Looks good! As @frommtron noted, this is the cold cut porchetta. The porchetta they serve at the Rosticceria is different: thick cut and served hot.
The hot porchetta is very good at Eataly NY, though I haven’t tried it at the LA location. However, I have tried the pork arista in LA and was kinda underwhelmed.
That actually reminds me, I’ve been meaning to post about my Polpette (brisket meatball) sandwich:
I’m just learning there are different versions. FTC Confession - I’ve only had Porchetta hot on a plate, not in a sandwich (until now).
The Rosticceria looked good (love roasted meats), but I wasn’t made aware of it until we had already eaten. It was my first time at Eataly, so we ate wherever (La Piazza) then walked around checking things out. Next time more specific choices.
I ordered a quarter chicken, slaw & potato salad. Peeled off some chicken & skin, spread veganaise on the accompanying white bread, poured on reg. & spicy bbq sauce & topped it with slaw. Doesn’t that seem yummy? The meat was tender & flavorful (a little too salty), skin was perfectly cooked. But the overwhelming flavor was lighter fluid!!! No joke. Even my Texas bbq lover couldn’t take it.
You could tell some months ago that Kevin Bludso was spending time in the kitchen. The meats, the cook, the flavor, the obligatory crappy white bread were all on point. But I ask you BBQ aficionados - Is what we experienced due to it being the first cook of the day or did some careless worker come in and douse the wood & briquettes to get the fire roaring without having to wait? It was abominable.
Bummer.
In my opinion Bludsoes La Brea has never been too good. I think the hope (of good BBQ in that part of town) clouds the judgement of many who claim its good.
In my opinion Bludsoes La Brea has never been too good. I think the hope (of good BBQ in that part of town) clouds the judgement of many who claim its good.
depends what we’re comparing it against. I found Bludso’s LB to be superior to compton (based on my 2 visits to Compton), better than Max City, better than Boneyard Bistro. Have not been to Maple Block but it doesn’t seem like Bludso’s is competing against a lot.
Oh yeah, when I ticked off what improved with Kevin in the kitchen I forgot the sauce. Even the sauce is better, not great, but much better.
But I think it’s true. We don’t have much to choose from on this side of town or L.A. in general. I’ve suspected that Que lovers fawn over Bludso’s because it is superior to most options, but mostly because they haven’t much choice.
I’m a chicken girl. They have the best BBQ Chicken Sandwich. Thanks to you, I got to try it. But make sure you request skin on. The 2nd time I had it they omitted skin. That puppy went right back.
The meat was tender & flavorful (a little too salty), skin was perfectly cooked. But the overwhelming flavor was lighter fluid!!! No joke. Even my Texas bbq lover couldn’t take it.
were all on point. But I ask you BBQ aficionados - Is what we experienced due to it being the first cook of the day or did some careless worker come in and douse the wood & briquettes to get the fire roaring without having to wait? It was abominable.