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| - Let me start by saying that I HATE food courts. The people, the germs, the lack of seating, the lack of options, the noise. Oy - I could go on and on. But I needed lunch after some serious post-Christmas shopping. And I gotta say - the food court at the Meadows Mall aint too shabby.
I went with Charley's mainly cause they're at the end of the court so there was plenty of seating around there and there was no line. My expectations were low but I was surprised at the quality, freshness and taste of my lunch.
Playing it safe, I went with a small regular philly sub. I omitted the lettuce, tomato and pickles (I've never heard of a philly with all that on it - is that weird or is it just me?). I also had them hold the mushrooms cause, yeah - I don't eat fungus.
All the food is made to order and it tastes that way. The sandwich itself was on a soft bun that was lightly toasted and the meat and veggies were cooked right in front of me - extra points for transparency. They give you a generous amount of meat, veggies and cheese and although I got a small, I couldn't finish the entire thing myself. Cue the hubby for leftover patrol. We also got the gourmet fries which are essentially fries with cheese sauce, bacon bits and ranch on them. Do yourself a favor and just get plain fries. They stand up by themselves and you don't need all that extra junk on them.
The menu offers all sorts of philly options but being the simple gal that I am, I thoroughly enjoyed the traditional philly. We paid a little over $20 for my small philly, hubby's medium philly, a shared gourmet fries and 2 drinks. It's not dollar menu pricing but it's worth it. If you've worked up an appetite at the Meadows Mall, give Charley's a whirl.
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