lindley park filliing station

pleasant sandwiches and nice patio. lindley park filling station is a small venue on the corner of walker and elam that serves a variety of sandwiches, burgers, dogs, salads, wraps, and of course, beers. in fact, i personally think lpfs is the most enjoyable neighborhood bar in the four corners area. with a spacious patio that seats more than their inside seating, this is where i'd recommend going for a beer and a bite on a nice warm summer day.

lpfs will probably not pique your curiosity with unusual combinations of ingredients, but i think you'll enjoy their applications anyway. for example, the ridgeway ($9.50) is a sandwich containing a half a chicken a breast, bacon, roasted red peppers, sprouts, cheddar, and pesto aioli on wheat bread. not an interestingly original combination, but nonetheless a tasty sandwich (which comes with a side, too). actually, the tastiest food i've had from lpfs was the sylvan road ($9.50), a blackened bleucheeseburger with chow chow. to me, they outdid the burger specialists across the street. i also enjoyed their walker avenue ($4.25), a plump sausage with mustard and a side.

downsides of lpfs are the fairly limited parking, with about four or five spaces in the lot, and somewhat cramped seating if you prefer to eat inside (although the decor is to my liking). overall, though, i think lpfs is worth a visit.

so delicious and a super value! the menu featured traditional diner foods with a twist. my hot dogs (with chipotle ketchup, relish, and onions) were wonderful. no part of the unremarkable: the buns were toasted and substantial, the fries were crisp. a word of advice: try the fried green tomatoes. the accompanying homemade pimientocheesespread is out of this world.

nice, eclectic menu. another one of those local, neighborhood gems we'd neglected for a while - so this became our lunch spot today. this is very small, cool, kinda funky place in the walker avenue neighborhood where i spent my early teenage years.

a lot of the salad and sandwich choices are named for streets in a 2 or 3 block radius. this place was a filling station, as was the place across the street that now houses a pizza restaurant, and just across the street, down further, is emma kay's, which was raynor's barber shop in the 50's & 60's.

this is a soup, salad, and specialty sandwich place, with some interesting choices, and some interesting takes on a few traditional items. for example, they offer an open-faced pulled pork sandwich melt (the wright avenue) - yeap, swisscheeseon pig. it is served on texas toast with slaw, and goes for $8.95 with a side. while it will not replace traditional nc style barbecue, at least for me, this is a nice change of pace, with some heat in the meat, and some zip to the slaw. thecheesedidn't add anything for my taste.

the corner ($4.25) is an all beef wiener in a dense, crusty bun, and comes with chipotle ketchup, red onion, and sweet relish. i ordered it because i eat hot dogs - once was quite enough. it does come with a side, so there is some value here. i tried their pasta salad, and it is very nice. they also have a sausage dog - which is a better choice, i think.

the park sampler ($8.95) is a choice of 3 salads from egg salad, tuna salad, rosemary chicken salad, black bean hummus, roasted red pepper hummus, new bliss potato salad, garden salad, and the aforementioned, pasta salad.

the egg salad is exceptional - loaded with great flavor, and nice chunks of egg white. the chicken salad is also very good, and rather different - with bits of chopped green and red pepper, and a mild rosemary taste. the tuna salad is equally good.

some interesting, eclectic food choices in this tiny place - 6 bar seats, and about the same number of small tables. service is generally good, but things can get hectic at peak times, and brunch on sunday. ownership is same as josephine's a couple of blocks over on spring garden


-----28 jul, 2014-----

neighborhood gem. another one of those local, neighborhood gems we'd neglected for a while - so this became our lunch spot today. this is very small, cool, kinda funky place in the walker avenue neighborhood where i spent my early teenage years.

a lot of the salad and sandwich choices are named for streets in a 2 or 3 block radius. this place was a filling station, as was the place across the street that now houses a pizza restaurant, and just across the street, down further, is emma kay's, which was raynor's barber shop in the 50's & 60's.

this is a soup, salad, and specialty sandwich place, with some interesting choices, and some interesting takes on a few traditional items. for example, they offer an open-faced pulled pork sandwich melt (the wright avenue) - yeap, swisscheeseon pig. it is served on texas toast with slaw, and goes for $8.95 with a side. while it will not replace traditional nc style barbecue, at least for me, this is a nice change of pace, with some heat in the meat, and some zip to the slaw. thecheesedidn't add anything for my taste.

the corner ($4.25) is an all beef wiener in a dense, crusty bun, and comes with chipotle ketchup, red onion, and sweet relish. i ordered it because i eat hot dogs - once was quite enough. it does come with a side, so there is some value here. i tried their pasta salad, and it is very nice. they also have a sausage dog - which is a better choice, i think.

the park sampler ($8.95) is a choice of 3 salads from egg salad, tuna salad, rosemary chicken salad, black bean hummus, roasted red pepper hummusnew bliss potato salad, garden salad, and the aforementioned, pasta salad.

the egg salad is exceptional - loaded with great flavor, and nice chunks of egg white. the chicken salad is also very good, and rather different - with bits of chopped green and red pepper, and a mild rosemary taste. the tuna salad is equally good.

some interesting, eclectic food choices in this tiny place - 6 bar seats, and about the same number of small tables. service is generally good, but things can get hectic at peak times, and brunch on sunday. ownership is same as josephine's a couple of blocks over on spring garden

the fried green tomatoes with home made pimentocheesewere rockstar. my hotdog was the best i've had in a long time. my brides meatloaf wrap got a huge thumbs up.

nice stop in for lunch!. i had this place on my wishlist and finally had a chance to stop in with my fiance yesterday (a sunday). upon parking, i noticed that this place could be a bit troublesome for space, and not just in the small parking lot. the inside is cramped and provides limited seating, however there are two outside patios with plenty of tables and space. we opted to eat outside as it was a fairly nice day and packed on the inside.
service was quick and attentive, and we ordered easily, though after the fact we noticed that there is a sunday brunch menu on the back, serving from 11-3.
starting off with a fried green tomato appetizer with pimentocheeseand ranch dipping sauce, i immediately knew that my lunch would be fantastic. our waiter even brought us crackers to munch on with our remaining pimento.
i ordered the tremont--a sandwich with shredded smoked ham or turkey (i opted for turkey), honey mustard, brie and lettuce on a baguette with a side of potato salad. my fiance ordered the berkshire--an angus meatloaf, provolone, mushroom, onions and chipotle ketchup wrap with a side of tatter tots. we greatly enjoyed the unique flavors of our dishes, and finished our meals quite satisfied.
there were several other wraps and sandwiches i would love to try on my next visit. also, we were too full to sample the dessert menu which looked very interesting.
the only con about our experience, which does not reflect on the establishment itself, was a very testy party of people on the patio below us giving the wait staff a hard time about how their bills and beers were split up between multiple checks. the wait staff was irritated, and we could only empathize. all the same, the wait staff was fantastic with us, even striking up friendly conversation.

my take:
price: 5/5 (less than $30 for an appetizer, drinks, two entrees with sides)
taste: 5/5 (unique and scrumptious)
atmosphere: 4/5 (as we were outside and the inside crowed..)
service: 5/5 (attentive and friendly)
overall: 19/20