Reuben Menu Description
Reuben ($13.00): Pastrami, Swiss, sauerkraut and 1000 island on grilled rye
Included Side Items: Choice of soup, salad, our famous handcut fries, etc.
Reuben Sandwich Metadata
Presentation: The Reuben was cut diagonally and served on a ceramic plate next to the side item. It was constructed on marble rye bread with Swiss cheese lining each slice of bread. Between the cheese was a layer with pastrami and then a mixture of sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing.
Delivery Time: 13 minutes
Dimensions: 540 cm³ (15 cm x 12 cm x 3 cm)
Bulk to Cost Ratio: 41 cm³/dollar
Review Date:
2022-10-18 10:45
Reviewer:
Chris Rowland
Ratings:
- Overall: B (3.5/5)
- Value: B (3.5/5)
- Atmosphere: B (3.5/5)
- Service: A- (4.2/5)
- Taste: B (3.5/5)
- Presentation: B (3.5/5)
Liked:
A filling sandwich
Disliked:
A little light in the meat department
There are not a whole lot of restaurants in John Day, Oregon, and we had selected the Squeeze-In because it had a creative name. However, there were signs in the window saying that they would soon be moving the restaurant to Canyon City. I guess that will mean one less restaurant in John Day.
When we entered the restaurant, we were told to sit anywhere that we would like. The dining room had a television in it that continually displayed lottery information. The menus were laminated printouts of a scanned version of their menu.
The dining room was clean and had little “homey” touches on the walls.
I ordered the Reuben with their beef noodle soup as my side. The soup was delicious!
The sandwich was a little short, measuring in at only 3 cm tall. They were quite sparing with the slices of pastrami, but they were thick pieces. While the pastrami was good, I found that I had to be quite deliberate about chewing off a bite—or else the whole slice of meat would slide out toward my mouth and disassemble the sandwich.
The bread had a nice, buttery rye flavor and the Swiss cheese was good. The sandwich got messy and sloppy pretty quickly. The sauerkraut was good, but it wasn’t tangy: it worked well for the sandwich. There was enough Thousand Island dressing applied to keep the sandwich moist without overpowering the other ingredients.
Even though the sandwich was a little light in the meat department and the sandwich wasn't very tall, it was filling and enjoyable.
Review Date:
2022-10-18 10:45
Reviewer:
Katherine Rowland
Ratings:
- Overall: B+ (4/5)
- Value: B (3.5/5)
- Atmosphere: B (3.5/5)
- Service: B (3.5/5)
- Taste: A (4.5/5)
- Presentation: B (3.5/5)
I had concerns when the meat slid out of my sandwich as I divided the two halves, but it was plenty tender. The sandwich was a perfect portion size.
The “famous handcut fries” were a little disappointing—limp and not very salty. The deep-fried zucchini appetizer was great, and they had good coffee.