Dickson's Farmstand Meats is located in the Chelsea Market, and has an interesting layout. The actual amount of space that a customer can stand in is very limited, but they have a giant kitchen in the back (easily three or four times as big as the space for the customer) that is totally exposed. Also, Jack Dickson, the namesake of the place, was standing at the counter and would have taken my order if a huge tour group hadn't come in. So while I was waiting for the sandwich, I got to hear about the history of the place, and how Jack eschews the meat-packing industry, instead buying all of his meats from local farmers (he literally drives to the farms every week). They also had Sloppy Joe's that looked very tasty, and apparently a burger patty that consists of 80% beef and 20% bacon! Anyhow, here's the sandwich:
The slaw on top was billed as "spicy," but it really wasn't very spicy at all. In fact, that was the problem with the sandwich in general; it was all very tasty and of good quality, but just didn't have any punch to it. This also suffers from there being some truly excellent pulled pork, and just pork sandwiches in general, throughout New York City. One would really have to have either an extraordinary sauce or spice or the meat would have to be spectacular to compete, and none of those things are here. Also, the nine dollar price tag doesn't help matters. Overall, it was a satisfying sandwich, and there was nothing inherently wrong with it, but you can do much much better in NYC (and I believe the list has other pulled pork sandwiches much higher up). 3.6 out of 5.
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