After going to several of the restaurants and brasseries (since they technically aren't cafes) in Ann Arbor, I've noticed that many of them serve reubens - a favorite sandwich of mine. Therefore, I've decided that - as a semi-recurring event - I'll review the various reubens one can find around the city. Reubens will be reviewed based on presentation, taste, messiness, and cost, each rated on a 4-star scale. (Cost: $ < 5.99, $$ = 6-7.99, $$$ = 8-9.99, $$$$ = 10+)
I like Angelo's, it's a diner-type restaurant that is the lone remnant of a bunch of small eateries near the medical campus; the others having sold their property (or had the property sold out from under them) to the University in an ever-expanding "gobbling up" of the properties between the central and medical campuses. In some ways, Angelo's has it made now, since it is the only non-university eating establishment that is near the medical campus (excluding a Jimmy John's located about a block away from Angelo's), and on any given lunch hour, they are filled beyond capacity.
Normally, I eat there for breakfast, which is almost always tasty and quite filling. (They tend to over-do their potatoes a bit, but if you dont' mind the slight taste of burned carbs, then everything else is good.) The best part of the breakfast is that the bread you get (and it's quite sizeable) is made in-house, and is quite tasty.
The reuben ($8.99, and comes with a pickle and the option of adding a side of coleslaw or fries) there is quite good: good corned beef, tasty saurkraut, and not too much thousand island dressing. There is only one small problem with the bread. They use their own bread, which I normally feel is very tasty. Indeed, the texture, weight, and absorbability of the bread is really top-notch. However, it wasn't until it was matched with the reuben that I realized that it was just a little sweet, which is - for me - a little odd, and threw off the taste of the whole sandwich.
RATING:
Presentation: ****
Taste: **
Messiness: **
Cost: $$$
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