![]() ![]() Neptune gives a discount based on the missing amount of hair on male customers' heads on the first Monday of the month. "The secret is good ingredients, good bread, good meats," he says.Īnd his famous Bald Monday promotion doesn't hurt either. Schillaci was sleeping in his business, and was still hung over from the night before, by his own admission.Īpparently, he had a gift because the business quintupled in size over the decades. ![]() His grand opening came a few days early when a customer showed up for a sub sandwich. Neptune Subs began in what amounted to a storage shed on a railroad easement on Highway 146. He began refinishing salvaged boat wood, eventually saving up enough money to start a small business with which he was familiar - a sub sandwich shop. It was, he says, the sailboats that got him. Vinny did - and he has yet to leave 36 years later. Someone else suggested he come to Seabrook. Schillaci stopped over in Austin, which was still cool then, and lingered at a friend's home. That explains the scuba tank strapped on his bike. So he set off on his motorcycle and headed south, intending to eventually turn west and go to California, where he entertained a dream of pursuing a career in marine science. ![]() SEABROOK, TX (KTRK) - In 1978, Vinny Schillaci wanted out of the Snow Belt that was upstate New York. Breakfast Sandwich #8 - 4 & 20 Bakery & Cafe aka W.Decades of selling sandwiches for owner of Neptune Subs.Breakfast Sandwich #9 - Vending Machine aka The Da.Breakfast Sandwich #10 aka I'm Sorry But I Had A L.Breakfast Sandwich #11 - Cooper's Tavern aka These.Breakfast Sandwich #12 - Sonic aka I Like My Salt.There will be no sifting or winnowing for truth with these people.Įating this sandwich made me feel like a dirty whore, and not in a good way. I suppose its worth noting that two vegetarians turned down a taste as well. Six people turned down a taste of the All American breakfast sandwich. I ate half of it and gave the other half to coworker Kyle, who split it into three parts. The only flavor was salt with a hint of utility grade pork. ![]() The texture was somewhere between spongy and rubbery, and not in a good way. The result: 1 classified document out of 5 classified documents. Whatever emulsifies your boat, I always (never) say. Some people enjoy a little locust bean gum in their food but I've always been a guar or xantham gum kind of a guy. If given the choice I might have ordered it with guar gum instead of xantham gum. The sandwich - You can see that it was a pork sausage patty, egg, hash brown and cheese on an English Muffin. Too bad its not this place in Oklahoma City, which at least has a bad ass looking roof. The sandwich comes from Neptune Sandwiches in Milwaukee which appears to be a vending business without a store front. I never buy anything from it and rarely pay it any attention so when a coworker pointed out that it contained a breakfast sandwich I knew I had to put it on the list. That machine has been replaced but the name stuck. It is referred to as "The Wheel of Death" because at one time it actually was one of the rotating machines that dispensed all manner of questionable food items. There is a refrigerated vending machine in the break room at my place of employment. It is with that attitude that I approached my latest subject. There have been some fairly bizarre and outrageous things done in the name of research and though some of it may not be justifiable, my breakfast sandwich research must be fearless in its sifting and winnowing. Location: Vending machine at work/Neptune SandwichesĬost: $2.25, comes with a side order of shame and questionable life choices. ![]()
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