I got a bit excited the other day when I was surfing just-eat to decide what I was going to get for takeaway as I found a place that made custom burgers and hot dogs with a plethora of sauces and toppings. The idea that I could have a chilli dog was immensely appealing but more than that it seemed to be a real alternative from Chinese, Indian, Chippy, Kebab or Pizza. In all honesty I very rarely get a kebab or a pizza but having an extra option appealed.
So last night I took the plunge and gave it a spin and thought I’d write a review on it. Well I said I would as I had been ordered to by a big bad New York based banker. Well he’s neither big nor bad but the other words are accurate. He also wants a review of the Millennium Trilogy in Swedish but that probably is going to have to be in English as my Swedish is a bit rusty.
So I ordered some onion rings, a chilli dog and a hot dog smothered in chicken curry. I thought it was a tad expensive but if they really impressed then it’d be worth it as a change-up from my usual takeaway experiences. I must add here that the reviews were excellent on the site – like really really good so I was expecting great things – not good things – great things.
An expected delivery time of an hour was no surprise as it was Saturday night but my buzzer went just 22 minutes later which wasn’t too shabby at all. This is what I received:
Onion Rings
I thought the onion rings were more than adequate. Exactly how you’d expect onion rings to be. Crispy with real onion. Yeah I can’t say anything bad about them so good solid start. Then I had my chilli dog…
Chilli Dog
I unwrapped the chilli dog and first thing I noticed was it was nice and big and had a very soft bap – exactly how I like it. I hate places that make hot dogs with baguette bread. I like my baps soft. The taste wasn’t exactly what I’d call chilli but it wasn’t bad. I maybe expected more because of the awesome reviews but it was a perfectly edible hot dog. As for the chicken curry dog…
Chicken Curry Dog
Well the chicken curry did not taste like any chicken curry I had eaten before. Again it wasn’t bad but I just wasn’t as impressed as I thought I’d be.
I’ll probably try it again at some point – a hot dog with crab meat sounds enticing and I want to give their burgers a shot as everyone says they are the best in town. However I wasn’t bowled over by Lunch in a Bag but more than willing to give it a second shot. Nothing was bad about my food but I didn’t sit there afterwards and think ‘dang I really really want another one’ which is what I thought I would be feeling.
