J Michael's Burger Dip, Redmond, WA

I really liked this burger dip.  J Michael's is a funny little place in Redmond.  They had the Seahawks on there one day and they have pull tabs, which sounded like a fun activity, so we went for it.  I had to show off my reviewing skills so here we are.

Bread 4.  Pretty god.
Meat 4.  Burger good and plentiful and had a little char flavor to it that could have been an accident but added character and richness.
Non-Meat Toppings 4.  Onions were good and cheese was fine.
Jus 4.  Salty and good with a nice flavor.
Overall 5.  I have to give this a 5 because I really did like everything about it and wouldn't really change much.  Nice job, J Michael's.

The Loft, Poulsbo, WA French Dip Review

Quite a bit of meat.  Looked quite good.

Attractive salad.

Quite a big bowl of jus.

Cute little salad with nice cukes, pretty radish slice, carrots, tomato, croutons.

Cute old service dog.

Sarah's tacos were quite good, too!

Raw notes.

Notes

Ambiance

• Waterfront
• Labor Day

Food

• FD
  • Overall
    • Looks v good
    • Comes with a steal knife for cutting
    • Nice size
    • 4 overall, jus and too absorbent bread the missing link
    • Sandwich good, dry
    • Price
      • $15
  • Bread
    • Mentions soft baguette so could be too soft
    • Nicely toasted
    • Looks crispy
  • Meat
    • Shaved prime rib. How is this possible?
    • Juicy actually
    • Looks crispy
    • Good qty
  • Jus
    • They refer to it as 'real', so better be good
    • Big bowl
    • Delicious
    • Hot
    • A little weak
    • Mushroomy? Truffle?
    • Garlicky
  • Toppings
    • Onions, peppers and provolone could be too much and too rich
    • Look good

• Side Salad
  • 5 of 5
  • Bleu Cheese
    • Very liquid
    • Pungent, good
  • Parmesan plentiful
    • Made the salad
    • Nicely shredded, a little thicker
  • Greens
    • Fresh
    • A little kale
    • Good contrast on leaf
    • Dry
    • Good
    • Fancy
  • Plenty, sharp
  • Croutons
    • Nice
    • Cheesy
    • Chewy and crunchy
  • Carrot nicely shaved
  • Tomato good, crunchy

• Steak Tacos
  • Great flavor
  • Fresh
  • Spicy

Summary

Bread 3.  Too absorbent.  Nicely toasted, buttered, okay size.
Meat 4.  Pretty good meat.  No real complaints.  Was juicy, too.  Plentiful.
Non-Meat Toppings 4.  They added something.  (Cheese, onions, peppers).  Peppers made it look good and seem fancy.
Jus 4.  Good smelling.  Was initally hot, came in a large container.  Additional richness and it could have made the whole sandwich a 5.
Overall 4.  Was quite well done and fun to eat but I think the somewhat weak jus made it less then perfect.  The sandwich alone was good but dry and I hoped the jus would save the day; it helped but didn't rescue it fully, in the end.

French Dip Review: The Golf Club at Echo Falls, Snohomish, WA

Setting the Stage

Was out golfing with my buddy Ryan.  After our round we stopped at the club house for a bit to eat and a beer.  They had a French dip so I was obliged.

Raw Notes

3, 4 tops
Beef ok 3
Side 🥗 fine
Size okay
Jus just salty, no real beef flavor

Summary

Bread 2.  Non-standard FD bread.

Meat 3.

Non-Meat Toppings 3.  White cheese ok.  Horseradish cream on side ok. 

Jus 2.  Overly salty with not the correct rich and beefy flavor.

Overall 3.  What a person might expect at a golf course.