I went off the endo-diet a bit this weekend, for the first time and in a premeditated way, for the sake of Nickel Diner's signature bacon donut and potato-chips chocolate cake which I'd been wanting to try since before the surgery and never got a chance to.
It was quite a trek downtown,
but here we are inside the Nickel Diner, after a shortish wait. Prices on the wall roughly 1954.
It was quite a trek downtown,
but here we are inside the Nickel Diner, after a shortish wait. Prices on the wall roughly 1954.
Some pretty flowering basil on our table.
And here it is! Since this was the reason for the trip out here, we decided to start off with one, afraid they might run out if we waited until dessert. Not sure if you can tell from the picture, but this was one amazing donut. The bacon in the glaze was just fantastic. The donut itself could have been a little fresher, as in straight from the fryer and piping hot but it was great anyway.
Nickel Diner's home made V8 - Riteshified w/ some tabasco sauce and extra salt and pepper. Should try this at home - very tasty, and brought back fond memories of a lazy summer weekend a couple of years ago that we spent pretty much in its entirety mixing and drinking Bloody Mary's on the balcony of a friend's house in the Marina
my BLTA on sourdough with a fried egg - fabulous! BLTA's, if they're well made, are my favorite sandwiches, and this one is one of the best I've had. Great spicy aoli, too.
a close up of my BLTA, with a great mint-lemonade and Ritesh's pozole in the back
and here's dessert: Nickel Diner's famed mile-high salty chocolate-peanut-potato chip cake! Great idea for those who love sweet-and-salty combos like yours truly. However, this was just a little too heavy on the artificial flavors - basically like a really intense Snickers bar. The potato chips are in the crusty brown layer and are mixed in with peanuts, so peanuts is really all you taste. I'm pretty sure I can make a healthier version of this at home... We just had a bite to try and then took it home, where it is still languishing in the fridge.
PS: So I just went to the fridge and had another couple of bites of this cake, and honestly - it's not worth it. Not that this is a bad cake, it's great for what it is. It's just that sugar is really overrated. As is dairy and flour. If you're off it for a while and get sensitized to how it actually affects you when you have it you don't really want it anymore. Seriously.
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