The long-awaited Fozzie's Sandwich Emporium finally opened today. Having to choose between 22 sandwiches, 7 salads, and 3 burgers was not easy, so I closed my eyes and pointed...to the gyro. My one word review: sloppy.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Quite the contrary: lots of freshly-cut lamb, thick semi-circles of tomato, arcs of seeded cucumber, several lettuces, a generous hit of feta, pitted kalamatas, even a pair of pepperoncinis, all piled into a warmed pita, dressed with an abnormally large amount of tzatziki sauce.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Quite the contrary: I usually order extra sauce with my gyro anyway, an indulgence for which I often pay dearly (still fresh in my mind: the usurious upcharge of $1.50 at Olympia). Thankfully, I didn't order any extra at Fozzie's. Rather, I spent that same $1.50 on an order of homemade parmesan-rosemary potato chips.
Some of the menu anomalies:
"Da Dip" - house-cooked roast beef or pork loin (or both) with debris onions, swiss cheese, and tiger sauce." Translation: a fancy French dip, complete with onion scrapings from the beef roast, swiss cheese, and creamy horseradish sauce.
"Juicy Lucy" - a half-pound burger stuffed with your choice of swiss, american, or pepperjack cheese, lettuce, tomato, and caramelized onions. Translation: A slice of cheese surrounded by 2 - 1/4 pound burger patties, that's grilled until the cheese melts. It's agreed that its provenance is in South Minneapolis, but that's where any agreement ends.
"Foz-o-Licious" - a signature shake (comes in 3 sizes) made with Serendipity ice cream, goat cheese, roasted apples, and caramels. Translation: Self-explanatory, but weird enough to be good. Experiment with the $2.50 "kiddie" size. Right. Like any kiddie is gonna order a goat cheese shake. -- George Mahe
There is no website or online menu yet available. Here's all we know so far:
Fozzie's Sandwich Emporium 1170 S. Big Bend (at Wise) 11 AM to 10 PM Daily 314-932-5414 Delivery ($20 min + $2 charge) and Pick-Up only Several outside tables are also available
