Quick Food Review: Pickled Pear Cafe
I am going to preface this review by saying that I plan on eating at the Pickled Pear Cafe again for a more thorough tasting. My first impressions however, were very good. The plus of the meal was that we were in and out and back to work within an hour.
Working in the Westside gives me good options for dining out over my lunch break, but I always yearn for something new. One cannot live solely on Moon River’s delicious pizza. A coworker had tried out the Pickled Pear and gave rave reviews, so I decided to try it last week. They offer specials daily, including a quiche, sandwich, salad, and more entree style dish. The special that day was Charleston Shrimp and Grits for about $10., and the sandwich special was Roast Beef for about $6.
I decided on “The Smokin’ Granny” sandwich. This entailed turkey, thinly sliced granny smith apples, cheddar, and a tangy deli or coarse mustard inside cinnamon raisin bread. The sandwich was pressed and served with your choice of side. I chose the Mediterranean pasta salad over the pesto pasta salad and chips. The sandwich itself was warm, the bread was toasted from the panini press, and it was definitely a winner. The thinly sliced apples gave a perfect crunch and lightness to the cheddar and turkey. For a $7, the amount of turkey was very generous. The Mediterranean pasta salad was also very tasty. Multi-colored rotini pasta, feta cheese, red peppers, and cucumbers mixed together with a vinaigrette made it flavorful but light. The pasta wasn’t bland and was perfectly cooked.This sandwich has become my new favorite for lunch and I will definitely be going back soon.
My coworker had the spicy chicken wrap. This was a tortilla stuffed with lettuce, red peppers, cheese, chicken, and a sauce that she claimed “wasn’t spicy at all.” It was a little less than stellar, and very messy from the running red sauce inside. She also had the pesto pasta salad, which was penne mixed with pine nuts and peas, and it was also not as good as my selections. At the end of our meals, and my elated mood from my lunch, she commented that our next trip to the Pickled Pear would be for my sandwich.
Along with lunch offerings, they have fresh pastries including lemon bars, butter cake, miniature red velvet cupcakes and so many more. They also had a cold case of savory offerings to take home, ranging from salad dressings to pasta salads.
Overall, we would both go back to the Pickled Pear, and are anxious to try some more of their specials and different offerings. You can find the Pickled Pear Cafe at 1143 Edgewood Ave. in Murray Hill, about a block away from Moon River Pizza.
