Brett N.
Yelp
Why 3 stars? Because it was a nice experience, but the food just missed the mark for me.
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I'm pretty sure I discovered Ploughman's a while back on some kind of "Best sandwiches in Houston" list. Ever since then, I've been meaning to check it out and finally had the opportunity recently.
Up in my neck of the woods, we have Tony's Italian Deli, which makes the greatest meatball sub I've ever tasted, and ever will taste. Because of that, I almost always avoid ordering a meatball sub - why even try when I know it's not going to be as good at Tony's?
Well, in this case, the photos of this sub looked amazing, so I couldn't pass it up. Even if it was a step down from Tony's, it was probably going to be pretty enjoyable, right? It came out, and looked just as appetizing as it did in the pictures.
Then I dug in... and... I was so sad. The meatballs were truly flavorless. Had I eaten this blindfolded, I would have had no idea what it was. I hate giving a small, local business such negative feedback, but I was shocked at how bland this was. The pasta salad was better, but was also on the bland side.
We also ordered a Prawn Star, and while I wouldn't necessarily need to order this again, I did find it really interesting. They certainly get points for creativity with this sandwich, which has shrimp, bacon and apples.
I ordered a side of pumpkin bisque soup and my only note is that it could have been a bit warmer, but I enjoyed it.
Dessert wise, we went with a chocolate chip cookie and a slice bourbon chocolate pecan pie. Both were fine, in my eyes. My wife is the chocolate lover in the group and was a bigger fan of these than me.
The guy working here couldn't have been more friendly, so I can't reiterate enough that I would have loved to have written a glowing review about this visit, but the meatball sub was just really rough. I read other reviews raving about it and have to think there's a decent chance they could have messed mine up and I caught them on a bad day.