Electric Cheetah

So today, 7/27, Mel and I went to the local Farmer's Market to get some fresh fruits and veggies. After we were looking for a place to eat some breakfast or lunch. It was about 11 when we had finished shopping. Originally we were going to go to a place called Wolfgang's for some breakfast. We have been there before, I just have never done a review of it for some reason. So we were going to go eat and do a review. However when we drove past toward the parking lot, there were about 40-50 people waiting outside. We didn't feel like waiting that long so drove back down Wealthy toward Downtown. We were thinking about going toward Rosa Parks Circle since they have a lot of little places to get a bite there. However we saw Brick Road Pizza and thought pizza sounded good. And then we saw that right next door was Electric Cheetah, a place we had see but never been to. Feeling adventurous we chose to eat at the new place. We were not disappointed.

First off, they have over 40 different kinds of root beer there. I got the Sprecher Root Beer while Mel chose the Virgil's Root Beer.

I thought the Sprecher's had much more of a smooth vanilla taste to it while the Virgil's had more of a herbaceous taste. Both were very good. 

We both got sandwiches. Both were really good. 

Mel chose the Whippy Dippy, a sandwich with house smoked beef brisket sliced thin on a crusty roll with provolone cheese and served with a special jus made from the brisket drippings. In a first for the blog, here is Mel's take on her sandwich:

It was a lot more like a sub than a sandwich.  This thing was huge!  The brisket was perfectly done and had a great flavor of with hints of corriander and cumin.  The bun it was on was from Nantucket Bakery, which is always good.  It had an awesome crunchy crust on the outside but was super soft and porous on the inside, making it ideal for soaking up the jus.  The provolone cheese was an awesome addition, adding a little bit of gooey goodness to the ultra beefy sandwich.  The chips were good as well, though I wouldn't say they were anything "special".  

Yes, the portions were huge. They were about the size of a sub. Definitely worth the $10 for the sandwiches. 

Here is what I ordered:

That is the Buena Vista Social Club sandwich of porky goodness. It has house braised pork shoulder, hand sliced local ham, a garlic aioli, spicy stone ground mustard, provolone cheese, and pieces of pickle spears. To me the shoulder was the star of the sandwich. It was tender and every now and then there would be a little crispy bit. The ham was good, but not as good as the shoulder. The provolone acted almost like a glue holding the meet together. The garlic aioli added a hint of garlic but was not overpowering. The pickle and mustard were a great choice, as those flavors really compliment pork well. Pork and mustard is pretty classic. The pretzel bun was on which it was served was also from Nantucket Bakery and was a good base for the sandwich. My only gripe is that my bun was really greasy on top and bottom. Also, it has to be noted that the root beer went fantastic with this sandwich. 

The service was good and the ambiance is typical East Town hipsterish. The prices are good for what you get. Like I said, $10 for a sandwich seems a little high, until you see how big they actually are. We are both glad that we stumbled in there. We had seen it before, and heard it had decent food. But never been in. Will we go back, yes we will. I mean, c'mon 40 different kinds of root beer!