I just started a new job and was talking to some coworkers during week one (about 4 weeks ago now) about my French dip reviewing hobby. One of the guys was telling me that the best French dip he had ever had was at Metropolitan Market (MM). I realized a little while later that there is a MM very close to my work in Kirkland, so I made it a point to walk there for lunch one day.
Getting there. It was a comfortable fall day and I walked about 15 minutes to get there.
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| Fall colors on the way there. |
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| A quaint little house in the middle of Kirland that looks very out of place (see next picture for confirmation). |
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| The Google Kirkland campus and the 12 flag flying. Go Hawks! |
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| More fall colors. More browns than I'd seen at this point during the season this year. |
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| The Met Market from the parking lot. I brought my good point and shoot camera this day so my pics are better than they have been (sorry to all of you for the photo-less reviews lately as well as the not so vibrant smart phone shots I've largely made you suffer through previously.) |
I got to the deli, where their Prime Rib Dip was reported to be.
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| A sign promoting a pork sandwich. Sounds like a tasty treat for next time (this comment does not mean that I did not enjoy the French dip.) |
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| I stepped up to the counter and there was a nice lady there ready to help me out. Another nice lady asked if I was the one who had called on the phone asking about the Prime Rib Dip. "Yes, that was me," I said with a proud smile. I'm still able to roll incognito. Not everyone yet knows about this hobby but they soon will. Comfort food reviews, people. Comfort food reviews. |
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| I was taking a picture of her slicing the very beautiful Prime Rib when she told me, "No pictures, please." So I had to put my phone away. You'll have to imagine her drizzling fresh pan jus onto my sandwich, cutting the great-looking baguette, and carefully placing the perfectly pink prime rib onto the bread. |
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| She wrapped it all up for me, au jus, and I paid and got to my seat, which was a shared lunch location with three other dudes who seemed to be video game makers. I didn't video tape the "unboxing" of this sandwich but I could have and that would have been satisfying for both me and you, dear reader. |
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| Here's a pic of the dark, naturally made jus with horseradish in the background. |
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| Here's a pic of the sandwich (upside down). Check out the BLOOD SPLATTERS on this thing. Also angular cut, which is requisite and strategic. BLOOD SPLATTERS! |
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| You can tell by looking at this thing that it means business. The bread is great. The sandwhich is pre-drizzles with pan jus (beef drippings). The size was not huge but they do offer one with additional meat for a bit more. The size was satisfying and sufficient. |
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| Here's a close-up of the meat and pre-moistened baguette. Blood splatters. Pink meat. Very authentic. |
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| A picture of the juicy, dipped sandwich. |
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| The size of the sandwich in hand on its way into the pool of jus. It will soon meet (meat?) its fate. Dark, nice jus. |
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| The money shot. It was really good! |
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| I also enjoyed using their side of horseradish. |
The meat had some fat in it but it was good. No complaint for that but I think I would prefer they remove all fat from the meat. I don't think too many people like to eat beef fat.
The jus scored a 4 of 5 because it was not hot enough. However, it was the real thing and probably would score a 5 if there was a lot and it was hot.
The price was $9.99. Not bad at all, in Kirkland, and with hand-cut Prime Rib.
The sandwich comes by default with horseradish added pre-facto. I do not prefer this and like to control my own horseradish intake and for that reason asked for it on the side, which was a good call.
The staff were nice and I could tell they were both passionate and proud of what they were doing.
And here's some pics of the Fall colors on my walk home:
Meat: 5 of 5
Bread: 5 of 5
Au Jus: 4 of 5
Overall: 5 of 5
This is a great sandwich that can be found in a neighborhood grocery store (albeit a fancy one). The people put great care and pride into creating this very nice sandwich that scores a 5 of 5 for all of the right reasons. I'm a fan!
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