I haven't checked the Humane Hobo Society website in a while so I'm not sure if the term "hobo" was canceled or not but these days you never know. If you're offended by the word, sorry, it's in the name of the place and they haven't been shut down yet. I did, however, Wikipedia "Hobo" and found some pretty interesting facts about drifter life that I'm now going to share with you, so buckle up. The term "hobo" is used to describe a migrant worker or homeless vagrant but don't you dare confuse them with "tramps" who only work when forced to, or "bums" who do not work at all. The origin of the term "hobo" is unknown but is thought to have originated in the United States following the Civil War as discharged veterans began hopping freight trains to return home or to work on the American frontier. A study in 1906 placed about 0.6% of the American population as hobos, at the time about 500,000 people. That number rose significantly during the Great Depression. Incredibly, there are still National Hobo Conventions held very year in Britt, Iowa (location of the Hobo History Museum) where hobo union members (yes, there was a hobo union created in 1889 to evade town's anti-drifter laws) review their ethical code (not joking) and tell stories. It's a four-day event that includes poetry, a carnival, a flea market, and an auto show. Though trains are much faster today than in the past, freight jumping is still an activity shared by hobos and adventure seekers alike. In fact, I stumbled across a YouTube series from a British guy named "Brave Dave" who freight hopped across Canada and it looked incredible and uncomfortable at the same time. Anyway, here's the pork roll, egg, and cheese from Hungry Hobo Restaurant in West Long Branch. I had no idea this place existed, even with my google search of pork roll places, but they popped up on DoorDash under pork roll so here we are. It's a bit diner a bit luncheonette inside and I'm sure the place buzzes during the weekends.
Bread Rating: 6.8/10 (An average roll, toasted, pretty flaky, and light.)
Pork Roll Rating: 6.6/10 (Three big slices, the flavor was there but was a little dried out, might have been because of the pick up though.)
Egg Rating: 6.9/10 (Average fried egg, they give the option to do over easy and scrambled if that's your thing, but obviously has to be fried egg on a sandwich.)
Cheese Rating: 6.6/10 (American cheese on top, American cheese on the bottom, very standard single cheese, they do give you an option to put mozzarella or gouda on there though, which is pretty awesome. For consistency sake, I went with American and it was average.)
Sandwich Composition: 6.5/10 (No ketchup which might have hurt this one. All the elements of a good PEC were there, light roll, cheese on both sides, ample pork roll. It was average, I enjoyed it, but it isn't going to light the world on fire.)
Overall: 6.68/10 (Average, standard diner PEC.)
Price: $7, it's a diner/luncheonette so prices are expected to be a little bit higher than a deli.
Hungry Hobo Jersey is located at 181 Locust Ave, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
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