11/16/2021, The Ale House, Patuxent River, MD

What do you do when you get when you get 8 supervisors at the same site and you're all on per diem? Sightsee? I think not. You eat! And that's what we did when we arrived at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland. The first place we decided to try was The Ale House which is pretty much right next to our hotel. We were no disappointed, either. The only *tiny* gripe was that they stuck us in a U shaped booth and it was kind of a tight fit, but whatever. We could have said no, but nobody did, so there we sat. It was Candace, David, Robert, Josh and myself on this one, which is more than we usually have at one place at one time. There was Cajun Pasta, Shepherd's Pie, whatever Josh had, and this concoction called the Voodoo Chicken sandwich, which David and I both ordered.

Let me tell you about this thing. It was a big slab of fried chicken breast, with all the toppings, including an entire andouille sausage. It was completely fantastic. And big. And messy, which is how a sandwich should be. If you don't have to wipe your forearms regularly, did you really even have a true sandwich? I didn't even make it to the fries, and even though the thing lost structural integrity before I finished, it was just as good with a fork. It is pictured below, in case you thought I was exaggerating about the hugeness. Speaking of huge, pretty much all of the serving sizes were designed to challenge your choice of belt holes, and for less money than one might expect. Remember that, Voodoo Chicken sandwich. You dont want to miss that one.