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Tired of turkey? Meet the perfect sandwich

Tuesday, August 21, 2007


Gone are the bleak days of boring sandwiches, enter in a new era of sandwiches that will reawaken your tired tastebuds. Nestled in LA’s Larchmont Village is a nondescript wine and cheese shop that will do just that. It sells, quite obviously, wine and cheese, but it coincidentally also makes the tastiest sandwiches known to man.

With long lines extending from one end of the store to the other, the sandwiches that inspire such hype deserves this credit. The numbered menu presents a combination of ingredients such as Italian proscuitto, fresh mozzarella and basil (the #5), and other various ingredient combinations featuring chicken, or tuna. Of course there are delicious vegetarian options, as well, but all I care about is the meat.

I had the #3: salami, sundried tomato mayonnaise, vinaigrette, salad, and Spanish manchego cheese on a baguette (ciabatta bread is an option too). This flavor combination blew my mind. The cheese was thinly sliced to perfection, the salami was rich and flavorful, the tomato mayo gave a smooth richness to the sandwich while the vinaigrette provided enough tang to circumvent this richness from overpowering the sandwich.

Not only was this piece-of-heaven worth the boring wait in line, but it also restored my confidence that sandwiches would one day overcome and transcend the typical turkey-on-whole wheat standard that I have eaten countless number of times, like a lunch-starved automaton.

Outside seating is available, and when paired with lovely weather (and vitamin water), you just can't get a better day.

If your faith in tasty sandwiches needs a little revival, check out the eats at this store. It’s food to believe in.

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Larchmont Village Wine, Spirits and Cheese
223 North Larchmont Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90004-3706
Casual, order-and-grab style, outside seating available. Call-in orders: 323 856 8699 Note: Larchmont Village (a small segment of Larchmont) has tons of little restaurant, cafés, and small stores, great to stroll around in.

*image from paxfood.net, sorry I didn't get pics of the food here, too busy eating!

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posted by wideeyedeggplant, 9:39 PM

7 Comments:

damn this blog always makes me hungry.
commented by Anonymous Anonymous, 7:20 AM  
have you heard of noah;s bagels? thet have one at the end on beverly. i love that place! they need one in orange county!
commented by Anonymous Eric, 7:50 AM  
larchmont rules
commented by Anonymous La LOCAL, 8:43 AM  
yay im glad you liked it.
commented by Blogger BBQCHICKENROBOT, 8:58 AM  
ahhhhhhhhhhhh hungariannnnnnn..
commented by Blogger Bonnie, 9:03 AM  
Craving another tasty treat? Try Cortina's in Anaheim.
commented by Anonymous Anonymous, 1:35 PM  
Ever tried claro's off of newport ave. I love that joint. it's a good one to roll.
commented by Blogger BBQCHICKENROBOT, 1:51 PM  

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