I wanted to try some of everything. The worst pizza I ever had was peanut butter and jelly. I took a bite and promptly spit it into a napkin. I should have known better.
SILLY
AARDVARK,
SHIT IS FOR KIDS
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Couple more tips:
-if you're a fancy pants rich guy who wants to go the ribeye route, buy the steaks from the meat dept. and have the deli guys slice them up on the cold cut slicer. Saves yourself a ton of time, and you're not going to cut them that thin with your home utensils.
Or tell your butler to do this. I would recommend a few cloth napkins as cheesesteaks can get a lil messy.
-Yuengling, another PA institution, is a great pairing with cheesesteaks. And mowing the lawn. And on tap at the club. And breathing
Couple more tips:
-if you're a fancy pants rich guy who wants to go the ribeye route, buy the steaks from the meat dept. and have the deli guys slice them up on the cold cut slicer. Saves yourself a ton of time, and you're not going to cut them that thin with your home utensils.
Or tell your butler to do this. I would recommend a few cloth napkins as cheesesteaks can get a lil messy.
-Yuengling, another PA institution, is a great pairing with cheesesteaks. And mowing the lawn. And on tap at the club. And breathing
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Because I know you're going to be a maggot and challenge me on this, please to enjoy the menu at Pat's King Of Steaks, the center of the cheesesteak world.
You'll notice that "cheesesteak" is listed on their menu, as is "pepper cheesesteak". Guess which one of those doesn't have peppers in it!
maggot.
You'll notice that "cheesesteak" is listed on their menu, as is "pepper cheesesteak". Guess which one of those doesn't have peppers in it!
maggot.
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Listen, man.
Since I've been back, I haven't pissed on you one single time. Partially because I know that you secretly love watching a hot stream of piss come out of my cock and hit you square in the face, you closet case queen.
By all means, go back to up your ivory tower and continue looking down upon us peons just trying to have a good time. Pllease though, in the future, do us all a favor and refrain from voicing your holier-than-though disdainful shit. I'm just trying to have a good time and sharing a little snippet of all the fun I'm having along the way.
You should back off the self loathing and give it a try some time.
Since I've been back, I haven't pissed on you one single time. Partially because I know that you secretly love watching a hot stream of piss come out of my cock and hit you square in the face, you closet case queen.
By all means, go back to up your ivory tower and continue looking down upon us peons just trying to have a good time. Pllease though, in the future, do us all a favor and refrain from voicing your holier-than-though disdainful shit. I'm just trying to have a good time and sharing a little snippet of all the fun I'm having along the way.
You should back off the self loathing and give it a try some time.
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If I may get back to the topic at hand, though. First of all, Jersey Mike's sucks the big one. I can't believe anyone with any sense would say it's significantly better than any other random sandwich chain.
The very best sub shop I have ever been to is:
Bay Cities Deli, in Santa Monica, CA.
Place is always packed, and most of their shelf-oriented business comes from people wandering the aisles waiting the average 20-30 minutes for their number to be called. How could a deli sandwich be worth that much of a wait?
But it is. The ingredients, the meats and veggies and shit, they're all quite good. Three kinds of prosciutto depending on your budget, but you might as well go for the de Parma.
What really makes it, though, is partly the condiment mix, which is mayo, mustard, and a pepper relish (either hot or mild). This is the one thing I can never get right at home, but somehow they manage to nail the ultimate distribution of condiments in the ultimate amounts to create the perfect sensation.
But the real star is the bread. Oh man. So light and delicious inside, all soaking up the condiments, but with a crust... a crust I really don't think I've seen topped. Assertively crunchy and chewy at the same time, it is just every texture your mouth craves all "roll"ed into one. Get it? "Roll"ed?
Anyhow, it's a Santa Monica landmark, and if you're ever there, do yourself a favor and stop by, because your chance of getting a decent goddamn meal anywhere else in that goddamn town is goddamn low.
The very best sub shop I have ever been to is:
Bay Cities Deli, in Santa Monica, CA.
Place is always packed, and most of their shelf-oriented business comes from people wandering the aisles waiting the average 20-30 minutes for their number to be called. How could a deli sandwich be worth that much of a wait?
But it is. The ingredients, the meats and veggies and shit, they're all quite good. Three kinds of prosciutto depending on your budget, but you might as well go for the de Parma.
What really makes it, though, is partly the condiment mix, which is mayo, mustard, and a pepper relish (either hot or mild). This is the one thing I can never get right at home, but somehow they manage to nail the ultimate distribution of condiments in the ultimate amounts to create the perfect sensation.
But the real star is the bread. Oh man. So light and delicious inside, all soaking up the condiments, but with a crust... a crust I really don't think I've seen topped. Assertively crunchy and chewy at the same time, it is just every texture your mouth craves all "roll"ed into one. Get it? "Roll"ed?
Anyhow, it's a Santa Monica landmark, and if you're ever there, do yourself a favor and stop by, because your chance of getting a decent goddamn meal anywhere else in that goddamn town is goddamn low.
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Are you high? There is nothing going on here. My sour attitude and unprovoked namecalling are ruining nothing. This is the best day this BBS has seen in months, just because of our antics!Jack Straw wrote:Listen, man.
Since I've been back, I haven't pissed on you one single time. Partially because I know that you secretly love watching a hot stream of piss come out of my cock and hit you square in the face, you closet case queen.
By all means, go back to up your ivory tower and continue looking down upon us peons just trying to have a good time. Pllease though, in the future, do us all a favor and refrain from voicing your holier-than-though disdainful shit. I'm just trying to have a good time and sharing a little snippet of all the fun I'm having along the way.
You should back off the self loathing and give it a try some time.
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I will say that this seems to be the one thing that nobody gets here, except for me, Jonsey, and frighteningly enough, Worm. The BBS is a place to get on and call each other maggots and drum up fake drama and let the id run wild. It always has been.
I tell Worm to go fuck himself every other day, and we're boys. Jonsey drives over to our house at least once a week to take a dump in my mouth whilst I sleep, and we still invite him over for BSG Nite the next day.
What killed this place was that somewhere along the lines, the rest of you grew up, and I do not mean that in a good way. You started taking this shit seriously. I cannot believe that is still possible.
I stopped taking it seriously while FidoNet was still a viable form of communication.
And so I get to hear that I've "run off" people. Why? Because we're trying to have a serious, polite conversation about sandwiches and whatever it was that I ran Bruce off with?
I don't get it, man.
Please give me some brand names of the sliced frozen beef, because all I can ever find is Steak-Umms and they suck. I would very much appreciate all-beef, thin-sliced frozen beef slices. Thank you!
I tell Worm to go fuck himself every other day, and we're boys. Jonsey drives over to our house at least once a week to take a dump in my mouth whilst I sleep, and we still invite him over for BSG Nite the next day.
What killed this place was that somewhere along the lines, the rest of you grew up, and I do not mean that in a good way. You started taking this shit seriously. I cannot believe that is still possible.
I stopped taking it seriously while FidoNet was still a viable form of communication.
And so I get to hear that I've "run off" people. Why? Because we're trying to have a serious, polite conversation about sandwiches and whatever it was that I ran Bruce off with?
I don't get it, man.
Please give me some brand names of the sliced frozen beef, because all I can ever find is Steak-Umms and they suck. I would very much appreciate all-beef, thin-sliced frozen beef slices. Thank you!
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You wish, poofster.pinback wrote:The BBS is a place to get on and call each other maggots
OK, we get it. You want it in your ass, you like being pissed and shit on. You're a raging homosexual fecalphiliac. Just come out already and stop the charade, we won't dump on you (unless you want it). You'll feel much better about yourself and have a much more positive outlook on life.Jonsey drives over to our house at least once a week to take a dump in my mouth whilst I sleep
It ain't that fuckin hard man. Look for "INGREDIENT: BEEF" on the box.Please give me some brand names of the sliced frozen beef, because all I can ever find is Steak-Umms and they suck. I would very much appreciate all-beef, thin-sliced frozen beef slices. Thank you!
You're welcome!
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