The first out to eat meal I’m reviewing for this blog will
be formatted differently than I did them on Syracuse Sandwich.
Instead of giving you the who, what, where, and other information I’m only
going to list the name of the place and a link to their menu.
After picking Christine up for
school, we were on the way home when I asked her what she wanted for dinner.
“It’s your day to pick,” she responded. Yes, we've split up the days to decide
what’s for dinner, but that’s another story for another time. I've been craving
crab fries for a few weeks and the best ones we've had are from SportZone, a
sports bar near our house. SportZone reminds me a lot of Tully's from back
home. They don’t have delicious Tully's tenders, but they've got a decent menu
full of sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs, and a few regular entrees. Their
appetizer menu is rather large and the best thing we've had off of it are the Crabby
Fries.
A mixture of blue crab meat and
J.R.’s queso cheese dip is poured over a plate of Zone fries. Zone fries are
their double fried seasoned French fries. As you can see from the picture there
is a ton of crab meat topping the fries. I really appreciate that you can
actually see the crab, something that isn't always possible when you order crab
dips. Old bay seasoning finds its way into the mix which compliments the crab.
Between the seasoned fries, the Old Bay, and the salty cheese sauce, there’s no
lack of flavor. The blue crab meat is rich and sweet, its sweetness helps
balance the saltiness of the fries and cheese sauce. It is the perfect sized
appetizer, not so big that’ll you’ll be full before finishing your entree but
not so small that you’re left wanting more.
For my dinner I order the Beef on Weck, which is listed as an Upstate NY
Favorite on the menu. If you read my Syracuse Sandwich blog, you’d know that
this is one of, if not my favorite sandwich. Hafner's in North Syracuse makes a
wonderful version of this sandwich that they call Beef on a Wick. Both
sandwiches are the same; the only difference is the spelling of the roll. A
Kimmelweck roll is a white roll topped with coarse grain salt and caraway
seeds. Inside this tasty roll is roast beef that has been soaked au jus. On the
side they serve horseradish and more au jus for dipping. Because we already had
the Crabby Fries, I opted for the homemade Zone chips that come standard with
all of their sandwiches. They make their own potato chips which I think is a
nice touch. For a little extra you can order Zone fries or sweet potato fries.
The roast beef was cooked to medium well which was good but I prefer my meat to
be cooked to more of a medium rare to medium for more flavor. Between the salt
and caraway topped roll and the au jus I was dunking it in, this is a very
salty sandwich. I slathered horseradish on it to give it some kick, and also to
cut the salty flavor. It’s a simple sandwich with great flavor but I’d have to
give the nod to Hafner's if I was comparing the two. Not to take anything away
from SportZone, because this is the third time I've ordered it there.
Ratings: Crabby Fries
– Delectable Beef on Weck
- Yummy
