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I’ve heard plenty about Bess Bistro on Pecan, Sandra Bullock’s restaurant on West Sixth, so when 80% off coupons from restaurant.com came up for it, I had to take the $25 gift certificate for $2. Didn’t know there was a $50 minimum when Dad and I went there for lunch. Alright, we say, let’s spend $50 on lunch!
Two full salads, two sandwiches, two coffees and a beer later, we’re at $49.53 or something ridiculous. But I am happy, incredibly impressed by Bess, and can’t wait to write about it. Here’s the big deal: EVERY SINGLE MEAT ON THEIR MENU IS FROM A LOCAL FARM. Yes, the deli meats, the sliced turkey, the roast beef, the chicken, the steak, the … EVERYTHING!
And everything is delicious. I started with the Chopped Cobb Salad, which had a lemon vinagrette that was too tangy for me, but the presentation and flavors besides the overpowering lemon were great.
Chopped Cobb Salad at Bess
Then, I moved on to the Turkey & Gouda Melt, which was delicious. Because I am doing the Spartan 300 Challenge, I didn’t eat the bread. So I opened up the thick, multi-grain toast and ate the melted turkey and cheese out of the middle. It was still stunningly delicious. Maybe because it’s happy local turkey?
Turkey & Gouda Melt at Bess
My dad had the Roast Beef Sandwich and really enjoyed it too. So much so that I couldn’t get a pic of the whole thing–he was too busy eating! Here’s a half:
Roast Beef at Bess
Sorry about the quality of the pics … my camera is still at Olympus’ warehouse because I haven’t had time to call and yell at them for wanting to charge me $90 to fix it, so these are iphone quality shots. 
Anyway, Bess’ decor is perfect: old patterned floor, exposed brick wall, low lighting … schedule your next date or group dinner there. Lunch, despite the fact that we managed to spend $50, would be a perfectly reasonable $8.95 for the turkey melt or $6.95 for the chopped salad… snag it!
