Someone should have told me this: A PATTYMELT IS THE WORST FOOD EVER.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

:puke:

[madinmaryland]

1. Is that where they take a piece of toast,

cover it with tuna salad and cover it with a piece of american cheese and then heat it until the cheese melts?

:puke:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. they do it with a beef patty.

[I Have A Dream]

24. I think that is a tuna melt. n/t

[jpgray]

3. Like most things, a good one is, well, good

But then I also think there are good disco songs.

[hippywife]

4. I don't know,

I've had some pretty good ones. Guess it all depends on who's makin' em.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

5. The closed one at Sonic is amazing...

It's two slices of texas toast, a loaded cheeseburger and an onion ring. Yummo!
Duckie

[democracyindanger]

6. Nobody told you because

PATTY MELTS ARE ONE OF THE GREATEST FOODS EVER.

You're talking crazy talk.

[dembotoz]

10. patty melts are wonderful

they are sort of my default setting when i go out for lunch.
I am teased because all i ever order is a patty melt.

[democracyindanger]

12. I'm thinking it might've been the onions.

Too many onions, and the patty melt becomes a greasy, soggy mess.

Damn, now I need to go eat a patty melt.

[Ghost in the Machine]

7. you must not have had one made right... how was it made?

I serve authentic patty melts at my restaurant. A true patty melt is made on grilled rye bread with swiss cheese and grilled onions. People eat them up here! Anywhere else you go around here, they make them on grilled white bread or texas toast with american cheese, raw onions and pickles. :puke:

Oh... and all of my burgers are 6 ounce hand pattied burgers... I'll lock my doors before I'll sell a frozen hamburger out of there. I make my own chili, slaw, pinto beans, sausage gravy and macaroni & cheese too.

If you're ever down this way, stop in and try a real patty melt, ok?

PEACE!

Ghost

[La Lioness Priyanka]

8. that sounds wonderful.

i will.

the one i had was crap.

[Ghost in the Machine]

15. Maybe I should make a coupon for traveling DU'ers....

and post it on here? 25% off?

:hi:

Ghost

[QMPMom]

18. Dang, your post made me hungry and we just had supper!

[Ghost in the Machine]

21. LOL! Thanks....

I won't get into talking about the coconut shrimp or 12 ounce T-Bones then...

:hi:

Ghost

[democracyindanger]

36. Which begs the question

Where the hell is your restaurant?

[Ghost in the Machine]

38. Sweetwater, Tennessee... and you can dine without worrying about

terrorists! I'm right across the interstate from the Sweetwater Flea Market. :evilgrin:

Should that be my new advertising slogan? Dine Terror Free! :rofl:

:hi:

Ghost

[Gold Metal Flake]

9. I learned that, too.

So now I spring for the whole hamburger.
Pattymelts are all about the marketing.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

11. You should try a tuna melt with swiss on rye.

:9

[La Lioness Priyanka]

14. i love tuna melts

[Strawman]

13. I had a great one recently

Eggplant with mozza, onion, peppers, and hummus on whole wheat. It was the Mediterranean Melt. mmm.

[Ghost in the Machine]

17. That almost sounds *good*...

but I'm kinda slow I guess... must go google "hummus" and see what the heck it is.


On edit:HUMMUS~~>
Hummus is a creamy puree of chickpeas and tahini (sesame seed paste) seasoned with lemon juice and garlic, and is a popular spread and dip in Greece and throughout the Middle East. Hummus can be served as part of a meze platter; with bread or vegetable crudités for dipping; as a spread or filling for pita, lavash or Turkish pide bread; or as a tasty, creamy alternative to butter in sandwiches. A spoonful or two can also be added to Middle Eastern or Greek-style pilafs and stews to add richness.



2 cloves garlic—roughly chopped
¼ cup lemon juice
¼ cup water
14 oz (400g) canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans)—rinsed and drained
½ cup tahini
1 teaspoon sea salt


PLACE all ingredients in a food processor or blender and process until smooth, scraping the sides occasionally.
Variations: If you like a spicier hummus, add a small red chili (chopped) or a pinch of cayenne pepper, or try a little cumin for a more exotic variation.

Tip: Prepare extra quantities of hummus—it can be refrigerated, covered, for up to 1 week and frozen for up to 3 months.


Ok, this sounds pretty good... I'd try it

:hi:

Ghost

[Critters2]

16. ARe these the ones with sauer kraut on 'em?

Seven years into veg*ism, I can't tell one slab of dead animal from another. But I remember there's a sandwich with dead cow and sauer kraut. A terrible waste of good sauer kraut (not to mention a living creature).

[Ghost in the Machine]

19. That's a Reuben....

I serve them too... deli sliced corned beef, kraut, 1000 island dressing & swiss cheese on grilled rye...

:hi:

Ghost

[Critters2]

22. Do you serve Boca Burgers?

Why can't restaurants serve veggie burgers? I sometimes think I'd like to try some of these things, but with fake meat. But no restaurant has it.

Except Ruby Tuesday. Their Veggie Burger rocks!

[I Have A Dream]

25. Red Robin restaurants offer all of their burger concoctions with bocca burgers.

:9

[Critters2]

27. Nice to know. Don't have one around here, but if our mayor

has his way, we'll have every chain restaurant on the planet within a year.

[Ghost in the Machine]

26. I was actually entertaining the thought of adding some vegan meals

to my menu. I'm just not sure how well they would go over.. but then again, the sales on the reubens surprised me too. This is mostly country cooking here, and the name of my restaurant is The Country Star. It's an old Huddle House building. I think I'll look a little deeper into the vegan meals though...



I designed this logo myself too! Isn't he cute!?!

:hi:

Ghost

[Critters2]

28. I like your smiling star!

If you kept some bocas or gardenburgers in your freezer, they'd probably keep a long time. You'd be able to advertise them for veggies, but they probably wouldn't go bad like meat. So, they're there if people want 'em, no major loss if they don't.

I must admit, I am mystified as to how restaurateurs know how much food to have on hand. It amazes me.

[Ghost in the Machine]

31. It takes a little time to know how to order.. especially when you're

first opening. By 2 months, I knew what was selling good and could adjust my orders. Sometimes I ran out of things, and I hated that.. didn't want to tell a customer that I didn't have something that was on my menu.

I'll look into the Boca Burgers though... I do sell a lot of burgers.

What else would be good?

Ghost

[Critters2]

35. Well, I love a good tofu scramble, in place of scrambled eggs,

and made very similarly. And maybe keeping soy milk on hand.

I'll give some thought to what else. When my omni friends don't know what to serve, I tell them that any pasta with marinara sauce is always good. Some veg's complain that they get tired of pasta, but it's tasty, it's not so "wierd" that no one else will eat it, and everyone knows how to make it. So, I'm always grateful to find it, especially when there's nothing else available.

[LeftyMom]

29. If you're in an area where there aren't many vegan meals to be had

people will come out of the woodwork, provided you get the word out.

There are a lot of online vegan dining listing and review sites, once you're on them anybody in the area or traveling will know to stop in. When I'm traveling where I can eat something good is one of the first things I check and often I plan the rest around it.

[Ghost in the Machine]

32. yes, advertising would be the key here...

any suggestions on entree's? I'm totally clueless to the vegan lifestyle. I mean, I could live on lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, squash, zuchinni, cabbage, green beans and peas... along with some peaches, pears and pineapples. What else is there? Pasta?

:hi:

Ghost

[LeftyMom]

34. What's on your regular menu?

I could probably think of things I enjoy or have seen other places that would mesh with your usual dishes.

Also, you could check out vegweb.com for some ideas, there's a huge archive of vegan recipes there.

[Ghost in the Machine]

37. The biggest part of my menu is breakfast--- served any time...

Then burgers, sandwiches, steaks, shrimp, chicken tenders. chicken wings, boneless, skinless grilled chicken breast, beef liver & onions, and the soups & salads.

I'll check out that site, thanks. I know one of my food suppliers carries vegan meals.. I'm gonna look into it more.

[LeftyMom]

39. Burgers are easy to veganize

and breakfast too, just add some tempeh bacon, tofu scramble, cook the hash browns in veggie oil, etc. Have some nice vegan bread or buiscuits and earth balance (a vegan margarine.) Vegan biscuits and gravy. Once you get the gravy down, you'll have people beating down your door.

It should be easy to veganize some soups, add a vegan salad dressing or three. The entrees, since it looks like it's traditional american fare, could include a lot of fresh veggies, but also stuff like chicken-fried tempeh, seitan cooked up most any way you can do chicken, a portobello burger or sliced up for fajitas, etc. There's a recipe on vegweb for lentil loaf and gravy that's pretty cheap to make and very very tasty. If you had small personal loaves pre-made or just did the whole thing occasionally as a special, it'd knock people's socks off.

Oh, and of course a veggie burger. Just make sure the bun you use is vegan.

A vegan personal pizza would also be a pretty easy thing to prep in advance and the ingredients are cheap.

I have recipes in my journal (back a few pages unfortunately) if you need any more ideas.

Definitely let me know if you need advice on veganizing anything.

[QMPMom]

20. That would be a Reuben Sandwich:

Corned Beef, Swiss Cheese, Sauerkraut and Thousand Island Dressing on Grilled Rye.

Yum - if your're a meat eater.

If you're not, well, I suppose you could do it without the corned beef and it would still be pretty good. Rinse the sauerkraut first, though.

[philosophie_en_rose]

23. Sorry about that.

I agree completely. Grilled cheese with meat? :wtf:

[MonkeyFunk]

30. Are you crazy?

Pattymelts are what God eats for lunch on Tuesdays and Saturdays!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

33. Blasphemer!

:P