Name:George's
Address:108 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, WA 98033, USA
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George's

4/4/2017
Setting the Stage
I was out for a walk from work and knew I hadn't yet completed the French dips at George's a diner and breakfast spot in downtown Kirkland. I hymned and hawwed over whether or not I would walk back to George's to taste test their sandwich and then decided that I would. I sat at the bar. The salad was good. The French dip was pretty good and I enjoyed my lunch. I am nearly done with all of the French dips in Kirkland now. Here's the to do list.
Ordering
Choices between burger dip and roast beef (French dip) all under a single menu item.
Side Salad
Good side salad with nice crunchy herbed croutons, cheddar cheese and pretty good dressing.
The Big Dipper
Sandwich
The flavor of the sandwich was even a bit tart/sharp, tangy and definitely salty. The cheese also added some balance, but being processed, was not exactly what I wanted and made the feeling of overall quality go down.
Sandwich alone is good and bread is soft.
Meat
Just because it was not overly "fine". They gave you plenty, though, so that was nice.
Amount
The roast beef was well done and somewhat chewy. It wasn't bad but it also wasn't especially fine. The beef also "pulled out" of the sandwich which was a bit sad. Sad!
The sandwich overall has a garlicky taste, which is nice.
Non-Meat Toppings
The non-meat toppings get a 3 of 5 because the cheese brings the score down. The onions were good. Perhaps next time ask for non-processed cheese. They had okay cheddar on the salad so I'm sure they have it.
They definitely added something and were good but I have to deduct points for using sub-par (processed) cheese.
Cheese
Provolone.
Onions
The onions are probably the best part of the sandwich. I also liked the chewy beef, jus and cheese so overall we were doing well but I think the bread is where this thing primarily misses although it was also buttered and grilled.
The grilled onions and cheese do indeed add something.
Bread
Plentiful albeit somewhat "white bread" and kind of pillowy soft. Hardly acceptable.
Jus
Comes with a bowl of jus, which I hadn't seen in a while. Compare to Gere-a-Deli, which also provides such an option. The jus was plentiful, dark, good and oily and served in a big bowl. The issue with the bowl is that it had a flat bottom which made it shallow, so I do not believe this was an ideal serving vassel.
It was good and salty and came in a bowl. It wasn't herbed or anything too fancy but it was nice and oily, good.
This is a pretty good French dip sandwich and nice with the toppings but I have to score it a 3 of 5 because it was not overly refined and the meat was just kind of chewy.
3.5
This is a pretty good French dip in a pinch. The jus is good. The bread is a bit too soft for my liking. Processed cheese does not helps its cause but the size and onions make it pretty good.
Not a perfect place but nice to have something this simple and "American" in downtown Kirkland. Still has a local, warm feel and good food.