Here's the best thing to order at Costco's wildly popular food court
Costco's food court is a land of cheap plenty — ice cream, hot dogs, pizza, hot sandwiches, and cold soda abound.
But of all the food here, we're zeroing in on the unassuming sandwich on the upper right.
Note the size compared to other items. What could be hiding under that big, fluffy looking bun poking up from a white cardboard ring?
That humble, cardboard-wrapped treat is the barbecue beef brisket sandwich. At $4.99, it's the most expensive item on the menu.
Technically, the 18" whole pizza is the most expensive thing on the menu, but we're talking individual serving options. Although, I guess you could eat an entire 18" pizza in one sitting if you really tried.
Upon peeling away the paper falsework, this seemingly modest sandwich lets loose — literally. Landslides of juicy beef pour from the sides, occasionally mixed with some creamy coleslaw.
The aroma is intoxicating: a sweet, smoky barbecue smell wafts up from the steaming meat.
The sandwich is huge and definitely requires two hands to eat with any conceivable amount of dignity.
The coleslaw is an integral part of the sandwich, bringing a cool and crunchy freshness to an otherwise extremely rich food.
The pillowy yellow bun is a little soggy, but not enough for it to be an issue. The bottom half gets mushy but holds itself together in the face of meat juices and coleslaw dressing.
But it does make for a messy meal. Hunks of meat drop at random, so have napkins at the ready. And a fork to eat them with after, of course — can't let that go to waste.
The velvety brisket is savory, but the barbecue sauce is on the sweeter side of things. The meat melts in your mouth, while the coleslaw adds a nice crispness and picante note to every bite.
The brisket is a little greasy, but not overwhelmingly so. It's barbecue, it has to be a little greasy!
It's not at every location, unfortunately, and there seems to be no rhyme or reason as too where it pops up — it's the Brigadoon of brisket. But frankly, it's well worth the hunt.
Is it on the level of Lockhart, Texas barbecue? Okay, probably not. But that's why Lockhart is the barbecue capital, and Costco isn't. We're just lucky Costco sells something this mind-blowingly delicious in the chain's no-frills food court.
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