The Spicy Green Bean
Inspired by a Groupon offer that I didn’t snatch in time, I still made plans for the BYOB dinner at The Spicy Green Bean Deli & Catering in Glastonbury after shrugging off the missed deal. On Friday evening, my friend Nick and I picked up a few beers at Whole Foods, convinced Judy to join us (!!), and sat down to dinner after killing time waiting for a table to open. Just a hint- I’d make reservations if possible, it’s a small place.
The Spicy Green Bean had been around since 1998 (originally in Wethersfield) and serves a creative menu of seasonally changing selections (dubbed their “Kooky Konkoctions”), sandwiches, salads, and a weekend breakfast list. In terms of sandwiches, Nick would probably disown me if I didn’t mention “The Gobbler”, his usual order: a sandwich stuffed with roasted turkey, herb stuffing, cranberry sauce and mayo ($8.95). Minus the mayo, it sounds just dreamy.
Here’s what we ended up with (some nice iphone shots for you):
Turkey Lurky
Nick opted for the corn chowder and the Turkey Lurky, filled with oven roasted turkey on grilled sourdough with melted provolone, cheddar, crispy bacon, baby spinach, and Thousand Island dressing. The dressing freaks me out but I tried the sandwich like a good sport and loved it.
Shepherd's Pie Chowder
I started with a bowl of the savory Shepherd’s Pie chowder– comfort food at its finest and exactly what I needed (with beef, potato, peas, cheese, corn, and all the usual suspects). Off the dinner menu, I was already too full for one of the entrees, so I chose the roasted butternut squash, cranberry, and goat cheese wontons, which were served with a lovely soy dipping sauce.
The BYOB dinner menu changes every week, but I’ll summarize what you missed on Friday: homemade ricotta gnocchi, lobster mac & cheese, carne du jur (perfectly seared beef finished with a mushroom mustard wine sauce), fish tacos, the aforementioned wontons and more…Stay tuned for next week’s list.
The dinner takes place every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 5-9. No corkage fee ever. Lunch is available every day, and breakfast is only served on the weekends.
225 Hebron Avenue
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Hours and menu are available on the website at http://www.spicygreenbean.com/
I miss them in Old Wethersfield, I could actually make a lunch run during the week. They had an amazing ham/sundried tomato/garlic mayo “konkoktion” that I miss. I’ll have to check them out for dinner sometime.
Terrific place. Been there many times. Lovely weekend brunch. Amazing soups. Nothing is bad.
Oh, this sounds great. I’m moving to the Hartford area in a couple weeks. I’m putting this on my list of places to try!!!