French Meadow falls into the category of being classier than the places we usually venture to. It's a place where based upon the concept it sells you would expect to find yuppies, tree huggers, and PETA types, both customers and employees. You would expect well prepared food regardless of their location, be it their main location or a satellite center at the Lindbergh Airport.
That's what I thought. So I stopped in being my gate was only a few steps away and looked at the menu scribbled on the chalkboard. The Rachel seemed like a possibility but with my mind preoccupied, the description didn't sink in. I was more affixed on the price. Hmm. Is there anything cheap to eat at the Minneapolis airport? Will it be worth $9.99 and commensurate with the name and reputation of the French Meadow?
The Rachel was prepared on the spot. I waited patiently but my rumbling stomach didn't. I was pleasantly surprised by the heaping mound I saw on the plate handed to me. It would definitely fill the stomach. With the first bite, there was no doubt that French Meadow used better than average ingredients and were generous with the ingredients. That's the positives.
The negatives: Even Scrooge Squared with her limited cooking abilities could have prepared this. The rye bread was only toasted. The filling was slapped between the two slices of toast and the cheese was given just enough heat time to provide the slightest adhesion to the turkey. Maybe I have the concept wrong but Rachels and Rubens just aren't if they aren't butter grilled, finger burning hot, and the filling a wonderful gooey mess.
It was a $5 sandwich at best. Maybe their main location prepares food better.
French Meadow Bakery
Minneapolis-St Paul Airport
Friday, August 21, 2009
French Meadow Bakery, Minneapolis
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We had the same experience. They must be hoping that people won't remember how bad it is or are only traveling through
I can tell you for a fact that they use the same cheap food service junk that any other restaurant in the airport uses..
but they put it on halfway decent breads.
We've always been pleased with the vegan selections we find at FMB. Their food is NOT the same as other airport food. The salad greens, for example are fresh and organic. Is there a standard airport version of tofu, tempeh and vegan chili? And the bread is great! Can't speak for the meat food.
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