Foodview: Turkey Chili and Half a Grilled Cheese

So there's this deal going on now: a bowl of soup and half of a grilled-cheese sandwich for somewhere between seven and eight dollars. I ordered it under the recommendation of the crew behind the counter. After giving them the go-ahead, they asked me the peculiar question of what veggies I wanted on my sandwich!

Whoa, whoa, whoa! I thought. How dare they desecrate the sacred grilled-cheese! I mean, how can you put anything other than cheese on it? But it didn't take longer than the first bite for my eyes to be opened to how scrumptious veggies in a grilled cheese sandwich truly is! My taste buds were seriously jigging it out!

The sandwich was crisp and grilled with cheese melted just perfectly in between thick wheat bread speckled with oats on the crust (I loved the crust). Cool tomato and curls of red onion were trapped in the melted goodness of the cheese, giving the sandwich an incredible new flavor I've never experienced before. Really, I'll never eat grilled cheese the same thanks to this place!

After getting half way through the sandwich, I decided to spladoonk it into the bowl of turkey chili. It was phenomenal!

The turkey chili has a lot of pep to it, making me sweat after only a few sips of the sensationally potent broth. I hadn't even gotten to the chili's  meat and whole veggies (beans, tomatoes?, corn, and onions) and I was already experiencing so many strong flavors! Dipping the spoon down to the bottom (it's a big bowl), I excavated the quarry of veggies and ground turkey and enjoyed the bounty!

Really, the chili is hot! Really hot! I was sweating! And while it has a fair amount of broth to it, it's also a very big bowl. I assure you, dear readers, that most of you will be full before the end.

~The Harvest Crier~

Foodview: Turkey Tango

Encapsulated in crunchy toasted wheat bread, the Turkey Tango sandwich was an excellent balancing act of hearty, flavorful turkey and whole, crunchy vegetables. Accented by the spicy Chipotle Mayo sauce on both breads and the delicious taste of provolone cheese, the adjectives I would knight this valiant sandwich with are firey, lean, and healthy.

If you're wanting to get your veggie on with the healthiest selection on the menu, I'd recommend the Hummus Wrap. If you want to satisfy the carnivore within you with a good serving of red meat, I'd recommend either the West of "Philly" Beef or, even better, the Harvest Beef Burger. But if you're wanting a mix of the two, getting a satisfying serving of meat without skimping out on the veggies, go for the stately stride of dancing with the Turkey Tango.

Shredded turkey thickly stuffed in between the bread, tomato and cucumber bringing a touch of freshness to the meal, spinach and sprouts christening the platter with nutrition, and Chiptole Mayo spicing up the dish make the Tango a well-rounded sandwich. I know you've heard of a well-rounded person, but a well-rounded sandwich? Yes! It's flavorful, healthy, filling, and spicy. It's the kind of sandwich you'd want asking your daughter to prom, if sandwiches could talk that is. :)

~The Harvest Crier~

Foodview: The Harvest Beef Burger

I wouldn't recommend eating it on a first date or anything. Like all great and delicious burgers, it has a tendency to get smothered all over your face no matter how clean you try to be. Really, go for something safe like a bowl of soup! There's some dating advice for you!

Today's unveiling of the beef burger at Harvest Moon gave me an opportunity to not only take pictures, but to also try a beef burger for myself, and let me tell you that it was manly! It was a manly burger that filled me to the brim with tasty whole beef.

A warm kaiser roll did its best to encapsulate the towering stack of ingredients. Underneath the top bun was a hearty serving of onion practically spilling out to the side of the burger. Below that were thick slices of tomato and a layer of fresh green lettuce.

But it's not like you would order this burger because you are just dying for some lettuce! You want meat! Let me say that this burger will most certainly satisfy the caveman in you!

Underneath the fresh garnishes of onion, lettuce, and tomato is a smokey flavored, crisply textured layer of turkey bacon, charred to perfection. Underneath that a layer of warmly soft aged-cheddar melted into the thick and moist beef patty, the most filling constituent of the meal. To put a kick in it, the chef decided to put a layer of spicy chipotle mayo underneath it all. Thanks guys. :)

Nothing concluded the meal better than having some kettle chips on the side. It supplemented the burger perfectly. Who can resist a burger and some chips? Top it all off with a Virgil's Root Beer in a chilled glass bottle and you'll be sittin' pretty. Enjoy.

Adjectives for this meal are: manly, beefy, smokey, filling, and spicy. Good job, Harvest Moon.

~The Harvest Crier~