Hey. My name is Heath Saraceno. I play guitar in Senses Fail. I go on tour. I eat food. This is the food that I eat while on tour.

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March 15
MARCH 13, 2009 Cincinnati, OH THE HOLY GRAIL TAVERN AND GRILLE- REUBEN WONTONS I have been looking forward to playing Bogart’s for months.  Not so much for Cincinnati’s zonked out, half hippie-half gangster charm, not so much for the overpriced vintage instrument store where I bought one of my favorite guitars, not even for the punk rock laundromat/bar/arcade.  I wanted some Reuben Wontons. I’ve been going to the Holy Grail consistently since 2004.  This was in my alternate life as a vegetarian.  None of the food really stood out to me then, and I believe I got a boring salad.  I would go to the Holy Grail for the beer.  Specifically for the glasses they serve beer in.  Specifically to drink beer out of a glass chalice.  Sure it’s kind of lame, but I had been on an Indiana Jones kick at the time so I thought it was cool.  Whatever, back to the food… I started off with a cup of chili.  Cincinnati has their own style of chili: meat and gravy (think bolognese sauce) on top of spaghetti with about a pound of shredded cheddar on it.  I still haven’t tried that style of chili.  I blew it this time around, so I’ll have to make it a point to do it next time I’m there.  The chili at the Holy Grail is straight up Southwestern style.  Beef and bean chili with grated cheese and chopped onions.  The onions were chunky and sweet and the chili tasted really fresh.  Great way to start a meal. Then the wontons came out.  If it were up to me, I would have named them Reuben Eggrolls, because they came out looking exactly like Chinese take-out.  The Reuben combination of ingredients is one of my favorites.  There are some acceptable modifications, but corned beef, swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and thousand island dressing is the pinnacle of Reuben ingredients.  These were chock-full of delicious.  The corned beef was tender and juicy, the wrapper was crisp and the flavors mixed together really well.  There was also a mild nutmeg flavor going on somewhere that added a nice touch.  If I ever open a restaurant, I’m going to have a part of the menu dedicated solely to sandwiches in egg roll form.

MARCH 13, 2009

Cincinnati, OH

THE HOLY GRAIL TAVERN AND GRILLE- REUBEN WONTONS

I have been looking forward to playing Bogart’s for months.  Not so much for Cincinnati’s zonked out, half hippie-half gangster charm, not so much for the overpriced vintage instrument store where I bought one of my favorite guitars, not even for the punk rock laundromat/bar/arcade.  I wanted some Reuben Wontons.

I’ve been going to the Holy Grail consistently since 2004.  This was in my alternate life as a vegetarian.  None of the food really stood out to me then, and I believe I got a boring salad.  I would go to the Holy Grail for the beer.  Specifically for the glasses they serve beer in.  Specifically to drink beer out of a glass chalice.  Sure it’s kind of lame, but I had been on an Indiana Jones kick at the time so I thought it was cool.  Whatever, back to the food…

I started off with a cup of chili.  Cincinnati has their own style of chili: meat and gravy (think bolognese sauce) on top of spaghetti with about a pound of shredded cheddar on it.  I still haven’t tried that style of chili.  I blew it this time around, so I’ll have to make it a point to do it next time I’m there.  The chili at the Holy Grail is straight up Southwestern style.  Beef and bean chili with grated cheese and chopped onions.  The onions were chunky and sweet and the chili tasted really fresh.  Great way to start a meal.

Then the wontons came out.  If it were up to me, I would have named them Reuben Eggrolls, because they came out looking exactly like Chinese take-out.  The Reuben combination of ingredients is one of my favorites.  There are some acceptable modifications, but corned beef, swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and thousand island dressing is the pinnacle of Reuben ingredients.  These were chock-full of delicious.  The corned beef was tender and juicy, the wrapper was crisp and the flavors mixed together really well.  There was also a mild nutmeg flavor going on somewhere that added a nice touch.  If I ever open a restaurant, I’m going to have a part of the menu dedicated solely to sandwiches in egg roll form.