The Reading Terminal Market is not only great because you
can get fresh local food but you can also get nationally acclaimed food. This
week I stopped by Dinic’s to get their famous roast pork sandwich, winner
of the Travel Channel's "Best Sandwich in America."
"The" Roast Pork
The roast pork is sliced thin and
topped with delicious meat stock juices that I would bath in if socially
acceptable. The roll looks like your standard foot long Italian hoagie roll but
is in that perfect spot of not too hard and not too soft. The provolone cheese
layers the bottom of the roll and melts just the right amount below the meat.
The provolone tastes sharp and my only suggestion is to either put more cheese
on the sandwich or to layer the top with cheese as well. There is nothing worse
than biting into a sandwich and not getting all the fixin’s in one bite. Unless
you can unhinge your jaw like a boa constrictor you are not going to be able to
get all the ingredients in one bite.
The sandwich costs $10.50 and I only
ate half, and saved the other half for supper (the sandwich reheats pretty
well, if you can deal with slightly soggy bread). Dinic’s loads you up with
roast pork, it is definitely worth the price. Since word has gotten out about
Dinic’s, the line has gotten longer, if you plan to go on a weekend expect to
wait in lines for 10-15 minutes. It’s worth the wait, you must eat this.
The fries that will make you cries
I needed a side to go with my sandwich;
I was in the mood for fries so I searched the market for some fried potatoey
goodness. I stopped by the new burger joint called Hunger Burger to get my fix.
I went with their seasoned French fries and boldly overlooked the sweet potato
fries. The side dipping sauces were “spensive,” costing $1.50 per cup. I could
have got free ketchup but why not treat yo self! I went with the pineapple
habanero dipping sauce, you wouldn’t think it goes with fries but I promise you
it does. If you have ever had Arby’s jalapeno poppers with bronco berry sauce
then you will know what I am talking about. I even used my remaining pineapple habanero
to smoother my leftover pork sandwich, sounds gross to some…it was not. I would
say 9 out of 10 people would order fries again and that one person would be
upset with how long they had to wait to get the fries, it took longer than 5
minutes to make my fries, it was odd.
I recommend both place, definitely stop
in to both spots, maybe someone can let me know how Hunger Burger burger’s
taste!
