Issue: Sandwiches

Edith P. Giblets [ Tue Jan 26 2010 4:40 PM ]

This is a Vietnamese tofu sandwich. I had one once. It was $6 and very good.

Question 1: How much should sandwiches cost?

Relish just recently closed its Downtown location (though its Menaul one is in fine shape). Opinion? Wonderfully delicious sandwiches with high quality ingredients and creative combinations. Also very expensive, hovering around $10 for a sandwich and side.

So how much should an awesome, take-away sandwich for lunch cost?

Question 2: What’s so hard about making a good vegetarian sandwich?

This was something Relish had(has): excellent non-meat sandwiches that weren’t afterthoughts. Too many restaurants, like a place I checked out today, have exactly one non-meat sandwich that’s called the Veggie and has raw vegetables. What is this? 1950 in Peoria? Meatless sandwiches! Sakes alive!

Anyway, sandwiches are important. To sum up, they should be affordable and the vegetarian ones should be delicious and not random salad bar fixings.

Discuss sandwiches here.

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- svensandwich
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sandwich! [ Tue Jan 26 2010 5:10 PM ]

relish is closed! Sadness. It was pricey though. I like sandwiches. You can tell by my name!
- Nick Brown
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sandwiches downtown [ Tue Jan 26 2010 6:40 PM ]

unconfirmed rumor, the Relish spot will re-open with sandwiches by mid-March. Different owners, more affordable sandwiches.
- giagia
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i heart sandwiches [ Tue Jan 26 2010 7:34 PM ]

but they often are very expensive. especially the vegetarian versions. it's one of the reasons i fell off the no-animals-in-my-belly wagon (which i was on for years and years until i caved to a kobayashi kobe beef skewer): because fat steve could pick up a steak monstrosity for the same price as my chick pea and lettuce leaf on toast. to which i still say: bullshit!
here's hoping the relish-replacement has yummy carcass-free sandwiches at yummy rip-off-free prices.
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Panini: the book [ Wed Mar 10 2010 10:40 AM ]

Any sandwich lover should check out the little book "Panini" by Carlo Middione. I recently got a copy at Hey Jhonny in Nob Hill for around $15. It's not a big book but its 106 pages are packed with great sandwich ideas, both grilled and plain. Also makes a great inexpensive gift for a food-lover. And I just realized that my Foreman Grill does a mean panino.
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I absolutely [ Wed Mar 10 2010 10:45 AM ]

loved Relish and their Reuben... however, I hated their ridiculous prices. I think a sandwich should be no more than about $6-7. And that should include a side.