For the uptown worker, there is always the quest for noon time sustinence. a chance to escape the cubicle and enjoy an oasis of food until you have to punch back in.\nLocated in the Overstreet Mall across from McDonald's, Brad's isn't that oasis. Carrying all the weight of the Fuel Pizza corporation behind it and supposedly having a heritage of success in the Syracuse, NY area, Brad's is a bland sandwich in a brown paper bag... literally.\nMy first experience was a turkey on wheat. Basic. And that was all it was. Basic.\nA month or so later, I returned to give the chicken salad sandwich a try. With a good chicken salad, you shouldn't need more than just cheese on it. Brad's chicken salad came off to me as more of a chicken flavored relish. There were no discernible chunks of chicken and the texture was dominated by pickles and celery. \nToday, I decided for one last attempt. The meatball marinara with provolone. I mean, they are run by a pizza company, shouldn't be too hard.\nQuick tangent: a six inch sandwich is $5.95. A LARGE eight inch sandwich is $6.50. And you have the choice of white or wheat. That is all. No italian. Nothing with honey or oats. Nothing the least bit flashy as far as flashy bread goes.\nI digress. \nSince, in my mind, the various Doritos and kettle chips they have to accompany the sandwich don't really go with my decided italian theme, I opted for the LARGE.\nIt was very \"eh\" inducing. And with an eight inch meatball sub and a medium drink ringing in at $9.05, I not only feel disatisfied, but also stupid.\nI shan't return... Oasis? Mirage....
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