Hartenkass is a great little sandwich shop just off the beautiful Prinsengracht canal in the heart of Amsterdam. It has a huge menu full of delightful classics and a few unusual combos.
The first sandwich I am going to review from Hartenkass' menu is the NR. 19. Despite it sounding like R2D2's love child it is in fact a chicken, bacon, avocado sandwich with lettuce and pine nuts. I opted for a brown seeded roll (as the day goes on the selection of bread reduces, so getting there around 1ish is the best). Now for the sandwich....in a word, delightful. The extremely generous fillings which the charmingly grumpy sandwich crafter piles in the sub style roll offer absolutely no disappointment, every bite full of ingredients and not a single bread only bite (the first sign of a terrible sandwich; battling against bread to reach the filling!). At least 5 slices of chicken and half an avocado make for a packed sandwich, topped with lettuce and crispy little bacon bits, a sublime texture is created, creamy smooth avocado, crunchy bacon and a pine nut here and there top this sandwich off as a true great lunch time filler.
Service without a smile, but who cares when the food is this good, who am I to demand a smile? I would have it no other way, I'd take a punch in the groin as long as they keep making sandwiches this good.
http://www.hartenkaas.nl/
did you sketch the sandwich and title? i like!
ReplyDeleteunfortunately i can take credit for neither, the title font is off a website and i got a friend to draw the sandwich for me.
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