text: The boss was heading to a diner today for a lunch meeting and being already tired of my leftovers for the week my mind starting thinking of diner Reubens and I had a craving that had to be fillednnI googled Reubens and Strip District and a few dining establishments that have vanished from the Strip District but not from Google popped up The one that was current was the brand new Car Hops citing Reuben on the menu So since the Strip offerings really are limited when you work there I decided to go for broke and fulfill the craving while trying out the new place on the blocknnI had heard a few meh reports from coworkers who tried it once but was really set on a Reuben So I went in and found it on the menu at and pretty much indeed DID go for broke for a lunch sandwich nnThe burly tattooed man behind the counter warned me that it was huge and I replied with a this is a test we will seennWhen I travel to NYC say for a long weekend four out of my six meals will probably be Reubens because it is the one place seemingly on the planet where you can get a SUPERB Reuben anywhere they serve a Reuben I think it is NY law And I DO love a good ReubennnI placed the order and paid and then waited about fifteen minutes and the gal behind the counter brought it out to me in a styro container in a bag and I walked it back to the office It had a good weight to it and I was encouragednnI sat it down on my desk pulled the styro container out of the bag and popped it open It WAS hugeit filled the entire container and it did look pretty darned goodnnBut then I sat down with my soda and a few paper towels and started eating itnnBREADnnRye bread that was very possibly more than a full inch thick a kind of Texas Toast thicknessTONS of sauerkraut and thousand island sauce that made it squishybut a little light on the meat and cheese nnMy coworkers had also commented on the bread being a bit too much and the contents being light in what they would hadwhy I did not listenI do not knownnHonestly kidsdo NOT try to dupe me with a loaf of bread with no stuffingI am hip to the jive What was inside that loaf of bread was not worth the price tagnnThis was another FTLT visit nnAlthough I must admit while I waited for the sandwich to be made someone at a table had ordered cheese fries and they did look awfully good They were real potato fries but they were smothered in that gooey orangey fakey cheese sauce which to ME is what sinfully delicious cheese fries are supposed to be all aboutnnI might go back and try the cheese fries at for a healthy sized basket that might be a worthy splurge lunch nnBut I will not be going back for a Reuben or any other loafobread sandwich nnYou do not eat a Reuben for the rye bread It is all about the meat and cheese with the sauerkraut and thousand island dressing being VERY secondary only there for flavornnAnd that goes for any other sandwich it is all about the filling not the wrapper