<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[sandwiches - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFist is San Francisco's source for fun, witty, & serious news. With updates about restaurants, events, sports, politics & more, SFist reaches millions of users in California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/</link><image><url>https://sfist.com/favicon.png</url><title>sandwiches - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:19:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/sandwiches/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Duc Loi Supermarket, the Go-To Banh Mi Spot In the Mission, Is Closing Next Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's your last weekend to grab a banh mi from Duc Loi at 18th and Mission, as the 36-year-old Vietnamese grocer and sandwich counter is closing up shop — though the store will continue on under new ownership.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2023/08/10/duc-loi-supermarket-the-go-to-banh-mi-spot-in-the-mission-has-closed/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64d537e50e38ae2246332ee9</guid><category><![CDATA[SF Restaurants, Food & Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[sandwiches]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mission District]]></category><category><![CDATA[grocery stores]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay Barmann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 19:42:34 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/2023/08/duc-loi-closing.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/2023/08/duc-loi-closing.jpg" alt="Duc Loi Supermarket, the Go-To Banh Mi Spot In the Mission, Is Closing Next Week"><p>It's your last weekend to grab a banh mi from Duc Loi at 18th and Mission, as the 36-year-old Vietnamese grocer and sandwich counter is closing up shop — though the store will continue on under new ownership.</p><p><a href="https://sf.eater.com/2023/8/10/23827364/duc-loi-supermarket-closing-vietnamese-san-francisco">Eater broke the news</a> Thursday morning that Duc Loi is planning to close next week, by Sunday, August 13. Owners Howard and Amanda Ngo, who bought the property at 2200 Mission Street in 1998, first opened their market down the block on Mission Street in 1987, operating for a decade in just 600 square feet. After expanding to the current, 4,000-square-foot spot, Amanda began making the banh mi sandwiches she'd learned to make as a girl in Vietnam.</p><p>The current incarnation of the market is the result of a 2009 renovation, and as the couple explains on their <a href="http://www.ducloimarket.com/about.html">website</a>, they've expanded offerings over the years to include more organic produce, sustainable meats, fresh-baked bread, and gourmet items.</p><p>The exact reasons for the closure aren't clear, but the Ngos have a buyer who'll be reopening as soon as Monday — just without the sandwiches. As the <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/duc-loi-market-mission-closing-18289785.php">Chronicle reports</a>, the new owner is Jamal Ahmed, the owner of Temescal Produce Market in Oakland, and the new name of the store will be International Produce Market.</p><p>Amanda Ngo tells the Chronicle that she and her husband plan to focus their attention on reopening Duc Loi Pantry, the second location of the market in the Bayview (5900 Third Street) that they opened in 2016 and closed in 2019. (The space was previously home to a short-lived Fresh &amp; Easy supermarket.) It may be a struggle, however.</p><p>"To tell you the truth, we don’t have very strong financing, we don’t have the income," she tells the Chronicle. "We will need a lot of money to reopen, but we’ll try our best to do it."</p><p>The location has been the focus of multiple community and city efforts to be a grocery store serving low-income residents, in what has long been one of the city's "food deserts."</p><p>The Ngos emigrated from Vietnam in 1979, with an American sponsor in San Francisco sponsoring Amanda and her family to come to the Bay Area. Howard, whom Amanda grew up with in the small town of Vinh Chau, joined her a year later after being sponsored to go to Georgia. </p><p>At the market, the couple says they've always been committed to fair prices — and the name Duc Loi means "ethical earnings" in Vietnamese. They explain on the website that this is a third-generation ethical business in Howard's family — his father owned a hardware store called Duc Vinh ("ethical pride"), and his grandfather owned a pharmacy called Duc Tho ("ethical longevity").</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Banh Mi Shop From Slanted Door Chef Charles Phan, Chuck's Takeaway, Opens Next Month In the Mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charles Phan has been up to something in the last year of The Slanted Door's closure that none of us knew about it — and now he drops the news that he's about to open his first banh mi shop in the heart of the Mission District.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2022/01/21/new-banh-mi-shop-from-slanted-door-chef-charles-phan-chucks-takeaway-opens-next-month-in-the-mission/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61eb23f03a2ffd72094910f9</guid><category><![CDATA[SF Restaurants, Food & Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[Slanted Door]]></category><category><![CDATA[restaurant previews]]></category><category><![CDATA[sandwiches]]></category><category><![CDATA[charles phan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay Barmann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 22:22:51 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/2022/01/chucks-takeaway-18th-street.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/2022/01/chucks-takeaway-18th-street.jpg" alt="New Banh Mi Shop From Slanted Door Chef Charles Phan, Chuck's Takeaway, Opens Next Month In the Mission"><p>Charles Phan has been up to something in the last year of The Slanted Door's closure that none of us knew about it — and now he drops the news that he's about to open his first banh mi shop in the heart of the Mission District.</p><p>Rumors went wild last year that Ferry Building anchor The Slanted Door might be in some kind of danger of closing for good — given that most other SF dining institutions made it back open in some form in 2021, while it remained dark. But Phan assured the media that he was just taking some time to do a much-needed remodel of the nearly 20-year-old space, and <a href="https://sfist.com/2021/11/15/slanted-doors-charles-phan-signs-new-lease-at-ferry-building-confirms-summer-2022-reopening-plan/">in November we had confirmation</a> that Phan had signed a new 10-year lease extension at the Ferry Building, and he said the restaurant would reopen by Summer 2022 (he's now pushed that to fall). </p><p>Meanwhile, as <a href="https://sf.eater.com/2022/1/21/22895410/chucks-takeway-charles-phan-slanted-door-sandwich-shop-mission">Eater now reports</a>, Phan has quietly been perfecting his recipe for light and fluffy, French-style banh mi rolls in his Mission commissary kitchen, based on his memories of the sandwiches he had decades ago in Vietnam. And in February he plans to open Chuck's Takeaway, a new sandwich shop at 3332 18th Street (across from Whiz Burger, near South Van Ness). </p><p>There are only sandwiches and iced coffee on the menu, but we all know San Francisco has had a longtime love affair with many kinds of sandwiches, and this place is sure to be a draw for Dolores Park-bound crowds and pretty much everyone.</p><p>Offerings include a semi-traditional pork banh mi featuring two types of sliced cold-cuts — an emulsified sausage and a terrine — and hopefully there will be a pate-slathered option as well (Eater says Phan and chef Dong Choi are debating whether to add chicken-liver pate). It's not clear if there will be a roast chicken option like at the Tenderloin's beloved Saigon Sandwich, but Phan has promised a vegetarian banh mi featuring eggplant, yuba, and mushroom pate; and there will be an egg salad sandwich on Japanese milk bread. </p><p>The menu sounds like it's still in flux, but a braised beef belly sandwich is in the works, as well as a pork meatball option. And there is talk of an open-faced smoked tuna sandwich, and eventually a smoked sardine option.</p><p>For fans of traditional banh mi — as served at Saigon Sandwich and elsewhere around town — you may be shocked to find that Chuck's Takeaway's versions won't be topped with pickled and julienned carrots or other vegetables. Phan prefers these on the side, so the <a href="https://sf.eater.com/2022/1/21/22895410/chucks-takeway-charles-phan-slanted-door-sandwich-shop-mission">only photo</a> we have to go on shows just meat and cilantro nestled in a fresh French roll.</p><p>Banh mi arise from the intersection of French and Vietnamese cuisines, coming into their own as a street food in Saigon in the 1950s, when Vietnam was still shaking off a long French occupation and an identity as French Indochina. They evolved as versions of a French sandwich known as <em>casse-croute</em>, which was a ham or cold-cut sandwich on a baguette with pate and butter. Vietnamese street-sellers added the vegetables, which came to include cucumber, pickled carrots, cilantro, and daikon, and thus the banh mi was born.</p><p>Phan tells Eater that he only tasted his first banh mi when he visited Vietnam as an adult in 1992. He was born in Vietnam, but his family relocated to Guam and then SF's Chinatown prior to the fall of Saigon.</p><p>And after years of having inferior examples here in the Bay Area, usually because the bread was all wrong, Phan says he realized, "I gotta learn to make this bread."</p><p>Look for further news about an opening date for Chuck's Takeaway in the next couple of weeks.</p><p><strong>Chuck's Takeaway</strong> - <em>3332 18th Street near South Van Ness - Opening February 2022</em></p><p><em>Top image: Google Streetview</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Round Roast Beef Heads Into Former Discolandia Space; Residents Freak When Iconic Sign Gets Repainted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top Round Roast Beef is a Los Angeles restaurant specializing in old-timey, never-frozen, whole-cut roast beef sandwiches.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2017/08/07/top_round_roast_beef_heads_into_for/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24332544ad066cdcfa68d1</guid><category><![CDATA[SF Restaurants, Food & Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[24th street]]></category><category><![CDATA[restaurant previews]]></category><category><![CDATA[sandwiches]]></category><category><![CDATA[top round roast beef]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay Barmann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 15:20:38 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2017/08/top-round-discolandia-thumb-640xauto-1008116.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2017/08/top-round-discolandia-thumb-640xauto-1008116.jpg" alt="Top Round Roast Beef Heads Into Former Discolandia Space; Residents Freak When Iconic Sign Gets Repainted"><p>Some 24th Street denizens were freaking out last week when they saw that the new tenants of the former Pig &amp; Pie / Discolandia space at 2964 24th Street were painting over the beloved Discolandia sign with white paint. But, as <a href="https://missionlocal.org/2017/08/the-discolandia-sign-is-here-to-stay/">Mission Local explains</a>, there's nothing to fear. </p>

<p>Even though it may seem weird to preserve the sign of a record shop that is long gone, the neighbors in the part of the Mission are not going to let this bit of neighborhood history go. And thus the new owners of <a href="http://toproundroastbeef.com/"><strong>Top Round Roast Beef</strong></a>, a sandwich shop heading into the space in the coming weeks or months, are going to respect the 'hood's wishes, and not only keep the sign but also restore it to its original colors: orange, black, and white.</p>

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<p>Workers were seen whitewashing the letters of the sign last week, causing an uproar and leading to the intervention of local group Calle 24. And group council member John Jacobo tells Mission Local that the original colors will return.</p>

<p>Top Round Roast Beef is a Los Angeles restaurant specializing in old-timey, never-frozen, slow-roasted, whole-cut roast beef sandwiches. The signature Beef and Cheese sandwich features homemade Cheese "Wizz," and they fry their curly fries in 100 percent beef fat. (They've also got some delicious looking, poutine-like "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/eattopround/photos/a.471135782968859.1073741827.469549089794195/1501364983279262/?type=3&amp;theater">dirty fries</a>" with gravy, caramelized onions, and Provel cheese. It appears they've just begun franchising, and this might be only the second ever location of the chain  thus skirting around formula retail issues.</p>

<p>Two years ago the company, founded by Anthony Carron (<a href="http://www.800degreespizza.com/">800 Degrees Pizzeria</a>), Steven Fretz, Noah Ellis, and Jamie Tiampo, <a href="https://la.eater.com/2015/3/4/8149757/top-round-roast-beef-expansion-san-jose-franchise">announced plans</a> to begin franchising in Northern California out of San Jose, under franchisee Ricardo Lopez, but it looks like that didn't end up happening yet.</p>

<p>We'll update you when an opening date for the 24th Street location comes into focus, but it may be soon.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ike's Place And Sweet Inspiration Try To Skirt Formula Retail Rules With 'Mike's Place' Sandwiches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ike's is getting pushed out of its 16th Street digs, but now that it's expanded with 31 locations, it's considered a chain. So now this location will be dubbed "Mike's Place."]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2016/08/22/ikes_place_and_sweet_inspiration_tr/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24249044ad066cdcf2ef19</guid><category><![CDATA[SF Restaurants, Food & Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[castro]]></category><category><![CDATA[formula retail]]></category><category><![CDATA[ike's place]]></category><category><![CDATA[sandwiches]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay Barmann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2016 13:55:44 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2016/08/ikes-sandwich-thumb-640xauto-962729.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2016/08/ikes-sandwich-thumb-640xauto-962729.jpg" alt="Ike's Place And Sweet Inspiration Try To Skirt Formula Retail Rules With 'Mike's Place' Sandwiches"><p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;">  </span><br>
A partnership continues between longtime Castro dessert spot <strong>Sweet Inspiration</strong> (2239 Market Street) and <a href="http://sfist.com/2016/07/15/this_week_in_sf_food_14.php">soon-to-be-evicted</a>, uber-popular 16th Street sandwich spot <strong>Ike's Place</strong>, though in order to avoid the wrath of the Planning Department, which now considers Ike's a chain with its 31 locations (I count 27 <a href="http://www.ilikeikesplace.com/">currently on the website</a>, but <a href="http://hoodline.com/2016/06/ike-s-place-opens-new-castro-location-shops-on-powell-polk-to-follow">two more are currently planned in SF</a> and likely more elsewhere), Sweet Inspiration is now home to a sandwich spot called... wait for it... <strong>Mike's Place</strong>. Sweet Inspiration owner Mike Colter tells Hoodline that the team is using Ike's recipes and changing the names of the sandwiches in the hopes of complying with formula retail rules governing the neighborhood.</p>

<p>The Ike's location at 3489 16th Street grew out of its original, closet-sized shop closer to Church Street, and was the OG location that got owner Ike Shehadah enormous attention beginning with the Travel Channel's <em>Man v. Food</em> in 2009 and landing on dozens of local best-of lists in the next several years. Ike's has continued to be popular  especially with sandwich-obsessed dudes  drawing mid-day lines and plenty of destination eaters, but a lease squabble is forcing the shop out of its Castro location effective August 31. </p>

<p>Colter and Shehadah had hoped that, given Ike's had been in the neighborhood before its rapid expansion, and that it was only moving a block and a half away, that the city wouldn't object.</p>

<p>Now the question becomes whether the city will continue to object now that all they're doing is calling it "Mike's Place"  and <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/ikes-place-san-francisco-8">Sweet Inspiration is still listed as the SF Ike's location on Yelp</a>, and <a href="http://ilikeikesplace.com/sf-mikes-place">Mike's Place is included on the Ike's Place website</a> as a location.</p>

<p>Colter said the Ike's website would be removing that, but it would seem like the Yelp listing might be a little tougher  since that's likely helping to direct fans in search of Ike's on the web. </p>

<p>As Hoodline's tipster quips, "It's almost reminiscent of Coming to America, with the restaurant 'McDougal's' trying to copy McDonald's." [<em>Editor's Note: <a href="http://gothamist.com/2011/12/29/coming_to_america_restaurant_gets_t.php">It was actually McDowell's</a>.</em>]</p>

<p>Colter is hoping they're let off the hook because the business of selling cake and coffee with no liquor license hasn't been so strong  and they can really use the daytime foot traffic that Ike's sandwich fans provide. He's owned the dessert shop for six years, but it's been in the Castro for 33.</p>

<p>And now, the Travel Channel segment that started it all, for Ike...</p>

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<strong>Previously:</strong> <a href="http://sfist.com/2016/07/15/this_week_in_sf_food_14.php">This Week In SF Food: Ike's Closing In The Castro, Bauer Disses High Sushi Prices, And More<br>
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<p>Subscribers to <em>Bon Appétit</em> have already seen this, but in an annual feature about what to do with Thanksgiving leftovers, the mag turned to San Francisco's own sandwich guy Adam Mesnick of <a href="http://www.deliboardsf.com/">The Deli Board</a> to create a certifiably diet-busting, very probably heart-stopping, but totally food-porn-worthy sandwich with shredded turkey and cheese that he's dubbed <a href="http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/cheesegiving">The Cheesegiving</a>. <em>Bon App</em> editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport was on the <a href="http://www.dinnerpartydownload.org/bon-appetit-thanksgiving/">Dinner Party Download podcast</a> last week saying it's a "gorgeous mess" and that it "scares the hell out of me," but admitting he would eat the entire thing. You would too.</p>

<p>It does look like the perfect remedy for dry, flavorless turkey that might otherwise go uneaten, because cheese sauce.</p>

<p>It is, to be clear, shredded turkey tossed in a pan with sautéed garlic, onion, and butter, white American cheese, mayonnaise, mashed potatoes, pickled peppers, and cranberry sauce all spooned onto a roll.</p>

<p>Host Brendan Francis Newnam says, "This is like the sweatpants of food right here. It's like, 'I give up.'"</p>

<p>The creator of the sandwich, Mesnick, who also owns the nearby <a href="http://www.ryeproject.com/">Rye Project</a>, is the same guy who <a href="http://sfist.com/2015/11/17/drug_use_general_mayhem_getting_wor.php">stirred up a bunch of SFist commenters</a> last week via some comments he made in the <em>Chronicle</em> about what he perceived as increased crime and mayhem in his SoMa neighborhood, which arguably may or may not be any different than it's always been.</p>

<p>In any event, the man knows manly sandwiches, and here's the recipe in full.</p>

<p><strong>Cheesegiving</strong><br>
<em>via The Deli Board and Bon Appetit</em></p>

<p><strong>Ingredients</strong><br>
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter<br>
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped<br>
1 small onion, chopped<br>
1 pound leftover turkey meat, torn or cut into bite-size pieces<br>
6 ounces white American and/or provolone cheese, chopped<br>
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper<br>
⅓ cup leftover cranberry sauce<br>
3 tablespoons mayonnaise<br>
4 large rolls, toasted<br>
Reheated leftover mashed potatoes (for serving; optional)<br>
2 pickled hot cherry peppers, seeded, chopped</p>

<p>Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook garlic, stirring often, until fragrant and soft (do not let it brown), about 4 minutes. Spoon half of garlic butter into a small bowl; set aside.  </p>

<p>Add onion to saucepan and cook, stirring often, until soft, 6-8 minutes. Add turkey and cook until warmed through, then add cheese a little at a time, stirring until melted before adding more. Season with salt and pepper.  </p>

<p>Mix cranberry sauce and mayonnaise in a small bowl to combine.  </p>

<p>Brush reserved garlic butter over toasted buns and assemble sandwiches with mashed potatoes, if using, cheesy turkey, pickled peppers, and cranberry mayonnaise.</p>

<p><em>Serves 4</em></p>

<p><strong>Previously:</strong> <a href="http://sfist.com/2015/11/17/drug_use_general_mayhem_getting_wor.php">Drug Use, General Mayhem Getting Worse In Mid-SoMa According To Deli Board Owner</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug Use, General Mayhem Getting Worse In Mid-SoMa According To Deli Board Owner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Says owner Adam Mesnick, &#8220;The drug use is out of control. I have never seen people shooting up as much as I have seen now. It&#8217;s the drugs and the car break-ins.&#8221;]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2015/11/17/drug_use_general_mayhem_getting_wor/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2427ef44ad066cdcf4ac59</guid><category><![CDATA[SF Restaurants, Food & Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[deli board]]></category><category><![CDATA[rye project]]></category><category><![CDATA[sandwiches]]></category><category><![CDATA[soma]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay Barmann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:40:45 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2015/11/mesnick-rye-thumb-640xauto-921731.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2015/11/mesnick-rye-thumb-640xauto-921731.jpg" alt="Drug Use, General Mayhem Getting Worse In Mid-SoMa According To Deli Board Owner"><p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;">  </span><br>
There has been a lot of chatter, especially <a href="http://sfist.com/tags/poop">among Chronicle columnists</a> this year, about how much worse the overall homelessness situation has been feeling near their offices around Mission and Fifth. Now columnist <a href="http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/nevius/article/Acclaimed-deli-s-patrons-must-stomach-SoMa-6636830.php?t=aeb654cb75baa6eec6&amp;cmpid=twitter-premium">C.W. Nevius</a> gets confirmation of this from nearby restaurateur Adam Mesnick, the guy behind the popular sandwich spot <a href="http://www.deliboardsf.com/">The Deli Board</a> (Folsom between 6th and 7th) and the Jewish (er "Newish") deli spinoff <a href="http://www.ryeproject.com/">Rye Project</a> (180 7th Street near Mission), who has watched the neighborhood change daily over the last several years.</p>

<p>Says Mesnick, “The drug use is out of control. I have never seen people shooting up as much as I have seen now. It’s the drugs and the <a href="http://sfist.com/2015/11/11/soma_clubs_hire_street_security_to.php">car break-ins</a>.”</p>

<p>Mesnick says he and his staff at the Deli Board used to recommend customers take their sandwiches to the park across the street, Victoria Manalo Draves Park, but after Rec &amp; Parks stopped allowing people to use it as a dog park, foot traffic went down and it's now a haven for open-air drug use, he says, and "45 homeless people drinking 40-ouncers."</p>

<p>This is of course Nevius's bread and butter  stories about small businesses struggling to make it in SF despite entrenched bureaucracy the city's and SFPD's perceived inaction when it comes to crime and homelessness. A couple years ago he <a href="http://sfist.com/2011/03/05/nimby_watch_one_guy_keeps_tenderloi.php">rallied for a Tenderloin cafe owner</a> struggling to get a permit for sidewalk seating.</p>

<p>And in Mesnick's case, it's an interesting case study in what the rest of the city perceives as a rapidly gentrifying area, mere blocks from the headquarters of tech titans like Uber and Twitter. </p>

<p>Mesnick describes getting jumped by three guys on Minna Street, near his home, three years ago, but also about one of his employees getting so freaked out by a "sketchy customer" last week that she feared for her safety. "At this point, my biggest concern is not slicing the corned beef right, it is that my employees are safe," says Mesnick.</p>

<p>Notably, this also just a block away from where a trans woman and her partner were recently <a href="http://sfist.com/2015/11/17/trans_woman_assaulted_for_second_ti.php">attacked by a sketchy couple</a> roaming the neighborhood.</p>

<p><strong>Related:</strong> <a href="http://sfist.com/2015/11/11/soma_clubs_hire_street_security_to.php">SoMa Club Promoters Hire Street Security To Counter Wave Of Car Break-Ins</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ike's Place Owner Plotting Burger and Pizza Joint On Mission Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get ready for Elvis Keith pizza?]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2015/01/22/ikes_eyeing_mission_st_for_burgers/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24276844ad066cdcf4679e</guid><category><![CDATA[SF Restaurants, Food & Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[ikes]]></category><category><![CDATA[restaurant empire building]]></category><category><![CDATA[restaurant previews]]></category><category><![CDATA[sandwiches]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caleb Pershan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2015 11:45:28 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2015/01/ikespansion-thumb-640xauto-877010.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2015/01/ikespansion-thumb-640xauto-877010.jpg" alt="Ike's Place Owner Plotting Burger and Pizza Joint On Mission Street"><p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;">  </span></p>

<p><a href="http://ilikeikesplace.com/">Ike's Place</a> proprietor and namesake Ike Shehadeh is no longer satisfied putting mozzarella sticks on sandwiches. He wants to put them on pizza, too. </p>

<p>Specifically, he'd like to do that on Mission St. between 19th and 20th Streets, where <a href="http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2015/01/22/ikes-emeryville-coming-this-summer-ikes-burgers-coming-to-san-francisco/">Inside Scoop reports</a> he's nearly finalized a deal. An opening is expected by year's end.</p>

<p>With its (whopping) 18th and largest location opening in Emeryville in the Hollis@Powell development, perhaps Ike's is due for a changeup. After all, the chain has pushed the limit with sandwiches, right? </p>

<p>"I have a passion for pizza and we used to sell burgers and ice cream when we first opened, so I'm sort of going back to my roots," Shehadeh told Inside Scoop. "Plus, I think it would be a nice affordable option for that neighborhood—everything in the $8-$12 range."</p>

<p>Shehadeh, <a href="http://bayarea.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/broke-homeless-and-now-a-culinary-star/?_r=0">who was once homeless</a>, has seen some tremendous success. Ike's hasn't met a "best of" sandwich list it couldn't top (<a href="http://sfist.com/2014/12/04/the_30_best_sandwiches_in_san_franc.php">except maybe this one</a>). Shehadeh is, incidentally, a <em>Star Wars</em> fanatic who even had an <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=584832061605470&amp;set=pb.223689061053107.-2207520000.1394564968.&amp;type=3&amp;theater">R2D2 Ace of Cakes wedding cake</a>. And, moving at light-speed, his business is considering an expansion outside the Bay Area to cities like Austin and Seattle.</p>

<p><strong>Related: <a href="http://sfist.com/2014/12/04/the_30_best_sandwiches_in_san_franc.php">The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco</a></strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco]]></title><description><![CDATA[Because sandwiches are typically cheap, and certainly not created equal, there is a democratic uproar  anytime you start debating who has the best meatball sandwich, or pastrami sandwich, or fried chi...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2014/12/04/the_30_best_sandwiches_in_san_franc/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24290744ad066cdcf53ade</guid><category><![CDATA[SF Restaurants, Food & Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[best of sf]]></category><category><![CDATA[best of sfist]]></category><category><![CDATA[lists]]></category><category><![CDATA[sandwiches]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay Barmann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:15:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2014/12/sentinel-thumb-640xauto-870929.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2014/12/sentinel-thumb-640xauto-870929.jpg" alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco"><p>Anyone who eats food in SF knows that the sandwich holds a sacred place in the pantheon of great things that people endlessly gush, tweet, and blog about year after year. Because sandwiches are typically cheap, and certainly not created equal, there is a democratic uproar anytime you start debating who has the best meatball sandwich, or pastrami sandwich, or fried chicken sandwich, or you name it.</p>
<p>And there's a certain sandwich specialist in the Bay Area whose name rhymes with Spike's who has garnered enough TV and web attention to warrant a full-scale backlash concerning just how <em>great</em> their sandwiches actually are. Without getting too deep into that debate, let's just say that San Francisco proper - let alone the greater Bay Area, which is being excluded for this list just for the sake of focus - has such a huge variety of superior sandwiches that we thought it would be important to focus on the places we truly love, that we can with all our hearts say are not overrated. With that, we bring you this pretty comprehensive list of 30, in alphabetical order, that will no doubt spark outrage because we left your favorite out.</p>
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<strong><a href="http://4505meats.com/">4505 Burgers &amp; BBQ</a></strong><br>
One complaint about the newish 4505 outpost on "Divisalencia" is that their delicious, heavily smoked brisket can run out. Well, I hate to say it, but that's because it's really good and people like it a lot. I recommend the brisket in sandwich form, tempered with some slaw and, as pictured, a hunk of fried frankaroni on the side (that's deep fried mac and cheese with hot dog). I'd also be remiss not to mention that 4505 Meats does an incredible maple bacon breakfast sandwich at their farmer's market stand on weekends at the Ferry Building plaza. It's more of a breakfast burger, but it's easier to justify a "sandwich" in the morning. Also, vegetarians should take note of the grits and egg sandwich with roasted green chile peppers: it's nothing to scoff at, either. <br>
<em>-- Caleb Pershan</em><br>
<em>705 Divisadero Street between Grove and Fulton Streets</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/sfist_lauren/medium_6973210764.jpg" width="640" height="480" class="image-none"> </span><em>photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/xelipe/6973210764/">xelipe</a> </em><br>
<strong><a href="http://adamsgrubtruck.com/">Adam’s Grub Truck</a></strong><br>
Considering the number of gonzoed-out fusion trucks in the city, we think it's worth highlighting one that does it right. Adam's Grub Truck isn't afraid to go big, and messy, with their creations — think fried chicken and pulled pork AND a runny egg, topped with a spicy-laced slaw and served on brioche (a.k.a. The Double Dragon) — but flavors remain balanced, and the overall effect is as delicious as it is decadent. We'd say to stick with the sandwiches, and add avocado wasabi to everything. And yes, $17 is a lot for a sandwich, but a sandwich featuring two fried soft shell crabs and bacon (called, yes, the Kraken) is something that you should treat yourself to at least once. <em>-- Lauren Sloss</em><br>
<em>Check their <a href="http://adamsgrubtruck.com/">site</a> for locations, and find them at SOMA StrEat Food.</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/sfist_caleb/AGCK.JPG" width="640" height="417"> <br> </div> </span><br>
<strong><a href="http://theamericansf.com/">American Grilled Cheese Kitchen</a></strong><br>
Fontina and gruyere cheeses, roasted wild mushrooms, roasted potatoes, melted leeks, caramelized onions, and savory thyme butter on levain make for a standout grilled cheese sandwich that might well represent the comfort-food goodness of American Grilled Cheese Kitchen. Of course, there's a wonderful Cubano, too, and lots of grilled cheese variations they're playing with (with one that includes mac and cheese). Everything comes with a refreshing orange as well. If a grilled cheese is your kind of lunch, then this is your kind of lunch spot. <em>-- Caleb Pershan</em><br>
<em>1 S Park Street at 2nd Street and 2400 Harrison Street at 20th Street</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/sfist_lauren/arguello.JPG" width="640" height="427"> <br> <i> Photo: Lauren Sloss</i>
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<strong>Arguello Supermarket  </strong><br>
A turkey sandwich can be so dull if done wrong. But when done right, it’s a revelation — like the version at Arguello. Whole turkeys are roasted on a rotisserie, resulting in juicy, tender, well-salted meat. The sandwiches feature perfectly layered dark and white meat; we like ours with the works on Dutch Crunch bread, plus pepper jack and avocado. <em>-- Lauren Sloss</em><br>
<em>782 Arguello Boulevard, between McAllister and Golden Gate</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Jay/bacon-bacon-cubano.jpg" width="640" height="431"> <br> <i> The Cubano. Photo courtesy of Bacon Bacon</i>
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<strong><a href="http://www.baconbaconsf.com">Bacon Bacon</a></strong><br>
The bacon purveyors of Bacon Bacon famously had to temporarily close their Cole Valley brick-and-mortar shop after a couple of <a href="http://sfist.com/2013/05/19/bacon_bacon_snl.php">neighbors complained about the persistent bacon aroma</a>, garnering them national news attention. But all that hubbub aside, this is the place to go for a very solid BLT  here called the LGBT with the addition of goat cheese  a great bacon fried chicken sandwich with bacon mayo, and a mean, bacon-enhanced Cubano sandwich, which is pictured above. <em>-- Jay Barmann</em><br>
<em>205A Frederick Street and various <a href="http://www.baconbaconsf.com/the-truck">truck locations</a></em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/sfist_lauren/birite.jpg" width="640" height="640"> <br> <i> photo credit: Bi Rite</i>
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<strong><a href="http://www.biritemarket.com/">Bi-Rite Market</a></strong><br>
It should be no surprise that the city’s best gourmet grocery slings some truly excellent sandwiches, too; every ingredient is top-notch, and are combined in delicious sandwich style. We love ‘em all, from the banh mi-style roast pork with pickled vegetables and lemon aioli, to the Vegan Hippie, featuring fried sweet potato and avocado on Josey Baker Seed Feast bread. But we really can’t get enough of the deceptively simple grilled chicken — it’s layered with balsamic onions and provolone on Acme focaccia for a salty-sweet-addictive combo. <em>-- Lauren Sloss</em><br>
<em>3639 18th Street, Between Guerrero and Oakwood, or 550 Divisadero Street, Between Hayes and Fell</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Jay/biteme.JPG" width="640" height="427"> <br> <i> The Danny Zuko sandwich. Photo: Caleb Pershan</i>
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<strong><a href="http://www.bitemesandwiches.com/Site/Bite_Me_Sandwiches.html">Bite Me Sandwiches</a></strong><br>
We’re going to make a bold claim here. Who needs Ike’s when there’s Bite Me Sandwiches? Yeah, that’s right. We’ll take Bite Me over Ike’s any day of the week. Why? They have the killer combinations, the garlicky sauce, the perfectly soft sub-style bread. And there’s no massive line. And they’re cheaper. Need we go on? No, but we will — you can go extreme with toppings like nacho cheese chips, but we dig more classic combos like the Danny Zuko (house-roasted turkey, bacon, avocado, jalapenos, and Swiss), plus mustard on Dutch Crunch.  <em>-- Lauren Sloss</em><br>
<em>2797 16th Street, Between Folsom and Harrison</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Jay/darwin-cafe-pastrami.jpg" width="640" height="421"> <br> <i> The roast beef. Photo courtesy of Darwin Cafe</i>
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<strong><a href="http://darwincafesf.com/">Darwin Cafe</a></strong><br>
We’ve never met a sandwich at this pocket-sized SOMA cafe that we haven’t liked. What’s so good? The ingredients are top notch, the flavors perfectly balanced, and, oh yeah, they’re stacked. The menu changes biweekly, but we’re particularly fond of the roast beef (currently served with gruyere, gremolata, celery root remoulade, and sweet onion) and anything involving pastrami. A nice little bonus — their seasonal side salads are always excellent (and almost always involve cheese). Oh, and they’ve got a Dungeness crab melt with white cheddar and jalapeno on the menu right now. You’re welcome. <em>-- Lauren Sloss</em><br>
<em>212 Ritch Street, Between Bryant and Brannan</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Jay/6722239643_5531acfddf_z.jpg" width="640" height="505"> <br> <i> The Brett breakfast sandwich. Photo: <a href="https://flic.kr/p/bf2eDv">Niall Kennedy</a></i>
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<a href="http://www.deliboardsf.com/"><strong>Deli Board</strong></a><br>
The big, honking sandwiches at this five-year-old spot in SoMa come with the East Coast lineage of owner Adam Mesnick. You'll find original creations like the meaty Mr. Adams, the Diego (turkey, bacon, cream cheese, American cheese, cherry peppers, sprouts, and Board sauce), and The Brett breakfast sandwich (hash browns, fried egg, american cheese, cole slaw, Board sauce, and bacon on Dutch crunch), and you will probably end up saving half for later, unless you're just that kind of big-eatin' dude. <em>--Jay Barmann</em><br>
<em>1058 Folsom Street near 6th</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Jay/duc-loi-banh-mi.jpg" width="640" height="450"> <br> <i> Photo: <a href="https://plus.google.com/100474789030447736837/about">Google Plus</a></i>
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<strong><a href="http://www.ducloimarket.com/">Duc Loi</a></strong><br>
The best banh mi claim is a tough one in this city. We love Saigon Sandwiches, and even the fancified versions from <a href="http://www.bunmee.co/">Bun Mee</a>, but these days, our banh mi of choice comes from Duc Loi Market in the Mission. In part, it’s the variety — the classic pork filled version is great, but the staggeringly-filled fried chicken and even the meaty fried tofu versions (with mushrooms and avocado, please!) are equally delicious, if not better. Duc Loi’s nice selection of local beers doesn’t hurt things either; nothing beats a great banh mi and a local brew, after all. Or a tall boy of Tecate. <em>-- Lauren Sloss</em><br>
<em>2200 Mission Street, at 18th</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/sfist_caleb/capicola.jpg" width="640" height="480"> <br> <i> A hot cappicola all-in-one sandwich from Giordano Bros. <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/giordano-bros-san-francisco#DjUhCkleuoqIaOWE-vufdw">Adele F. via Yelp</a></i>
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<strong><a href="http://www.giordanobros.com/">Giordano Bros.</a></strong><br>
It's difficult for me to talk about Giordano Bros. because my mouth is usually full of one of their all-in-one sandwiches. As they put it, tired of questions and requests, "Yes, our fries and slaw are IN the sandwich, and yes, it is amazing." I'll frequently have the double egg option for breakfast, and recommend the hot cappicola (delicious, spicy dry-cured pork) for any other meal. If you'd like an added kick, request some of that wing sauce right on the sandwich (that's where everything goes, after all). Yes, they are from Pittsburgh, and yes, they do know who Primanti Bros. are (they've got a sign so you won't ask.) <em>-- Caleb Pershan</em><br>
<em>303 Columbus Avenue between Broadway and Vallejo Streets, and 3108 16th Street<br>
between Valencia and Guerrero Streets</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/sfist_caleb/HRD.JPG" width="640" height="467"> <br> <i> Caleb Pershan: HRD's Fried Oyster Po' Bo </i>
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<strong><a href="http://hrdcoffeeshop.com/">HRD Coffeeshop</a></strong><br>
HRD, known far and wide for Korean fusion burritos, also deserve a shoutout for their equally impressive Po' Boys. With plenty of this "Coffeeshop's" signature kimchi and sauces topped off with fresh-daily fried oysters that dissolve in a bite, I'd just as soon get a sandwich at HRD. Though I'm highlighting the oysters, crispy fried chicken and shrimp katsu are a similarly delightful, crunchy mouthful. And don't forget about the Mongolian cheesesteak that graces the menu, because I won't any time soon. <em>-- Caleb Pershan</em><br>
<em>521A 3rd Street between Taber Alley and Park Avenue</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Jay/ironside.jpg" width="500" height="389" class="image-center"> </span><br>
<strong><a href="http://www.ironsidesf.com/index.php">Ironside</a></strong><br>
This ballpark-adjacent "West Coast BBQ" spot may have some solid ribs, but they make a seriously awesome pressed Cubano sandwich that's kept loyal fans circling back here for the last half decade. It's perfectly toasted, melty, and smoky with excellent Cuban BBQ pork and ham, and topped with gruyere, chipotle aioli, and pickles. And it will rival any Cubano you might find between here or Miami's Little Cuba. <em>--Jay Barmann</em><br>
<em>680A 2nd Street at Townsend</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Jay/hi-tops-chicken.jpg" width="640" height="403"> <br> <i> The fried chicken sandwich. Photo courtesy of Hi Tops.</i>
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<a href="http://hitopssf.com/"><strong>Hi Tops</strong></a><br>
Though <a href="http://www.bakesalebetty.com/">Bakesale Betty</a> in Oakland lays claim to the rise of the fried chicken sandwich with spicy slaw, now available in dozens of versions across the region, Hi Tops consulting chef Jamie Lauren's darkly fried version with sweet slaw and a soft, eggy brioche bun is a particularly good one. Always seasoned and fried well, with juicy chicken breast and plenty of aioli, it's a soft-crunchy and delicious accompaniment to a pitcher of beer and the televised sporting event of your choice at this Castro sports bar. Honorable mentions here go to their buttery grilled cheese (bacon optional), the Dr. Pepper-braised pulled pork sandwich, and the well seasoned ahi tuna "burger" that tastes remarkably like a McDonald's Filet-o-Fish without being fried. <em>--Jay Barmann</em><br>
<em>2247 Market Street between Sanchez and Noe</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Jay/latortagorda.JPG" width="640" height="360"> <br> <i> A pulled pork torta from La Torta Gorda. Photo: Caleb Pershan</i>
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<strong><a href="http://www.latortagorda.net/Welcome.html">La Torta Gorda</a></strong><br>
We may be a burrito town, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have ample room in our hearts (and bellies) for the glorious monster Mexican sandwich known as the torta. La Torta Gorda does them best, in part, because they’re not afraid to go big
 really big. The massive sandwiches all include refried beans, avocado, queso fresco, onions, mayo, and a chile of choice; as for meat, we’re partial to the carnitas, but have been known to dabble in the crispy-fried milanesa. And chorizo and egg. And the pulled pork. And the mega Cubana when we’re feeling rowdy. Okay, we love them all. <em>-- Lauren Sloss</em><br>
<em>2833 24th Street, Between Bryant and York</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/sfist_eve/little_vietnam.jpg" width="640" height="480"> <br> <i> Little Vietnam's Banh Mi Chay <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/little-vietnam-cafe-san-francisco?select=Ikqn58EsElUxnywSPrgACA#qfOtgLFkOWiRRyv5ZcpBNw">Jen B/Yelp</a></i>
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<strong>Little Vietnam Cafe</strong><br>
I know a guy who only ate Little Vietnam's various banh mi (multiple pork and chicken treatments, cold cuts, tofu) for lunch and dinner for about a month, like Jared but a zillion times cooler. Unlike Jared, this guy didn't need to drop any weight, he just loved their sandwiches so much he couldn't make himself eat anything else. While we don't all have that guy's singular focus, I will say that I could eat their banh mi chay at least once a week and be fine with it (especially because at publication time it only costs $3.25. This is not a typo). It's still-warm from toasting French bread stuffed with pickled carrots and radishes, cucumber, jalapeños, marinated and fried tofu that actually tastes good (and not "vegetarian" good, but good good), cilantro, and their delicious secret sauce. The sandwich is the perfect size, enough to fill you up but not so huge that you're done for the day. And if you're a hot sauce fan, grab some from the front counter — the unconfirmed rumor is that it's an old family recipe, I just know it's amazing.<em> -- Eve Batey</em><br>
<em>309 6th Ave between Clement Street and Geary Boulevard</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Jay/lous-sandwiches-sf.jpg" width="640" height="480"> <br> <i> A turkey with avocado on Dutch Crunch from Lou's. Photo: <a href="https://plus.google.com/102444899983320946918/about?gl=us&amp;hl=en&amp;pid=6011113299711603506&amp;oid=112364093375015967394">AntoineLouella Ortaliz/Google Plus</a></i>
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<strong>Lou's Cafe</strong> <br>
Surely I am not the only person who wants breakfast any time of day? And yet, so many places cruelly cut patrons off from breakfast burritos, sandwiches, and other all-hours-appropriate foods long before many of us are ready to venture out of the house. But not at Lou's, where from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., 6 days a week (they close on Sundays) you can get any of their five breakfast sandwiches containing ingredients like southwest omelettes and corned beef hash. While mixing it up is always encouraged, their Original Breakfast Sandwich is the "original" for a reason: bacon, ham, or both, a hash brown patty, American cheese, egg, and Lou's special sauce, all on a ciabatta roll. When I go, I swap the American for cheddar (they also have provolone, Swiss, Monterey Jack, and pepper jack) and skip the meat, but that's just me. This isn't a breakfast-only sandwich, this is an all-day treat. Oh, and their other sandwich selection is pretty great too. <em>-- Eve Batey </em>	 	 <br>
<em>5017 Geary Boulevard at 14th Avenue</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Jay/marios-bohemian-meatball.jpg" width="600" height="402"> <br> <i> Photo: Joey DeRuy</i>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marios-Bohemian-Cigar-Store-Cafe/115680501780080"><strong>Mario's Bohemian Cigar Store Cafe</strong></a><br>
Some of the most fantastic sandwiches you will find in the entire city are at this unassuming little cafe, which also boasts that it was one of the first spots to serve a proper espresso in the city. They're one of the only businesses with a vendor relationship with famed Liguria Bakery across Washington Square Park, and with Liguria's fresh focaccia they make delicious, drool-worthy meatball and sausage sandwiches that are the stuff food dreams are made of. Find your way there on a rainy lunch break, and you'll wonder how you never made it there before (assuming you haven't already, many times).<em> -- Jay Barmann</em><br>
<em>566 Columbus Avenue at Union</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Jay/merigan-sub-shop.jpg" width="640" height="480"> <br> <i> The chicken parm. Photo: Jay Barmann</i>
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<a href="http://www.merigansubshop.com/"><strong>Merigan Sub Shop</strong></a><br>
Newly open in SoMa as of 2013, this sandwich shop from former A16 chef Liza Shaw specializes in East Coast-style subs and hoagies. You've got your well toasted and cheesy chicken parm, its vegetarian cousin the eggplant parm, as well as a solid cheesesteak, a great meatball sub, and better-than-average vegetarian options like the panelle, with ceci bean fritters, fresh ricotta, olive salad, tomato conserva, and arugula. These subs are a little pricy, starting at $10-$12, but the ingredients are high-end, and this is SoMa, after all.<em>--Jay Barmann</em><br>
<em>636 2nd Street near Brannan</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/sfist_lauren/molinari.jpg" width="640" height="480"> <br> <i> photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bearlikemouse/9842434683/">justinkellerislame</a></i>
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<strong>Molinari Delicatessen</strong><br>
There is no better Italian deli in town than Molinari (and we’d go so far as to put it head-to-head with New York’s finest). The best sandwiches feature ample piles of Molinari salami, from the North Beach Special featuring prosciutto and provolone to the Italian Combo, a gorgeous pile of all of the meats (ever). Our favorite, though, is the Renzo Special, a gorgeous combination of melty prosciutto, spicy coppa, milky fresh mozzarella, and tender, sweet sundried tomatoes. You get your pick of bread, too; we recommend the ciabatta (all the better to soak up the olive oil). <em>-- Lauren Sloss</em><br>
<em>373 Columbus Avenue at Vallejo</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/sfist_lauren/pals_takeaway.jpg" width="640" height="426"> <br> <i> photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/stuart_spivack/9610103825/">stu_spivack</a> </i>
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<strong><a href="http://palstakeaway.com/">Pal’s Takeaway</a></strong><br>
The unassuming sandwich counter tucked in the back of Tony’s Market on 24th is a clever front for the magical, mystery sandwich madness happening within. Each creation showcases local ingredients prepared in ways that defy any and all between bread expectations. The menu changes constantly, but recent gems include a cider-braised pork with cannellini beans, smoked trout with pickled cucumber and avocado, and a killer vegetable and egg combination on Josey Baker Bread. If Auntie Malay’s Lao sausage sandwich is on the menu, do not hesitate. <em>-- Lauren Sloss</em><br>
<em>2751 24th Street at Hampshire</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/sfist_caleb/rheas.jpg" width="640" height="371"> <br> <i> Rhea's Pork Katsu Sandwich: <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/rheas-deli-and-market-san-francisco#5B9LBUEngWTYtuPAoHR9fg">Cin T. via Yelp</a></i>
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<strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rheas-Deli-Market/165988900133033?sk=wall">Rhea’s Deli &amp; Market</a></strong><br>
Rhea's beloved Korean steak sandwich be damned, I find the pork katsu to be a much more fulfilling (if slightly less filling) lunch. That's because that aforementioned "king" of the menu, the deli's most popular item, is almost too big to be comfortably edible, with its flavors extending in all directions, too. By contrast (and only by contrast) the quite big katsu is more modest: a textural delight, flattened and crispy, and served with refreshing slaw, pickled red onions, jalapenos, and a nice, spicy aioli all for just over $8. Rhea's (pronounced Rays, at least according to <a href="https://twitter.com/rheasdeli">the market's twitter handle</a>) can get a little backed up, so its worth calling ahead and picking up. And look, if you're that attached to the Korean steak option, just get both! <em>-- Caleb Pershan</em><br>
<em>800 Valencia Street at 19th Street</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/sfist_lauren/roli_roti.jpg" width="640" height="428"> <br> <i> photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyrogenic/4394985765/">pyrogenic</a></i>
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<strong><a href="http://www.roliroti.com/">Roli Roti</a></strong><br>
Before food trucks were a dime a dozen in this town, there was Roli Roti holding court at the Ferry Building farmers market. The gleaming rotisserie chickens are noteworthy, but their porchetta sandwich — a life-altering strata of meat, fat, and crackling skin - is worth the line, the early mornings, the hunger-induced crankiness. Served on airy, warm Acme bread with a sprinkling of bracing arugula, it’s good enough to tempt you into buying a whole, $250 porchetta roll (that ostensibly serves 40-50
 yeah right, like you’re sharing it).<em>-- Lauren Sloss</em><br>
<em>Thursdays and Saturdays at the Ferry Building Farmers Market, 1 Ferry Building, see other locations <a href="http://www.roliroti.com/markets/intro"> here</a>. </em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/SFist_AndrewD/roxie_sandwiches.jpg" width="640" height="480"> <br> <i> "World Famous Sandwiches" (Photo: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shelleproductions/2447453211/">shellEProductions</a>)</i>
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<strong>Roxie Food Center</strong><br>
Every sandwich at this Mission Terrace deli/corner store/sandwich mecca is fantastic, but in a city where most sandwich makers seem confused by the concept of a hot veggie sub, Roxie offers a unique melty delight. You've got about eight bread choices, tons of veggie options (everything from traditional picks like lettuce and pepperoncini to... bean salad?), and at least six cheeses that they'll melt to near liquid form. Sandwiches come in three sizes: junior, regular, and supreme (a junior is too big for me to hold in one hand), so you're guaranteed not to go hungry. The service is swift, friendly, efficient, and flawless, no matter how many weird requests you might have, and while you wait you can shop their wide variety of drinks and chips or talk to the counter guys about local sports teams, the weather, Muni, or gentrification with equal alacrity. <em>-- Eve Batey</em><br>
<em>1901 San Jose Ave, between Havelock Street and Santa Ynez Avenue (there's a Roxie in the Inner Sunset, too, but it's not remotely as good)</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/sfist_lauren/rye_project.jpg" width="640" height="640"> <br> <i> photo credit: Rye Project</i>
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<strong><a href="http://www.ryeproject.com/">Rye Project</a></strong><br>
Nailing the simple meat-and-bread combination is no easy task; without cheese and toppings to distract the senses, there’s no room for error. Rye Project accomplishes this, and how — their pastrami and corned beef both will send you straight to Jewish deli heaven, all on a pillowy cloud of rye bread. Neither need more than a healthy dose of spicy Cleveland mustard, but should you feel the need to combine meats, add cheese, etc.
 you won’t be disappointed. <em>-- Lauren Sloss</em><br>
<em>180 7th Street, Between Natoma and Howard</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/sfist_caleb/gutierrez.JPG" width="640" height="427"> <br> <i> Juan Gutierrez, The Sandwich Place</i>
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<strong>The Sandwich Place</strong><br>
This locally beloved sandwich joint near 16th Street BART is the work of Juan Gutierrez, who <a href="http://www.sfbg.com/category/topic/sandwich-place">according to the SFBG</a>, opened his store back in 1979 at only 14 years old. His sandwiches, made on brick-oven bread in all kinds of Italian combinations, are clearly a labor of love, and the secret sauce is Gutierrez's sparkling conversation. When I asked to take his picture for this story, he nearly refused, saying "everyone here makes sandwiches." Sure, but nobody makes them like he does. <em>-- Caleb Pershan</em><br>
<em>2029 Mission St between 16th and 17th Streets.</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Jay/saigon-sandwich-sf.jpg" width="600" height="402"> <br> <i> Photo: Jay Barmann</i>
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<strong><a href="http://www.zagat.com/r/saigon-sandwich-shop-san-francisco">Saigon Sandwich</a></strong><br>
If you've ever wondered why there's a line headed into an unassuming storefront on this part of Larkin, wonder no more. Saigon Sandwich serves up some excellent and excellently cheap banh mi, with well dressed vegetables and nicely marinated pork or chicken, all for four bucks. And, in a nod to Vietnam's history as a French colony (from whence they came to love baguettes) might I suggest the addition of a little canned pate, if you're feeling fancy. <em>--Jay Barmann</em><br>
<em>560 Larkin Street at Eddy</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/sfist_lauren/sentinel.jpg" width="640" height="427"> <br> <i> photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/raffik/8411916933/">raffik</a> </i>
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<strong><a href="http://www.thesentinelsf.com/">The Sentinel</a></strong><br>
If the line snaking around the block isn’t a good enough indication of the magical sandwiches housed within, the smell of fresh bread (with a hint of corned beef) certainly should be. Dennis Leary’s cheffy sandwiches were a downtown worker’s revelation back in the day, and their continued popularity speaks to the excellent ingredients, creative flavor combinations, and generous amounts of mayo. The aforementioned corned beef is classic for a reason, but you’d be remiss to stop there; the super-rare roast beef (with horseradish cream cheese!) is unreal, as is the mustard-and-chili-laced deviled egg. <em>-- Lauren Sloss</em><br>
<em>37 New Montgomery Street at Stevenson Alley</em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Jay/whole-beast-philly.jpg" width="640" height="478"> <br> <i> Photo: Facebook</i>
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<strong><a href="http://thewholebeast.com/">The Whole Beast</a></strong><br>
The amazing, whole animal rotisserie / smoking / grill work of chef John Fink can't be praised enough. This is a man who knows his meat, and his lunch options at the newly opened food hall <a href="http://sfist.com/2014/09/30/step_inside_the_hall_opening_today.php#photo-1">The Hall</a> are better than pretty much anything you'll find in mid-Market. The lamb gyro, with succulent, perfectly marinated meat and covered in housemade tzatziki sauce, fresh tomato, peppers, and cucumber is killer. As is the superior Philly cheesesteak (pictured), and the brisket sandwich, the likes of which you aren't going to find anywhere else in these 49 square miles. <em>-- Jay Barmann<br>
At The Hall, 1028 Market Street, between Jones and Taylor </em></p>
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="The 30 Best Sandwiches In San Francisco" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/sfist_caleb/wisesons.jpg" width="640" height="480"> <br> <i> Wise Sons Pastrami Reuben: <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/wise-sons-jewish-delicatessen-san-francisco#bpVT34XQfSMFc9gdoLA_og">Elaine W. via Yelp</a></i>
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<strong><a href="http://wisesonsdeli.com/">Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen</a></strong><br>
 The pastrami Reuben, griddled with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Russian dressing (on rye, of course) is everything it should be at Wise Sons. That translates to pink with smoke, a little fatty, and seriously appetizing. Stop in and you'll overhear comparisons to New York and Montreal, and for what its worth I'm usually among the ones making them. But hey, I'm a sucker for the Jewish heritage, hanging right there on the wall in the form of family portraits., across from the classic deli board. One question remains: Room for chocolate babka? <em>-- Caleb Pershan</em><br>
<em>3150 24th St between Shotwell Street and S Van Ness Avenue</em><br>
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</p><i> Photo of the mushroom Gruyere Grilled Cheese at the American Grilled Cheese Kitchen. Photo: Caleb Pershan</i>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cain Cuts Hand While Slicing Sandwich, Lands On The DL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Set to take the mound for the first time in almost two weeks, <a href="http://sfist.com/tags/mattcain">Matt Cain</a> has been place on the DL after injuring his hand. It seems the noted pitched sliced...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2014/05/05/cain_cuts_hand_while_slicing_sandwi/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24235d44ad066cdcf24b53</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[baseball]]></category><category><![CDATA[disabled list]]></category><category><![CDATA[DL]]></category><category><![CDATA[Giants]]></category><category><![CDATA[matt cain]]></category><category><![CDATA[sandwiches]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bay Area Sports]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2014 10:30:14 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2014/05/shutterstock_190614299-thumb-640xauto-841356.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2014/05/shutterstock_190614299-thumb-640xauto-841356.jpg" alt="Cain Cuts Hand While Slicing Sandwich, Lands On The DL"><p></p>

<p>Set to take the mound for the first time in almost two weeks, <a href="http://sfist.com/tags/mattcain">Matt Cain</a> has been place on the DL after injuring his hand. It seems the noted pitched sliced his hand while cutting a sandwich — specifically, he hurt himself while trying to pick up the knife. Ow.</p>

<p>"It's on the forefinger about half an inch, but it's in a bad spot there," manager Bruce Bochy told <a href="http://stats.sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/mlb/preview.asp?g=340505123">CBS SF</a>.</p>

<p>Cain is now on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 24.  Yusmeiro Petit will go on in Cain's place.</p>

<p>Speaking of sandwiches, <a href="http://deadspin.com/tim-lincecum-put-on-a-few-pounds-1571401279">Lincecum appears to <em>really</em> like them</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lunchpad Now Delivering]]></title><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://thelunchpadsf.com/">The Lunchpad</a>, located inside Hayes Valley's Noir Lounge, offers tasty sandwiches that, if you're in the middle of your frenzied day job, are sometimes impossibl...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2013/05/14/the_lunchpad_now_delivering/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2426b944ad066cdcf40d57</guid><category><![CDATA[SF Restaurants, Food & Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[delivery]]></category><category><![CDATA[hayes valley]]></category><category><![CDATA[lunchpad]]></category><category><![CDATA[sandwiches]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00:53 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2013/05/lunchpad_delivery-thumb-640xauto-790250.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2013/05/lunchpad_delivery-thumb-640xauto-790250.jpeg" alt="The Lunchpad Now Delivering"><p></p>

<p><a href="http://thelunchpadsf.com/">The Lunchpad</a>, located inside Hayes Valley's Noir Lounge, offers tasty sandwiches that, if you're in the middle of your frenzied day job, are sometimes impossible to grab. Which is why they're now offering delivery service starting today.</p>

<p>A few offerings are the Hot Italian Stallion (coppa, salami, proscuitto, ham, mozzarella, spinach, giardiniera and pesto), Alaskan Thunder (herbed cream cheese, tomatoes, sliced cucumber, Alaskan sockeye salmon on pain de mie), Da’ Beef (Chicago-style roast beef dipped in au jus, topped with giardiniera), and more. Check out the full menu <a href="http://thelunchpadsf.com/food/">here</a>.</p>

<p>Delivery care of  TCB Courier. Call 415-522-6647 to place an order.</p>

<p>[via <a href="https://twitter.com/thelunchpadsf">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://sf.eater.com/archives/2013/05/14/delivery_wire.php">Eater</a>]</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Bi-Rite Divisadero Were A Sandwich, This Is What It Would Taste Like]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before the <a href="http://sfist.com/2013/03/10/bi-rite_soft_opens_on_divisadero_ne.php">lines</a> and <a href="http://sfist.com/2013/03/13/driver_slams_into_fire_hydrant_at_d.php">fanfare</a> that si...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2013/03/13/if_bi-rite_divisadero_were_a_sandwi/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2423c144ad066cdcf28036</guid><category><![CDATA[SF Restaurants, Food & Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[bi-rite]]></category><category><![CDATA[bi-rite divisadero]]></category><category><![CDATA[Divisadero]]></category><category><![CDATA[sandwiches]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Dalton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:30:46 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2013/03/thegiuseppe_divis_baloney-thumb-640xauto-778987.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2013/03/thegiuseppe_divis_baloney-thumb-640xauto-778987.jpg" alt="If Bi-Rite Divisadero Were A Sandwich, This Is What It Would Taste Like"><p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;">  </span></p>

<p>Before the <a href="http://sfist.com/2013/03/10/bi-rite_soft_opens_on_divisadero_ne.php">lines</a> and <a href="http://sfist.com/2013/03/13/driver_slams_into_fire_hydrant_at_d.php">fanfare</a> that signaled the arrival of Bi-Rite Divisadero, the good folks of San Francisco's <a href="http://sfist.com/2013/02/28/media_lines_up_for_bi-rite_divisade.php">most talked-about</a> grocery store <a href="http://www.biritemarket.com/sandwiches/diy-contest-for-bi-rite-divisadero-special-sandwich-sundae/">asked</a>, "<strong>If Bi-Rite Divis were a sandwich, what would it look like? What would it taste like?</strong>" Today, with the store's official opening and the unveiling of an exclusive Divisadero sandwich, we have our answer: It tastes like baloney. OK, <em>fine</em>: Mortadella. And it's a perfectly suitable lunch.</p>

<p>Mortadella, pork aficionados will point out, is <a href="http://www.italyinsf.com/2009/02/19/mortadella-vs-baloney/">far superior</a> to baloney/Bologna — the bastardized American product it inspired. Whereas Oscar Mayer saw fit to stuff their sing-songy lunchmeat with lips and assholes, real mortadella is a high quality cold cut that has all of the fatty pork mouthfeel with none of the hot dog aftertaste. In a neighborhood where Nopa sits across from Popeye's chicken, it makes sense that a high-end version of a vernacular meat should form the backbone of "The Giuseppe" — which is what they're calling this creation:</p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <div class="image-none"> <img alt="If Bi-Rite Divisadero Were A Sandwich, This Is What It Would Taste Like" src="http://img.sfist.com/attachments/SFist_AndrewD/divis_sandwichboard.jpg" width="640" height="369"> <br> </div> </span></p>

<p>It is nice two see two meats living in harmony in one sandwich here: the salami's presence is noticeable, but politely underwhelming in the presence of the buttery mortadella. On the other hand, provolone is sort of a boring and milky white cheese that would probably back down if there were <a href="http://sfist.com/2012/11/14/knife_crime_2012_mans_hand_slashed.php">something sharper</a> around.</p>

<p>Likewise, people tend to have strong opinions about raw onions, which will not hesitate to <a href="http://sfist.com/2013/01/10/woman_tased_in_the_face_in_broad_da.php">shock you in the face</a>. We recommend skipping the red onions if you are at all hoping to make out with your lunchmate.</p>

<p>The rest of the accoutrements start to crowd the sandwich a little bit, but they work together nicely: there's Dijon mustard, lemon aioli, balsamic vinegar and a touch of olive oil all threatening to squeeze out the tomato with every mouth-serrating bite of the Acme baguette. That's just the sort of risk one takes when ordering baguette-based sandwiches and living in neighborhoods that are <a href="http://sfist.com/2013/02/25/sacramento_man_sprays_down_western.php">a little tough around the edges</a>: Danger is part of the appeal.</p>

<p>As for the lines: a chipper ice cream scooper greeted us as we strolled through the sliding automatic doors around 10 a.m., where we found the store to be surprisingly populated for a Wednesday morning. But there was no wait at the deli line or the checkout counter and sandwich construction took about a five minute turnaround. Just enough time to pick out which variety of unfiltered, organic ginger ale would pair best with our lunch.</p>

<p>If we had to give The Giuseppe a grade, we'd rate it about a B+. A quality sandwich that won't exactly blow your mind. At $8.99 ($8.94 if you don't need a bag) it's not the cheapest, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a better, lower rent sandwich anywhere else in the city. Every neighborhood gets the sandwich it deserves, basically.</p>

<p><strong>Previously:</strong> All <a href="http://sfist.com/tags/biritedivisadero">Bi-Rite Divisadero</a> coverage on SFist.</p><i> One-half of the sandwich menu at the Divisadero Bi-Rite. Photo: Andrew Dalton/SFist</i>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behold, SOMA Whole Food's Frightening Sandwich Board]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are a regular at the SOMA Whole Foods, but we failed to come across this bit of spookery. <a href="https://twitter.com/dmadey">Doug Madey</a> (of <a href="http://icetubesblog.com/">Ice Tubes</a>), ...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2012/08/28/behold_soma_whole_foods_frightening/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c242db544ad066cdcf7a2cc</guid><category><![CDATA[SF Restaurants, Food & Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[clowns]]></category><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><category><![CDATA[sandwiches]]></category><category><![CDATA[scary]]></category><category><![CDATA[soma]]></category><category><![CDATA[Whole Foods]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:25:01 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2012/08/clownsign-thumb-640xauto-737404.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2012/08/clownsign-thumb-640xauto-737404.jpg" alt="Behold, SOMA Whole Food's Frightening Sandwich Board"><p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;">  </span></p>

<p>We are a regular at the SOMA Whole Foods, but we failed to come across this bit of spookery. <a href="https://twitter.com/dmadey">Doug Madey</a> (of <a href="http://icetubesblog.com/">Ice Tubes</a>), however, did. He writes, "Whole Foods SOMA has the most frightening sandwich board. Hands down." And how.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behold: S'mores Sandwich At AT&T Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today your San Francisco Giants held their annual Media Day at AT&T Park (on the Club Level, of course. We came across two noteworthy items during the media blast: Virgin American's <a href="http://sf...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2012/03/29/behold_new_smores_sandwich_at_att_p/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c242de644ad066cdcf7b9b7</guid><category><![CDATA[SF Restaurants, Food & Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[at&t park]]></category><category><![CDATA[baseball]]></category><category><![CDATA[chocolate]]></category><category><![CDATA[Giants]]></category><category><![CDATA[menu]]></category><category><![CDATA[photos]]></category><category><![CDATA[s'mores sandwich]]></category><category><![CDATA[sandwiches]]></category><category><![CDATA[sfgiants]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bay Area Sports]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:40:13 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2012/03/smoressandwich_1-thumb-640xauto-703817.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2012/03/smoressandwich_1-thumb-640xauto-703817.jpg" alt="Behold: S'mores Sandwich At AT&T Park"><p>Your San Francisco Giants held their annual Media Day at AT&amp;T Park on Thursday. While there this morning, we came across two noteworthy items: Virgin American's <a href="http://sfist.com/2012/03/29/new_virgin_america_plane_boast_gian.php">Brian Wilson airplane</a> and the s'mores sandwich. The latter will be available to you on opening day. Until then, feast your pupils on this mighty sandwich that boasts drippy Ghirardelli Chocolate and pillow-sized marshmallows. You're welcome. </p>

<p>Other new menu items for the 2012-13 season will include chicken pot pie, lamb hamburgers, a healthy snack pack (if you must), and an Anchor Brewing Island. </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fluffy Grilled Cheese At Darwin Cafe]]></title><description><![CDATA[For lunch today, we had intended on eating the Roast Beef Sandwich at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/darwin-cafe-san-francisco">Darwin Cafe</a> &#8212; SoMa's not-so-best-kept secret, a small cafe/s...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2012/02/16/fluffy_grilled_cheese_sandwich_at_d/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2431bf44ad066cdcf9b4ab</guid><category><![CDATA[SF Restaurants, Food & Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[cheese]]></category><category><![CDATA[dairy]]></category><category><![CDATA[darwin cafe]]></category><category><![CDATA[grilled cheese]]></category><category><![CDATA[restaurants]]></category><category><![CDATA[sandwiches]]></category><category><![CDATA[soma]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:18:24 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2012/02/darwin_cafe_2-thumb-640xauto-694567.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2012/02/darwin_cafe_2-thumb-640xauto-694567.jpg" alt="Fluffy Grilled Cheese At Darwin Cafe"><p>For lunch today, we had intended on eating the Roast Beef Sandwich at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/darwin-cafe-san-francisco">Darwin Cafe</a> — SoMa's not-so-best-kept secret, a small cafe/sandwich shop tucked away on Ritch and Bryant — but we were either handed the wrong box or, most likely, swiped another person's order by accident. We can get aggressive at Darwin. The place is that good. And since it's packed at lunchtime with long lines, we tend to get grabby. But what a mistake it was for if we took our original order, we would never have had the pleasure of experiencing their Grilled Cheese with Fromage Blac, the airiest and fluffiest yet most complex grilled cheese we've crammed down our throat in ages. </p>

<p>We imagine Darwin's remarkable chef and staff wouldn't care much their fare labeled "fluffy" — manly men seem to run the cozy bistro — but that's just what it is: puffy, fluffy. And we mean that in the best way possible. Two robust toasted pieces of bread hold together not only an airy, climactic wad of fromage blanc, but also white cheddar, date jam, hazelnuts, and balsamic. You can add a slice of proscuitto for a mere $1, which we strongly recommend. Sweet, savory... but more on the savory side. You get the idea. </p>

<p>While this grilled cheese isn't as intentionally filling as, say, a sandwich one might find at South Park's <a href="http://theamericansf.com">American Grilled Cheese</a>, it's also not a treat you should eat each day. Because you'll get large. Too large. </p>

<p>Besides this dairy orgy we happened to come across, Darwin also serves other equally phenomenal sandwiches (Bay Shrimp Melt, the aforementioned Roast Beef) as well as a slew of well-dressed salads that boast plenty of meat. They also serve (delightful) coffee. However, for lunchtime, be sure to get there early as the line grows longer and longer from noon to 2pm. Otherwifdse, it's a great spot for supper. Less packed, calmer, the perfect SoMa spot to sit at the bar for wine and good grub.</p>

<p>Oh, and to the patron who ended up with our roast beef? We hope you enjoyed it. We'll try to be more careful in the future. </p>

<p><em>Darwin Cafe: <a href="http://goo.gl/ePrZl">212 Ritch</a> (between Brannan &amp; Bryant), SF, 415-800-8668 </em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reminder: Free Grilled Cheese In SOMA Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey, you! Go get a free grilled cheese and soup combo today at <a href="http://sfist.com/2011/08/22/sfist_eats_the_melt.php">The Melt</a>. As <a href="http://sf.funcheap.com/melt-free-grilled-cheese-s...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2011/08/26/reminder_free_grilled_cheese_in_som/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2423a044ad066cdcf26e3c</guid><category><![CDATA[SF Restaurants, Food & Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[cheese]]></category><category><![CDATA[downtown]]></category><category><![CDATA[Free]]></category><category><![CDATA[free stuff]]></category><category><![CDATA[sandwiches]]></category><category><![CDATA[soma]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:50:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2011/08/IMG_5395-thumb-640xauto-652493.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2011/08/IMG_5395-thumb-640xauto-652493.jpg" alt="Reminder: Free Grilled Cheese In SOMA Today"><p></p>

<p>Hey, you! Go get a free grilled cheese and soup combo today at <a href="http://sfist.com/2011/08/22/sfist_eats_the_melt.php">The Melt</a>. As <a href="http://sf.funcheap.com/melt-free-grilled-cheese-sandwich-day-soma/">FunCheap</a> reminds us, "come by the brand new location in SoMa at 115 New Montgomery from noon to 4pm" and "<strong>mention the secret code word 'GOUDA'"</strong> to score a free lunch. Mmm. Head over now before it gets mobbed. </p>

<p>(Photo: Ryan Cheung / SFist)</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>