One of
the highlights of our trip to Orlando, FL, two years ago, was discovering the Earl of Sandwich fast-food place in Downtown Disney. Now I make a pretty good BLT—my
all-time favorite sandwich—but the Earl’s was the single best BLT I’d ever
eaten in a restaurant: lots of thin crispy bacon on a toasted bun. I loved it so much, we
ate there twice even though we were in Orlando only a handful of days. When we
returned home, I looked for an Earl of Sandwich in the L.A. area, but the
closest one was in Las Vegas! I was crushed.
Then
about a year ago, we heard that the Earl was coming to our Downtown Disney in Anaheim!
Tim checked the website regularly for updates and every time we went to
Disneyland we walked by the construction site to check on its progress. The last we heard, the Earl wasn’t opening until after the new year.
Well, we
were driving through Anaheim a couple of days ago and decided to make a quick run
into Disneyland. The big parking lot was full, so we pulled into Downtown Disney.
As usual, we took the long way around so we could get an update on the Earl of
Sandwich . . . and there it was! It had opened in early November without us. The line to get in was enormous, so we decided to go to the park first and then
grab our sandwiches on the way out.
A mob scene inside - we were the oldest
people on line!
The line
was even longer by the time we got there, two hours later. I whispered to Tim
that the Earl needed a FASTPASS™ line like the most popular Disneyland rides. I didn’t dare look at the time,
but I think we waited at least 30 minutes before we finally got to order our
sandwiches. It was then another 5-10 minutes before our beeper started to
flash.
BLT heaven
Tim said
he’ll never wait that long again. I, on the other hand, was in hog (OK, bacon)
heaven and only wished I’d thought of getting two BLTs—one for then and one for the next day. But not to worry. I
can never stay away from Disneyland for long and so should be returning again
soon. As if I needed yet another reason to go to Anaheim!
The world's greatest sandwich, indeed!
1 comment:
Another thing you and Eric share. BLT is his fave, too. Love the photo of you and your sandwich.
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