It was a brisk mid-October morning in Provincetown, MA and we were hungry. Right in the center of town on Commercial Street we spotted Heaven’s Gate–and the bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich on a wheat English muffin, with a perfectly hot cup of Joe–had to be the most delicious breakfast I’ve ever found. The cold air and the warm bacon egg and cheese, with the correctly toasted muffin, created a home run! And this was the morning after!
Just as I use a Pad Thai noodle as a dish to gauge how good a Thai restaurant is–the key to finding a good diner is to gauge the bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich served on the menu. Let’s face it–it usually is a disappointment we ignore because we’re rushing off to work. So yah, the noodles at House of Thai on Larkin at Geary in San Francisco fit the bill of the most delicious meal I’ve ever eaten in my home town, but I was surprised to find something as pedestrian as a breakfast sandwich to break the ribbon for first place! Oh, and the speed in getting the order filled is also a key.
When the noodle or sandwich arrive within five minutes heady and ready to eat–you know you’re in the right place at the right time!
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