But I�ve run out of places to eat in the Claremont Village. I�ve been to nearly every place worth going to for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert at least a dozen times. I was BORED with Claremont food. I thought and thought. There was nothing I desired to eat in the Village right at this moment. But then I remembered up on Route 66 there was a little place I�d occasionally stop by for a random grocery needs and a pint of Dr.Bob�s ice cream: Wolfe�s Market! It�s a �gourmet� market, an old sleepy town take on Whole Foods, with prices to match.
The market is definitely father than the village, but well worth the walk as I was about to find out. A friend once mentioned over a year ago that he had heard from his friend that their sandwiches were good. Good sandwiches heard from someone who told somebody didn�t really catch my attention, and so I never bothered. Until today. And now that I know and have tasted, I will be back.
Cause today, I had the most wonderful tuna melt. Tuna melts, as I have noted in a past post, are my second most favorite types of sandwiches in the world. At nearly $8, I thought, why must sandwiches cost so much? Until they handed me my order and I saw not only a sandwich, but a haystack of fries, grapes, and a half a scone! I don�t know why the currant scone was included, but it was a mighty fine scone. Lighter than most, the three bite serving was ideally moist with a delicate buttery crumb and dotted with a fantastic abundance of sweet currants. I alternated between taking bites of the scone and fries. This combination might sound odd, but don�t judge till you�ve had it yourself. The fries didn�t have a touch of grease, it was crazy, hand cut, fried to a crackly crisp shell and lightly salted. This was one of the few times I found that ketchup or any topping for that matter, was absolutely unnecessary.
The sandwich was supposed to come with fruit salad OR fries. I asked for the fruit salad, but they gave me fries. They must have read my mind because deep inside I really wanted fries, but I�ve been going to the ice cream shop everyday, so I figured I could be semi-ish healthier. I guess it wasn�t meant to be! Hehe. So in the end, they apologized for the mistake and gave me both! It was a good day indeed.
But the real star was the sandwich itself. Sourdough, buttered and grilled with melted cheddar, and voluptuous mound of tuna salad, rich with chopped celery, a bit of pepper and the finest mayo-tuna ratio. The sourdough grilled dark and crisp, hot cheddar binding the tuna and crisp bread, the whole concoction exploding like a madman on the lose. It was such a fun sandwich to just pick up with both of your hands, with gusto, and sink your teeth in without regard to anything or anyone. I love tuna melts to death, but when making it on my own, I am naturally inclined to put in less mayo than I�d like due to our inherent human guilt factor that prevents excessive consumption of mayo. But when someone else makes it for you, the mayo�s already in, and only the crazy would attempt to un-mayo a tuna salad, so what can you do but smile and eat? And that�s what I did.
P.S.
Good brownies can be found in Claremont!
I picked up this little hunky block of a brownie ($1.35) at Walters on my way to dance class yesterday. If you look carefully, there�s three layers going on all at once here: a dark, almost bittersweet chocolate base hovering on the fudgey front, a layer of caramel, which I swear is more buttery than sweet, a true sign of goodness, molten shards of dark chocolate are dashed about, and then a final layer of walnut studded brownie batter that bakes up bumpy, like rocky road in pastry form. The only thing more I could have asked for was a crispy top, but alas, if I�ve hit brownie perfection, then I�d have no more reasons to eat brownies from here, there, and everywhere. And that would be no fun.
Wolfe's Marketplace
160 W. Foothill Blvd.
Claremont, California
(909) 626-8508
Walter's Restaurant
310 Yale Ave
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 624-4914
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