The Eating Man

Chicken Salad for the Soul

I love a GOOD Chicken Salad Sandwich. Made on fresh white bread right out of the bag or fresh white bread toasted or fresh white bread grilled. I even like GOOD Chicken Salad on a bed of Iceberg Lettuce (NOT Spring Mix). I like my Chicken Salad carefully prepared with a good bit of full fat Mayo and stuff mixed in it. Bits of celery. Sweet relish. Bits of peppers. Diced Onion. Salt. Pepper. NO bones. Real Mayo for sure to make it moist and tasty. Mayoless is prohibited (sorry Zoes). The best Chicken Salad Sandwiches in Greenville are as follows:

1) The Clock on Congaree. Homemade to perfection by the Clock family. Chicken Salad sandwiches can can be pricey. The Clock give you a great product for a reasonable price. Less than $4

 (Just behind GHS Patewood)

2) GHS Patewood - Do not close your mind to this gem of a hospital cafeteria. The hospital itself is a Monday-Friday resort and the cafeteria has great food for low prices. They run daily specials that are great and their Chicken Salad Sandwiches are excellent. Good portioning. Tuesdays are Hashbrown Tuesdays. The lines are long that day. Good luck finding a nurse on a floor on Tuesdays. Price/Value is very good. The Chicken Salad sandwich is less than $4

(Just in front of the Clock on Congaree)

3) Rick Erwin's Deli Downtown - Grilled Panini style. A legitimate #3. Rick has kept the price reasonable, but not as good as #1 and #2. Approx $8 with a side

(Across the street from the Hampton Inn)

4) Jason's Deli - Not as good as 1-3, but a solid #4 mainly because of the unlimited add ons and the free ice cream. Approx $7 with chips

5) Golden Chick - Two unique points. The bun is a round hamburger type bun but soft and delicious. And, they add cut up grapes. Both make it a winner, plus the price is reasonable. Approx $4

6) Chicken Salad Chick - Good Chicken Salad but pricey. Approx $9 with a side

7) Spinx - Good not great. Low cost. Approx $3. Sandwich is pre made and ready to go, but not too bad. No where near #1 and #2

Publix - Grab some fresh, soft white bread and go to town. Actually quite good for store bought. Creamy with relish. Best value. A loaf of fresh, soft white bread and a container of chicken salad will cost about $6 and make you several sandwiches. So, it works out to approx $2 per sandwich

Note; Chicken Salad Sandwiches are difficult to find in restaurants and very difficult to find reasonably priced. Whether good or not. I like my TEM recipe...Fresh chicken freshly cooked and cut up in very small pieces, real full-fat mayo, sweet relish, celery in small pieces and a bit of chow-chow

TEM