Reuben or Patty?

Trilby · 01-29-2010, 07:37 AM

After careful consideration and an exhausting and near-endless pilgrimage, I am sorry to announce that I will no longer be eating Reubens. I've searched high and low for a decent one and have concluded that they are not to be had in my little corner of the world.

I will now embrace the patty melt!

What's your preference? Reuben or Patty? Explain.

glatt · 01-29-2010, 07:51 AM

What's a patty melt? Sounds like a cheeseburger.

zippyt · 01-29-2010, 08:16 AM

Patty Melt and a Bowl of Veggi beef soup on a cold day ,

Yes Glatt its a cheese burger , but better yet its like a grilled cheese sando with caramelized onion , and a Thinnish burger patty , some times a Schmear of mustard , some folkes make them on Rye bread , I prefer Texas Toast ,
Oh and the cheese can make a Big difference , I prefer SHARP Cheddar.

Slurp some soup , dip the sando , YUMMMMMMY !!!

glatt · 01-29-2010, 08:27 AM

You're making me hungry.

skysidhe · 01-29-2010, 08:50 AM

Make your own reuben! Homemade are the best. I make mine with rye bread buttered and toasted on the grill layered with corned beef white cheese and strained sauerkraut ,all melted to perfection with a fresh crunchy Claussen pickle on the side.

Patty melts are good too though.I like mine with lean turkey smothered in caramelized onions and mushrooms.

Juniper · 01-29-2010, 09:07 AM

Penn Station reubens aren't half bad. Not authentic, but still worth a nom.

SamIam · 01-29-2010, 09:20 AM

I make my own reubens, too. I use Swiss cheese and dark rye bread. There's also a New York style deli here in town that makes pretty good reubens.

zippyt · 01-29-2010, 09:26 AM

Rubens Need to be made with Light and Dark Swirled Rye bread

wolf · 01-29-2010, 09:42 AM

Patty Melt, never really liked the Reuben, not much of a sauerkraut fan.

Frankly, though, the Patty Melt comes off as a little effete. Go for the Bacon Cheeseburger, Double if they got 'em.

jinx · 01-29-2010, 10:10 AM

Reuben fo sho! Didn't you read about how hamburger is even more disgusting now than ever?? Off my menu...

Plus I love any sandwich with russian dressing...

Urbane Guerrilla · 01-29-2010, 10:36 AM

No sauerkraut, no reuben. Without the piquancy of the kraut, it's a corned beef sandwich and only a corned beef sandwich.

A history of the sandwich

So Brianna, why don't the local offerings, er, stack up?

glatt · 01-29-2010, 10:42 AM

It's a tossup.

lumberjim · 01-29-2010, 12:06 PM

hmmm...same hairstyle

kerosene · 01-29-2010, 02:08 PM

I like both, but most restaurants can't get a Reuben right. I like my patty melt with extra done onions and med-well patty...american cheese, please (I know it is all just as disgusting as you can get!)

Spexxvet · 01-29-2010, 02:13 PM

corned beef special.

01-29-2010, 07:37 AM	#1
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Reuben or Patty? After careful consideration and an exhausting and near-endless pilgrimage, I am sorry to announce that I will no longer be eating Reubens. I've searched high and low for a decent one and have concluded that they are not to be had in my little corner of the world. I will now embrace the patty melt! What's your preference? Reuben or Patty? Explain. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

01-29-2010, 08:16 AM	#3
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Patty Melt and a Bowl of Veggi beef soup on a cold day , Yes Glatt its a cheese burger , but better yet its like a grilled cheese sando with caramelized onion , and a Thinnish burger patty , some times a Schmear of mustard , some folkes make them on Rye bread , I prefer Texas Toast , Oh and the cheese can make a Big difference , I prefer SHARP Cheddar. Slurp some soup , dip the sando , YUMMMMMMY !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

01-29-2010, 09:26 AM	#8
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Rubens Need to be made with Light and Dark Swirled Rye bread __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

01-29-2010, 09:42 AM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Patty Melt, never really liked the Reuben, not much of a sauerkraut fan. Frankly, though, the Patty Melt comes off as a little effete. Go for the Bacon Cheeseburger, Double if they got 'em. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-29-2010, 10:10 AM	#10
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Reuben fo sho! Didn't you read about how hamburger is even more disgusting now than ever?? Off my menu... Plus I love any sandwich with russian dressing... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

01-29-2010, 07:51 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	What's a patty melt? Sounds like a cheeseburger.

01-29-2010, 08:27 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	You're making me hungry.

01-29-2010, 08:50 AM	#5
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Make your own reuben! Homemade are the best. I make mine with rye bread buttered and toasted on the grill layered with corned beef white cheese and strained sauerkraut ,all melted to perfection with a fresh crunchy Claussen pickle on the side. Patty melts are good too though.I like mine with lean turkey smothered in caramelized onions and mushrooms.

01-29-2010, 09:07 AM	#6
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	Penn Station reubens aren't half bad. Not authentic, but still worth a nom.

01-29-2010, 09:20 AM	#7
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	I make my own reubens, too. I use Swiss cheese and dark rye bread. There's also a New York style deli here in town that makes pretty good reubens.

01-29-2010, 10:36 AM	#11
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	No sauerkraut, no reuben. Without the piquancy of the kraut, it's a corned beef sandwich and only a corned beef sandwich. A history of the sandwich So Brianna, why don't the local offerings, er, stack up? __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

01-29-2010, 10:42 AM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It's a tossup. Attached Images

01-29-2010, 12:06 PM	#13
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	hmmm...same hairstyle __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-29-2010, 02:08 PM	#14
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I like both, but most restaurants can't get a Reuben right. I like my patty melt with extra done onions and med-well patty...american cheese, please (I know it is all just as disgusting as you can get!)

01-29-2010, 02:13 PM	#15
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	corned beef special. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

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