Mangia is a semi-upscale sandwich/salad/pizza place that has four different locations all throughout Manhattan. I went to the one closest to my office on 23rd Street. It was pretty crowded (and seemed full of tourists, oddly enough), but it didn't take too long to get the sandwich. It was prominently displayed on the counter as a featured sandwich, and the people making the sandwich seemed to almost have it pre-made, as I never saw them actually put it together, but instead they just threw something right into the oven, and it resulted in this:
I was underwhelmed by this sandwich. The two best things about it were the talera bread, which has close to the texture of a croissant, but has more body to it, almost like challah, and the chipotle aioli mayo, which was very tasty. But the avocado and tomato were of pretty low quality, and the chicken was, in a word, boring. It was also a pretty small sandwich for a nine dollar item on the menu. Not really recommended, but there's a good chance that the pizza at Mangia could be very good. 2.9 out of 5.
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