Lunchin’ Large
Big-Ass Sandwiches cures lunchtime blues
Posted by: John Chandler on Mar 09, 2010 at 09:00AM
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I have it on good authority that the world is going to end in 2012. This came straight from the mumbling, Harvey Pekar-lookalike who sits in the back of the No. 14 bus, and thus far his data has proven to be at least as reliable as Wikipedia or Fox News. Since we’re all headed for the happy hunting grounds anyway, I can wholeheartedly recommend lunch at Big-Ass Sandwiches.
Under the proprietorship of Brian and Lisa Wood, this never-say-diet food cart at the corner of SW Third and Ash has been grilling up belt-loosening sandwiches since just before Christmas. Today I punished a Big-Ass Breakfast Sandwich (pictured), which sports a scrambled-egg foundation, covered with bacon (or sausage), and buried under a pig-pile of French fries. Somehow the soft and chewy ciabatta roll is able to swallow up this mess, though the consumer is more than welcome to shovel down a few handfuls of fries in conventional fashion before closing the sandwich, taking a beatific bite, and happily hastening their own demise. It’s an efficient little monster that ruthlessly combines side dish and entree on a dough pillow of fresh-baked bread.
Co-owner Lisa Wood tells me that this week BAS is proud to feature the Cort & Fatboy Special, a beef brisket slathered in homemade BBQ sauce and crushed beneath layers of bacon, coleslaw, and fries. Word around the carts is that this leviathan lunch special may soon spawn its own religion. And with Armageddon on the horizon, a little religion couldn’t hurt.
UPDATE: The actual title of this week’s special is “The Cort & Fatboy Happy Fun Time BBQ Southern Meat Surprise.” Thanks David Walker!
Tags: Food Carts Big Ass Sandwiches
This looks so much better than the cart in the 5th Ave. pod that my intern found lacking. I’ll be hoofing it to BAS soon, but it looks like I should prophylactically take the long route or I’ll end up built like certain PBR-swilling web editor I know. No, not you.
With 917 days left until the world’s demise I think I have enough time [and stomach] for at least 700-800 Big Ass Sandwiches!
I just looked at the menu, and it said…Bacon Cheese Fries. Sigh They really know how to hit a person’s soft spot. I’m sure I’ll visit soon, but until then I’ll just sit and enjoy the bliss that this cart exists out there in the world.
If the world must end, then I shall face the ending with a smile for I’ve had many a big ass sandwich in ma’ belly!
Should be noted, I have lost weight since eating these glorious sandwiches… Course, they pretty much keep me full all day, not a bad deal!
Does my heart good to see a Big-Ass Vegetarian on there. And by “good” I mean “bad”.
And, for those w/a vegetarian bent, try their Big Ass w/Field Roast. Damn, that’s good.
The Big- A- Veggie is scrumptious… love it :) ohhhh and the fries on top!!!
Sweet mother of god, how late are they open. I need me one of them Cort & Fatboy Happy Fun Time BBQ Southern Meat Surprises, like right this second. I’m drooling just thinking about it.
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@Rosy: Thanks for the buzz kill.
I made the trip back to PDX after a 9 month stint in Montana and one of my first stops was to have a BAS. The bechemel sauce is unreal and who wouldn’t love fries on a sandwich!? I vividly remember my better half declaring that it was “the best sandwich he had ever ate” between bites.