Today in yet another tragic disaster, Hungry Bazterdz has officially shut down till June, and they'll reopen somewhere along Arab Street then. Of course, I can't miss out on the experience of having sinful sandwiches just below my office for one last time, so there I was with a Grand Poobah in hand. For just ten bucks, due to HB's awesome moving out sale.
This time, I elected to pile on all that delectable pulled beef and caramelized onions that had been braised for six hours in au jus onto two thick slices of sourdough bread instead, and boy was I satisfied.
I'm not sure if the Grand Poobah has gotten better since the last time I devoured it last year, but it sure tasted like it! There was a strong note of sweetness that wasn't there the last time, which accentuated the stellar beefy savoriness of the massive mound of meat between the sourdough.
The sourdough was definitely a better pick over the usual hoagie roll, and the crustiness of the crust (sorry, I couldn't dig up another description) contrasted the softness and tenderness of the beef pleasantly, while the soft chewy dough gave a little resistance to the otherwise all-too compliant pulled beef (that's a good thing, mind you), and managed to stay relatively un-soggy until I finished savoring every last morsel of the Grand Poobah.
Now that's what I call going out in style.
$12 (+ drink): Grilled cheese (spammed), roasted mushrooms, caramelised onions, white bread. Real deal.
Today's L U N C H. Grand Poobah 🎉🐄🐄 or should I say moobah! 🐮💓 Second time still as good as the first!!! Ommmygawd, my absolute ❤️ Best pulled sarnie eva! Dammmnnn niceee!!! Very moist, juicy, burstin' with flavour tender shredded beef, maximum umami!!! In case you're wondering the black bits are not chia seeds 😁😅, it's fresh black pepper bits yasssss 😍😍😍😍 I added some sriracha hot chilli sauce 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 and whoaaaaa 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻😘 feel like I can conquer anythhing comin' my way !!! Die die must try, triple confirmed for all da beef 🐮❤️ers out there! They start serving da yumz food as early as 7am! Perfect for Grab n go guys! And to avoid the lunch hour queue! @$14 nett
Sloppy in design, messy when handling, but the flavor is just too damn good! The 4 hour braised beef is so soft and tender while the juiciness of the meat lingers in your mouth as you continue munching on this sandwich. This is seriously one of the best sandwich I have tried at $14. It makes me wonder how much better would it be if I ate this at their outlet.
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Amazingly juicy sandwich! Got their Grand Poobah sarnie -- 4-hrs braised beef in jus w caramelized onion & cheese stuffed generously in a soft brioche roll. This is one hearty & srsly satisfying sarnie. The meat is so tender & succulent, along w the cheese, every bite is just an explosion of savory flavors that melts in your mouth w just 2 chews! 🐮👅💦 Really raising the bar here! 🌟 Highly recommended for those looking for a bite/lunch in the CBD! You won't regret it 👍🏻 Coffee served here is by Nomad the Gallant. Grab a cup of their fruity & well-balanced ice black for that full meal! #lunch
Unlike its comedy opera namesake, this boy has no overinflated estimation of itself. Sure, it doesn't look particularly attractive (it looks kind of like the slop that the army called combat rations before chucking it to us), but looks are deceiving.
That brown amorphous blob you see? That, my son, is a magical mishmash of pulled beef that's been slow roasted in au jus, onions that have been caramelized into indescribable softness and sweetness, and of course, sexy, stretchy melted cheese (I can't remember what cheese it is for the life of me) lies just beneath that glorious mess. Yes, there is so much beef it just flows, yep, FLOWS, right out of the bun. The beef is utterly umami and ridiculously rich, with a notable taste of pepper in the background while being damn close to melt in your mouth tender. The bun is throughly soaked through with the au jus, thereby qualifying this sandwich as a French dip sandwich (Man vs Food viewers will know what I'm talking about).
The TL;DR version? It's a stellar sandwich that you should get down and dirty (and you will) with at the first opportunity you get.
