Nashville Food Friday: Two Guys in a Lunchbox at Jackalope

Back over Thanksgiving while I was hanging out in East Tennessee I got a email from the nice dudes of Two Guys in a Lunchbox inviting me out to try their food. I was pretty excited, as this was the first time I was ever contacted for being a food blogger! Perhaps people are reading me. *Pats self on the back.* The holiday season was crazy but last week we finally got the chance to try their food, drink some beer, and play some trivia.

Two Guys in a Lunchbox serve food at Jackalope brewery every Thursday evening in conjunction with trivia night. When I heard this I rounded up a group of smart friends and we headed down for the evening. Not only is Jackalope a women-owned brewery, they also have one of the prettiest tap rooms around.

For the first round I had the Blueberry Baltic Porter. It had a slight taste of sweet but didn't taste overly like blueberry. Which I prefer, because I haven't really had a true blueberry beer that I like. I'm looking at you My Blueberry Nightmare (which might be the most disgusting thing I have ever drank). Steve had our Jackalope go-to, the Bearwalker Maple Brown, which is always very delicious. I had one of those for my second round. If you are ever in Nashville, you should really check out the Jackalope taproom.

The night we went to the taproom it was freezing outside. I was not looking forward to waiting in a food truck line at ALL. But you know what Two Guys in a Lunchbox had? A waiter. A really nice dude who walked around the taproom, took orders, and delivered to your table when the food was ready. No standing in lines! That was a much-needed convenience during cold weather.

I'm that little munchkin sitting alone at the right table in the back. Just waiting for friends to arrive and looking really interested in my phone. (While Steve was taking these photos.)

To start off we ordered the tasting platter of sides. There was so much food that it came in two large baskets. Included were mozzarella sticks, jalapeno poppers, fried mushrooms, onion rings and fries. This meal was definitely a splurge for me since I mostly eat paleo and rarely ever eat fried foods. But you know what, this was really good fried food and we all need a break every once in a while. It reminded me of going to a county fair and filling yourself up on all that stuff that you just KNEW was bad for you. Honestly, you can see the grease at the bottom of the box, but you overlook all that because the stuff is just so damn good. Steve was a big fan of the jalapeno poppers, mostly because they were made with real cream cheese and not that gross orange stuff you see all the time. I really liked the onion rings. I think we both agreed that the fries were kind of lackluster compared to the rest. They were skinny fries and that isn't personally my thing.

Steve ordered the Muffaletta and it might have been the biggest sandwich I have ever seen. The bread was so thick I couldn't fit the whole thing in my mouth when I tried to take a bite. The sandwich was pretty standard overall, but I enjoyed the olive spread used on the bread. Steve quite enjoyed it and ate more of this sandwich than I would think humanly possible. I believe the standard serving is only half of what you see above, and they were just being extra generous to us with this one. But Steve gladly had the second half for lunch the next day!

My favorite deli sandwich is a Reuben, and seeing that I was splurging and they had it on the menu it was a no brainer decision for me. When I went to order the Reuben I was informed of a "special" Reuben - a REUBEN WITH ADDED BACON. Now, I'm normally a Reuben traditionalist but how can bacon ever be wrong?! BACON IS NEVER WRONG. So I went for it. The bacon went surprisingly well with the thousand island dressing and sauerkraut. The sandwich was huge and gooey and filled with cheese and kraut. It was so big I wound up splitting it with my friend Katy, another Reuben connoisseur. We both agreed it was really good, but that it could use more dressing. When you have that much meat (+ special bacon) you need a little bit more lubrication on your bread, you know what I'm saying?

For dessert we tried their toffee Blondie. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. I wasn't expecting much from a sandwich truck as far as sweets were concerned but this little bugger was good. It was soft and gooey and I shared it with Katy even though I wanted to eat the whole thing myself. (That's what friends are for.)

And the best part?! We came in second place in trivia! Here I am modeling our $25 gift certificate for more tasty drinks at Jackalope! This turned out to be a pretty awesome Thursday night!

*Disclaimer: Two Guys in a Lunchbox gave us a large discount on our food. I assure you that these are my honest opinions and I am not being paid for my opinions, or to write this post. I just enjoy eating. A lot.