It has been many months since my last post, but I've finally figured out my hosting, so hopefully I'll fix this site up and carry on as if nothing happened!

Trivelli's. Ahh, what more can I say? I love this place. Trivelli's Hoagies has been in town for as long as I can remember (the original shop on Nevada & Fillmore). They've opened up a couple of extra stores (not all of them survived), and the one on Austin Bluffs has even gone through an ownership change. But the quality of their food hasn't deteriorated.

The restaurant is tiny - maybe 6 tables. I think they survive on Doherty High lunch business. If you can, you want to time your visit around that, or you may have a hard time finding a table, or find yourself in a crowded dining room full of rowdy teenagers. When Z and I got here, the place was dead.

I almost always go for the cheesesteak (because its sooo good), but today, I decided to live on the edge, and try something different. I ordered the Italian Chicken. As long as I was being daring, I decided to try a pickled egg that I saw floating in a jar full of yellowish liquid on the counter.

While I was waiting for my sandwich, I dug into the egg. I've never eaten a pickled egg before, so it was a rather strange experience. It was pretty firm, and resilient - I had to be careful not to break my plastic fork taking a chunk off of it. I'm a fan of pickled things, so I enjoyed it. It was pickly and eggy. After I was done eating it, Z commented that he doesn't often feel never feels the urge to eat things that look like they are floating in a jar of toilet water. I looked up at the jar on the counter, and decided that he was right.. It DID look like a jar of toilet water. Upon reflection, I guess thats why I write this site - not him :p

The Italian Chicken was awesome. It had provolone on the bun, with the chicken thinly cut and spread on top of the cheese. Marinara sauce was heaped on the chicken, and the whole deal was topped with parmesan. The chicken was super tender, and tasted amazing. The sandwich was pretty hard to eat, having been heavily doused with sauce, but I managed.

Overall, I was extremely glad to have taken a little step outside my box. I would definitely recommend the Italian Chicken at Trivelli's, and I'm sure I'll have it again in the future!