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Sometimes I order things
that taste better than they sound on paper. Ordering the lemon chicken
sandwich from Zest was just such an experience. What amounts to a
grilled chicken sandwich on ciabatta, this thing differed from your
usual fowl delight by topping things with preserved lemons. Now, I'm
generally afraid of anything with the word "preserved" in it. The
word makes me think of withered corpses, Pompeii and kimchi--all of
which are kind of sucky in their own special way. It turns out these
Zest freaks are on to something. When paired with Bell & Evans chicken,
baby arugula, red onions and roasted garlic vinaigrette, rotten lemon
rinds are actually pretty tasty. In fact they add something that is
above and beyond my usual lunchtime experience. Granted, I'm not gonna
go out and throw Polaner All Fruit (don't call it jelly!) on my next
turkey sandwich or anything, but it's amazing a general fruit-phobe
like myself can so easily be swayed to pay $9.00 for a tiny sandwich
just because they add some ingredient that makes the experience extraordinary.
I got this thing delivered, but I have a feeling if I were to visit
the actual restaurant that I'd be a little pissed about forking over
so much money for so little, but what are you gonna do? [MF]
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