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Jet’s Pizza

Sunday, October 29th, 2017

20171003_113637I wasn’t originally planning on reviewing Jet’s Pizza, but I changed my mind after looking at its menu more closely and realizing it goes beyond the standard pizza place.

Pizza comes in either deep dish or hand-tossed crusts, and I am a fan of the former because at Jet’s, they’re thick, smothered with cheese and loaded with toppings and thus full of flavor. You can enhance your crusts, too. The turbo crust, for example, combines butter, garlic and romano flavoring, making the already enjoyable deep dish crust even better.

Specialty pizzas include Alfredo chicken, BLT and Meatball Supremo. I really liked the Eugene Supreme ($13 as a 4 Corner pizza, $21 as 8 Corner pizza) for its ample amount of sausage and balanced mix of onions, green peppers and mild peppers.

Jetzees are sandwiches that use garlic parmesan bread–similar to Little Caesar’s crazy bread–automatically making the 8″ sandwich  ($6.99) unique and tasty. I enjoyed the steak & cheese for its tender steak and fresh tomatoes, and the side of Italian dressing was unnecessary but did add another level of flavor.

The tuna deli boat ($6.99), the other form of sandwich that’s offered, did have a deli freshness to it, despite that it uses thick pizza dough topped with butter and romano as the bread (so have a few napkins ready). Other deli boats include Italian and veggie.

20171020_113405“Sidekicks” are comprised of various forms of breadsticks and wings. The Jet’s Triple Cheese Turbo Stix ($5.99) were crunchy and cheesy but not overly so, and they weren’t as garlicky as I had anticipated, but nonetheless, these stix are crowd-pleasers. Although you won’t need any sauce, you have your choice of alfredo, bleu cheese, butter garlic, jalapeno cheese, pizza or ranch.

I do have to warn you that all this deliciousness comes at a major cost to your health. According to the Jet’s Pizza website, the steak & cheese jetzees are 1,350 calories, the tuna deli boats are 1,200 calories, each slice of the 4 Corner Eugene Supreme is 450 calories and each stick of the Triple Cheese Turbo Stix is 150 calories. The portion sizes aren’t that big, either, meaning a lot of calories are crammed into each bite.

Jet’s Pizza is open every day for lunch and dinner (carryout-only).

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See more photos in our Jet’s Pizza Flickr album.

Jet's Pizza Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

The Post

Sunday, October 15th, 2017

20170111_164012The remodeling of the Park Hotel (formerly Inn on the Park) included revamping its restaurant called Jerome’s into The Post. Looks can be deceiving, though, as the appealing space doesn’t have the food to match.

My first visit was early in the year, when I was told by a server that the menu was going to be completely redone. On my subsequent visits, however, the menu looks almost the same as before.

Formerly known as the Park Hotel, the now generically named pub steak sandwich has increased from $9 to $12. That’s a little overpriced considering the sandwich was small and the steak was under-seasoned, but it was helped by the caramelized onions and the au jus.

There are only five other sandwiches, including the George Post Burger ($9) and grilled chicken caesar wrap ($9). All are standard options for a hotel restaurant.

The Post also has seven, seemingly random dinner-only entrees–the Guinness short ribs and the fettuccini del mar are examples–but I figured the likelihood of any non-hotel guest eating dinner here when some of the city’s best restaurants are within a block was slim at best.

20171012_123815I did try a bunch of the appetizers, in case you’re stopping by for drinks after work at the huge bar that takes up half the space.

What caught my eye while perusing this portion of the menu was the bacon jam on the pulled pork sliders (three for $9). The bacon jam turned out to be milder in flavor than I expected, and the pork was pretty dry.

Much better was the empanada (two for $9), which has a flaky shell with moist, tender Argentinian beef inside. It’s got a lot of flavor and doesn’t require the super oily chimichurri sauce.

The final item I tried was the Corpus shrimp ($12). The really salty bacon in which it’s wrapped is fried to a crisp, and the shrimp was a little tough. The shriveled slice of jalapeno inside seemed out of place, and some kind of dipping sauce was needed.

The Post serves breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, plus brunch on the weekends.

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See more photos in our The Post Flickr album.

The Post Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

New items at Taco Bell, Burger King

Sunday, October 8th, 2017

20171007_100113I thought I would be immune to being surprised by Taco Bell, but its Naked Egg Taco ($1.99) was a bit of a shocker. Yes, the shell is made up entirely of a fried egg, and I can’t believe how much I enjoyed it. It’s a little greasy to the touch, which is why it comes in a carton sleeve. Inside you’ll find seasoned potatoes, shredded cheese, nacho cheese and your choice of bacon or sausage (you’ll get a generous portion of each).

I guess the main benefit of this taco is that you omit the carbs from the tortilla shell. For example, if you order the Naked Egg Taco with sausage, it has only 9 g. of carbs, yet oddly it’s only got 11 g. of protein.

Taco Bell also has an alternate version of this taco called the Dressed Egg Taco ($1.99), which is the Naked Egg Taco wrapped in flatbread. I also liked this taco, as the flatbread made it a little bit more hearty. The nacho cheese in these tacos added depth to the flavor (weird of me to say this, I know).

Both tacos are available for a limited time.

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20171002_115928Lucky Charms or Froot Loops? I ended up choosing the latter for my shake ($3.69) at Burger King. The flavor is surprisingly good, as you get the creaminess of the vanilla shake itself alongside the sweetness of the Froot Loops. However, the grounded pieces of Froot Loops were super soggy inside the shake.

In case you wanted to know, the shake is 720 calories, with 126 g. of carbs.

Burger King is offering a couple of limited-time chicken sandwiches, too. I selected the crispy chicken parmesan sandwich ($5.09) over the buffalo chicken sandwich. There’s just the right amount of marinara sauce so that it’s not dripping out the sides. The shredded pieces of Parmesan weren’t as melty as they should have been, but overall it was a satisfying sandwich.

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