But, since my sad little stomach doesn't handle spicy foods well, I asked my co-worker Tina to come along and be the taste tester while I shot photos and had a nice lunch with her and Robert.
The back story on the sandwich is pretty amazing. Each year, eegee's invents a fake eegee drink flavor for April Fool's Day. They seem to outdo themselves each year with this and April 1, 2015 was no exception. They posted on social media that their special limited time eegee drink flavor was Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Even though it was a joke, more than 1,100 people visited their stores in April hoping to get that flavor of eegee.
Fast forward to now, and they are rolling out the Flamin' Hot Chicken Sub sandwich with Flamin' Hot Cheetos right on the sandwich. The ingredients: Chicken breast, bacon, eegee's buffalo ranch, jalapeno cream cheese, and Flamin' Hot Cheetos. People love spicy food in this area so I'll bet it'll be a hit.
We met for lunch at the new eegee's Speedway and Pantano store and I shot photos of the experience.
The Flamin' Hot Chicken sub will be available starting August 1 at all of the eegee's locations.
Tina, who is pictured eating the sandwich, had this to say about the Flamin' Hot Chicken Sub:
"First you think.... is this sandwich going to scorch my mouth with all the jalapenos, buffalo sauce, AND Flamin Hot Cheetos? Well let me tell you... it is just the right amount of kick for a sandwich. I don't like food that is so hot you can't enjoy it. The cream cheese cuts the spice just right and I enjoyed it. Plus I love the crunch you get from the Cheetos. Nom nom nom.... that is for you, Robert!"
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| eegee's new Speedway and Pantano location |
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| Customers enjoying lunch in their colorful dining area |
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| Wall graphics |
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| Social media wall |
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| Nick creates a Flamin' Hot Chicken Sub sandwich in the eegee's kitchen |
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| Spreading the jalapeno cream cheese |
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| Chicken and bacon added |
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| Squirting on the buffalo ranch sauce |
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| The Flamin' Hot Cheetos! |
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| The completed Flamin' Hot Chicken Sub |
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| Had to get the famous eegee's ranch fries |
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| Tina opens wide to take her first bite of the Flamin' Hot Chicken Sub |
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| Mmmmmmmmmmm! Deeeeeeelish! |
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| The wall says it all: #eegeesnomnomnom |