The Black Russian

The grill special today was nothing special.  As I ordered it, the grill master joked, "It's an African in Siberia."  I did not find the punch line comedic, but laughed so as to earn his favor and ensure the proper cooking of my meat.  The Black Russian is roast beef with melted swiss cheese and thousand island dressing on rye.  It tastes like a reuben with something missing - and the roast beef was chewy.  While it's not recommendable it's also not one for the wastebasket.  Next.

Pumping Oil

How many vats of oil does it take to run the FoCo grill you ask? Enough that a pumping system is necessary to keep it going. Unfortunately, the automatic drainage system was not working last night so one of the grill masters had to use the pictured manual pumping mechanism to drain the old oil. Does the old oil from your Joyo then go to the Big Green Bus?

FoCo Pasta

You have two options - meat or marinara. However, even the meat is drenched in heartburn ridden marinara. The taste is mediocore, and the texture watery. But sometimes, it beats the dinner special so you go for it. Get a salad.

FoCo Widescreen

What were they thinking?  With budget cuts abound, someone in DDS must have a spending hangover.  Imagine the cost in employee hours of someone having to update the graphics each day plus the original cost of purchasing the screen and installing it with tens of feet of cable.  It is not like a whiteboard could have served the same purpose...

All this while raising prices on students the last year!  A six dollar chicken sandwich?!

Dinner Review: Tilapia

Tonight's dinner was a disappointment.  The tilapia was watery and bland, making one regretful of the decision to choose it as a second dinner, especially when Homeplate featured sirloin steak.  The accompanying green beans were standard faire, neither taking away nor adding to the meal as a whole.  The mashed potatoes were the one bright spot of the combination featuring a smooth texture and delicate flavoring.  The potatoes leave a sanguine sense of the future of FoCo spuds.

(FoCo Tilapia Dinner pictured in to-go container at Homeplate.)

The JoYo

A FoCo grill classic!  The JoYo is a chicken cheese steak with ranch, hot sauce, cheese, and veggies.  It is a tad spicy for those who do not care for spice, a bit fattening for those who do not care for fat, and a little large for those that do not care for big things in their mouth.  However, this iconic sandwich is probably the most cited of the grill's "secret menu".  Most importantly, as my dear friend C. Plank points out, "...it's not even that good compared to like a regular cheese steak but the grill guys think you're so much more legit.  And isn't that what really matters?"  Yes indeed, Plank, yes indeed.

(The JoYo pictured in a FoCo to-go container at Collis.)

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The Muffalato

With its blend of three cheeses and three meats, The Muffalato is pure decadence.  But its hefty ingredient list and artisan bread will stretch your DBA, making The Muffalato one of FoCo's most pricey sandwiches.  Certainly only the finest of FoCo patrons can be spied on campus indulging in its carnal pleasure.  The origin of the sandwich can likely be traced to the muffuletta of New Orleans, perhaps to a southern belle who took a short term position behind the FoCo sandwich station (see here for more information).  When the fortune from your fraternity memoir comes through, and you are depressed because your significant other let you go for a freshman, give The Muffalato a ride through your alimentary canal.

(The Muffalato pictured with no tomatoes on a FoCo to-go wrap.)