Julia came back again this weekend!!! She had time to come and have a late lunch with me so we checked out her list. That's right, Julia now has her own list (which she found) of 15 places you HAVE TO eat in Rochester along with specific dishes for each place. Obviously the garbage plate (they've listed the ones from dogtown) was there but I've been there, ate that. So we checked out the list today and picked out what we were looking for.

LOCATION: 366 PARK AVE, ROCHESTER, NY 14607

Both of has been to Magnolia's Deli and Cafe though not with each other and neither of us have had what was on the list: The Obama Special or The President! Both of which are the same combo meal eaten by the current President of the United States when he stopped by our little city years prior (apparently he missed the garbage plate memo but that's probably not a healthy Michelle Obama approved meal). This Obama Special is a half sandwich of grilled cheddar cheese on sourdough with a cup of the Magnolia's signature cream of tomato, artichoke, and cheese soup.

Let's just say, the president made an awesome choice on this one. The grilled cheese was the perfect crispness, with gooey, melty, warm cheddar in the center. Nothing too crazy but great flavor and really good when dipped in the cream of tomato soup. The soup itself was really great. This is what I want when I'm feeling like a cream of tomato soup. Tart tangy flavor but still creamy and smooth. Julia and I were super happy with this choice. The soup did come with little garlic break crostini type slices in it which I found great but Julia stated was too garlic-y. I understand her opinion but I think it was packed with great flavor for the mellow soup. Such a good first choice for this little list. I'm pretty excited to hit some of the other spots.