Friday, September 28, 2018

The Duke and Elephant

The Duke and Elephant

1979 Washington Valley Rd
Martinsville, NJ 08836
732-563-1717

Pete grabbed this place off of the googles, sent me the menu, and I said yes.  Wow, glad we went here 😀

Upscale.  Parking could be tough.  

We started with Wings and Meatballs appetizers.  But those descriptions dont do them justice...  From the menu:

"Brined + Fried Chicken Wings with Spicy Sauce, House Made Blue Cheese Dressing"
Not your standard buffalo wings.  The chicken was great, and the fry batter was almost like tempura.  Different and delicious.  And the dressing was very "blue".  Too much for me, but  I have a strange blue cheese threshold.

"Meatballs, Ricotta, Spicy Tomato, Grilled Ciabatta"
Deliciouss meatballs.  Very tender and fatty, not packed overly tight.  The ricotta and tomato sauce was fabulous.  And the toasted ciabatta, like all the bread we saw at The Duke, as awesome.  Meatballs elevated...

Pete had the Brisket Sandwich
Brisket, grilled mushrooms and onions, and sharp cheddar.  Again on one of those great ciabatta rolls.

I had the Grilled Cheese and Meatball Sandwich
Smashed meatball (I don't think the same as the appetizer) and sharp cheddar on that same fabulous ciabatta roll.  

Both came with a side salad, that was large for a side salad.  Great greens, and a very simple dressing.  Maybe just olive oil and salt?  

Overall wonderful, and I am sure we will be back here at some point.



Monday, September 10, 2018

Drewby's Grill Pub

Drewby's Grill Pub

Now that summer vacations are over, and kids are back in school, we will be going out to lunch more regularly.  This week it was Drewby's.

We found this place by accident.  Literally driving by and decided to try it out.  Glad we did :)

Pete and I had appetizers and sandwiches.  I had poutine, and Pete had soft pretzels and cheese sauce.  Both were good.  But I turns out they were un-needed, as the sandwiches were huge.

I had a steak sandwich.  Chipotle mayo, grilled onions, garlic, mozz, and sliced flat iron steak.  (Not a cheese steak)  It was delicious.  Pete had a fried chicken cutlet sandwich.  Roasted peppers, basil, mozz.  Also delish...

The long rolls that the sandwiches came on were great.  Crispy crust, and not too airy.  The fries were great too.