That said the local accents on our friendly waitress and the rest of the bar regulars made it very obvious where we were.
Lynwood Cafe was long on my list of American pizzerias I wanted to visit and I think that’s bc it always seemed like a spot you’d find somewhere in the South Suburbs of Chicago or up in Wisconsin.
#CHOP SUEY SANDWICH HISTORY PLUS#
As a lifelong fan of Chicago style tavern thin I dig the fact that this pizza, plus beer, is a way of life down here. This was quite delicious even though it had a flavor profile all it's own. 1949) they make a bar pie with salami, onion, and baked beans. It’s popular to order well done and at places like the Lynwood Cafe (est. In general bar pizza can be used to describe a variety of styles across the nation but in the South Shore bar pizza is a personal sized pan pizza that’s cooked to a crisp as far as toppings and floppiness goes.
Pizza served in a bar isn’t exclusive to this enclave but it’s an area where it’s beloved to the point where there’s lots of bars in the region that serve a variety of pizza that’s cooked in the same way from spot to spot. Here in the South Shore (South of Boston) you’ll find a large concentration of taverns serving up what locals call bar pizza or bar pie. So of course I loved my visit to this Fall River classic. peanut butter egg roll of Chicago, War Su Gai of Detroit / Cbus, St. They’re also delicious dishes that are almost exclusive in terms of availability (ex. I’ve always been fascinated with regional American Chinese specialties like the Chow Mein Sandwich of Fall River as they tell a story of immigration and adaptation. The story behind this old school American Chinese eatery is a familiar one with immigrants from Hong Kong opening a Chinese restaurant in this once booming community that was home to handfuls of mills. Mee Sum however has been around these parts for more than 70 years and is commonly mentioned as a great spot to try this local specialty. From what I can tell the chow mein sandwich is becoming a harder to find around here and that’s probably directly correlated with the closing of many old school American Chinese restaurants, not just here but across the country. The locally owned Oriental Noodle Company has been making the crispy chow mein strips used to make the sandwiches since 1938 (see my Instagram stories). Exactly who created it is unknown but Fall River is the place. The sandwich was said to come about in the 1930’s or 40’s. A favorite of Emeril Lagasse and countless other Fall River natives. The mixture is poured over the bottom half of a hamburger bun with the upper half placed on top. It’s a regional American Chinese specialty that consists of a brown gravy-based crispy chow mein mixture that often includes celery and onions while other stuff like beef and shrimp are options for add ons. What’s that you ask? Or maybe you already knew about this hyper local dish found almost exclusively here in Fall River.
I couldn't wait to try a Chow Mein Sandwich.
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