Eggslut – worth the queue and money or.. not?
Eggslut is said to be from Los Angeles.
Los Angeles is a country I’ll never forget because it was the first United States country i visited 6 years ago. It is not uncommon to see fast food chains sprawled all over the United States given fast food’s convenience and strong flavours. Maybe I did not stay in LA long enough to thoroughly explore the entire state but I did not notice Eggslut when I was there. I was super into The Cheesecake Factory which appeared pretty much everywhere in the US. The cheesecakes they offer are rich and creamy , of which I have failed to find any replacement in Singapore for them.
Did you know that Eggslut began with humble origins, operating out of a food truck? The eatery then got its name from the fact that every dish was served with an egg to make it taste better.
Jeremy and I waited for the hype around Eggslut to subside before deciding to try the sandwiches they offer. We went during peak dinner hours – 6.30PM but got seated pretty quickly as there was only a very short queue (I guess the initial hype for something new and gimmicky has died down).
I really like the open kitchen concept where we get to see the chefs cooking for us. There were specialised cooks for each specific task – one guy to do the scrambled eggs, one to cook eggs the sunny-side up style, another preparing the cheese and yet another preparing the brioche buns. The whole eatery is decked in black and yellow which is super consistent with their brand. The whole place looks clean with its woody benches and full windows which makes it super instagram-able.
Eggslut features 6 different sandwiches with eggs cooked either the scrambled way, hard-boiled or slightly more than half-boiled. The sandwiches are made freshly from brioche buns air-flown from Korea. The menu also has some side dishes and their renowned dish – slut which essentially is just eggs with potato purée. It didn’t take long for Jeremy and I to decide on which sandwich we wanted. I went for the “must-try” which is the Fairfax. Fairfax is a sandwich consisting of soft scrambled eggs, chives, cheddar cheese and caramelised onions. Jeremy went for the Cheeseburger which consists of ground Angus beef, slightly overcooked half-boiled eggs caramelised onions, pickles and cheddar cheese. The combination of ingredients in each sandwich are great, very similar to what is offered by other eateries selling burgers.
The first bite I had of Fairfax reminded me of the scrambled eggs Jeremy cooks for me. The scrambled eggs at Eggslut of course is a lot more flavourful as more salt and oil is in it (we saw the amount of each that went into preparing our scrambled eggs). They are also a lot more scrambled, soft and watery. The brioche buns smelled tantalising and tasted really fresh and they must be since they were cooked on the spot! The cheddar cheese was a good pairing like how it is for most burgers and sandwiches. If Jeremy tweaks the recipe of his scrambled eggs, I am 80% confident he might be able to whip up something similar or even better.
The cheeseburger was so-so and I guess what is worth sharing is the fact that I think I understood why it is called Eggslut when the egg yolk started dripping down my hands as I was chewing the sandwich. I literally felt like I was an eggslut. Okay but jokes aside, I probably wouldn’t come back a second time. At the same price, I can get Macdonald’s premium burger sets that comes with fries and a drink. Plus, the sandwich itself did not feel all that satisfying. Might have been better if the place offered milkshakes just like what Shake Shack has.
If you haven’t tried Eggslut, my take is you can skip it because you can find better scrambled eggs at a brunch cafe that might actually taste a bit healthier because of lesser oil input.
Till then,
Harmony Tee