What a game last night. I bet you were expecting me to lead with a comment about the halftime show, but I would never. Watching two beautiful Hispanic women over 40 dance for 15 minutes? Not for me. I'm here for the love and respect of the great American sport of football. (Several friends recorded the reactions of their sons while watching the halftime show, which was hilarious.) All in all, it was an entertaining game. No, I had absolutely 0 care in the world who won and thanks to the joys of the internet most of the commercials were already on YouTube by the time they reached their ~$5 MILLION reserved airtime. But in the end, I was happy with the result. Andy Reid, one of the more likable coaches in the league finally won the big one, while Kyle Shanahan presided over another 4th quarter collapse. Hey, at least he didn't beat his own record of blowing a 28-3 lead, this time he only blew a 20-10 lead with six minutes remaining. Who am I really happy for? My buddy, Will. You see, Will had the box numbers of 0 (SF) and 4 (KC) set to hit perfectly for a large 4th quarter payout. That's before tragedy struck with a minute remaining when KC scored their game-sealing TD to make the score 31-20. Morale was low for Will as the touchdown didn't need to happen, all KC needed to do was run down the clock. That was until a palindrome miracle happened. (If you didn't know, yesterday was the only palindrome day of the century, so pretty rare.) He unknowingly also had the numbers 0 and 1 which led to an even bigger payout than the first. Only in America. And with that, we are onto the 2nd coming of Vince McMahon's "alternative" football league, THIS. IS. THE XFL. I will be in attendance this Sunday when the New York Guardians open up against the Tampa Bay Vipers because a) I love witnessing history, and b) the league is likely going to fold by March and this might be my only opportunity for live XFL action.
Bread Rating: 7.6/10 (A toasted kaiser roll fresh out of the toaster oven. Good sized roll=lots of room for contents)
Pork Roll Rating: 7.8/10 (Thin slices of pork roll packed in between two eggs. I love this technique as it spreads the tastes out on the sandwich rather than having just pork roll or just egg bites, you get a little of both in each. The pork roll itself was heated perfectly on the griddle which also makes cheesesteaks and quesadillas which only add to the flavor of the total product)
Egg Rating: 7.2/10 (Two fried eggs flanking the pork roll but had a little bit of a tough time scoping out the flavor because of the ketchup. More on that to come.)
Cheese Rating: 7.1/10 (Average yellow American cheese you'd find at most delis. Putting the cheese in between the eggs and the pork roll is just a veteran move to ensure it actually melts. Too many places just put it on top of the sandwich and call it a day.)
Sandwich Composition: 7.3/10 (I feel like I've really only talked about the composition which had good and bad. The setup was well done, with the egg, cheese, good portion of pork roll, cheese and egg, however, there was a bit too much ketchup on this one and as a consequence, the meats were sliding a bit.)
Overall: 7.4/10 (This was a solid PEC, and one you wouldn't necessarily expect to find in a deli that really caters to lunch with their cheesesteaks and pizza (in addition to a few Mexican dishes). Like most establishments on Red Bank's West Side, this is another hidden treasure on a street most people use as a throughway, Shrewsbury Ave.
Price: $6
Marta's Deli is located at 124 Shrewsbury Ave, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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