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| - I really, really, truly wanted to love this place. Living right down the street, and having read copious glowing reviews for the downtown location, I was beyond pumped when I saw that Cleveland Pickle would be coming to lakewood.
First attempt was the classic pickle, which was completely average. They make the common mistake of putting lettuce and tomato on sandwiches, then pressing them, leaving you with hot lettuce and tomato, semi-melted cheese, and still-cold meats.
The Terminal was my next attempt, and while it sounded exciting (apricot jam, Brie, mustard spread), it was also pretty blah, and skimpy on the very average quality deli meat ham. They also forgot the side of pickles.
Still not giving up, I tried the blazin river chicken salad sandwich. Turned out to be about three tablespoons of chicken salad on a bun, and none of the advertised "spicy".
My last, and probably final attempt was the Bahn Mi. A soupy, goopy mess. A Bahn mi should be light and fresh, with some crunch to it. This had the most finely shredded carrots I've ever seen, and they turned to mush in the gobs of mayonnaisy sauce the thing was slathered in. Also forgot the pickles again.
I'll stick to TJ's Butcher block from now on.
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