Monday, April 1
At the suggestion of Aaron, I tried another new restaurant for dinner. I told him I wanted “cheap and filling”, and he told me “Manganaro’s Hero Boy”. He was correct. The place was empty when I walked in, and there was a nice old Italian man that called me sweetheart and asked what I wanted. Aaron recommended the Chicken Parm sub, but I wasn’t in the mood for something so heavy, so I opted for the Eggplant Parm sub, which was no lighter, but made me feel better because it was a deep fried vegetable vs. a deep fried meat.
“You want sauce on that honey?”
“Heck yes, I do!”
Assembly was as follows:
Large fresh italian roll, sliced lengthwise.
Deep fried eggplant, sliced length wise.
Thickly sliced fresh mozzerella
Deep fried eggplant, sliced length wise.
Top of Italian roll.
So you can all imagine how long a piece of eggplant is. There were 1 1/2 portions. It weighed at least 3lbs - no lie. It was intense.
It was hot and cheesy and crunchy. My three favorite food elements, rolled into one. I know I said I wouldn’t go to the same place twice (ugh!!) but I have to go here again and try something else. It was $8.00, which is NOTHING. This sandwich could have easily fed two people.
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I love your reasoning for something light - deep fried vegetable vs. deep fried meat, lmao. I would’ve done the same thing. That sammich looks good!