I don\u2019t watch 30 Rock<\/em>, much to Josh\u2019s sister\u2019s dismay, but somehow I ended up watching the \u201cSandwich Day\u201d episode that featured a roast beef and mozzarella sandwich with magical dipping sauce. It was and still is the only episode of 30 Rock that I\u2019ve seen, and I couldn\u2019t get that sandwich out of my mind, or the scene of Tina Fey\u2019s character eating it at the airport security gate because the dipping sauce was over 3 ounces.<\/p>\n

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A crazy big half of a sandwich<\/p><\/div>\n
He also got a huge container of the magical dipping sauce, which is gravy made from the roast beef drippings. We heated the gravy up on the stove, and it smelled and looked a lot like soy sauce.<\/p>\n
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The magical gravy dipping sauce<\/p><\/div>\n
Fortunately it didn\u2019t taste like soy sauce, although I thought a detected a hint of it in the flavor. Maybe it was just my mind playing tricks on me since it really looked so much like soy sauce. We also heated up the sandwiches briefly in the oven, since the bread had gotten very soggy from traveling all day. While the bread crisped up nicely, and the cheese got a little melty, I think it dried out the roast beef unfortunately.<\/p>\n
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Autopsy shot<\/p><\/div>\n
The dry roast beef wasn\u2019t a huge issue though, as we had lots of dipping sauce on hand. I liberally dipped each bite into the gravy, letting it soak into everything.<\/p>\n
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Lots of dipping action<\/p><\/div>\n
Overall I must admit that I was a little disappointed with this sandwich. I know a lot of it was probably my fault in not eating it right away and reheating it in the oven, but the flavors weren\u2019t as good as I thought they\u2019d be; it was kind of one note. The beef didn\u2019t have a huge amount of flavor to it.<\/p>\n
Josh did eat half a sandwich right away, and while he said the roast beef was definitely moister originally, the bread was better after being toasted. And I\u2019m sure the mozzarella cheese lost a lot of its fresh taste after being melted a bit. I thought the sandwiches would have roasted peppers on them but maybe you need to specially request them. I wonder if adding those would have helped perk up the flavors of the sandwich.<\/p>\n
I think I\u2019ll need to find a Saturday to make the trip to Fiore\u2019s Deli myself, so that I can have a freshly made sandwich and dipping sauce and eat it right away. I don\u2019t think that I can fairly judge this sandwich at this point. I also wouldn\u2019t mind trying some other things that the deli has to offer!<\/p>\n
Fiore’s Deli<\/a>
\n414 Adams St.
\nHoboken, NJ<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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