Thread: Mayonnaise on corned beef sandwich -- ick

I go into a long-established hofbrau-type restaurant (Brennan's,
in Berkeley Ca) and order a half a corned beef sanfwich on light rye.
Now I confess it's been five or more years since I've eaten there,
but they were reliable in the past.

So the otherwise perfectly-good sandwich came with mayonaisse on it,
leaving me the choice of complaining, or trying to blot it off with a
napkin (I did the latter).

Am I confused, or is this completely unreasonable? (This place has
mustard out by the tables so I don't expect anything condiments
to be on the sandwich.)

Steve

Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:

>I think you're getting icked too easily. I put mayo on corned beef
>and pastrami sandwiches all the time. Does it say it comes with mayo
>now? They can't leave may out on the tables like mustard so they must
>be applying it themselves by default, unless otherwise instructed.

I don't think it said "comes with mayo" anywhere. The menu is up
on a board in the hof-brau area. But since I was assuming their menu
offerings were the same as they always had been, perhaps I didn't
acutally look.

Steve

"Steve Pope" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I go into a long-established hofbrau-type restaurant (Brennan's,
> in Berkeley Ca) and order a half a corned beef sanfwich on light rye.
> Now I confess it's been five or more years since I've eaten there,
> but they were reliable in the past.
>
> So the otherwise perfectly-good sandwich came with mayonaisse on it,
> leaving me the choice of complaining, or trying to blot it off with a
> napkin (I did the latter).
>
> Am I confused, or is this completely unreasonable? (This place has
> mustard out by the tables so I don't expect anything condiments
> to be on the sandwich.)
>
> Steve

You don't know?

Simple, New Hispanic cooks.

Dimitri

On Oct 30, 8:30*pm, spop...@speedymail.org (Steve Pope) wrote:
> I go into a long-established hofbrau-type restaurant (Brennan's,
> in Berkeley Ca) and order a half a corned beef sanfwich on light rye.
> Now I confess it's been five or more years since I've eaten there,
> but they were reliable in the past.
>
> So the otherwise perfectly-good sandwich came with mayonaisse on it,
> leaving me the choice of complaining, or trying to blot it off with a
> napkin (I did the latter).
>
> Am I confused, or is this completely unreasonable? *(This place has
> mustard out by the tables so I don't expect anything condiments
> to be on the sandwich.)
>

I suspect they gave you a previously rejected sandwich. I'm assuming
you didn't watch them assembling it; otherwise you would have shrieked
in horror. Did it appear amazingly quickly? Then, you've been Fry'sed.

Alternately, the assembler might have been on autopilot. If Brennan's
is like Harry's, the condiments on the table do not include
mayonnaise. If he was cued up to put some on, he might have just
followed through.

spamtrap1888 <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Oct 30, 8:30*pm, spop...@speedymail.org (Steve Pope) wrote:
>> I go into a long-established hofbrau-type restaurant (Brennan's,
>> in Berkeley Ca) and order a half a corned beef sanfwich on light rye.
>> Now I confess it's been five or more years since I've eaten there,
>> but they were reliable in the past.
>>
>> So the otherwise perfectly-good sandwich came with mayonaisse on it,
>> leaving me the choice of complaining, or trying to blot it off with a
>> napkin (I did the latter).
>>
>> Am I confused, or is this completely unreasonable? *(This place has
>> mustard out by the tables so I don't expect anything condiments
>> to be on the sandwich.)
>>
>
>I suspect they gave you a previously rejected sandwich. I'm assuming
>you didn't watch them assembling it; otherwise you would have shrieked
>in horror. Did it appear amazingly quickly?
>
>Alternately, the assembler might have been on autopilot.

They did assemble it in front of me, but I did not manage to observe
them slapping on the mayonaisse.

I think autopilot is right.


S.

Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:15:21 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888 wrote:
>
>> Alternately, the assembler might have been on autopilot. If Brennan's
>> is like Harry's, the condiments on the table do not include
>> mayonnaise.
>
>No restaurant can put mayo on the table (like ketchup) unless it's in
>packets. But Harry's did (at least one time) put mayo on their
>sandwiches by default. I used to go there often.

I have heard of this place but never went there.


Steve

On Oct 30, 10:30*pm, spop...@speedymail.org (Steve Pope) wrote:
> I go into a long-established hofbrau-type restaurant (Brennan's,
> in Berkeley Ca) and order a half a corned beef sanfwich on light rye.
> Now I confess it's been five or more years since I've eaten there,
> but they were reliable in the past.
>
> So the otherwise perfectly-good sandwich came with mayonaisse on it,
> leaving me the choice of complaining, or trying to blot it off with a
> napkin (I did the latter).
>
> Am I confused, or is this completely unreasonable? *(This place has
> mustard out by the tables so I don't expect anything condiments
> to be on the sandwich.)

Oh, ick indeed. Why on earth would they glop mayonnaise on your
sandwich? I would have complained.

On Oct 30, 10:46*pm, "Dimitri" <Dimitr...@prodigy.net> wrote:
> "Steve Pope" <spop...@speedymail.org> wrote in message
>
> news:j8l4o4$ur1$[email protected]..
>
> >I go into a long-established hofbrau-type restaurant (Brennan's,
> > in Berkeley Ca) and order a half a corned beef sanfwich on light rye.
> > Now I confess it's been five or more years since I've eaten there,
> > but they were reliable in the past.
>
> > So the otherwise perfectly-good sandwich came with mayonaisse on it,
> > leaving me the choice of complaining, or trying to blot it off with a
> > napkin (I did the latter).
>
> > Am I confused, or is this completely unreasonable? *(This place has
> > mustard out by the tables so I don't expect anything condiments
> > to be on the sandwich.)
>
> > Steve
>
> You don't know?
>
> Simple, New Hispanic cooks.

Oh goody, a racist.

On 10/30/2011 11:40 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:30:12 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote:
>
>> I go into a long-established hofbrau-type restaurant (Brennan's,
>> in Berkeley Ca) and order a half a corned beef sanfwich on light rye.
>> Now I confess it's been five or more years since I've eaten there,
>> but they were reliable in the past.
>>
>> So the otherwise perfectly-good sandwich came with mayonaisse on it,
>> leaving me the choice of complaining, or trying to blot it off with a
>> napkin (I did the latter).
>>
>> Am I confused, or is this completely unreasonable? (This place has
>> mustard out by the tables so I don't expect anything condiments
>> to be on the sandwich.)
>
> I think you're getting icked too easily. I put mayo on corned beef
> and pastrami sandwiches all the time. Does it say it comes with mayo
> now? They can't leave may out on the tables like mustard so they must
> be applying it themselves by default, unless otherwise instructed.
>
> Then again I put mayo on hot dogs, too. But never on fries.

Same here, mayo is fine with me but I'm pretty surprised it would
just show up on a corned beef sandwich when mustard is the expected
condiment.

And I'd happily have mayo on my fries, especially mixed with ketchup.

nancy

Nancy Young <[email protected]> wrote:

>Same here, mayo is fine with me but I'm pretty surprised it would
>just show up on a corned beef sandwich when mustard is the expected
>condiment.

If you're in my area (NorCal / east bay), and you want something
like a corned beef, here's a tip: The Junket, in El Cerrito plaza.
A righteous place that has been there for decades.


Steve

On 10/31/2011 7:34 AM, Steve Pope wrote:
> Nancy Young<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Same here, mayo is fine with me but I'm pretty surprised it would
>> just show up on a corned beef sandwich when mustard is the expected
>> condiment.
>
> If you're in my area (NorCal / east bay), and you want something
> like a corned beef, here's a tip: The Junket, in El Cerrito plaza.
> A righteous place that has been there for decades.

And if you're over here in Jersey, Harold's Deli in Edison.
Bring a friend and still have leftovers.

nancy

On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:24:07 -0400, Nancy Young <email@replyto> wrote:

>On 10/30/2011 11:40 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:30:12 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote:
>>
>>> I go into a long-established hofbrau-type restaurant (Brennan's,
>>> in Berkeley Ca) and order a half a corned beef sanfwich on light rye.
>>> Now I confess it's been five or more years since I've eaten there,
>>> but they were reliable in the past.
>>>
>>> So the otherwise perfectly-good sandwich came with mayonaisse on it,
>>> leaving me the choice of complaining, or trying to blot it off with a
>>> napkin (I did the latter).
>>>
>>> Am I confused, or is this completely unreasonable? (This place has
>>> mustard out by the tables so I don't expect anything condiments
>>> to be on the sandwich.)
>>
>> I think you're getting icked too easily. I put mayo on corned beef
>> and pastrami sandwiches all the time. Does it say it comes with mayo
>> now? They can't leave may out on the tables like mustard so they must
>> be applying it themselves by default, unless otherwise instructed.
>>
>> Then again I put mayo on hot dogs, too. But never on fries.
>
>Same here, mayo is fine with me but I'm pretty surprised it would
>just show up on a corned beef sandwich when mustard is the expected
>condiment.
>
>And I'd happily have mayo on my fries, especially mixed with ketchup.
>
Mustard is good but mayonnaise that is brimming with fresh horseradish
sets well also.
--
Mr.E

On 10/31/2011 9:21 AM, Mr.E wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:24:07 -0400, Nancy Young<email@replyto> wrote:

>> Same here, mayo is fine with me but I'm pretty surprised it would
>> just show up on a corned beef sandwich when mustard is the expected
>> condiment.

> Mustard is good but mayonnaise that is brimming with fresh horseradish
> sets well also.

Oh, that sounds good too.

nancy

On 10/31/2011 9:53 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:24:07 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> And I'd happily have mayo on my fries, especially mixed with ketchup.
>
> Are you from Utah? ;-) (Remembering that flame war involving that
> "Steve" world traveller-guy)

Heh, more like poor man's thousand island dressing or something. I
had a friend whose mother made that, so I assume that's where I
got it.

nancy

On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:30:12 +0000 (UTC), [email protected]
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> I go into a long-established hofbrau-type restaurant (Brennan's,
> in Berkeley Ca) and order a half a corned beef sanfwich on light rye.
> Now I confess it's been five or more years since I've eaten there,
> but they were reliable in the past.
>
> So the otherwise perfectly-good sandwich came with mayonaisse on it,
> leaving me the choice of complaining, or trying to blot it off with a
> napkin (I did the latter).
>
> Am I confused, or is this completely unreasonable? (This place has
> mustard out by the tables so I don't expect anything condiments
> to be on the sandwich.)
>

You're in the Bay Area and people seem to be addicted to mayonnaise
here. I'd never heard of putting mayo on *hamburgers* (which still
revolts me as much as mayo on corned beef revolts you), but it was the
norm here - even when I arrived back in the '60s.


--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:48:59 -0400, Nancy Young <email@replyto> wrote:

> And if you're over here in Jersey, Harold's Deli in Edison.
> Bring a friend and still have leftovers.

I like that kind of sandwich, but I need to be forewarned so I can
share.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On 2011-10-31, Steve Pope <[email protected]> wrote:
> I go into a long-established hofbrau-type restaurant (Brennan's,
> in Berkeley Ca) and order a half a corned beef sanfwich on light rye.
> Now I confess it's been five or more years since I've eaten there,
> but they were reliable in the past.

I ate there about 5 yrs ago. Got the french dip and was not impressed.
Never been back. As for your corned beef, that's wrong. Ida taken it
back.

nb

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On Oct 30, 10:46 pm, "Dimitri" <Dimitr...@prodigy.net> wrote:
> "Steve Pope" <spop...@speedymail.org> wrote in message
>
> news:j8l4o4$ur1$[email protected]..
>
> >I go into a long-established hofbrau-type restaurant (Brennan's,
> > in Berkeley Ca) and order a half a corned beef sanfwich on light rye.
> > Now I confess it's been five or more years since I've eaten there,
> > but they were reliable in the past.
>
> > So the otherwise perfectly-good sandwich came with mayonaisse on it,
> > leaving me the choice of complaining, or trying to blot it off with a
> > napkin (I did the latter).
>
> > Am I confused, or is this completely unreasonable? (This place has
> > mustard out by the tables so I don't expect anything condiments
> > to be on the sandwich.)
>
> > Steve
>
> You don't know?
>
> Simple, New Hispanic cooks.

Oh goody, a racist.

BS this has nothing to do with racism Ask Anthony Bourdain or watch his
show.....

Dimitri

On Oct 31, 8:26*am, sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:30:12 +0000 (UTC), spop...@speedymail.org
>
> (Steve Pope) wrote:
> > I go into a long-established hofbrau-type restaurant (Brennan's,
> > in Berkeley Ca) and order a half a corned beef sanfwich on light rye.
> > Now I confess it's been five or more years since I've eaten there,
> > but they were reliable in the past.
>
> > So the otherwise perfectly-good sandwich came with mayonaisse on it,
> > leaving me the choice of complaining, or trying to blot it off with a
> > napkin (I did the latter).
>
> > Am I confused, or is this completely unreasonable? *(This place has
> > mustard out by the tables so I don't expect anything condiments
> > to be on the sandwich.)
>
> You're in the Bay Area and people seem to be addicted to mayonnaise
> here. *I'd never heard of putting mayo on *hamburgers* (which still
> revolts me as much as mayo on corned beef revolts you), but it was the
> norm here - even when I arrived back in the '60s.

The rumor is that McDonald's "special sauce" is basically half mayo
and half Miracle Whip, so not limited to the Bay Area.