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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Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over two decades ago.