Hickory Kist Review

Do you work in Downtown Provo?  Are you looking for a quick, tasty lunch?  Hickory Kist should be your number one choice!  Knowing that this small shop was mainly a sandwich shop, I was expecting to find something like Gandolfo's or something of the sort.  However, it was a bit better.  As we walked in, it felt like a quick lunch place with a relaxed atmosphere.  The walls are adorned with pictures of Don Corleon, The Rat Pack, Jim Morrison and Led Zepplin.  Their menu is posted up on the back wall large enough for anyone to read and see exactly what they are ordering.

So, we check out what they have and decide to choose a variety of things to eat.  I choose the "Reagan Ruben", Cheri grabs the "Frank Sinatra", Melody picked up the "Mojo Rising", and then Mahayla got two types of soup, Creamy Broccoli and Chicken Noodle.  We didn't get Mahayla a sandwich because they were pretty large and didn't want to waste most of a sandwich. :D

Mojo Rising

Reagan Ruben

Frank Sinatra

The soups I thought were really good.  I like a sweet broccoli soup and it was spot on, although Cheri and Melody didn't.  The chicken noodle was pretty good, Mahayla enjoyed it.  Although, it was a bit salty, it still had a nice flavor.  The sandwiches however were AMAZING!  I have never had a sandwich of this caliber. The ruben had a nice zingy zip to it and was a great mixture of sauerkraut and pastrami.  The Frank Sinatra was delicious.  The fried egg was cooked perfectly and really blended with the rest of the toppings.  The Mojo Rising reminded us perfectly of Jim Morrison, not only because of the name but because it was complex and enjoyable.  Another thing was these sandwiches were HUGE!  You can order a half or a full, and the full filled me and Melody said that she should have ordered the half as she wasn't able to finish her sandwich.  That really is something that I love, when you order something and it fills you up!  

Now that you know how the food tasted, let's talk about a few other details.  The cost of HK is actually fairly decent.  It is about the same price as a Gandolfo's Sub, but you can get it much quicker.  For instance, when we first walked in, a woman walked in after us, but we weren't ready, so she went before us.  She mentioned that she was in a huge hurry and needed her order very quickly.  The gentleman said he was going to take our order and then hop right on her order.  He grabbed what we wanted and started right in on her order.  Within 5 minutes her order was complete and she was on her way.  This is pretty quick for Downtown Provo eats.  So, we have quick, good price, and the sandwich maker was very polite, had a sense of humor, and wasn't just about getting us fed and kicked out as soon as we were done.  He also had a beard which gave him brownie points in my book.  Overall, this is turned out to be a wonderful experience.  The location is prime for lunch in Provo.  However, there were some small issues that we noticed.  Most of their sandwiches were based around turkey, we would like to see more variety of meats.  Some of the salt/pepper shakers were dirty, and some tables could have used a wipe down.  We took a picture of our salt/pepper shakers for reference. 

While this can be a huge issue, I can see why it may not be too large of an issue.  I see most people coming in and grabbing their order to go versus sitting down and eating.  But, that doesn't give an excuse to have dirty things here and there. This by no means is something that we are going to say that would make us never go back, in fact that brings us to our rating of HK.

I give HK 4 forks out of 5.  I really would love to go back and try the different sandwiches.

Cheri gives HK 3.5 forks out of 5.  She says it is a solid sandwich place, but the dirty tables and shakers deter her. 

Melody gives HK 4 forks out of 5.  Melody says that she would like to go back and try with me. 

Next week we are planning to try Nellie's in Provo.  We have been waiting for this place to officially open and it has been open for a little bit now!  YAY!  Excited to see what they have to offer!

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