O'Nefll's flagship sandwich, the O'Neill, Is one of the most popular Items on the menu at Abbotsford's new home cooking restaurant.
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are fantastic. So much so that I am EDITOR-IN-CHIEF devoting this entire paragraph to Stepping into O'Neill's in talking about the bun. It's just that downtown Abbotsford feels like good. The O'Neill is a breakfast travelling back in time. The small sandwich consisting of a good lunch counter style restaurant, sized egg, a slice of cheese, a thick with its delicious sandwiches portion of black forest ham and and featured hot meal and soup mayo, but it is the bun that sets it of the day specials, feels like a apart. Anyone can sell ham and throwback to the 1950's when eggs, but apparently no one else times were simpler and food was can bake this bun, and Verne hearty. But there is one thing the would be wise to keep the recipe l950's didn't have: Vern O'Neill's a secret. patented sweet potato bun. The O'Neill can be upgraded As I bite into The O'Neill, the by adding beef or chicken in restaurant's flagship sandwich, generous portions, turning the I am thinking one thing only: $3.99 breakfast sandwich into a "What the hell is this bun made $4.99 tower of protein. The beef of?" It's light, flaky, delicious that is served at O'Neill's comes and ... orange? Verne O'Neill bakes from organic free range cattle, the buns himself every day using and the bun contains no sugar or his secret recipe, featuring sweet preservatives. potatoes in place of flour and O'Neill's also serves a hot meal
of the day at a very reasonable $4.99, which can be lasagne, chili, meat pie or jambalaya. The soup of the day comes in an 8oz cup for $1.99 or 16oz bowl for $3.99 and ranges from seafood bisque and corn chowder to the delicioussounding tomato and roasted red pepper. All soups are served with a thick piece of home baked bread. The hot meal and soup special is made daily so you can only have the item that is available that day, but that is part of the charm of the eatery. You never know what the specials are on any given day unless you call ahead, which adds some excitement to the experience of eating at O'Neill's. Students living in residence who crave a delicious home-cooked meal would be well advised to head down to the restaurant, but it also makes an excellent pit-stop
for those UFV students travelling from Chilliwack, Mission and beyond. Calling ahead is a good idea for quick pick-up of food, as Vern O'Neill is both the master chef and bottle washer so he can be very busy during peak hours. As we all know, options for good food on and near campus are somewhat limited, but this can also be said for Abbotsford in general. In a world of franchises cranking out bland, small portions at ever more exorbitant prices, it is very rare to find the real deal when it comes to high quality affordable food. O'Neill's is the real deal O'Neill's is located at 33771 Gosling Way in Abbotsford, just east of Montrose at South Fraser Way. For more information, check out O'Neills on Facebook or call 604-746-4048.