Stopped by Breadbox last night, the sandwich shop that took over Cigarz.
Although "sandwich shop" is a bit of a misnomer. This isn't Subway, Quiznos, or even Earl of Sandwich. It's fast-casual, not quick-serve, with house-made potato chips and draft beer. The atmosphere is a bit odd, a mix the clean modernism of Vivo downstairs with indoor swinging lawn chairs and modern art displays of lunch boxes. Didn't really do a lot for me, honestly, but I'd be willing to overlook that if the food delivered.
Taste-wise, it did. Had a grilled cheese with ham and a Nutella shake--both were delicious. The three cheeses on my sandwich played well together. However, both were also obscenely overpriced. For $8, I expected a sandwich on Texas toast or something similar--what I got was on two Wonder-bread sized slices, with one, maybe two, Oscar Meyer size slices of ham. Ungarnished, not even cut in half. I saw some of the other sandwiches going out, they appeared about the size of the Earl, perhaps a little smaller and less "stuffed." But keep in mind, prices are one-third more than what the Earl gets. The Nutella shake was decadently chocolate, but over $5 for half the size of a regular shake at Steak & Shake or Johnny Rockets--served in plastic, not glass.
Service was friendly, but slow and spotty. Basic things like giving napkins with an order. More of a fast food mentality than fast casual.
Won't be going back--Panda Express and Moes are cheaper, or for just a couple bucks more I can get a great table service experience elsewhere in CityWalk (Vivo for example). Don't see this place making it to 2015.
Although "sandwich shop" is a bit of a misnomer. This isn't Subway, Quiznos, or even Earl of Sandwich. It's fast-casual, not quick-serve, with house-made potato chips and draft beer. The atmosphere is a bit odd, a mix the clean modernism of Vivo downstairs with indoor swinging lawn chairs and modern art displays of lunch boxes. Didn't really do a lot for me, honestly, but I'd be willing to overlook that if the food delivered.
Taste-wise, it did. Had a grilled cheese with ham and a Nutella shake--both were delicious. The three cheeses on my sandwich played well together. However, both were also obscenely overpriced. For $8, I expected a sandwich on Texas toast or something similar--what I got was on two Wonder-bread sized slices, with one, maybe two, Oscar Meyer size slices of ham. Ungarnished, not even cut in half. I saw some of the other sandwiches going out, they appeared about the size of the Earl, perhaps a little smaller and less "stuffed." But keep in mind, prices are one-third more than what the Earl gets. The Nutella shake was decadently chocolate, but over $5 for half the size of a regular shake at Steak & Shake or Johnny Rockets--served in plastic, not glass.
Service was friendly, but slow and spotty. Basic things like giving napkins with an order. More of a fast food mentality than fast casual.
Won't be going back--Panda Express and Moes are cheaper, or for just a couple bucks more I can get a great table service experience elsewhere in CityWalk (Vivo for example). Don't see this place making it to 2015.
