My sandwich lady.

Varkov · 27-11-2007 04:43PM #1

So, I work in Belfield industrial park, and was getting rather sick of the rubbish food in the canteen. So the other day I ventured out to Berman and Walace to try and get a sandwich.
I am greeted by a short chinese woman behind the deli counter.
"Wa you wan?"
"Uh, brown bread with butter and swiss cheese?"
"An then?"
"Uh, coleslaw?"
"An then?"
"Some chopped peppers?"
"An then?"
"Thats it"
So I get my sammich and scuttle off back inside. I sit down at my desk and unwrap it.
Dear god. It was majestic! The single most amazing sandwich I had ever seen. Thick, pale brown bread. Cheese corners peeking out from between the slices. Not a drop of coleslaw dripping on the classy grease proof paper. And the rainbow splash of chopped peppers nestled firmly, but gently in place.
This woman, no. This was a godess of sandwich making. And I cannot even descibe what a joy it was to eat.

Needless to say, I have been back everyday since. I have built up a small relationship with this ancient oriental sambo master, to the point she has even made suggestions for enhancing the sandwich even further.

But anyway, Im quite bored so have decided to post about my best sandwich ever. Anyone else remember their finest sandwich, and man or woman responsable?

watna · 27-11-2007 04:45PM

That's wierd. I used to work out there and Berman and Wallace was always horrible!

Rob_l · 27-11-2007 04:46PM

watna wrote: »

That's wierd. I used to work out there and Berman and Wallace was always horrible!

"An then"

Steve_o · 27-11-2007 04:47PM

I did get a sandwich made for me once that turned my life on its head...then i fell asleep, woke up hungry and forgot where i got the sandwich, it was nice while it lasted!!

biko · 27-11-2007 04:48PM

My answer is the same as last time/thread.
McCambridges make great sandwiches. Mayo, onion, carrots, Swiss cheese and bacon. Yummy!

patrickc · 27-11-2007 04:49PM

my sandwich making girl (girl who worked in the deli at the time) , is now my girlfriend of a few years, says alot about her sambos...

cooperguy · 27-11-2007 04:52PM

Last year I used to go to the same place for lunch and like you OP built up a bit of a relationship with my Sambo Lady. She ended up piling so much stuff into the sambo Id barely be able to finish it. If I asked for cheese she would give me some of the 3 different types, if I asked for ham she would layer it on. That was a good summer, I definatly got value for my money

and to top it all off I was gauranteed a half decent 5 minute conversation while getting my sambo as oppossed to the usual "Wha do u wan" and nothing else as they throw it together.

beerbaron · 27-11-2007 05:07PM

Berman & Wallce in Belfield Office Park ?

How much for the Sambo ?

Femelade · 27-11-2007 05:12PM

i got a sandwich in the wholy grain in washington street in cork one time. it was heavenly. i went for the red cababge coleslaw instead of the normal coleslaw..delicious! they cut the bread off the loaf there infront of you..nice thick slices..

jester77 · 27-11-2007 05:18PM

biko wrote: »

My answer is the same as last time/thread.
McCambridges make great sandwiches. Mayo, onion, carrots, Swiss cheese and bacon. Yummy!

+1 Best sandwich's I've ever had!

ciabatta, pesto, sundried tomatoes, mozzarella and lots & lots of bacon

Varkov · 27-11-2007 05:21PM

beerbaron wrote: »

Berman & Wallce in Belfield Office Park ?

How much for the Sambo ?

3 squid, not the best, but not the worst. Worth every penny imho.

Binomate · 27-11-2007 05:22PM

Sounds like a pretty disgusting sandwich. What you need is a southern chicken fillet sandwich with some hash browns, white pudding and lots of mayo.

Equally, pieces of chicken breast, with stuffed turkey, cheese, tomato and taco sauce.

Another is Potato salad and bacon with a few tomatoes or else bacon and egg mayonnaise with out the tomatoes.

They're real sandwiches.

cooperguy · 27-11-2007 05:25PM

Binomate wrote: »

Sounds like a pretty disgusting sandwich. What you need is a southern chicken fillet sandwich with some hash browns, white pudding and lots of mayo.

Now thats a disgusting sandwich

Binomate · 27-11-2007 05:27PM

Don't knock it till you've tried it. It's delish.

DonalN · 27-11-2007 05:28PM

nothing beats a bag of cheese and onion Tayto between 2 slices of white bread that have been layered with ketchup!!!

of course you must remove the taytos from the bag for optimum deliciousness !!!...Oh yea!!!!

yossarin · 27-11-2007 05:31PM

a bit out of the way for the Dublin based, but HT Harris of 41 Great Titchfield St, London, W1W 7P make the greatest sandwiches ever.

It's run by an Italian family with an eye for quality. If you order badly they will tell you what you should have.

I had their spicy salami every monday for 3 years, and i could have kept on doing it except my work moved away from the area. Anyone working in the centre of London should drop by here.

Prices vary with Maria's mood and if she knows you.

LouOB · 27-11-2007 05:35PM

Toast (batch),full fat butter (ahh kerrygold),marmalade (homemade or spanish gold is best) and then.... sausages.
Heaven plus.. cuppan tae

TheBigLebowski · 27-11-2007 05:36PM

There is no finer sandwich than a crip and cheese sandwich.

TheBigLebowski · 27-11-2007 05:37PM

TheBigLebowski wrote: »

There is no finer sandwich than a crip and cheese sandwich.

+1

Geff · 27-11-2007 05:38PM

That sandwich sounds weird and I'm a massive fan of coleslaw and peppers.

I'd never put peppers into a sandwich not that it wouldn't taste bad it just wouldn't be cricket.

ixoy · 27-11-2007 05:44PM

watna wrote: »

That's wierd. I used to work out there and Berman and Wallace was always horrible!

Aye, me too. It was never great and horribly over-priced. Often went to Statoil instead.

The Chessplayer · 27-11-2007 05:47PM

Binomate wrote: »

Sounds like a pretty disgusting sandwich. What you need is a southern chicken fillet sandwich with some hash browns, white pudding and lots of mayo.

Equally, pieces of chicken breast, with stuffed turkey, cheese, tomato and taco sauce.

They're real sandwiches.

Buying a sandwich in a petrol station is just something that has never appealed to me.

David Michael · 27-11-2007 05:54PM

About 3 years ago....St Stephens green shopping centre.

Quiznos.

Mesquite Chicken with Bacon

There is nothing more to say.

Sleepy · 27-11-2007 06:16PM

Two pieces of thick toast, rashers, fried tomato slices, mayonaise and a runny fried egg.

Have it every time I'm dying of a hangover and by all the gods combined it's the greatest thing in the world.

Best served with a tall glass of chilled cranberry juice for maximum 'feel like a human being again' goodness.

Lands Leaving · 27-11-2007 07:03PM

just dicovered fresh on wexford st. classiest newsagent ever, and great prices on great sambos, then you can sit down and eat it in the coffee shop within the shop. 3.80 for a panini with 3 toppings, toasted. mmmm. cheese, chicken and pineapple

Mrs. MacGyver · 27-11-2007 07:07PM

McCabes Deli on Tara Street does the most divine samos ever. I had a chicken tikka, lettuce and red onion sambo on brown wholemeal bread - delish indeed! Their food is heavenly.

Keyzer · 27-11-2007 07:11PM

Ancient Chinese Proverb -

Enjoy well made sambo while it lasts...

You never know when the all knowing sambo master will be fired and replaced with a total skanger who spits in your John Rambo....

Lands Leaving · 27-11-2007 07:19PM

Keyzer wrote: »

Ancient Chinese Proverb -

Enjoy well made sambo while it lasts...

You never know when the all knowing sambo master will be fired and replaced with a total skanger who spits in your John Rambo....

Ancient chinese proverb 2 - get all knowing sambo master to fall in love with you and every morning fine sambo in bed will be your reward.

DublinWriter · 27-11-2007 07:33PM

Varkov wrote: »

I am greeted by a short chinese woman behind the deli counter.
"Wa you wan?"
"Uh, brown bread with butter and swiss cheese?"
"An then?"
"Uh, coleslaw?"
"An then?"
"Some chopped peppers?"
"An then?"
"Thats it"

Isn't that the scene from Dude, Where's my Car?

Life imitates art yet again.

27-11-2007 07:43PM

I'm partial to butter, sausages and coleslow in a roll from time to time.

Toto Wolfcastle · 27-11-2007 08:11PM

Cheese (sliced, not grated), sausages, and tomato sauce between two slices of toast. I can only make it at home though, wouldn't trust anyone else to make it for me. They'd ruin it.

I'm still trying to find a nice sambo place in Galway. 3 months and they've all been crap.

My sandwich lady.

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