There are points where the worlds of pot smokers and chubby funsters intersect—most notably when it comes to food. Both parties like good times, soothing atmospheres, and, of course, they need plenty of cheese on random things.
That’s why I fully support our local Cheeba Hut “Toasted” Subs, 323 NW 23rd St, bringing these factions into a virtual hacky-sack ring of peace, love, and good munchies on 4/20.
Puff, puff, pass!
Only recently did I visit the Oklahoma City location… but about 20 years ago when I was living in Fort Collins, Colorado—the granola capital of the world where every resident is assigned a bong at birth—it was the dopest spot in town.
And, because I am a prude, I didn’t really partake in the green culture of the city, but I always partook in Cheeba Hut—usually getting a “pinner” sized Bomb, their nickname for a loaded meatball sandwich. I’m getting the munchies just thinking about it!
As I was dreaming out loud about the sandwich recently, my wife told me that the chain had popped up in OKC. She told me a tale that made my swag-bag explode... about a full sandwich menu, a Kool-Aid station, and a boozy bar set-up, where it’s easy to combine both the Mary Jane and the top-shelf hootch, if that’s your calling.
With my future set, my wife and I stopped at Cheeba Hut for a late lunch last weekend.
Walking into the place, it immediately had the coolest vibes around town, starting with the pot-friendly Tarantino-inspired wall decorations featuring the Bride, Jackie Brown, and Vincent Vega. Out of sight, brother!
Even though it was packed tight like a durable one-hitter, we found a booth near the entrance. We were going to order a sandwich, that’s a given, but I had never had any of their other offerings—like their garlic cheese bread, Bowl O’ Balls, or Not’Chos.
Picking out an appetizer and our sandwiches, we placed our orders, got our table placard, and grabbed our drinks.
Now, I got to say, Cheeba Hut is on point with their Kool-Aid selections, which on that day included Grape, Blue Raspberry Lemonade, and my own perennial favorite, Tropical Fruit Punch. We filled our cups with mostly sugared-water and sat down with our table-top character, Gandolf, to help our order find us.
Within a few minutes, our first munchies arrived. We had the Cool Ranch Doritos Not’Chos ($6.29) and, as an 80s fat kid, I used to make these all the time and never had a name for them… well, it took 30 years but I am glad they hit the mainstream!
On a hot bed of Cool Ranch Doritos, a layer of melted cheddar cheese, jalapeños, onions, black olives and hot sauce are drizzled with ranch and, of course, it’s a corpulent dream! With the base layer of Doritos, how can it not be the most addictive thing on the menu, right?
Well, it was only getting started! My wife’s sandwich, the La Canna ($11.19) pinner, was a truly potent strain—garlic and herb bread is filled with smoked ham, Genoa salami, prosciutto, black olives, provolone, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, a pickle, and their signature Shake and House Dressing.
No roaches here! The sandwich was the absolute bomb, with the bubbling cheese and toasty bread an already tasty start, but it’s the smoked meat combo that makes this one sandwich experience she should definitely remember… but probably won’t. *bong rip*
While I said I used to get the meatball subs, now that I am more health-conscious, I ordered the aquatic Pacific Blue ($10.89) pinner, or, in laymen’s terms, a tuna melt.
Featuring “handcrafted” tuna salad, cheddar, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, Shake and House dressing, this is my new favorite somewhat-corporate sandwich. The reefer-friendly tuna salad is the real star, with the seeds and stems Shake and House Dressing really complementing the whole dab.
Finishing our sandwiches and preparing to leave, we wanted a little sweet treat to top off all the gluttonous energy we packed on. So, we picked up a little Goo Ball ($3.59) made with Rice Krispies, peanut butter, cocoa, honey, butter, and good ol’ marshmallows.
As we passed this blazin’ Goo Ball back and forth, even though I was never a stoner—I have always been, once again, more of a midnight bloater—Cheeba Hut has all the delicious sandwich hybrids in OKC that would turn a stash pile into a real treat and, even better, you don't need an MMJ card to enjoy these 4/20 edibles.
Cómpralo ya!
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