Monday, January 11, 2010

Wicked Gangsta' Meatballs!

After searching the city high and low, turning over rocks and braving the snow, the call for a worthy meatball sub has been answered.

From FDA


Al Capone’s at 82 Summer Street in Boston has the most delicious meatballs in all the land.

Typically Capone’s is a middle-of-the-road choice when you’re looking for something huge and really fattening, but today they have proven themselves “kings of the balls of meat.” The Meatball itself is what set this sammy apart. The perfect blend of meats and spices was exactly what the Douche was looking for.

From FDA


For those who aren’t familiar, Al Capone’s offers two sizes of sandwiches: freaking huge, and too freaking huge. The “Small” as they like to call it, is about a foot long. The “Large” is a monstrous 20” sub. I have ordered the large here before, and they literally wrap the two halves separately. Here is a graphical representation of what it feels like to eat this thing.

From FDA


I was very surprised at how long it took to find a seriously tasty meatball. One place that came through as a close second was Hot Tomatoes at 92 Bedford.

From FDA


Their bread is second to none, baked fresh every day and was by far the star of the show. They use excellent quality ingredients in everything that they do, so of course I was shocked to find a flavorless set of meatballs in their sandwich, or “The Don” as they call it. They say that they use “Carmen” homemade Apuglian meatballs, where “Apuglian” in this case translates directly to “sucks”.

Now everyone gather together and sigh your relief, the Douche has done it again. Save yourself the disappointment and go eat Capone’s meatballs. Now rated as the best meatball sub Boston has to offer.

If you or someone you know would like to challenge the mighty Capone as the #1 meatball sub in the city, post the time and place and the Food Douche will be there.

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