Will This Post Ultimately Ruin My Blog?

Nick Varano's Famous Deli, on the front face of the North End, has mediocre reviews on Yelp.  So if I go ahead and say I like (not love) one of their sandwiches, will it undermine my food-blogging reputation?  But what if, at the same time, this becomes the first post where I'm somewhat critical of a meal?  Will it ruin the blog?  Only time will tell, so here we go!

That monster of a sandwich in the foreground is the Chicken Caprese and you can find it on the menu under "More Sandwiches," which means it doesn't get a fancy title or a matching celebrity description. Instead, you get two thick chicken cutlets, a few slices of prosciutto, tomato, fresh mozzarella, basil, all served on a ciabatta role that has olive oil and balsamic vinegar soaked into it.

I'm not saying its the best sandwich in the North End, but the overall flavor is good.  The balsamic vinegar is sweet and lingers in every bite, which gets no complaints from me.  The bread is fresh (as it should be - there really is no excuse for poor bread anywhere in the North End), but the tomato-mozzarella combination feels like its right off an antipasti plate at some of the run-of-the-mill neighboring restaurants. My main complaint is that the chicken cutlets, while tasty, were a bit overpowering at times (sometimes, the prosciutto seemed lost in the shuffle).  That could be an unfortunate side-effect of the deli's commitment to producing a very large product.  Did I just say that a too-large portion was a negative feature of food?  I . . . think . . . I . . . did.

Verdict: Good, but could be (and I really wish it was) better.