![]() #Newks calories counter fullThe cup of soup, which was a huge “cup” (apparently the full bowl of soup is something like 32 ounces here, which will drown a baby elephant) was the highlight of the meal. The sandwich wasn’t bad (probably would have tasted better with the bacon, but that is anathema to my pancreas), but a little bit dry and not anything to write home about, as my mother used to say. I didn’t want to complain, and I didn’t want to wait another twenty minutes to have them bring out the right order, so I took the bacon off the sandwich and gave it to She Said, and ate what they brought me. When the meal finally came, they brought me a regular chicken sandwich rather than the chicken pesto one. And then wait some more, watching all those around us get their meals, including those who sat down well after us. We got our number and sat down in a corner where one of the two or three remaining tables was situated, and sat down to wait. This is one of those places where they give you a number and then somebody brings out the meal later. That, dear readers, was just the beginning of our adventure. Then on a whim that I justified by saying I had to eat a variety of stuff to be of service to our faithful readers, I grabbed a brownie that was just sitting there at the counter calling my name. Newk’s has a “Pairing” option (where you can have, say, soup and sandwich, or soup and salad, etc.), so I paired my sandwich with a cup of chicken broccoli soup. They have a grilled chicken sandwich that adds bacon to the grilled chicken (obviously not aimed at people who are getting the grilled chicken because of its low fat qualities), so I ordered the chicken pesto sandwich, which has no bacon. He Said: Looking for things on the low-fat side, I was drawn to the grilled chicken options. He Said switched to get a big glass, too. I hadn’t stipulated large, but that’s what I got without saying a size. He Said ordered a small drink and got a rather small, clear plastic cup. I ordered an unsweet tea, and got a large, plastic holiday Newk’s cup. There was some confusion about the orders of our drinks. They did have Barq’s root beer, and it was good, so I was satisfied. He Said:They have Coke products, and you are given a cup to pour your own. The open kitchen also contributes to the noise level, as it opens right onto the dining room. The colors are calming and cool, but there’s not much they can do when the place is full and buzzing. As you enter there isn’t a lot of room for the lines to order, and then you move into the large area for tables, which also houses drinks, condiments and extra bits for your salads, soups and sandwiches on a round table. We could barely hear each other as we sat at the back of the dining area. It’s a large open eating area with lots of tables fairly close together. We went early as we’d seen the lines for service and seats on another occasion, when we left to go get tacos. She Said: I’d had a rather grueling return-to-working-out work out at barre class, so I was hungry, but I was also eager not to undo any good I had done my body with junky food, so a place that offered a variety of food categories was appealing to me. ![]() ![]() We finally squeezed in shortly after 11 a.m. This is one of the newer restaurants in Conway, and we’d been trying for a week to get there when there wasn’t a huge crowd and we could actually find a place to sit. The chain was founded in Oxford (Mississippi, not England) in 2004, and is now headquartered in Jackson. There are around 100 Newk’s restaurants scattered about thirteen different states. But no, turns out it’s a chain of eateries specializing in pizzas, sandwiches, soups and salads. He Said: “Newk’s” sounds like a place where you go to get food heated up in a microwave. ![]() 62.9 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants ![]()
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