By DAVID ERSOFF, Journal Contributor
I will have to admit, for many years I didn’t realize that Counter Culture, 6360 Youree Dr., Suite A2, Shreveport, served food at all. To me, Counter Culture was only a frozen yogurt place. And a good one.
My kids loved the Humphrey; it became a reward of choice for my kids, and I rationalized that it was healthy because it had yogurt, three fresh fruits, granola, and honey. Healthy or not, the Humphrey is awesome, so somehow I shared in whatever reward they were celebrating. I may have even gotten one or two when they weren’t around, but they don’t need to know that.
One day last year I was meeting my daughter for lunch, and she suggested Counter Culture. I figured why not, yogurt for lunch could work. That’s when I discovered they served soups, salads and sandwiches.
I was on a salad kick back then and went for the Chef Salad. It was full of fresh greens, ham, turkey and cheese. The freshness of all the ingredients made it one of the better salads I’ve had out at a restaurant in quite a while.
I didn’t want to just go on my memory from last year so my daughter and I went again last week, mainly to confirm the food was still really good and to try a couple other items on the menu.
I went with the hot Steak and Cheese sandwich that comes on a Po Boy-style bun. It was fresh, hot as advertised, with the right meat-to-bun ratio that can make or break a sandwich. They give a pickle spear with all their sandwiches, which I love. The fresh crunch of pickles helps make the lunch complete.
My daughter ordered the hot Ham and Cheese sandwich, which she says she gets every time. It’s the reason she loves going to Counter Culture; that’s a pretty strong recommendation, I would say.
My son-in-law joined us and he ordered a Pizzaletta, described as a muffaletta sandwiched between two pizza crusts. It looked interesting when I read it on the menu. He loved it and said the combination of the ham salami and provolone cheese married well with the olive mix and mustard. He mentioned he preferred it on the pizza crust instead of the traditional muffuletta bread because of the crunch you get with the pizza crust.
Sadly, I only got one bite. It was as he described it, and the crunch of the crust did add a lot to the sandwich. That will be my next order.
After finishing lunch, I figured Humphreys were going to be the ending to all our lunches. But we all were too full to have dessert, not a bad thing at all. The Humphreys will be there anytime we want.
Contact David at dersoff@bellsouth.net
