Patrick L.
Yelp
So a good while back when i first went to Hoagie Haven, Say Cheez was on my radar a second stop, i had originally planned to grab disco fries to go along with my fat sandwiches, Alas t'was not meant to be, me and my buddy couldn't find it for the life of us!
Turns out, its just down the alley, tucked on the side of Thomas Sweet up a short little ramp by the tables. Though the small live concert at that time had the entire alley filled with people- prompting us to scour the nassau strip scratching our heads and shrugging our shoulders YESTERDAY we redeemed ourselves. Proved we aren't 100% blind, and made Say Cheez the main focus for our meal plan for the night.
I personally went with a Beefy Mac, and Disco Fries, Broseph a similar option Beefy Mac, but Cheese Fries instead, last but not least our resident picky eater and my childhood best friend chose an eccentric combination of the Smashed Meatball and Onion Rings.
Before we ordered we waited around outside to lay claim to one of the tables for dining, and struck up conversation with one of the employees who noticed us and came out for a friendly chat very nice guy, and he clearly works his ass off- was hustling and bustling after things started picking up and /still/ made time for conversation during the lulls hanging out back outside chatting with us. During this conversation i did however learn an interesting tid-bit, EVERYTHING, save for three are handled in house, those being the Onion Rings, Mozzarella Sticks, and the Bread.
The Beefy mac was quite good, the mac noodles were nice and soft, the cheese as you'd expect- a smoother more understated flavor palate with earthy tones, the hallmark of most home made mac, The brisket however, entirely stole the show, including on the disco fries, even the guy who made it said normally it doesn't turn out this good but he had a perfect batch, tre magnifique. My only complaints are the brisket could have used a bit of seasoning, and some salt, and, the grilled cheese part of the sandwich could have used a little bit more butter to knock home that grilled cheese flavor.
The disco fries were good, wish there had been a bit more gravy but i found myself just focusing on that brisket, a little more seasoning, add a dash of salt...I think id eat just a tin of brisket, gravy, and cheese.
My friend who ordered the Smashed Meatball didn't like it too much, and i can kinda see why, its seasoned like a traditional uh..."Spicy italian meatball", and that seasoning really drowned out everything else in the sandwich, it also wasn't served with marinara as stated, which he had to ask for which was very watery- I didn't mind it so much, but it definitely isn't something his palate would agree with.
The onion rings wound up shared, they're pretty decent, not a vendor i'm familiar with, minced-onion, but with less give than other brands, and a much sharper flavor,
All in all say cheez is a pretty neat concept, and i really enjoyed my meal, if i had half stars it'd be a firm 3.5, but instead, a generous 4 for now.
Flavor & Presentation 3.5/5 | Service & Speed 3.25/5 | Price & Proportion 3/5
Overall 3.25/5