3.23.2009

ham and swiss on rye

delano's market, 23rd & south van ness, san francisco
I was feeling pretty mellow today, and felt like eating a mellow sandwich. in recent weeks, I've enjoyed an embarassment of fancy, high-concept sandwiches, nearly all of which have been great. but today I wanted something a little more old school. not a sandwich with a funny name or some kind of crazy sauce. just, you know, meat and cheese and some produce. and it occured to me that I had noticed that delano's market (RIP cala foods) had a pretty humble looking deli tucked away in the corner, and I had a bucket of change to feed to the coinstar machine at the front of the store. so after getting rid of my change, I stopped by the deli and got this sandwich. the woman behind the counter seemed like she was kind of bored, but she was really nice and I think did a pretty good job putting this sandwich together. and it ended up being exactly what I wanted- nothing fancy, just a really tasty sandwich. neither the meat nor the cheese were exceptional, just good, and there was plenty of tomato, which I appreciated. also, the sandwich had pickles and jalapeños and pepperoncinis, so it was pleasantly vinegary and a little spicy. I think maybe I'll go back and try a roast beef with muenster.

11 comments:

  1. have you tried Sweet Chinitos near Mission and 26th ? They make a solid and massive sandwich - you must review them!

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  2. Excellent blog but I feel that no sandwich review would be complete w/o the ruben from Millers East Coast Deli on Polk & Clay or the hot capicola from Giordano Bros (think french fries coleslaw IN the sandwich) on Columbus and Broadway. Just my 2 cents.

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  3. @anonymous1:
    yeah, I used to live right around the corner from sweet chinito and would get coffee there every day after the little coffee shop around the corner from precita closed. as I recall their sandwiches were pretty good, although maybe better without toasted bread.

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  4. @anonymous2:
    thanks for the suggestions! I'll definitely have to check those out. they sound great.

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  5. before ike's, miller's east coast west was the only place in the city that seemed to have cel-ray. their sandwiches looked/smelled really good too, although decidedly not vegan-friendly.

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  6. celery soda! it's pretty good, if you like celery.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cel-Ray

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  7. You need to visit the Village Cheese House in Town and Country- Palo Alto California. It's soooooooo gooood!!

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  9. @anonymous, in regards to the village cheese house:

    I used to save up my money to eat there! I've only been there once though in the years since they've remodeled.

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