- Guys, come on.
- No.
- No?
- No.
- Come on, it's really not that bad.
There's an awning over there where we can
shoot the whole thing -- - No.
All right guys, fine, we'll do it inside.
Jesus.
What's up everyone, it's Chas from Thrillist
and I'm in Midtown to check out a sandwich
I've been seeing all over Instagram.
We're at Little Tong, a noodle shop that's famous
for their Yunnan-style noodles.
But, it's their JB Melt,
a beef shank and cheese curd sandwich served
on scallion pancakes that's been the talk of the town.
I'm gonna head inside and meet up with Chef Simone
and try it out for myself.
Let's check it out.
- We're all starving in the East Village,
after long day service, we're like,
"What are we gonna make?" We're like,
"Oh, scallion pancake, we have a lot of that."
So, we put the beef shank on the scallion pancake
and then put Beecher's cheese melt on top
with some scallion cilantro.
And we ate it, and we serve it to our servers
and some friends, some chef friends.
And they all love it.
And we're like, yes, we're making it and sharing it
with everybody else.
It also comes with chicken broth,
which we reduce a little bit more to make it
even more powerful umami chicken broth.
You can drink the broth, which I do,
I drink the broth.
Or you can dip it.
Dip it, drink the broth, have a bite.
- Oh man, look at this, it is so juicy.
Wow, what a mixture of textures going on here.
There's this great crunchy, flaky scallion pancake
on the outside, the tender melt-in-your-mouth beef shank,
and then this incredibly creamy, and also a little crunchy,
cheese that's just been crisped up on the grill.
And then you also have the crunchy cucumbers
that's this great relief from the fattiness
of the beef and the cheese together.
It's a great balance.
This is super juicy, almost like a burrito,
you wanna keep it wrapped so it's not going
all over the place.
Let's get some cabbage on here too,
and see what that's about.
I feel like that acid's going to be really nice in here.
That cabbage really is nice in there,
and it also adds a little heat,
and I think that there's some chilis in there,
and it's just adding a whole 'nother depth
and playing it off that spicy mayo in there as well,
and just kicking it up just a little bit more.
And we don't wanna forget about this broth,
which just smells so rich.
Mm, now that's comfort.
Salty, fatty, it's perfect for today in this rain.
It's helping me dry off.
Actually, I'm just gonna pour that broth
on there almost like au jus.
Why not make it juicier?
Well, that definitely made the pancake fall apart,
but it is really good.
Well, I've got just the ends of this JB Melt here,
and like a burrito, I feel like
that's where all the flavor lives,
right in that foil, the last bite.
But I'm not gonna make you watch me eat that,
'cause it's gonna be messy.
But you should check out
another really cool Chinese sandwich we covered
at Mr. Bing, and don't forget to subscribe
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