Boiling Crab- Garden Grove

Boiling Crab- Garden Grove
13892 Brookhurst St.
Garden Grove
714-636-4885

I've been to the Boiling Crab in Alhambra and wanted to see if there is any difference with their location in Garden Grove. I got there at 5pm Sunday. The wait for my large group, was almost two hours!!!! You can see the huge line in the first picture. But some people didn't want to wait, so we got seated in a little over an hour.

I wanted some appetizers and got the fried shrimp basket, $8.99. The shrimp was nicely fried in corn meal and good sized shrimp. As good as the Alhambra location.

The day I went, they were out of blue and dungeness crabs!!! But I have never had the King Crab legs at The Boiling Crab, so I got an order of King Crab legs. The King Crab legs were priced at $14.99 per pound. My order was 1.3lbs. I got the mild lemon butter seasoning. The king crab legs were good but not as fresh as I thought they would be. They were a bit tough and chewy. The seasoning wasn't that good either. It seems as though the seasonings were just sitting around for too long in a pot. Something was missing with the seafood at this location.

Service was very good. They were nice and friendly and we got served quickly.

I'm not sure what the problem is with the Garden Grove location. They get a ton of turnover, so there is no reason for the seafood not to be fresh.

The prices for the seafood were a bit cheaper at the Garden Grove location, but that could be a matter of supply. I went to the Alhambra location back in June and the prices of seafood could have been higher back in June.

I would think twice about coming back to the Garden Grove location. It didn't live up to the high standards that I've come to expect from The Boiling Crab.

Code of Ethics

Code of Ethics:

These are the code of ethics I follow for The New Diner. Yes, I did post The New Diner's Code of Ehtics because there was a story about food bloggers in the LA Times on July 8, 2009.

1. I do NOT accept free meals from the restaurant. All meals are paid for by me or somebody with me. A free meal means your judgement is clouded and you will not give a fair review.

Of course if I had a buy one get one free coupon or the restaurant was offering a free entree to the general public, I will use that and tell readers about that. So basically anything offered to the general public I will use. I don't want free meals or special treatment.

2. I do not accept invitations for a free dinner from restaurant owners. I will accept notices about a new restaurant from restaurant owners. Big John's Cafe emailed me and told me about their new BBQ menu. Of course I made it a point to go there. But I did not accept, nor was I offered a free meal.

Along these same lines, I do not accept any invitations from restaurant owners, who are trying to make up for bad reviews. This has happened to me a couple times where the owner will offer a free or reduced meal or a gift card or a coupon. Why should I waste my time to go back to a restaurant where I had bad service or bad food?

Restaurants need to remember this: You never get a second chance to make a first impression.

3. I have accepted free items and I have mentioned that in my posts. For example, I got a free beer from Carm's Coney but I paid for the rest of my meal and I told readers of The New Diner why I got a free beer.

4. I remain anonymous. I do not tell the server, restaurant owner or anybody that I am reviewing their restaurant. When people ask why I am taking a picture, I tell them "None of your damn business."

5. I will give all readers of The New Diner an accurate account of my experience at a restaurant.

diPiazzas Resturant and Lava Lounge

diPiazzas Resturant and Lava Lounge
5205 E Pacific Coast Hwy
Long Beach
562-498-2461

After having dinner with the hottie on Thursday at Wurstküche, she told me about a pizza place in Long Beach that had live bands playing. So I couldn't pass up spending more time with the hottie. So I decided to go. They had a $5 cover charge for the band. Not a good start because I just wanted to try the pizza. But hey, wouldn't you want to be with the hottie?

diPiazza had a special deal, $5 for the 10in., one topping pizza. So I got a pepperoni. The pizza wasn't hot, maybe warm. But was pretty good. Not the best pizza but not bad either. The pepperoni was a bit salty. There was a ton of cheese on the pizza. The crust was a medium thickness crust, decent, nothing great.

Service was bad. It took forever to get somebody to take my order. Then it took forever to get the order. Then the pizza arrives warm. Not good.

I wouldn't go back to diPiazzas Resturant. The food is very average and the service is terrible. If the hottie didn't invite me, I wouldn't have gone. I'm not into seeing bands and things like that, so the band almost like wallpaper to me. But most of the people, seemed to enjoy the bands.

Wurstküche

Wurstküche
800 E 3rd St
Los Angeles
213-687-4444

I wanted to celebrate the birthday of the hottie that I went to Beachwood BBQ with, so we decided on Wurstküche, a German sausage house.

Wurstküche is just east of Little Tokyo and Sushi Go 55. Housed in an old brick building, you enter Wurstküche and order your food. You take your drinks then walk down a long hall way to the common dining hall and they will bring you your food. There are wood tables and benches. Nothing fancy, though the people are of the pretentious asshole Westside types.

I ordered two sausages. The sausages are grilled and condiments like mustard etc are on the tables. You get two toppings free, sauerkraut, sweet or hot peppers and carmelized onions. I only got the sauerkraut and it was warm, not good, and not that tangy. I will pass on the sauerkraut next time. All sausages come on a fresh baked roll, which was firm and stood up to all the toppings.

Bratwurst, $5.75, made with pork, coriander and nutmeg, with sauerkraut. The bratwurst was Ok, I've had better. This didn't have much flavor and nothing really stood out.

Louisiana hot link, $6.50. beef and pork, onions and hot spices. I asked for the hot link with sauerkraut and hot peppers on the side. I really did like this hot link. It starts off mild but then the spicy flavors hit you and it was wonderful. The link had a nice snap and made of good quality items.

Large Beligian fries with white truffle oil glaze, $5.50 + $1.50 for the truffle oil. These fries were great. Crispy on the outside and soft and hot on the inside. The fries are made from fresh potatoes and stored in the frig overnight, then fried for three minutes, taken out and then fried again to order. You gotta try these fries. They give you two dipping sauces and we got the bbq sauce, which was ok and the tzatziki, a Greek yogurt sauce which was great. This had the consistency of sour cream but wasn't sour but had a nice mild flavor.

Service is a bit slow and just off. The hottie and I ordered two beers and instead of pouring two glasses, she started pouring the beer into a huge mug, she must have throught we ordered a double. The beer was ok but warm as hell, they need to chill those damn kegs.

I was impressed with sausages at Wurstküche and though they are a bit pricey, they do use good quality meats. Compared to Jeff's Gourmet Sausage, Jeff's is better, they use better meats and are much cheaper but Wurstküche is the solid second choice for sausage in LA.

Jitlada Thai Cuisine

Jitlada Thai Cuisine
5233 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles
323-663-3104

I have heard so many things about Jitlada Thai and I haven't had the chance to go there. But I finally made it. Now Jitlada has a huge menu, that a person could go here every week and order 2-3 dishes and still not finish their entire menu in a year.

But instead of ordering my usual Thai dishes, I decided to try some new things. So I got the spicy Scallops, $9.95, deep fried, then sauteed with mint leaves, chili and garlic sauce. This had an overwhelming garlic flavor. I saw and chewed on the mint leaves, but there was no mint taste. The spice of the chili was there but the garlic just overwhelmed everything. But the scallops, which would have been very good just deep fried, because soggy with the sauce and became a mushy mess. It wasn't impressed with this dish.

Soft shell crab rolls, $12.95, deep fried, fresh vegetables, and glass noodles rolled in a rice paper. This didn't look like any soft shell crab I have ever seen. I think they must have confused with with deep fried shrimp or prawns. The veggies were fresh but the noodles added nothing to the dish. This wasn't worth the $12.95 price at all.

Service was good. But my friend didn't have any rice but they charged us for two rice dishes. He clearly told the server he didn't want any rice and they still charged us.

There were some dishes at other tables that looked very good. I think what happened to me is that I ordered the wrong dishes. Now Jitlada is very pricey, especially for Thai. So I may not rush back to Jitlada but I would go there and try some of their other dishes.

Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles-Hollywood

Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles
1514 N. Gower St.
Hollywood
323-466-7453

I have already been to the Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles in Pasadena and didn't have a good experience. But I had the chance to go to the original Roscoe's in Hollywood. So I decided why not?

I got the breast and waffle, $8.50. The first thing I noticed was that the breast was just out of fryer, always a plus. The chicken was very good. The skin had nice seasonings, mostly pepper, and crunch. The inside was moist and tender. A good example of what fried chicken should be.

The waffles were also just out of the waffle maker. Light, fluffy, and crispy at the end. I really liked it.

Service was good. The server was attentive and nice.

I'm glad I went to the original Roscoe's because it was a much better experience than the Pasadena location. I wouldn't rush back but if I was in the area, I would have no problem going back.

Pizzaioli

Pizzaioli
3920 Grand Ave
Ste A
Chino
909-590-5454

Pizzaioli is an Italian restaurant that serves fake neapolitan pizza. The best example of neapolitan is from Bollini's.

I got what Pizzaioli calls roustica, $13, with Italian sausage, pepperoni, salami, mozzarella and marinara. Why is this fake neapolitan pizza? For one thing, to be neapolitan pizza, the pizza must be cooked in a wood burning oven. There isn't a wood burning oven at Pizzaoli. Also certain items must be used on the pizza. None of these items were used. This is just a thin crust pizza being sold as neapolitan pizza. Don't fall for it.

The thin crust pizza was just OK. It had a very thin, runny marinara sauce which was a bit sour. Not good. For the meats: the salami had a good flavor, the pepperoni was salty and burnt at some places, and the little amount of sausage on the pizza, was ok.

Service was below average. The hostess was too busy talking to the couple in front of us. Another hostess came up and asked "How many people?" Normally that wouldn't be an issue but the second hostess was standing at the bar talking to the bartender. Now it is bad business to make people wait when both hostesses are busy socializing, instead of doing their jobs. While it wasn't a long wait, it was not a good way to make a first impression.

The server did the bare minimum. Came by to take our orders, dropped off the food, asked if we wanted dessert and came by for the check. He wasn't friendly or helpful. I noticed he was like this for the other tables too. This guy needs to find another profession.

I would not go back to Pizzaioli. This is not a good example of neapolitan pizza or an Italian restaurant. But a great example of poor service.

Sushi Go 55

Sushi Go 55
333 S. Alameda Street Suite 317
Los Angeles
213-687-0777

I have never been to a sushi restaurant in Little Tokyo, so when I had the chance to go to Sushi Go 55, I jumped on it. Sushi Go 55 is owned by the Morishita family who also owns the highly rated Izakaya Haru Ulala and this family has been in the restaurant business for over 60 years.

I got the Nigiri Take Dinner, $12.95. This included eight pieces of nigiri sushi, three pieces of tuna rolls and 3 pieces of cucumber roll.

The eight pieces of sushi included:

Salmon: A very fresh tasting sushi. No fish smell at all. Nice flavor and good sized piece of fish.

Tuna: A bit mushy and not that fresh. I have had better tuna.

Halibut: Nice and fresh and tasty.

Shrimp: Not fresh, a bit chewy and had a smell to it.

Albacore: Very fresh, nice flavor and texture.

Yellowtail: Maybe one of the better yellowtails I have had. fresh, nice texture and flavor.

Octopus: This one was new for me. The octopus was very chewy and rubbery. Almost like a very tough calamari. I wouldn't order octopus again.

Egg Omelette: Again the first time I ever had this. Interesting, a cold egg omelette on top of sushi rice. I don't like eggs cold, so I wasn't impressed. The omelette was overcooked.

The tuna roll was nice and fresh. Better than the tuna sushi. The cucumber roll was fresh, crunchy and tasty. Though both rolls were a bit small, they were the right size for the amount of sushi.

I got the spider roll, $11.50. Nice soft shell crab with imitation crab. This was pretty good. The soft shell crab was a bit small but had a nice crunch and flavor.

Shrimp tempura roll, $5.50. A good sized hand roll, with a big piece of shrimp tempura and imitation crab. The shrimp was nice and flavor, much better than the shrimp sushi, everything was fresh and tasty.

Service was good, the servers were nice friendly people, though at times a bit slow on refilling drinks.

I would go back to Sushi Go 55 but I didn't realize that Honda Ya was next door. I went to the Honda Ya in Tustin and loved it. If I go back to this shopping center, I'm going to Honda Ya.

Phillips Barbecue - Chino-Closed

Phillips Barbecue
11748 Central Ave
Chino
909-517-3500

Back in July I did a review of Clark's BBQ, which is now closed. In it's place is the answer to my prayers; a Phillips BBQ closer to me than any of their other three locations, Phillips on Crenshaw, Phillips in Inglewood, and Phillips in Leimert Park.

The Chino location, has been open for about a week now and has seating for about 30 people in their dining room. Always a plus since the BBQ is so good, you can't wait to try it.

I got my usual, half slab of spare ribs, $13.48. Again a wonderful bark, smoke flavor, and meat ribs. Phillips knows how to BBQ ribs and they do a great job. There is no doubt that Phillips has the best BBQ ribs in LA.

Service was very good. I was greeted promptly and they guy behind the counter was nice and friendly.

There are a couple other choices for BBQ in Chino, but the best choice is Phillips.

Update Sept. 20, 2009.



I went back to Phillips and got the three item combination, $17, with pork ribs, chicken link, and sliced beef, which is tri tip and mac salad and cole slaw as the sides.

You already know about the how great the ribs are. This time was no exception. One look at the picture should tell you how great the ribs look.

But the chicken link is awesome!!! The combo comes with two sliced chicken links. The links have a great casing and wonderful flavor. They use good quality chicken for these links.

The sliced beef was only OK. It was bland and lacked flavor, I had to use BBQ sauce to add flavor. The only good thing I can say is that it was tender.

Service was OK. The young girl taking orders must have just started working there because she was very slow and asked the guy in the kitchen a ton of questions. The food came out quickly.

I now have two favorites at Phillips, pork ribs and chicken links!!!!!!!

Update Nov 2, 2009

Thanks to The New Diner reader, S. Britchky, for mentioning that The New Diner's review of Phillips BBQ was mentioned in the The Daily Bulletin The written, David Allen, has his own blog, David Allen Blog. Here is Mr. Allen's blog post on Phillips BBQ.

The Beach Club Sports Bar-Closed

The Beach Club
5755 E Pacific Coast Hwy
Long Beach, CA 90803
562-494-7593

After I saw my BALTIMORE RAVENS start their SUPER BOWL VICTORY TOUR, I went to Pepperdine to see their tribute to the heroes of 9-11. At great cost and effort, Pepperdine placed 3,000 flags on their campus. Most of the flags, as you can see, are American flags but there were flags of every nation who lost a citizen on September 11th. In the pictures, I tried not to include any flags of pussy countries like france and canada. I wish those pussy countries, canada and france, would have the courage their citizens, who died on 9-11, showed. This tribute is very moving. I believe the tribute will be there until Friday Sept. 18th. If you are driving on PCH in Malibu, you can't miss this moving tribute.

The Beach Club is a sports bar that replaced Pete's at the Beach. I went to The Beach Club to watch my BALTIMORE RAVENS start their Super Bowl Victory tour. Of course my BALTIMORE RAVENS beat the crap out of the KC Chiefs.

Since the game was early, I had breakfast at The Beach Club. I decided on a Beach Club omelete, $9, with bacon, sausage, ham, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms and cheddar cheese. This omelete came to me, warm, not even hot. As if it was sitting under heat lamps for a long time. The omelete was ok, nothing great, about a Denny's level omelete. The inside of the omelete wasn't fully cooked, like eggs over easy, which I hate. There were a few pieces of bacon and sausage and plenty of veggies. But there was nothing outstanding about this omelete. I wouldn't order this again.

I sat at the bar and service was good. The female bartenders were both nice and friendly but sitting at the bar means they are bartenders, not servers. So they were busy making drinks, they don't always remember to go get food orders. I'm 100% sure that my omelete was sitting under heat lamps for at least 5 minutes. Beach Club needs to hire food servers/runners to bring out food.

Since the Traitors weren't playing until Monday night, this was a good crowd of people. Though the crowded lacked intelligence since many people go to that glorified JC, Cal State Long Beach. I swear I heard a Cal State Long Beach student say "I is a student at Cal State Long Beach." while watching the game today. Nice education they offer at Cal State Long Beach.

I would go back to Beach Club but I won't order breakfast and/or order from the bar. Somebody order some calamari as I was leaving and it smelled wonderful!!! The next time I go, I may order the calamari.

There are three other sports bars in Long Beach, Legend's and Smooth's, and Yankee Doodles, but I think Beach Club is the best because parking is free and plentiful, something the other three sports bars are NOT. Beach Club has all HD flat screen TV's and a clear view of the TVs. While the breakfast fare isn't that good at Beach Club, the burgers and other bar food looks great.

The Smokin Joint BBQ-Closed

The Smokin Joint BBQ
8486 W. 3rd St
Los Angeles
323-655-7427

September 11, 2009. I can never forget what happened on September 11, 2001. Everything I did that day is still perfectly clear, today eight years later. The anger I felt that day is still there. I try and make it a point to be more friendly to others, but most times the anger I still feel comes out. That is wrong but can you blame me? I stood there in shock at the site of that black smoke rising against that blue sky. I saw neighbors going through a living hell. I saw heroes who died just doing what they do. I saw 40 heroes on a flight that fight back.

I saw heroes like Pablo Ortiz, who led many people to stairwells but never once taking the stairs himself.

I saw heroes like air traffic controllers, who landed every plane in North America airspace in three hours. Thus preventing any further attacks.

Today, I hate the stupid conspiracy assholes. Hey stupid, if a missile hit the Pentagon, where the hell did the passengers on Flight 77 go? They just disappear, dumb ass? I also hate the pussy countries like france and canada, who didn't support the US in the war in terror. Gutless bastards.

But I wasn't having a good day in part because two things were the same as eight years ago. The Seattle Mariners were playing the Angels in Anaheim on Septemeber 10 and there was going to be news for Micheal Wanna Bet Jordan; in 2001 The bettor was coming out of retirement and playing for Washington, in 2009 the bettor was going into the basketball Hall of Fame. Since I was having a bad day, I wasn't going to put up with bad service or bad food. Luckily I only experienced great service and great BBQ. A friend emailed me about The Smokin Joint BBQ and I wasn't making a huge effort to go because of they only served baby back ribs and they are near the pretentious West Hollywood/Beverly Hills area. I mean an area filled with white people who think BBQ is oven cooked ribs drowned in BBQ sauce. But I decided to go for BBQ on September 11th.

I got the half order of baby back ribs, $17, with mac and cheese and cole slaw. I would later realized I made a mistake and should have ordered a full rack!! Ok a bit pricey when compared to other BBQ places but considering the area, the price is right. As readers of The New Diner know I hate baby back ribs and any ribs cooked in an oven or finished on a grill. When I got the ribs and I saw those grill marks, I wasn't expecting much at all. But as I lifted my first rib, a wonderful smoke smell hit my nose. Then my first bite was filled with a wonderful smoke flavor and tender meaty ribs!!! WOW, what a surprise, not what I was expecting. A very good example of BBQ ribs. There was a sweet bark on the ribs. There were tons of great tasty meat on the ribs and almost no fat. Since they are baby backs they were tender. But what a wonderful smoke flavor, I think hickory with apple and pecan woods. I didn't use any of the sauce because of the wonderful smoke flavor. In the area, this is the best BBQ place. Don't waste your money at a terrible BBQ, that started in Venice and opened about 2-3 miles from The Smokin Joint. Trust me, The Smokin Joint just kicks ass over that terrible place.

The mac and cheese was damn good; very creamy and had a bit of heat, I'm guessing he used a pepper jack cheese. I didn't care for the cole slaw, which wasn't drowned in mayo, which I like, but a bit sour for my taste. But I don't care about the sides when the ribs are so good.

Service was great too. A very nice lady, who is part owner, saw me taking pictures of the outside and welcomed me inside. I sat at the counter and was treated to friendly and attentive service. She told me The Smokin Joint had been open for about two weeks. She was really pushing how great the beef ribs were, so next time I go I may get the combination of baby backs and beef ribs. I was never lacking for anything.

Ok, for a BBQ purist, it is too fancy for me. I mean real silverware and plate? Of course I'm not going to mark down any place because it is too fancy but I know for the pretentious, asshole people of the West Hollywood/Beverly Hills, they need to have that.

But they serve great ribs and service is super. If I could stand being around the pretentious, asshole people that make up West Hollywood/Beverly Hills, I would come to The Smokin Joint BBQ much more often.

Update Nov 2, 2009





I went back to The Smokin Joint and ordered the BBQ ribs combo, $27, with double mac and cheese. Out came three huge pieces of beef ribs and half rack of baby back ribs.

The beef ribs were very meaty and tasty. They were good quality beef ribs, not must gristle or fat. But a bit on the dry side.

The baby backs were great as usual. Nice flavor, very meaty, and a nice texture.

Service again was very good.

If you're in the mood for BBQ, The Smokin Joint is the best BBQ place in the area.

Beachwood BBQ

Beachwood BBQ
131 1/2 Main St
Seal Beach
562-493-4500

Quite frankly almost all BBQ places in Orange County suck. They cater to the pretentious, jerk white people that litter OC. So I wasn't thrill nor did I make an effort to go to Beachwood BBQ in Seal Beach, two to three years ago, when Beachwood BBQ first opened.

But I went tonight to have dinner with a good friend, who I haven't seen in a long time. Damn did she look hot!!!

As you might figure, this being white, Orange County, they do not have spare ribs, but the only baby backs. I got the half slab of baby backs, $16, with creamed corn and corn on the cob. After a few minutes I got a rack of ribs with some noticable fat, you can see the fat in the second picture above, not a good way to present ribs. And of course the thing you always look for a BBQ place is the smoke ring. As the third picture clearly shows, there wasn't any smoke ring.

But I cut the fat off and dug into the ribs. Beachwood "smokes" their meats with oak, apple and pecan. But the ribs were hot to the touch but they lacked any grill marks. So I'm guessing they are "smoked" in an oven. So they did have a nice smoke flavor. The ribs weren't that meaty but the meat was tender. Duh it is baby backs.

The creamed corn was bad. Instead of being sweet, it had more of a country gravy flavor. Not good. The corn on the corn was OK, not that sweet but cooked right.

Service was good. We got to sit in the table by the front window. So we saw everybody walking and waiting for a table. Our server was nice and friendly and even though we were kind of out of the way, she came by often and we didn't lack for anything.

I wouldn't call this a true BBQ, that smokes their meats. But Beachwood BBQ is pretty good. I would consider going back, if I'm in the area.

Din Tai Fung Dumpling House-Moved

Din Tai Fung Dumpling House 1108 S Baldwin Ave Arcadia 626-574-7068 Din Tai Fung is a chain from Taiwan that is well know for the Xiao Long Bao dumplings (XLB) or in English, juicy pork dumpling. What makes an XLB dumpling different is that there is actually juice inside the dumpling. I have seen many reviews raving about Din Tai Fung and swear it is the best place for dumplings in LA. But I also saw one idiot from Yelp, who gave Din Tai Fung one star because he was Jewish and didn't eat pork. Hello, stupid!!!! if you don't eat pork, why are you going? They do have other non pork items. But this is why yelp is a stupid site. I got the juicy pork dumpling, $7.25 and the juicy pork and crab dumpling, $9. The juicy pork dumpling took forever to arrive because they were in the steamer. So they arrive hot!!! The dumplings are small about bite sized. They are filled with nicely flavored pork. The juice is very good, of course it has a pork flavor and was hot. The basic way to eat these juicy dumplings, is to put them in a spoon and take a bite. If any juice comes out, it will go on the spoon. The juicy pork and crab dumpling wasn't as hot as the pork dumplings. The amount of meat was about the same as the pork and went about 60-40 pork to crab ratio, so there was a good amount of crab. This was nice and flavorful but I think it would have been better if it was served hotter. It was about warm. Service is OK. You walk in and they give you a menu, for you to write what you want. The juicy pork and crab dumpling came out quickly. But the juicy pork dumpling took forever. 3-5 servers came by and looked at the menu but either the dumplings were taking forever to steam or they thought someone else was going to get the order. I soon found out that it was worth the wait because the dumplings are much better when served hot. Din Tai Fung did not live up to it's billing. It is good, it's not great. I wouldn't rush back to Din Tai Fung but I would go back there if I'm in the area. I went to the original LA location. The new location is literally behind the original location. I heard the hostess, ask a couple if they wanted to wait for a table or go to the new location, which had a table open.

Roscoe's Famous Deli

Roscoe's Famous Deli
14700 Pipeline Ave
Chino Hills
909-597-3304

No this isn't Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles. I believe Roscoe's Famous Deli is owned by the same owners as Heroes in Fullerton and Heroes in Claremont. I love deli food and was excited to learn that a deli opened in Chino Hills. But sadly this deli is lacking in quality sanwiches.

I got the SoCo sandwich, hot pastrami and hot corned beef with swiss cheese, $9.95 and curly fries. The SoCo sandwich should tell you that Roscoe's isn't a kosher deli, since no kosher deli would serve a sandwich with meat and cheese. The sandwich was among the saltiest sandwiches I ever had. I must have finished a liter of water, trying to down this sandwich.

The corned beef and pastrami were luke warm, sliced thin and stacked high. But both meats were so salty. Not sure why? They use a good quality Vienna meat. It shouldn't be this salty.

Service was pretty good. Like Hero's, a different server may take your order and deliver your food. The young lady who took our order was nice and friendly but she didn't know the menu too well. I saw they had a bunch of bottled sodas and asked what kind of root beer the had, she had to go to the cooler, where the bottles were stored, to tell me what type of root beer. It's not a big deal but they should know what they carry. But she was lacking in refilling drinks. Now the drinks, both water and fountain soda, come in 64oz mugs!! So servers don't need to always come by but they should keep an eye out for it. The young guy who brought us our food, was nice and helpful. He got us water and napkins.

I wouldn't go back to Roscoe's again. The prices are good. The portions are huge. But the quality of meat is below average and just way too salty.