Comments on: Addy's Sandwich Bar

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:09:10 +0000

I just tried the Duck Confit sandwich today, having had other offerings since the cart opened last year. The duck is now paired with cranberry relish & cabbage instead of the apricot sauce previously noted. Not having had it with the aprioct sauce I can’t say whether this change is an improvement or not, but I definitely enjoyed it in the current incarnation. Good balance of flavors and the cabbage was a nice little touch. Look ma, I technically had veggies today!

One of these days I have got to try the chocolate with sea salt and olive oil combination but I haven’t yet felt that I can justify the cost. But maybe I’ll stop by Little T’s for a baguette and make my own concoction at home.

By: Stewart

Stewart — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:37:43 +0000

I love this cart. I think it’s only gotten better since I started coming here. And she changes it up… not too much, but enough to keep it interesting.

As for the baguette… that’s how it’s supposed to be!

The secret weapon at this cart is the soups and salads… A lot of carts treat soup and salad as an afterthought. Glad to say there’s no shortage of flavor here. I’ve had a great mushroom and kale soup, and I think a lentil soup of some kind. Both were seasoned really well.

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PICNIC » Blog Archive » Addy’s Sandwich Cart — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:16:55 +0000

[...] met Elle downtown for lunch at Addy’s. This cart just opened a few weeks ago. She uses bread from Little-T, the excellent bakery just [...]

By: maija

maija — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:25:46 +0000

I actually loved the bread – it was my favorite part, but I like a little chew to my bread, esp baguette-style. I appreciated how itt really held the sandwich together well (much better than soft bread), so that I was able to eat it while walking back to work with no spillage.

I had the turkey/brie/cucumber and my only complaint was the turkey seemed a little bland. Maybe I’m just used to buying more fancy turkey for my sandwiches at home (I usually get honey-roasted or peppered at the New Seasons deli).

I also noticed the day I was there, she has a batch of homemade sauerkraut started. She said no specific plans for it yet, but I love sauerkraut!

By: ssg

ssg — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:44:55 +0000

I had the duck confit, but I have to disagree with heather about the apricot sauce (maybe they’ve cut back?). I could definitely have gone for more apricot sauce to balance the sandwich better, it was mostly just duck. All in all it was a very good flavor combination though.
The baguettes, however, are too tough and chewy for me, I’m not a fan of sandwich bread that is so hard to bite through… it monopolized the sandwich with the toughness and the sheer amount of bread. The bread is probably going to be the deciding factor in not experimenting with other offerings at this cart, though it seems like it has a lot of potential. Bread is one of my favorite things to eat, but a large hunk of bread of this size and consistency isn’t what I want to make up the majority of my lunch.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:48:50 +0000

Stopped by this week to try the “house cured ham” and gruyere sandwich and was pretty disappointed. More like plain roasted pork (and fairly unseasoned bland pork at that) and the gruyere tasted suspiciously like plain old swiss cheese. Bread is absolutely delicious, however. I may be back to try another sandwich on the menu, but I really think advertising “ham” when it’s not is quite misleading.

By: heather

heather — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:50:05 +0000

I’ve been to Addy’s a couple of times now. Fantastic bread, and the brie and cucumber sandwich is fabulous. The cukes were thick and fresh and salted very lightly. The combination is simple but winning. My one constructive criticism is with the duck confit. When I had it, the apricot sauce completely overwhelmed the duck. Perhaps heating the duck confit before adding it to the sandwich would kick up the flavor of the duck and balance things out? At any rate, I recommend Addy’s and will continue to hit up the cart.

By: Addy

Addy — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:20:49 +0000

Thank you for the nice welcome!!
I love the eggplant idea, and since I got some in my produce box this week, (from Organics To You) I think they are destined for a sandwich special. A friend mentioned a book on terrines that got me thinking about making a vegetable terrine that could be used in a vegan sandwich. Could be good!

By: dieselboi

dieselboi — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:00:13 +0000

Everyone, thanks for the comments. See, sandwiches are a huge deal here in this city. I’m excited for Addy’s since they are the first sandwich bar I have found. Granted, others do do sandwiches, but they are to augment other items on the menu. Addy’s just does sandwiches.

Tara, I’ve met many food cart owners and they love to talk about their options and menu. Honestly, I have ordered from cart A and then chatted up cart B while I wait for food from cart A and have had no issues. AND, it wasn’t because I write for this site. It was because they want to engage their current and possibly future customers.

By: Tara

Tara — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:03:17 +0000

Yes, I am rather fond of chatting up the cart owners, too. Haven’t gotten a sandwich out of it yet, though. Only problem is, if I don’t want to order what they have on the menu, I feel really bad walking up and asking questions and then going to order food somewhere else.