Had lunch at Mike’s Cafe in Palo Alto yesterday. I usually don’t order a salad for lunch (except as a side dish) because I don’t want to be hungry in the middle of the afternoon. But, being in an experimental mood, I tried the Cobb Salad—which I have never ordered before at any restaurant. That experimental!

Anyways, the Cobb Salad featured a bed of fresh, crisp lettuce tossed with dressing. On top were slices of hard-boiled egg, feta cheese, chicken breast, tomatoes and crumbled bacon. I also tasted a hint of anchovies, but I didn’t see them. Maybe they were mixed in with the bacon or I was just imagining these flavors. Despite being just a salad, I found this dish quite filling. It keep me full through the afternnon and well into dinner time.

However, I discovered that I wasn’t a fan of cold chicken breast. I can handle deli-sliced chicken breast, like the kind found in sandwiches, but chunks of cold chicken wasn’t my thing. Also, a few weeks ago, after I bought some Cherokee Purple heirloom tomatoes at the Farmers Market, regular tomatoes have tasted “just regular” since.

Despite my above comments, I still think this was a good, solid, filling salad.