I found myself famished on a late-night JetBlue flight and was very thankful to try the turkey Havarti sandwich from JetBlue’s EatUp Café.
Taste Test: JetBlue Turkey Havarti Sandwich
A 10:30 pm departure from New York (JFK) may seem late for dinner, but I had been gabbing all evening and not eaten…then I ran into some delays trying to get to the airport. So when I finally stepped onboard my 6-hour JetBlue flight to Los Angeles (LAX), my stomach was growling and I wanted to eat more than the free snacks onboard.
I wasn’t sure whether JetBlue would offer its full EatUp Café menu on such a late-night flight, but a flight attendant confirmed that all items were available. I had to decide whether to order the Mediterranean farro bowl, a ham & cheese croissant, or the turkey Havarti sandwich. I settled on the sandwich after pulling up the nutrition facts.
The sandwich has 440 calories, quite a bit of sodium (1100 mg), 44g of carbs, and 28g of protein. Maybe not healthy, but balanced and the item on JetBlue’s economy class menu packed with the most protein. The ingredient list was quite simple: multigrain baguette, turkey breast, Havarti cheese, arugula with whole grain mustard aioli.
It’s a shame it was not served heated: it was fine cold, but would have been even better warmed up with the cheese melted. Before the pandemic, JetBlue served with sandwich with pepper jack cheese, which I also miss. Yet it was hearty and delicous.
But this was a very good sandwich and, surprisingly, when I landed in LA 5.5 hours later, I was still full (typically I’ll make a detour to In-N-Out after a transcontinental flight in economy class, but that was not necessary here).
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The Hearty Havarti has a nice ring to it! I feel like a chain like Panera Bread should start serving that sandwich with that branding immediately. The real question is – would you have had the sandwich if you had known that it would fill you up so much that you didn’t get to go to In-N-Out? (Healthier decision of course, but…)
Could you have asked the FA to heat it up for you?
On JetBlue? I don’t think so. They are not nearly as happy as they used to be.
If I’m not mistaken, I thought jetBlue doesn’t even have ovens on many of its a321 anyway, so less about ‘happy’ crews and more about ‘not possible’ unless they start a literal fire just to warm your sandwich (not happening).
Up front they do, but not in the back.
Well, at least they aren’t ‘neglecting the front’…
Glad you found the joy of Fløde Havarti. I fully expect you’re mastering Danish along German.
Clearly the carbs sustained you. Nothing like bread (and circuses) to satiate the masses… is that Grey Poupon? How decadent!
Even after such a satisfying sandwich, sometimes IN-N-OUT’s “Grilled Cheese” can be very tempting…
Dr. Güntürk Üstün
A light mayonnaise would go really well with this mouthwatering sandwich…
Dr. Güntürk Üstün
I shared one of this with my dog who flew in the cabin with me and he enjoyed it quite a lot.
‘woof’