We had our youngest son and his wife visiting with us this weekend. It is always fun to share their enthusiasm and interests. This time they came with a couple of suggestions for eating out which included a hamburger joint and a sandwich place.
The hamburger joint "Squeeze Inn" (just off Power Inn Road on Fruitridge in Sacramento) had recently experienced a re-release of a favorable television review on TV Food Network's
Diners, Drive-ins and Dives (Monday evening at 10) so we shouldn't have been surprised when we arrived at 1:30 on a Saturday afternoon to find a line longer than the hamburger shack itself. The crowd was generally in a jolly mood. Everyone we asked was there because of the TV review, not because they had been there before. After half an hour we had moved about 6 feet and the line ahead looked as long as ever. Then a group of 5 came out to see on the bench in front of the place. We asked how the food was. The answer? "Oh, we haven't eaten yet. We've just placed our order and we were told it will be another 20 to 30 minutes before our food is ready.
Making a quick calculation, we figured to would be 3:00 at the earliest when we would eat and we had early dinner plans for the evening. We had to scrap our plans for a hamburger at the Squeeze Inn, at least for now.
On the drive back home we spotted the second place that Steve and Lisa had talked about. This time it was a chain sandwich shop called
Lee's Sandwiches (also on Power Inn Road in Sacramento). They apparently have one in Santa Cruz and several places around southern California. It's a mix of traditional American sandwiches and Vietnamese fare. This time we were served within minutes of coming through the door. In fact trying to pick from their large menu took almost as much time as the food preparation. In addition to familiar turkey, ham, and tuna sandwiches there are Vietnamese egg rolls of 3 different kinds, 15 different Vietnamese sandwiches, Smoothies, pastries. Should be a great success. We were all happy.
The hamburger joint "Squeeze Inn" (just off Power Inn Road on Fruitridge in Sacramento) had recently experienced a re-release of a favorable television review on TV Food Network's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives (Monday evening at 10) so we shouldn't have been surprised when we arrived at 1:30 on a Saturday afternoon to find a line longer than the hamburger shack itself. The crowd was generally in a jolly mood. Everyone we asked was there because of the TV review, not because they had been there before. After half an hour we had moved about 6 feet and the line ahead looked as long as ever. Then a group of 5 came out to see on the bench in front of the place. We asked how the food was. The answer? "Oh, we haven't eaten yet. We've just placed our order and we were told it will be another 20 to 30 minutes before our food is ready.
Making a quick calculation, we figured to would be 3:00 at the earliest when we would eat and we had early dinner plans for the evening. We had to scrap our plans for a hamburger at the Squeeze Inn, at least for now.
On the drive back home we spotted the second place that Steve and Lisa had talked about. This time it was a chain sandwich shop called Lee's Sandwiches (also on Power Inn Road in Sacramento). They apparently have one in Santa Cruz and several places around southern California. It's a mix of traditional American sandwiches and Vietnamese fare. This time we were served within minutes of coming through the door. In fact trying to pick from their large menu took almost as much time as the food preparation. In addition to familiar turkey, ham, and tuna sandwiches there are Vietnamese egg rolls of 3 different kinds, 15 different Vietnamese sandwiches, Smoothies, pastries. Should be a great success. We were all happy.
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