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The Hoagies Experience


This wasn’t my first visit to Hoagies and it definitely won’t be my last. Every single experience has been consistently well worth the very reasonable pricing. My last visit was just yesterday with a friend. We ordered the Original Hoagie, Dirty Hottie and Honkie fries. 

Now while I have had the hoagies before, the Honkie fries were a first. And oh my days, was it worth the wait. It made me regret not ordering them before. Crispy, curly fries, covered by a generous helping of stringy, hot mozzarella cheese, chunky sautéed onion strips, pitted and sliced black olives and a massive helping of juicy, tender beef strips. My friend and I completely demolished those.
 
The hoagies were made in my favorite brews, the jalapeño cheddar, which as the name suggests, is flavored with jalapeños and cheddar cheese. The bread itself is a treat all on its own with that brilliant dirty sauce, an original Hoagies recipe. Add to that bread and sauce tender beef strips filled with flavor, cheddar cheese, jalapeños and sautéed onions and there you have the Dirty Hottie. The Original Hoagie my friend absolutely enjoyed and I tasted. It was a milder, yet equally delicious version of The Dirty Hottie. I couldn’t decide which I liked better. 

Hoagies, a relatively new establishment only a few months old is deserving of all the praise it’s receiving and in my opinion, it’s consistent quality deliverance on its products is well worth the praise. I was told the owners have a few ideas for expanding their menu, and I can’t wait to see what they come up with next! Local businesses such as Hoagies with such a hard working team at the helm must be appreciated and promoted. Till we meet again Team Hoagies, I shall be dreaming of that divine dirty sauce *Omnomnom*

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