LA's Fabkis Dip Sandwich Smackdown: Cole's vs. Philippe's

Sawv daws hlub tus Fab Kis. Dab tsi 's tsis xav nyiam txog ib lub qhaub cij ntawm Fabkis cov mov ci nrog nqaij (thiab cheese yog tias koj xaiv) uas yog dipped hauv cov kua txiv hmab txiv ntoo, nkawd paub li au jus? Tau ntau xyoo tau muaj kev sib cav nyob rau hauv Los Angeles uas tshaj plaws ntawm lub tsev noj mov tsim nws thawj zaug. Cole's and Philippe The Original (aka Philippe tus) ob leeg hais tias lawv tsim nws, tab sis ob nqe lus obviously tsis tau muaj tseeb. Li ntawd, leej twg tsim nws ua ntej thiab tseem ceeb tshaj, leej twg ua nws zoo? Nws yog lub sijhawm rau kev soj ntsuam tag nrho.

• 01 ntawm 07

  Keeb Kwm

  Ob lub Cole thiab Philippe hais tias lawv yog thawj tug uas tsim cov Fabkis txoj kev poob siab, tab sis obviously, uas yog tsis yooj yim sua. Sandwich enthusiasts tau ua ntau ntawm kev tshawb fawb kom tau mus rau hauv qab ntawm no.

  Cole zaj dab neeg yog ib tug neeg xav tau ib lub sandwich nyob rau hauv 1908 thiab cov khob cij accidentally poob rau hauv cov kua txiv qaub nqaij. Lub Sandwich twb tau txais zoo thiab Fabkis txoj hlaws yug. (Lwm zaj tis muaj ib tus qhua tuaj noj mov nrog cov pos hniav mob uas nug nws lub sandwich yuav tsum tau dipped ces nws yuav yooj yim rau noj.)

  Philippe zaj dab neeg yog qhov me ntsis ntxiv muaj teeb meem. Ntau qhov chaw tau muab ntau zaj dab neeg: tias nws tau tshwm sim li nws tau ua nyob rau hauv Cole's nrog rau ib qho ntawm cov khob cij accidentally poob rau hauv cov kua txiv qaub thiab tus thib ob; tias ib tug neeg qhua, ib tug neeg tua hluav taws, nws tau ua rau nws lub ncuav tsis muaj zog ces Philippe txawm muab cov kua txiv hmab qaub thiab nug nws, me ntsis kev npau taws, yog tias ua rau nws zoo siab; tias ib hnub ib tus neeg tau thov rau ib sab ntawm nws cov qhaub cij yuav tsum tau dipped tom qab pom lub au jus hauv ib lub lauj kaub ntawm ci nqaij thiab ces tsib los yog tib neeg xav tib yam.

  Qhov zoo tshaj plaws: Philippe's - Txhua tus zoo lus dab neeg zoo li muaj ntau txoj kev qhia ntawm zaj dab neeg, tab sis qhov kawg ntawm peb ntawm Philippe tau los ntawm tus tswv tsev nyob rau hauv ib tsab ntawv xov xwm los ntawm 1951, yog li ntawd qhov tseeb tshaj plaws.

• 02 ntawm 07

  Ambiance

  Txawm hais tias keeb kwm tuaj yeem debated txog thaum lub sijhawm kawg, koj tsis tuaj yeem sib tham txog qhov xwm txheej zoo li cas rau tam sim no. Koj tsis tau noj cov qhaub cij hauv lub sijhawm xyoo 1900. Koj tab tom noj mov tam sim no.

  Thaum koj taug kev mus rau hauv Cole's, nws xav tias zoo li lub tsev kawm ntawv qub nrog qee chav kawm. Nws zoo li ib tug saloon nrog nws cov ntoo ntoo phem thiab cushioned booths. Cole's muaj qee cov duab thiab cov khoom xov xwm ntawm phab ntsa hauv chav tom qab, tab sis qhov ntawd ntxiv me ntsis povhaum rau qhov chaw uas ua rau koj xav zoo li koj tau xa rov qab rau hauv lub sijhawm. Cole's kuj muaj ib qho khoom noj khoom haus uas muaj txhij txhua, uas tsis yog qhov phem tshaj plaws.

  Philippe qhov kev saib xyuas ntawm kev sib tw khiav hauv New York City. Nws muaj ib lub txee loj loj uas koj tso koj txiav txim ua ntej koj coj koj tus Fab Kis rov qab mus rau rooj. Philippe qhov yog me ntsis loj dua Cole tab sis zoo nkaus li nws xav tau kev tu thiab kev pleev xim rau txoj hauj lwm.

  Advantage: Cole's - Qhov kev lom zem ntawm Cole's yog qhov yoojyim dua Philippe. Cole's ua rau koj xav tias zoo li lawv xav koj muaj, nrog rau lub bar uas yuav pab tau koj ib ncig. Philippe's ambiance ua rau nws zoo li lawv tsis quav ntsej txog kev cia koj nyob ntawd, tiam sis xav kom tus qhua tawm hauv thiab tawm sai li sai tau.

• 03 ntawm 07

  Mov ci

  Nws yog lub sij hawm kom tau teeb meem loj tam sim no tias peb tau mus dhau ntawm cov neeg nyob sab nraud. Qhov no yog hais txog lub sandwich nws tus kheej tom qab tag nrho, thiab zoo mov ci ua rau ib tug nyuaj. Nws yog lub tsheb uas siv cov ntsiab lus rau hauv koj lub qhov ncauj. Txhua yam sub-par thiab nws tiav niam txiv ib qho kev ntxhov siab thiab ua tsis tau zoo. Tej zaum koj yuav zoo li tsis tau noj ib qho nyuaj rau txhua qhov yog tias koj tsis quav ntsej txog cov mov mog.

  Cole lub khob cij tsis yog ntev li ntev tau Philippe thiab yog me ntsis softer. Philippe txoj kev muab qhob cij crustier uas tsis muaj ntau li ntau thaij sab hauv cushioning. (Uas yog cia li ua ib qho kev pom tsis meej, tab sis, peb yuav tau txais mus rau me ntsis tom qab.)

  Advantage: Philippe's - Raws li ntev li ib feem ntawm khob cij tsis yog qub, lub crustier zoo dua. Qhov ntawd muab File ua kom zoo dua los ntawm lub qhov ntswg, tab sis Cole lub khob cij yog muaj Philippe tus.

• 04 ntawm 07

  Nqaij

  Fabkis dip yog txuam nrog nqaij nyug, tab sis qhov funny tshaj plaws yog tias ob qho tib si ntawm cov khw nojmov muaj ntau hom nqaij xaiv. Cole tus muab nqaij npuas, pastrami, qaib cov txwv, thiab yaj ntxiv rau nqaij nyug. Philippe tus mus zoo dua nrog nqaij npuas, pastrami, qaib ntxhw, yaj, thiab nqaij ncej qab noj nqaij nyuj. Nov yog qhov khoom: nws tsis txawv npaum li cas ntawm ntau hom nqaij. Noj ib qho Fabkis dip nrog txhua yam uas tsis yog nqaij nyuj yog sacrilegious.

  Cole's muaj koj qhov kev xaiv ntawm Skinny Dip lossis ib tus loj loj Dipper tab sis tus neeg twg uas mus nrog ib tug Skinny Dip (ib nrab ntawm qhov loj ntawm lub Dipper loj loj) ua lawv tus kheej ib disservice. Cov nqaij yog siav zoo nrog lub da dej ntawm au jus tias nws tau siav tas lub nqaij nyug kom tau zoo thiab muag. Lawv yeej muab rau koj kom txaus ntawm koj cov qhaub cij.

  Philippe tus cooks lawv cov nqaij nyob rau hauv ib phau ntawm au jus los ntawm tag nrho lawv cov nqaij thiab nws yog heev muaj kua zoo li. Tsuas muaj ib qhov luaj li cas ntawm cov qhaub cij xwb, tab sis koj yuav rov qab mus rau lwm qhov yog tias koj tsis tau txais ib sab.

  Advantage: Cole's - Muaj ntau me ntsis nqaij ntawm cov khib nyiab ntawm Cole's vs. vs. Philippe's. Cov nqaij nyug ntawm Cole's kuj tau me ntsis ntxiv tsw rau nws, tab sis raws li nrog lub ncuav, nws yog ib qho kev hu zoo heev.

• 05 ntawm 07

  Au Jus

  Yog vim li cas ib tug Fabkis txoj poob yog Fabkis txoj kev poob siab vim yog ntawm lub au jus. Qhov tseem point ntawm lub qhaub cij yog poob rau hauv cov qhaub cij rau hauv cov kua txiv hmab txiv ntoo tias cov nqaij nws tus kheej twb tau siav hauv.

  Cole's muab rau koj ib lub tais ntawm au jus nrog koj cov qhaub cij uas cia koj ntsaws rau koj tus kheej. Lub au jus yog flavorful heev li koj xav mus da dej hauv nws. Nws yog me ntsis noj qab haus huv, tab sis nws ua haujlwm txig nrog nqaij nyug.

  Philippe tus dips koj lub khob cij rau koj ua ntej. Lawv muab qhov kev xaiv ntawm "single-dip," "double-dip," los yog "ntub." Nws tseem muaj tsw, tab sis koj nyob ntawm txoj kev hlub tshua ntawm Fabkis dip gods li cas nws tau muab rau koj raws li koj xaiv . Qhov no kuj hais txog qhov tuab ntawm qhob cij. Peb yeej tsis paub tseeb npaum li cas Philippe cov mov yog vim lawv poob rau koj. Nws yog seemingly tsis li tuab li Cole, tab sis peb yuav tsis paub tseeb.

  Advantage: Cole tus - Qee lub sij hawm koj xav kom me ntsis ntxiv au jus nrog ib qho tom. Qee lub sij hawm koj xav kom poob koj tus fries fries nyob rau hauv lub au jus. Ib feem ntawm Fabkis poob kev paub yog dipping lub sandwich koj tus kheej.

• 06 ntawm 07

  Toppings & Txhuv

  Tus Fab Kis Ncuav Fab Kis tau nyiam nrog lub khob cij, nqaij, thiab au jus.

  Cole's muaj Swiss, Ntses Cheddar, kua txob nkaus, tshis, los yog xiav cheese nrog lawv cov Fabkis Dip. (Swiss yog ib qho kev nyab xeeb tshaj plaws - nws tsis muaj hwj chim tshaj lub sandwich.) Koj tuaj yeem tau ntxiv Cole lub hauv tsev atomic mustard. Nws muaj lub kick heev, yog li koj tsis xav kom muaj hwj chim dhau koj cov qhaub cij nrog ntau dhau lawm. Txhua txhua tus Fabkis txoj hlua kuj tuaj nrog ib qho piv txwv atomic hmoov mog, uas yog qhov zoo rau peb cov uas nyiam pickles.

  Philippe tseem muaj cheese nrog cov kev xaiv ntawm American, Swiss, Nkaus, Xia, lossis Cheddar. Philippe tau lawv tus kheej cov zaub ntoo kub zoo li, uas tsis kub li Cole li tab sis muaj tib lub ceeb toom nrog ntxiv ntau dhau lawm.

  Advantage: Cole tus - Lub mustard coj txhua yam ua ke. Nws tsis yog ib qho yuav tsum tau muaj, tab sis yeej yog, qhov tseem ceeb ntxiv raws li kev ncaws pob pib ntawm koj lub qhov ncauj tawm ua ntej lub au jus hits palette. Qhov sib ntxiv ntawm qaub ncaug tsis ua mob tog twg los.

• 07 ntawm 07

  Cov lus txiav txim kawg

  Ob lub qhaub cij muaj nqis heev thaum mus xyuas Los Angeles . Koj tuaj yeem txiav txim siab los txhawb ib tus neeg nyob rau ib hnub uas koj tau txais nyob ntawm seb koj nyiam li cas los yog koj nyob nraum qhov twg rau hnub ntawd. Muaj coob tus muaj lawv lub tswv yim txog qhov zoo tshaj plaws thiab zoo li nws yog ib qho kev sib cav uas mus rau hauv thiab nyob rau. Tab sis muaj peev xwm tsuas yog ib tug yeej ...

  Advantage: Cole's - Ib feem ntawm nws yog lub ambiance, tab sis thaum kawg ntawm lub hnub, Cole tus yeej rau nws cov qhaub cij. Koj tau txais me ntsis ntxiv nqaij thiab koj tau poob rau koj tus kheej Fabkis txoj, uas yog qhov tseem ceeb heev. Tej zaum lub khob cij puas yog me ntsis tsis zoo, tab sis nws tsis txaus kom Phillipe kov yeej Cole qhov kom zoo dua hauv txhua qhov chaw. Lub pickle thiab mustard muab tej yam tshaj lub sab saum toj. Li no yog tias koj tsuas xaiv tau ib qho, lub taub hau rau Cole's. Koj yuav tsis khuv xim nws.