I really need to remember Philly West next time I’m craving a hoagie.
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Smoked turkey sandwich from Wexler’s Century City. There have been some complaints about the pastrami at this location, but I can’t imagine anyone being disappointed by this moist, tender turkey. I was also reminded that the crisp Kaiser roll is totally the way to go at Wexler’s.
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That is a nice sandwich!
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I like how they cut that turkey.
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I love their turkey.
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Not a daily sandwich, at least not yet, but Chubby Rice just recently introduced a “Beef Roll Sandwich”
Think your typical Taiwanese beef roll (a la 101 Noodle House) but instead of rolled into a burrito-like torpedo wrap using crispy pancake flatbreads, this is served in sandwich form using a Bolilo bun.
Good stuff. Like some Taiwanese 正妹 got together with a Spanish hombre. And left their condoms at home.
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Eh not really… based on this post, I gave the place a try. The veggies = nowhere near fresh, and the bread is not crispy, airy but incredibly chewy and tough. Sort of ruins the entire experience. The other poster make it look really nice with a great skill in photo arrangement, but the real hoagie sadly doesn’t really live up to how nice it looks in the photo. But it is pretty cheap…there’s that aspect. However, Gjusta’s Italian sandwich is closer to a great hoagie and about 100x more flavorful (3x as expensive, too, though).
Cheesesteaks are also kind of hampered by far too much of the chewy bread.
Or, I don’t know, maybe other people love super chewy bread in massive proportion to meat. No accounting for tasting. If you’re ever in Huntington Beach, John’s Philly Grille does hoagies that are the same style, but better in every way, though I wouldn’t say they are destination worthy per se.
Italian Grinder from North Italia in Irvine. Not really a Grinder, and I’ve never had turkey on an Italian, but this was really tasty.
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The answer for (ahem) “your friend” is simple: Yes, since 8:45am here is actually dinnertime in Italy!
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Crispy chicken sandy at Hinoki…nom nom.
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that meatball really does look soooooo good!
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I am definitely doing the meatball at Gwen for sure but I am still trying to decide if I want to watch Star Wars at Arclight, Vista, or Chinese.
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Chinese for a film like this.
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Concur. I’d have love for the Cineramadome but they are showing star wars in that awful post-3D.
The Chinese never disappoints.
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Chinese in 2D, did it twice opening night.
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F-n’ geek. 
Jealous I am…
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Finally tried the Cubano at A Cut Above and found it even better than advertised. The pork shoulder was tender and I think it may have been smoked. I also liked how they didn’t use aioli/mayo, just mustard. Between the meat and cheese, Cubanos are already fatty enough imo.
It reminded me of the Cubano that Mendocino Farms does – but even better. I think this will be my go-to order from A Cut Above from now on.
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