I arrived in Portland on a cold December day. With 4 hours to kill before I took a train up the coast to Tacoma, I decided to walk around downtown as opposed to hanging out in the quant but admittedly somewhat depressing Amtrak station. I was looking for food when I came across Fried Egg I’m In Love. With 4.7 stars on Google i had to go.

The place itself is a food truck set in a beautiful square downtown which had a big Christmas tree in the middle and some local bands playing Christmas songs. Trying not to let the ambiance effect my ratings and method, I asked the guy taking orders which sandwich was best out of a few wonderful options. He told me to get the Yoko Zeppelin (which had double all the ingredients of their classic Yoko Ono) with added Holy Aioli.

The Sandwich

Overall: 8.8/10

The Good

I bit into this sandwich while sitting alone in a coffee shop and audibly said “wow”. The flavor was absolutely incredible. The sandwich went for a deli “melt” vibe, having slightly greasy toasted bread and some nicely charred thin sausage patties that gave it the classic melt taste and feel. The eggs were fried perfectly (and the name didn’t disappoint, I’m in love with em). Top that off with the added slathering of pesto (which permeated the bread) and holy aoli and this sandwich was absolutely unreal.

The Bad

This is the first time I actually had an internal debate about not taking off points for a lack of cheese because 1) a few of other sandwiches on their menu had them and 2) I could have paid extra to add. However, i did ask the very nice guy taking the order what add ons I should add and he did not say cheese. So as a purist and someone who trusts in the system, I unfortunately had to take off the point. I think cheese would have added to this sandwich and skyrocketed it into the elite group of 9+ point sandwiches. The only other complaint was not enough of the holy aioli. I felt like I was teased with small hints of it and I would have much rather had that flavor absolutely smack me in the face.