Jersey Mike’s Spicy Hen Italian sub options slow-roasted rooster breast grilled with pepperoni and provolone cheese, topped with Sizzling Chopped Pepper Relish on a sub roll.
A 7-inch Common sub value me $10.45.
The rooster was good and minimize into skinny strips. It was moist and tender with a little bit of browning from the grill. Taste-wise, it was flippantly seasoned with hints of onion and garlic.
The cheese was completely melted in an excellent layer over the rooster (which in all probability helped to maintain the rooster principally within the sandwich). Past texture, it added a mellow creamy taste.
The pepperoni offered the strongest taste out of the components with a seasoned hit of salty pork.
Both by design or happenstance, the bread appeared a bit totally different than my earlier visits to Jersey Mike’s. Fairly than a corn meal dusted sub roll, the bread delivered to thoughts a grocery store bolillo with a clean, smooth, chewy crust and a smooth, ethereal crumb.
The Sizzling Chopped Pepper Relish made itself recognized in tangy and mildly spicy spurts. I discovered myself wishing there was extra taste, warmth, and/or sweetness to it.
Taken altogether, Jersey Mike’s Spicy Hen Italian Sub was pleasant however would extra aptly be known as a “pepperoni and rooster soften.” The pepper relish was largely forgettable and I ponder if some pesto or marinara would have been the higher play.
