The Skinny on Specials – Deli-Fresh (Update)

Deli Fresh (Update) – Coonskin/Airport Hill, Charleston, WV

Dan says…

Susan and I felt compelled to post an update to our previous review of Deli Fresh. I have to tell everyone about this sandwich special they are running until June 30th. The Sausage and Kraut Sub rocks! They butterfly a 8-9″ sausage, top it with sauerkraut and white (swiss?) cheese. They put all this on their 9″ steak bun with a thick line of brown spicy mustard. You should give this sandwich a try even though the mustard is incorrectly applied to the cheese side and not the meat side of the sandwich. (Personal Preference)

Please note that due to mission work and other travel the second generation will be running the family business for a few weeks this summer. I don’t know where else I’ll go to get a good sandwich and a hard time.

Fresh New Menu – Bluegrass Kitchen

Bluegrass Kitchen – East End, Charleston, WV

Susan says…

Bluegrass Kitchen is one of the few lunch spots we frequent where I will throw the Carb Diet out the window without a second thought. I LOVE the crusty bread they use for the Perfect Chicken Sandwich. I must disagree with Dan (see his comments below) about its perfectness. There is a good amount of chicken breast, tomato, Swiss cheese, bacon, spring greens and sundried tomato mayo on this creation. Since I like to choke my sandwiches down dry, I never get the mayo. Actually mayo and eggs make me want to gag just from thinking about eating them. They are my two least favorite foods. Unless the eggs are in cake, of course. Have you ever ordered a sandwich without the mayo and then tried to scrape it off? Doesn’t work, my friends. The mayo residue is still there, ruining your bread. I digress…

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Filling the Void – Can It Be Done?

Susan says:

When I returned from my trip to Buckhannon recently, my friends knew I would suggest the China Buffet at Kanawha Mall. After all, I did give it FIVE FORKS even though there are potholes in the parking lot big enough to swallow an Expedition, but that’s not their fault, I said.  Anyway, I did suggest we go there Monday morning because I had really missed my favorite Chinese place while out of town and that’s when I got the horrific news: it was closed due to fire damage. And the news didn’t get any better when a few days turned into “who knows how long”.

How will I be able to make it until they reopen?

Attention to Detail? – Cafe de Paris

Cafe de Paris – Downtown, Charleston, WV

Dan says…

I hope that the person writing the sign is not the same person cooking the Oysters and Saffron… (Click the picture)

Maybe it’s a special French spelling?

201 Capitol St
Charleston, WV 25301

(304) 347-2233

“No Bread for You” – Charleston Bread

Charleston Bread – Charleston, WV

Dan says…

The title says it all. Once again I have been embarrassed by a Charleston, WV small business owner. My sister drove up from Texas on leave from the US Army to visit our family. We dropped the girls off at pre-school and went to see the new Indiana Jones movie. When we picked them up they were, as always HUNGRY. I thought, wouldn’t it be nice to stop by Charleston Bread and get a loaf of bread for breakfast and a snack for the children. So I found a parking space on Capitol Street, and checked the sandwich board for the days specials. Yes! Cinnamon & Raisin Bread – that will be perfect.