Last Valentine's Day, I told you all the riveting tale of Al Capone and the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. But I'm not going to bring you down for this year's Valentine's Day. Why would I do that? I'm just happy this is the last of the winter "holidays" where we all pretend we're happy about the fact that it's thirty degrees outside while force-feeding ourselves decadent dinners. Call me crazy but I'm more of an "outside with a drink in my hand" holiday guy. St Patrick's Day? Beer and outside. Cinco de Mayo? Tequila and outside. You get the point. That doesn't mean I don't have any plans tonight. I'm not an animal. After reading an article about the top ten romantic dinner spots in NJ, I noticed one was right down the road in Long Branch. Is it also a place I used to valet cars during summers between college semesters? Yes. But in my humble opinion, nothing says "romance" more than the thought of me at twenty years old driving a car 1,000 times my net worth. Also, I treated my girlfriend to an everything bagel this morning so who says chivalry is dead?
Bread Rating: 6.8/10 (Average bagel, maybe a bit too bready, some good toast on the outside.)
Pork Roll Rating: 6.6/10 (Three, kind of, thick slices, the brand they use tasted a bit like bologna which was a little weird. Unsure if they used the same griddle as the eggs but it didn't seem that way.)
Egg Rating: 6.9/10 (Two fried eggs with melted cheese in between. Nothing really to write home about, the eggs were average, glad they used two though.)
Cheese Rating: 6.9/10 (Standard yellow American although I appreciated the amount and that it was very melted. A surprise piece in between pork roll pieces 2 and 3 was nice.)
Sandwich Composition: 6.6/10 (A bit heavy on the ketchup, some runny cheese which isn't necessarily a complaint just something to be aware of.)
Overall Rating: 6.7/10 (Average is about all I could surmise from this PEC. Nothing about it blew me away, the pork roll was a little unique. Bagels, decent. A nice little spot near Monmouth Racetrack. I can't wait for Spring.)
Price: $5.50, cards accepted. (They have square, which is exceptionally modern for a bagel place around here.)
Joe's Bagel and Grill is located at 205 NJ-36, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
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