Sunday, January 20, 2008

 

The Lost Post

On Friday I decided to have lunch at one of my favorite places in Wilmington, Dub's Dawgs, which is technically in Wrightsboro. They have a fantastic menu of good stuff. The menu online is extremely out of date. It's my understanding that the place first opened being run by the children of the man who owns the property, but they couldn't keep it running so they decided to close it. Someone else stepped in, bought the place and it's been going full blast ever since. Some days if you don't get there early, you don't get a seat.
On Friday I wasn't excited about their daily special (fried Flounder) so I went back to the standard menu.
The first time I ever went to Dub's I got the Fat Man's Platter. It has never failed to satisfy.
The Fat Man's Platter is a big char-grilled hamburger patty (1/3rd or 1/2 pound?) placed on two slices of white bread and covered in onions and gravy. Plus you get 2 sides. I usually go with the fries and the slaw. Some days I have em just put the gravy on the fries as well. Really, you can't go wrong with gravy.
As I sat there waiting for my lunch, I got to thinking that I knew I'd done the same basic idea with a Krystal before but didn't remember if I had ever posted it. Yesterday, I started digging around and found my pictures. I really do have a huge archive of pictures and stories that I've been meaning to post to Krystal Adventure, but never gotten around to it. I believe this one dates back to my Gravy Is Groovy week.
Let's call this the "Little Man's Platter." You of course start with a few Krystals. Cheese is optional, but nix the mustard. I got mine with pickles, but ate them. Then you need some gravy. Since I don't normally have gravy sitting around the house, that meant a trip to the store. I'm not a big fan of sauces from a dry mix as they tend to be WAY too high in sodium, so I went with the jar gravy. If you have REAL gravy, go with that instead!
You'll notice I also have a can of mushrooms in there, too. The way I see it, if you're going thru the trouble to gravy your Krystal you might as well add mushrooms. You'll be glad you did.
Strategically place your mushrooms around the Krystal. Don't go crazy though, or you'll wind up with gravy and mushrooms in your lap. (One day I'll explain my "Slippery Sandwich" theory.)
Next up is a big spoonful of hot gravy.
At the time I chose to make my Gravy-K's as neat as possible so I could pick them up and eat them. After having had the Fat Man's Platter a couple of times, I see the benefits of using a fork. More gravy is never a bad thing. And if you get extra gravy on your fries, well that's not so bad, is it?
I used mushrooms, but Dub's does not. I'll talk to my waitress Tracy next time and see what we can do about that. But just cause Dub's doesn't that doesn't mean you can't! Everyone needs a little fungus now and then.
Krystal Lovers get more in the sack!.

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# posted by JasonJ1052 @ 8:50 AM
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Where's the swiss cheese? Swiss and mushrooms are like Captin and Tinille, Sonny and Cher, Peanutbutter and Jelly...they just belong together.

Damn fine addition if you ask me! A Mushroom and Swiss Krystal! With gravy! Damn Fine! Don't forget the ketchup. Mmmmm.

I have pattened and copywriten this.

brian renko
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 8:56 PM
 
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