Schmitter Sandwich

In the summer I made it to one Phillies game and I dropped some money on the Schmitter, it always is a great idea. The Schmitter is the Phillies ballpark’s signature item (each ballpark usually has one). The sandwich is an amalgamation of several sandwiches into one, or at least that’s what you tell yourself as you suffer from your heart attack. The thing has a freaking diagram to tell you it has lots of cheese, meat and a sauce I can only assume is made up of every sauce on the planet.

A Must have anytime you go to a Phillies game. The Sandwich can be your entire calorie intake for the day most likely and it’s extremely satisfying. If you don’t like strong sauces though that borderline on Mustard/Horse radish levels of strength then the sandwich may not be for you.

(They stopped selling this at Phillies games and the Phillies haven’t been good since)

Strongest Flavor: That Sauce!

Weakest Flavor: The Onions

Final Verdict: A

August 15, 2014January 5, 2020 StingX2

Breakfast Burger (Pop Shop)

Back in the Summer my girlfriend and I went to The Pop Shop in nearby Collingswood NJ. We had been wanting to go for some time and finally did one evening. The place had a great look to it and was extremely packed but in a good way, lively crowd for sure. I should have gotten a shot of the menu cause it is huge! The breakfast burger is on white toast with american cheese, bacon, fried onions, hash browns, and a fried egg. It’s a whopper of a sandwich and if you are into burgers, breakfast, and mountains of sandwiches this is the item for you.

The Breakfast burger was everything I wanted. I always feel I can order a meal and there is something flat out missing or questionable but it wasn’t the case here. Not for those who aren’t in a serious relationship with breakfast.

Strongest Flavor: Fried Egg it was a standout, Hash browns a close second

Weakest Flavor: Bacon was sadly a little weak

Final Verdict: B

August 14, 2014January 5, 2020 StingX2

Chocolate Peanut Butter Milkshake (Pop Shop)

It looks heavenly and tastes pretty damn good too but this milkshake has a bit of an issue. It’s not that its a chocolate peanut butter mix but its full of peanuts at the bottom. It is a strange decision and only slightly takes away from the shake. Just slightly. Otherwise it’s very good with the right texture you want in your milkshake. A lot of milkshakes are just too thick and its like they threw solid blocks of ice cream in a cup. This nailed the smooth flavor, and man did it nail presentation.

Strongest Flavor: Chocolate

Weakest Flavor: Weird sunken peanuts at the bottom

Final Verdict: C

July 13, 2014January 5, 2020 StingX2

Pineapple Vinegar

“Pineapple in the Vinegar makes it a sparkling fruit drink”

I was with my girlfriend and her uncle had bought this bizarre drink and the first thing I thought of was this is something my friend Sometimefoodie would review. She tried it at first and thought it was revolting and well I felt quite differently. This drink is strangely delicious blend of I really have no clue since the product is only partially in English.

I couldn’t taste the vinegar but instead a Pineapple flavored drink that didn’t have the strong acidic burn that I so loathe about actual Pineapple juice.

Aside from flavor you gotta love the crazy pouch that is halfway between the design for a Capri Sun and a plastic canteen. The bright packaging catches the eye and they do a nice job of making you at least believe it will be delicious (my girlfriend was lured in at least).

If you can get past the Vinegar taste or rather if you can taste the actual juice and not have vinegar burn your mouth you are in for a treat

Strongest Flavor: Pineapple…

Weakest Flavor: N/A

Final Verdict: B

June 9, 2014January 5, 2020 StingX2

Chicken & Egg on a Biscuit (Chic-Fila)

When you think of Chic Fila you don’t necessarily think breakfast. Personally, my mind goes straight to milkshakes and chicken. I was on my way back from my girlfriend’s place and on my way to class so I figured I should probably get something to eat. My choices being McDonalds and Chic Fila, well I had to see this breakfast menu at Chic Fila. The Chicken & Egg on a biscuit ended up being my greasy breakfast of choice.

The problem right away with the breakfast sandwich is that the egg is just awful. I’ve had some good fake egg from Dunkin Donuts and some alien tasting eggs from McDonalds, this fell closer to alien egg tasting. The texture was flat, the egg had no taste, and there was a thickness to the egg that was not satisfying. As expected though the biscuit was buttery and delicious. The chicken also did not disappoint offering the fried goodness you come to expect from Chic Fila. Next time I’ll just stick with the basic chicken and biscuit.

Strongest Flavor: The biscuit

Weakest Flavor: The egg

Score: C

August 15, 2013January 5, 2020 StingX2

Shaq Soda Vanilla Cream

The Day 711 got these in I happened to be there and even got my find on the food blog Impulsive Buy. I also bought a Vanilla Cream Soda and dear god what a mistake that was. I used to drink a lot of soda, not so much these days so I can tell you the appeal is that sugary sweet bubbling taste. It should have a good smell, a good taste, and a good after taste to really be worth the poison your ingesting. Shaq Soda isn’t any of these. It lacks a smell, it tastes like a watered down flat soda and it has a wretched aftertaste on par with a wet dog.

Shaq Soda would lose a taste contest to dollar store sodas. It is a pretty abysmal excuse for a soda that if it succeeds, hopefully not, will solely be based off of the Shaq name. I like the branding but man oh man its like drinking a Shaq freethrow, no way in hell it hits the basket.

Strongest Flavor: Disappointment, Water

Weakest Flavor: Vanilla Cream Soda

Final Verdict: F

June 9, 2013January 5, 2020 StingX2

Super Mario 3-Dees Gummies

I love gummy bears. Its true! There is just something about gummy stuff that tastes so good. Whether they are traditional gummy bears, worms, or even a more modern gummysaver. So when i saw Super Mario 3-Dees at 711 I jumped on it. Unfortunately these gummies are more sparkle than substance.

The amount of gummies you get isn’t very satisfying and the trade off is supposed to be the look of the gummies. As you can see in pictures included in this review some of these gummies aren’t easy to tell what they are supposed to be shaped like. Donkey Kong and Yoshi are crystal clear but I also ate a Dixie Kong (that could have been Diddy) or Dixie. I also chowed down on a Mario Brother who I would have assumed was Luigi based off the blue color but their were repeating gummies of Yoshi and DK in different colors and flavors,

The watermelon flavor isn’t bad or good, it falls into an indeterminable middle ground. The berry flavor is revolting and tastes more like flavorless gummy. The point of a gummy is that they have a taste that distracts from the gelatin blandness! The strawberry flavor was sweet but had a short lifespan like a piece of Juicy Fruit. The orange flavor was easily the best, giving both a lasting taste and a burst of orange goodness.

What 3-Dees Gummies needs is more gummy, more flavor, and better flavor. Essentially this is a terrible product and you’d be fine to pass up on these. Out of four flavors only one really succeeds and hits the bullseye. This wouldn’t be a bad thing but the other three flavors can be described in one word each as: ok, flavorless, and decent.

Strongest Flavor: Orange, had the kick and lasting flavor

Weakest Flavor: Berry, flavorless

Final Verdict: D

June 9, 2013March 23, 2020 StingX2

Ben & Jerry’s Late Night Snack

When I think of anything delicious, frozen, or sweet an image of Jimmy Fallon does not appear. When I think of the man that follows Leno now I think of blown SNL skits, and a movie with Queen Latifah involving a taxi. Late Night Snack is a Ben & Jerry Flavor that Jimmy himself loves. This thing has potato chips in it so Fallon is crazy and has awful comedic timing.

The scary part of this ice cream is also its main draw, the potato chips. Thankfully even after looking I couldn’t tell where they were. The Ice Cream looks like a normal vanilla with bits and goodies inside.

Salty and Sweet is a forbidden dance this Ice Cream does do well. Add in the caramel’s low level spice factor and it is a great combo. I think the potato chips were actually the lamest flavor here. They were just kind of there and I could have done with or without them without noticing

I’m actually satisfied with this product, maybe a distinct flavor for the chips would have been better. The taste is creamy with the pieces giving it a more complex taste but it never comes off like your eating potato chips from a bag.

Strongest Flavor: Salty Caramel

Weakest Flavor: Potato Chips

Verdict: B

February 28, 2013January 5, 2020 StingX2

Potbelly’s Loaded Baked Potato Soup

I’m not the biggest soup guy but I can appreciate a good soup. While I’m a fan of the Potbelly’s sandwiches, and will likely post about one in a few weeks, I’m most likely never ordering this soup again. The reason I give soup a ton of flack is that it is a dish that if done lazily can be completely ruined or dull. This potato soup is something you’d get from the set of Oliver Twist, it is a very bland potato soup that is more runny than creamy. I don’t know if this was the desired consistency but a thicker soup might have been a better choice to make up for the flavor profile.

While I stated it was a runny it wasn’t watery and more consistency than a chicken broth, but not by much. The bacon pieces were the highlight but not by much and the green onion was a bit of a bewildering taste compared to the rest of the soup’s components.

Potatoes are one of the easiest things to install flavor into. Soup is a mishmash of ingredients that make a liquid dish with different flavor profiles from all over the taste spectrum. Somehow none of this translated to this soup. The green onion feels like an alien in the dish, the bacon is depressing, and the potato is bland. There isn’t a kick to this soup, or even a tap.

Strongest Flavor: Potato

Weakest Flavor: Green Onion