# I Pit "Cafe Society" people **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 8, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051 "2025-02-08T15:52:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/181 "2025-02-09T23:48:19Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I stand proudly and loyally by my sweet gherkins. šŸ„’ You can have my share, and please donā€™t put them in my serving of whatever. Enjoy. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/182 "2025-02-10T00:52:07Z")
Youā€™re too kind. šŸ˜˜ * * * @Seanette I will gladly take them off your sticky hands. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/183 "2025-02-10T01:19:54Z")
I, too, like sweet gherkins. Pickle candy. I have a bottle in the fridge now. I donā€™t use any condiments on grilled cheese, but i sometimes like it with a slice of tomato. The tomato isnā€™t _warm_, itā€™s partially cooked, and yummy. I also sometimes like a slice of ham in my grilled cheese sandwich. But not both ham and tomato, one or the other. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/184 "2025-02-10T01:21:20Z")
I for one want to see Reuben flavored potato chips! ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/185 "2025-02-10T01:50:40Z")
I endorse this post. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/186 "2025-02-10T02:25:41Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Mustard is okay on a patty melt. Maybe ketchup. Iā€™m not going to think about it. Then you probably wouldnā€™t even consider truffle or garlic aioli. Of course, i use that mostly for dipping sweet potato fries. But ketchup for sure for fried seafood, none of that nasty tartar sauce, no sir! ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/187 "2025-02-10T02:29:24Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Well, really! Until I read this thread, I had no idea people put any sort of condiments on grilled cheese. Thatā€™s just wrong. Thereā€™s a sandwich shop near me that makes a pesto grilled cheese. it actually works quite well. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/188 "2025-02-10T02:57:44Z")
Not sure Iā€™ve ever tasted anything truffley. For fried seafood (including the French fries and hushpuppies that may have come with it) rather than plain ketchup, I like cocktail sauce, which is just ketchup enhanced with tons of horesradish and lemon juice. We havenā€™t even talked about horseradish here. I adore it. I like jalapenos and such, but the accumulated juice can linger and burn your lips and mouth. Horseradish is like a bolt of lightning or a flame thrower that sears your mouth and sinuses but then vanishes, leaving you gasping, _ā€œDid anyone get the number of the bus that just hit me?ā€_ Gotta love it. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/189 "2025-02-10T03:39:55Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I endorse this post. Seconded. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/190 "2025-02-10T05:47:30Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > > [@Spiderman](#): > > > > Huh? WTF??? Iā€™ve never even _heard_ of one with that on it! Whiz, Provolone or American are the only options they even have at a good steak placeā€¦& I prefer mine ā€˜widoutā€™. > > > > So my only question is can we hang you before we draw & quarter you? > > [Cooper Sharp](https://coopercheese.com/pages/our-story) (a type of American cheese) is the [ideal cheese for cheesesteaks](https://billypenn.com/2022/03/07/cooper-sharp-history-philadelphia-cheese-angelos-korshak/). _My nephew (a culinary school trained Philly native chef)_ turned me onto it years ago. It takes steak sandwiches to the next level. Well thereā€™s your error; a culinary school trained chef should stay the 'ell away from a steak (or pizza) shop staple; we donā€™t need to upscale a steak! ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/191 "2025-02-10T07:57:55Z")
Is a cheesesteak even a steak? It seems more like a cheesy Sloppy Joe. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/192 "2025-02-10T08:09:22Z")
Are goldfish crackers really fish? I think not ā˜ŗ ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/193 "2025-02-10T09:27:09Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > > or ā€“ better ā€“ sweet gherkins. > > The only use for sweet pickles or relish made from same is to ballast your trash cans so they donā€™t blow away. So there! šŸ˜œ > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I stand proudly and loyally by my sweet gherkins. šŸ„’ Allow me to insert myself as an intermediary between two good friends. I know sweet gherkins well. Iā€™ve had them accompanied by something or other, and really enjoyed them. But in defense of @LSLGuy, I simply cannot recall what. I mean, theyā€™re good, but good with what? (Iā€™m thinking probably something like potato salad and a few cold cuts.) ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/194 "2025-02-10T10:18:24Z")
This sounds like my newest favorite thing ---
**Author:** ![Capn\_Carl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/195 "2025-02-10T11:32:43Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > But it can be washed down with a Lager (no ā€œYeunglingā€ necessary as ā€œLagerā€ _means_ Yeungling Lager) Huh. Iā€™d always assumed Lager was German for ā€˜waterā€™. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/196 "2025-02-10T13:18:42Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Well thereā€™s your error; a culinary school trained chef should stay the 'ell away from a steak (or pizza) shop staple; we donā€™t need to upscale a steak! Thatā€™s where youā€™ve got it all wrong, jawn! Sure, heā€™s a chef at a swanky South Florida hotspot right now, but heā€™s saving up to buy a food truck brimming with Philly favoritesā€”and by that, I mean cheesesteaks thatā€™ll make you wanna hug your grandma. Nothing fancy, just thinly chopped ribeye sizzling away, gooey Cooper Sharp cheese melting into every crevice, sweet caramelized onions on top, all tucked inside a soft Amoroso roll. Boom! These babies are so good, [Dalessandroā€™s](https://dalessandros.com/) might start checking over their shoulders. Go Birds! ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/197 "2025-02-10T15:57:53Z")
I like them by themselves. Also, sweet relish is essential for tuna salad. Surely you donā€™t put chopped dill pickles in tuna salad? šŸ˜± ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/198 "2025-02-10T16:20:02Z")
Hehehe, my tuna salad ingredients list is very short: tuna, mayo. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/199 "2025-02-10T16:22:13Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Surely you donā€™t put chopped dill pickles in tuna salad? šŸ˜± I do. With a bit of chopped celery and onion. Then add Best Foods mayonnaise and lettuce. A fine sammie or salad! ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/200 "2025-02-10T16:35:28Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Also, sweet relish is essential for tuna salad. Surely you donā€™t put chopped dill pickles in tuna salad? šŸ˜± WHY would you put such oversweetened stuff in there? Do you not actually want to taste tuna? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051.md?page=11)