The House of Flour eating entry is part of the Food Court by the Technology Park series of entries. Bob and I have discovered we very much enjoy this place because they have the best croque madame and monsieur sandwiches. That's right, a restaurant/cafe in Shanghai has the best French sandwich I've ever had. It's likely because the sandwiches are smothered in cheese. As our friend Jay would say, "They taste like childhood obesity." And damn if it isn't delicious!
The restaurant cafe has a selection of sandwiches, pastas, salads and soups. There's always a (fill in the blank) of the day. This last time we went they had a broccoli and spinach soup, which I thought sounded pretty good so I started my meal with that. It was good, and would have been even better with a little garlic and some pepper. It just needed a little kick, but it was fine.
Bob ordered the croque madame sandwich, and I had the croque monsieur sandwich. What's the difference you ask? Well they both have ham and cheese, but the croque madame has a fried egg on top. Now you're probably saying to yourself, "but that's just a grilled ham and cheese sandwich." And you would be right except that there's little fried/melted cheese over the top of the sandwich as well which finishes the whole thing off and makes you want to eat the whole thing even though it's gigantic! Every sandwich also comes with a small side salad with a tart vinaigrette dressing. I eat the tomatoes out of the salad but my main focus is always the sandwich.
The place is more pricey than a regular lunch because of the "western" food. It was about $15 USD for each of us to eat lunch, but let me tell you, when you want the best grilled ham and cheese, you go to The House of Flour.
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