Welp, it’s certainly been a little bit since our last visit here. Or at least that we’ve blogged about anyway. I feel like while Gasoline Alley was one of our very first WTGW visits that we blogged about early on, it’s now become a favorite take our staple on our rotation.

But that first visit is always to be remembered by all of us as the place where we ate cake slices the size of our heads. Which they still have, in case you’re wondering. One of the first things which see as soon as you walk in the door is actually the dessert case featuring the various cakes and cookies of the day. That’s smart marketing.

And when I say “one of the the first things”that’s truly saying something given that there are A LOT of things to look at in the tiny space that makes up this restaurant. If I had to guess, they maybe have six spare inches of wall space that’s not covered by some sort of photo, plaque, or decoration of some kind. And that’s being generous. They also have things like bikes and car parts hanging from the ceiling.

It’s like a fun house for people who enjoy being overly stimulated. Or a genius idea for a first date because if you can’t find anything to talk about then at least you can be entertained reading the wall art.

And this all hasn’t changed since our first visit. Unless they are slyly replacing the decor with new items on the wall to see if anyone notices – in which case, bravo, you’ve fooled us. Clearly we aren’t paying close attention.

It was a nice day out and we thought about trying out the patio, but given the fact that we had about 30 minutes before the temp would drop as the sun went down that didn’t seem like a smart plan. It is only March after all.

The menu is still a chapter or so short of a small novel. At least we’ve been getting takeout from here several times over the years so we’re a bit familiar with the option – but if you aren’t, add that to the lost of things you can busy yourself reading if your dining company isn’t super talkative.

Spoiler alert: it’s basically a lesson on how many various combinations you can prepare deli meats and cheeses. Primarily corned beef, pastrami, salami, turkey and ham. 

But they do have pizzas, burgers, wings and salads too. And daily specials. We just don’t usually order any of that.

I know, it’s surprising to me too, given Shane’s affinity for, well, most of those things. But when you have almost 100 combinations of different sandwich options it seems silly to pick a burger and wings, no?

Yeah, I laughed as I wrote that too.

But to be honest he was eyeing up the salads on the menu tonight. He didn’t get one, because when also faced with options like pastrami and corned beef that seems like just setting yourself up for disappointment, but he at least considered it.

Gasoline Alley does have a full bar, which meant tequila and sodas for me and Shane. Ted opted for a Guinness, because why not celebrate St Patrick’s Day all week?

Also the logic as to Ted and I both ordering corned beef sandwiches. Honestly I didn’t have one on St Pats – blasphemous, I know – so this was perfect.

They offer two sizes on the menu, so of course Ted got the larger size with no cheese and fries while I wet with the smaller size and replaced the fries with a side salad.

Can you tell whose sandwich is whose? I mean, other than the fact that I gave it away already by telling you I ordered a salad and Ted got fries – but like just by the size of the sandwich, can you tell whose is whose?

Yeah let’s just say that for $9 vs $16 there really doesn’t seem to be enough difference in size there, does there?

After smartly bypassing the salad portion of the menu, Shane opted for the Bath 3-Alarmer, which is corned beef, hot pastrami, Swiss cheese and a sweet Cole slaw.

His comment afterwards was that it may be his new favorite sandwich st Gasoline Alley, so that’s some high praise.

Also look at this pictures again. Shane’s sandwich – which also seemed larger than Ted’s – was $14. Ted’s was – once again – $16.

Hmmm.

But hey, room for dessert, right? You know we were thinking about that ever since we first sat down. The specials change daily so tonight Ted chose the chocolate mousse cake, while Shane and I each got our own slices of the Heath Bar cheesecake.

Because we all know by now that Shane doesn’t share food, especially dessert.

Oh hey, surprise! When we got the bills st the end of the evening, Ted’s sandwich was only $14.

I mean, still not the justification of the price since mine was so similar for $9, and Shane’s was larger for that same cost. So still disappointing there. Especially when we know we’ve ordered that larger size before and come away with a much more impressive meal.

All in all, though, Gasoline Alley is still a solid choice. While Ted had a disappointing time this time around, we chalk that up more to an inadvertent error and hopefully not something to be repeated. My meal was still good, and Shane discovered his new favorite sandwich that I’m sure he will be referencing this blog post to remember when he wants to order again. And of course the cakes, which were well worth the calories. Trust us.

Picked by: Shane