SNDWCH: Fresh Italian Sandwiches, No Attitude
If you like parmesan, wait til you see their pasta
I think my favorite kind of hidden gem is the Happy Accident – the place you find when Plan A goes out the window, and you say, “Let’s just eat here.” And by the time you leave, you’re glad Plan A failed. Such was the case when we tried to go to a viral deli near UM that turned out to be one of those “you’re lucky we’re making your sandwich, now tip me 25%” kind of places. So I called an audible, meandered down Sunset Drive, and found SNDWCH.
SNDWCH (no vowels, like the owner was trying to fit the name on a license plate) is an Italian sandwich shop with a menu similar to the place we’d just left. Except the staff was friendly, the food was reasonably priced, and nobody asked for a 25% tip before they’d even looked at my order. Everything screamed “We’re happy to have you,” and in a city where restaurants get an ego the minute they hit 20,000 Instagram followers, it was refreshing to find a place as low-key and welcoming as it was delicious.
So what makes this sand…
