We already covered a syphilis infected Italian man seeking riches in America already in this blog so I won't get into too much detail on this Columbus Day*. By all accounts, the man, Christopher Columbus, was an absolute piece of shit who left behind a legacy of horror for the hundreds of thousands of indigenous populations in the Carribean who were "discovered" by his now elementary understanding of world geography. It's easy for us now to poke fun of Columbus' mistaken discovery of what he thought was a short cut to the East Indies when there are satellites in SPACE that show us the entirety of our planet. Despite the miracle of having all human knowledge available in our pockets, it's probably safe to say that 50% of you still couldn't find Indonesia on a map today. And no, I'm not defending Columbus, just trying to provide some people with perspective. I spent the morning celebrating Italian-Americans by hitting up a bagel shop named D'Alessio's Bagel Express. By all accounts, it seems I may be one of the only people in New Jersey working today since absolutely no one was at this place this morning. It honestly startled me a little bit especially given its proximity to the commuter ferry to the city. Could I be in for a bad PEC? On Columbus Day no less? After the Cowboys embarrassed me last night and gave me no choice but to order multiple shots at the bar?
Bread Rating: 7.4/10 (A pretty good bagel from the bagel express.)
Pork Roll Rating: 7.8/10 (Very solidly cooked pork roll, four slices with cheese in between them.)
Egg Rating: 7.4/10 (Two large fried eggs with a generous amount of pepper.)
Cheese Rating: 5.8/10 (Although the cheese in between the pork roll was nice, the top cheese wasn't very melted.
Sandwich Composition: 6.8/10 (The SPK ratio was good on this one but it might be considered "greasy" to some which cause the contents to slip off the bagel.)
Overall Rating: 7.1/10 (There was a kind of nostalgia I had while eating this PEC. Maybe it was the generous pepper application or the time tested griddle leaving years of seasoning on the pork roll and egg. Either way, this is a pretty great "hangover" PEC that really brought me back to the mid-2000s and yes, I am now listening to my Ultimate Pop Punk playlist on Spotify, thank you for asking.)
Price, $4.85, cash.
D'Alessio's Bagel Express is located at 949 NJ-36, Leonardo, NJ 07737.
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