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We are back in business. We're back at it again, and I'm excited
I'm excited to be to be back at the food reviews. At least we're giving it a shot
We're seeing what's you know, what's going on? We'll see if this ends up being successful. They're not
Obviously, you know, I'm sure I've said this so many times got the dental work done had a couple
You know teeth that had to be removed, you know, all that obviously when that's healing, you know
I can't really do the food reviews, but I'm giving it a shot this time around, you know
It's been about it about two two-and-a-half weeks since I got that done and we're gonna see what happens
And yeah, I'm really looking forward to this one. It's uh, it's national pizza day today believe it or not. So this is
You know, I like pizza pizza is is one of my favorite foods
I've always been a big pizza consumer and I thought you know why not? It's national pizza day
Let's go to a place that sells pizza and get something that's not a pizza and that's exactly what we're doing today
This is for Papa John's
newest release
called the
The Papadias, I believe it is. That's a PAPADIAS
So I you know, the pronunciation is a little tricky could be Papa Diaz
It could be
You could add a little flair to it. You could say Papa
D us you could say Papa dia us if you want to hear though that so number one already a lot of ingenuity in the
name of the item to begin with
But here's the thing and this is why I think it's the perfect item
I mean, I don't think there's any better thing to even eat on national pizza day then the Papadia from Papa John's
you might say
Is it a pizza or?
is it not a pizza and
They say well that's up for you to decide they say it's a pizza, but it's also a sandwich, right?
so what it is is
imagine, right
that you have a pizza and
Then you fold it on top of each other
Cut it in half
Make sure the sides are you know sewn up a little bit
That's what we're talking about and you can get four varieties. You'll see what it looks like in a minute
It reminds me of some other items kind of like calzones, p'zone, you know, the pizza hut kind of variant of this
But Papa John's they're given there by their shot at it. There's four different types of this that you can get
Okay, here's what they are Philly cheesesteak
Italian
Barbecue chicken and bacon and meatball pepperoni
So those are the four are the most iconic one by far is Philly cheesesteak one. That's what I'm given a shot
That's what we're gonna try out today the Philly cheesesteak one
Comes with you know, your Philly steak that the beef right onions green peppers
mozzarella cheese and Philly sauce and
yeah, Papadia so you can get it for
around six dollars, I think mine was a little more prices around eight dollars, but it's supposed to be around six dollars or so and
Well, let's take a look
Yeah, papadias, you know the name actually kind of
Brings back a couple memories because back when I used to work overnights at the dockyard
that's what they used to call me
There we go. See this is what it looks like right here. All right
See, that's it
And you can see comes with the garlic sauce and also your
Commemorative pepper some people of lately. They've kind of put it in their hat and wear it like that, which is very
you know, I
Think it's a good touch makes your a nice little
sartorial accessory
Alright, here's what it looks like, right?
see, it's kind of like a calzone right there and
looking in
Alright, there it is. You can kind of see the beef you can see the green pepper right there
See it's kind of like a pizza, but it's a sandwich at the same time
But to be honest, I was looking through the comments last night because I was getting a few there's cheese
You know some of the sauce mixed in there, so you see what it looks like
Right, and I was looking through the comments though, and I always like to see what people are saying, you know
Some people will suggest a item to you know to try out to review
and I was looking and you know, someone was suggesting the papadia and I
Actually, saw two people got in like this this heated debate
one person was insistent that
It's just a sandwich
And you know, there was insistent that no
It's actually a little more it actually is like a pizza and it was interesting when you think about it, right because in that case
Couldn't I mean look at it look at it this way, right?
Couldn't the sandwich be a pizza because you know ask yourself this question. Okay, so
The pizza you have the base, right? And then you have
Everything on top of that
So you have the bread right?
and let's say you put a slice of tomato and then you put a piece of cheese and
Then some pepperoni on top of that again. Like we're talking, you know sandwich meat on a slice of bread
But then you take the bread and you fold it over and then you cut it
Right, then that's kind of like this but they say this is a pizza
So if this is a pizza than a sandwich could also be a pizza see where I'm going
Probably not. I don't even know if I know or I'm going. I don't know why I even did that
But anyway, here's the deal. I'm gonna try this out because I stole you know, my mouth isn't perfect
I'm just gonna pause the camera while I'm eating because I just don't want to rush things and be really awkward then it would be
20 minutes so I'm gonna take the first bite then I'm just gonna pause it
While I try the rest and then I'll immediately resume and let's see how it is
So this is the Philly cheesesteak Papadia from Papa John's
Going in
All right, and we're back you don't know how long the time jump really was but
you know just have to take my word that it wasn't, you know, I
Didn't stop this for 15 years. So, you know, it's
You just you got to take my word on it, but there's the cross section of it
Yeah, you can see, you know the beef right there. You can see some of the
Onions some of the green pepper the sauce mixed in right? Let's get that. Uh autofocus off now. There we go
So I tried it out and
Well here goes it's interesting we just take a sip of water real quick
I'm the good news. And again, you got to take my word on it, but I was able to eat it successfully and
Here's what it tastes like though. No, it was interesting because
I
Think the fact is right. There's no tomato sauce on this one
all right, so it's it's not you know, I mean
I was kind of just messing around with the whole then you could call it whatever a pizza sandwich
I thought you can call it an airplane if you want. It doesn't yeah, doesn't bother me one bit
But the thing is
this is it reminds me of just like one of those that like a calzone like now they call it a Papa diya cuz like
A quesadilla Papa. Do you know that type of thing? I wouldn't say. It's like a quesadilla though
Here's the thing though if you get this
It retains its warmth a bit better than I expected
Which you know, I know I can be long-winded. I know I can take a little bit of time to set up and everything
But the fact is is that you know, I tried to get this done as quick as I could
It stays warm for a long time on the inside though
Some items. It's like you got to eat it right away
You got to eat it ASAP or you know?
It becomes like this soggy mess and ones that you once it loses that initial warmth. Is this never the same?
Let me take a sip of water again
In this case though, not so much
It retains that warm that still tastes good still tastes fresh. The beef is definitely there. The beef is flavorful
It's not like it's um stringy or chewy, you know, it's it's soft
Definitely has us that that good kind of I wouldn't say quite melt-in-your-mouth, but it's definitely it's not tough or anything
It's like it's a jerky or something
What I do like is this a little bit of a balance between just that that heartiness
that the beef has
Kind of mixed in there with the green peppers. It also has this tang to it as well
You have you know the onions and then the Philly sauce that is like this this tangy creamy sauce that's in there as well
And gives us this tang that kind of you know
Counteracts a little bit of that heartiness that the beef has and it's an interesting combination
but it works if there is one thing about this that I would say that I wish I would have a little bit more of
I would say it
I wish would have a little bit more cheese, you know
A lot of the time these places they kind of go overboard with the cheese, right?
And it's usually the opposite where it's like there's too few ingredients, but too much cheese, but in this case
There's a lot of ingredients not a ton of cheese. That's that's one thing
I think it could just be a little cheesy
because otherwise, I just kind of noticed that we're bites where it's just more runny with the ingredients than just you know
That that cheesiness I think would tie it all together
Um, but overall though, you know
I think I think it's good for what it is if you like calzones if you like that type of stuff give it a shot
I think it'll work out for you there
Real quick. I'm just gonna try it with the garlic sauce. So I'm just gonna pause it again real quick
We'll just see how that works. And then just reconvene for our final ratings. I'll see you in a minute the
Garlic is okay dance a little bit of like a butteriness to it, though
It doesn't you know, it doesn't really work with the just that tangy sauce. So, I mean you could use it
It's optional, but absolutely if I no means is it mandatory?
It's like the garlic makes us and you know
This is just you got to burn it. If it's if it's not with the garlic sauce or anything like that
Give it a shot. Otherwise, yeah, it's a soft
It's uh, you know, it's soft but a little chewy crispy around the edges, of course, but largely it's soft
I mean if I can eat it
Having a you know, extensive dental work done. I think you'll be okay, too
So with that
out of ten what I would say
It's it's around average maybe a little bit above average for what it is, I don't have any huge you know?
Like massive complaints where it's terrible or anything
I just think you could do it with a little bit more cheese, but overall I think it's pretty flavorful for what it is
They're four out of ten six point six two out of ten. That's a six point six two and on a final note
That's all that we have
But but last but not least that's what we got. Pretty good
And otherwise I want to leave you with a little bit of a joke
What did one?
Papadia
Say to the other Papadia?
What's up?
That's all that I have for you. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm your host the report of the week
Today's review was for the Papadia from Papa John's the Philly cheesesteak one
really happy to just be here again being able to do the food reviews like other good old days and
Yeah good to be back. So I hope you enjoyed the video
Thank you for watching and do take care and have a happy national pizza day until next time. Take care
I'm your host the report of the week