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| - This place is truly unbelievable. For $6-7.50 you get a massive sandwich and a side salad or a side of fries. They also serve breakfast.
Now, normally, a chicken bacon ranch wrap is nothing to write home about. The bathroom reeks of cigarettes, the decor is decidedly 80's. But here I am, starving in Brookline, and the pizza guy gave me a dirty look when I asked if they sold pizza by the slice. I gotta eat somewhere!
Between all the traveling I did in college and high school for sports, I became quite the sandwich and wrap connoisseur. I can say unequivocally that Tisha's wrap is truly the best I've had in my life. The spicy flour the chicken was dredged in was light with just enough zing without being overpowering. The oil was clearly fresh and delicious; the chicken wasn't fried and then "fried again" when I ordered it, which results in a greasy disgusting mess. You've never hear the words "fried" and "light" in the same sentence - until now.
The chicken, along with tomatoes, bacon, ranch and lettuce, were stuffed into a truly massive tortilla. The bacon was crispy without being overdone. The lettuce and tomato were fresh and crisp - a tall order considering it's snowing outside. I wasn't expecting much, but the tortilla was crisped and flaky - did they make their own tortillas? Apparently according to a PG review they make their own bread, so they either make their own tortillas or get them from Las Palmas close by. But dear sweet Jesus was this a tortilla for the ages.
She set it down in front of me and said "sorry, I tend to overstuff them". What kind of saint apologizes for too much food? I wanted to kiss her on the mouth. I'm used to Pittsburgh Portions, but this was epic. I could only eat half.
Now, onto the salad. Normally a side salad is a puny piling of greens. Not this one! Its served in a medium (not small) sized bowl consisting of iceberg and a ton of tomatoes and chopped bell peppers, and perhaps carrots too (I can't recall).
She plopped down extra napkins without me having to ask.
This place is unreal. I'd go back here in a hearbeat. Will Brookline become the next foodie heaven?
Food done to perfection with a huge portion size is a very rare thing indeed.
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