So are you actually reading this? Gotcha! Just playing around a bit with negative suggestion.....
Actually, this post is made up some odd and ends with regards to sandwiches, and you should probably come back tomorrow for something a bit better.....really!
Since you decided to stick around....here goes......
Curiosity does get the better of us at times and I'm not an exception.
I was doing my usual toilet paper/paper towel/laundry detergent/ etc, etc, run at Costco on Morena. I passed the "home of the $1.50 hot dog combo" aka the food windows and saw something new on the menu. Something I couldn't help but try.
They often test market items at this location, perhaps because Costco's Regional Headquarters are located here. So this time it was......
My curiosity got the better of me and I ordered one....purely for research purposes of course.....
Damn, this thing was huge....with a good amount of oily barbecue sauce oozing down one side. The beef was shredded like a tough machaca, the sauce was fairly bland with just a mild spicy finish, the roll was hard and cold.....colder than the tasteless coleslaw.
In short, if you're after quantity over quality, this fits the bill.
I had two people email me about the Arby's Smokehouse Brisket.......so I decided to give it a shot. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, try this on for size.
One can take into consideration the comparison of the Ice Breakers container to understand the size of the sandwich.
Now let's take a look inside.
I won't go into the too sweet BBQ Sauce, the tough and fatty meat, the cold and greasy onion strings.......all for $5.69? This makes what I recently got from Bristol Farm look like I went to the French Laundry.
And yet, sometimes impulse buys work out well. During my visit to Costco, I decided to pick up one of the prime tri-tips. Seasoning with salt, pepper, granulated garlic, and some Mexican oregano, I kept my expectations low.
My goodness....this was so good.
It was basically a "hot smoke" over oak for about 1 1/2 hours and it came out juicy, tender, with a nice smoke flavor.
There ain't no excuse for tough and dry tri-tip. The only problem I see is perfecting how to keep the product thru the course of a day or two.
I also smoked some garlic which I mixed with horseradish, making a sauce for my sandwich.
If you decided to stick around and read the post; I thank you for being a really dedicated FOY (friend of yoso)! I hope you had a great weekend!
I had arby's Reuben last time I was in Hawaii which I thought was pretty good.
Posted by: kat | Sunday, 26 January 2014 at 10:00 PM
Hi Kat - THe quality control of fast food here seems to be terrible.
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 27 January 2014 at 06:58 AM
I'm not an Arby's fan, and I usually stick with the hot dog at Costco. But I'd be happy to have *your* tri-tip anytime!
Posted by: Sandy | Monday, 27 January 2014 at 07:30 AM
That Costco is actually the very first warehouse store in the country (It was a Price Club, which was bought out by Costco in the early 90's).
Posted by: janfrederick | Monday, 27 January 2014 at 07:33 AM
Hotdog and a pizza form me until I realized how much salt was in a slice of cheese pizza and not even mention the pepperoni. The tri tip looks worthy of my belly.
Posted by: nhbilly | Monday, 27 January 2014 at 11:46 AM
Thanks sandy!
I had read that Jan.
Hi Billy - You do get what you pay for at Costco. Arby's not so much.
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 27 January 2014 at 12:50 PM
OH boy that Arby's brisket sandwich.. I almost bought one but thought that'd lose me all my Texas cred. Costco's steaks haven't disappointed me yet. Current fave is the short ribs (can't remember if they're choice, comes in packs of 6-8 strips).
Posted by: Jinxieats | Tuesday, 28 January 2014 at 12:15 AM
Hi Jinxi - That sandwich was a total waste of money. I'm not the biggest fan of Costco's meat, but I'll buy the prime on occasion and some of the other cuts is good for testing out recipes.
Posted by: Kirk | Tuesday, 28 January 2014 at 07:00 AM
Thanks for taking one for the team. Was curious about the sandwich but the math doesn't work for me $1.50 hot dog and soda or $5 sandwich/no drink. That tri-tip looks awesome perfect doneness. During Christmas wish I tried the American Kobe they had at costco. Ribeye was a little much at $30/lb but they did have tri tip for $19/lb.
Posted by: Kyle | Tuesday, 28 January 2014 at 12:37 PM
yum, that tri tip looks perfectly delicious, as does the bristol farm sammie. now i'm craving slabs of juicy meat sandwiches...
Posted by: foodhoe | Tuesday, 28 January 2014 at 02:39 PM
Hi Kyle - I was surprised at how well that tri-tip came out.
LOL FH......time for a meat sandwich fix!
Posted by: Kirk | Tuesday, 28 January 2014 at 06:51 PM
wow, you make a delicious looking sandwich!
Posted by: Lynnea | Tuesday, 28 January 2014 at 10:17 PM
Thanks Lynnea - The tri-tip did all the work! ;o)
Posted by: Kirk | Wednesday, 29 January 2014 at 06:12 AM