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Like so many of the places I pass multiple times a week, Gates has always lost the hunger games to the convenience of parking, my love of Sweet Cow and the less intimidating queue at Park Burger. For what it’s worth, I really don’t care for Park Burger, either.
Tonight I arrived shortly after the Broncos win to a half full patio and a tame group of people occupying it. I ordered to go and I was very, very impressed.
The “Sexy Tractor” caught my eye and while the sunflower seeds and olive oil were not welcome on my palate tonight, I did turn it into a BLT. An homage to my favorite summertime snack, the tomato and mayonnaise sandwich, this hit the right spots. There is only one acceptable mayonnaise where I grew up and that is Dukes. You could put Dukes, Hellmans, Blue Plate, Kraft and Miracle Whip blindly and I’ll tell you 1 would be correct, 3 would be a nice try and the latter would produce the same results as ingesting ipecac. What I appreciated second to the correct mayonnaise was the choice of bread. A correct tomato and mayonnaise sandwich *must* be made on what we lovingly refer to as “Piggly Wiggly white bread”. That’s the kind of white bread that costs a dollar today and likely cancer in 30 years. But this is elevated piggly wiggly— baked across the street at the Tokyo Premium Bakery, this milk bread is the *perfect* foundation for this masterpiece.
The Cuban, also served on the same bread, was just delicious. Should have mayo in addition to the mustard by default but I’ll let that one slide.
Cole slaw was a miss but still 5 star meal. Owners if you are reading this, a word of advice— your coleslaw could have been a 10, and with Dukes in the name it was almost a shame that the soggy mix of cabbage and mayo had lived its most enjoyable life long before I got ahold of it. Yall need to mix it to order so the cabbage remains crisp and flavorful. Coleslaw is not a homogenous mixture.
Friendly service, fun environment. Next time I’ll grab a beer.
