Month: December 2006

Beach Hut Deli- True Love For Perky Meat Slingers

The Beach Hut Deli franchise is spreading its tendrils throughout the region. Is this a sign of the apocalypse? Is this the next Starbucks? Should a ham sandwich ever, ever have barbecue sauce on it? Here are just some thoughts on the Beach Hut Deli experience in no particular order:

-Fine selection of beers, many of which appear to be consumed by manual laborers on their lunch break. I sure hope they get to run large machinery after they finish off their highboy of Red Tail ale.

-Does part of the BHD franchise agreement stipulate that you are only allowed to hire comely coeds as sandwich makers?

-Is it actually necessary to wait for 30-45 minutes for your ham and cheese sandwich on a roll to be constructed by the aforementioned coeds?

-I can’t think of a better video game to play drunk than “Buck Hunting” where you get to fire a plastic shotgun at a screen full of wildlife. One more Arrogant Bastard please.

-Does it drive the old True Love patrons crazy that their hallowed ground is now taken up by perky sandwich jerks and trucker capped diners who wouldn’t know Daisy Spot if they ran over them with their Mustangs?

-Quick, name 5 places with better sandwiches: Dad’s, Italian Importing Co, Plaza Hof Brau, La Bou, Tortugas.

Sac City Unified background check fails students

Disciplinary action has been taken against Vernon Proctor, an assistant principal in charge of discipline at Hiram Johnson High School, after he was arrested Friday on suspicion of being under the influence of narcotics, according to the Sac Bee. This story goes beyond the irony of the disciplinarian being disciplined. Sure, you say, if he has a drug problem he should not be in the classroom.

Proctor — who had taken Friday off from work — was placed on paid administrative [leave] (sic) when he arrived on campus Monday morning

A slap on the wrist. Well, I suppose if it was just one incident, I can understand giving him the benefit of the doubt. He has worked for Sac City Unified for a number of years, teaching at Burbank and New Technology High before taking this administrative job with Johnson. I’m sure he is historically the kind of man who deserves to be in a position of authority with our kids and this is just a fall from grace…
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Let the Year End Lists Begin, Extra Spicy

Here we are, almost at the end of another year, when Christmas songs and sleigh bells fill the air, kindness to strangers and love for our families fills our hearts and year-end best-of lists fill every medium you see. Well, we at the Rag would like to get a jumpstart on the trend and start putting out a few lists of our own. Today’s list: Best Spicy Meals in Sacramento. Get the water ready and your gringo mouth warmed up, here’s some of the best ways to obliterate your taste buds any time of year:

5. Chicken Larb (Thai Cottage, Howe Ave)- Oh larb, how you taunt us, sounding so funny but tasting so good. This traditional Thai salad of ground chicken, ground chilies, soy sauce, mint, cilantro, lettuce and lime juice is one of the best scorching salty dishes around. Almost every Thai restaurant has larb on the menu, but few are better than the Thai Cottage.
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