Well, this was no good…

I ordered half an Italian and was promptly informed that they were out of French bread. The Italians love their French bread, you see. When I asked for sourdough, I was told I could either have rye or whole wheat.

You know it's a bad sign when a sandwich shop doesn't have any bread left at 1pm on a Tuesday. I suppose you could read that as a business so successful that they can't keep up with its crazy demand, but really… To me it just seems like lack of planning.

Anyway.

While my sandwich was being assembled, I stepped up to pay. The cashier asked what I was having, and I told him it was half a sandwich. Just as my card was being processed, the—dare I use this title?—artist came up and said "here's your whole Italian sandwich." The cashier looked at me suspiciously, clutching my debit card, giving me a "hey, are you trying to pull a fast one on me?!"-look while asking what I actually had ordered. Thus the sandwich went back, was cut in half, and returned to me, most of the ingredient having fallen off during the process.

This would all be forgivable if the sandwich was good. It wasn't. I wouldn't be surprised if the bread had been picked up from Rite Aid across the way, and I was going to compare the salami to Hormel, but that would be an insult to the fine cold cut company. It also came with a slice of green pepper and mayo.

Actually, I'm a bit at a loss what actually made it Italian. The salami, I assume? Or maybe the French bread would have pulled it all together and I missed the finer points of the sandwhich arteest's work?

Bottom line: It didn't taste very good. Sandwich Gardens should be avoided.

PS: There are two tip lines on the receipt. One regular and one dedicated to the maitre d'. This is apparently a very exclusive place.