This is the Non Ti Scordar Di Me from Via Quadronno. Via Quadronno is a small Italian panini bar on the Upper East Side that was far enough from a subway that I ended up ordering the sandwich ahead and quickly picking it up so I could make it back to work in an hour. As a result, the sandwich had cooled off quite a bit when I ate it, and I therefore don't think I quite had the full experience of this sandwich. As you can see, this was a very simple sandwich, with the main ingredients being bacon and brie. Yeah, I know, hard to argue. It was very tasty, but way too ordinary for a fifteen dollar sandwich. I have a feeling that if Via Quadronno wasn't in such a ritzy area that its prices would be much lower. Overall, good sandwich, but definitely not worth the price. 3.8.
This is a great example of a plain picture and a tremendous sandwich. This was at a place in the village called This Little Piggy Had Roast Beef, and oh man, was this outstanding. This was a mutz, roast beef and gravy sandwich (which I tried and seriously disliked at John's Deli) and it was out of this world delicious; the beef was tender, the mutz, while nowhere near Lioni's mozzarella, was still very good and well balanced with the beef, and the gravy was actually somewhat subtle and like the mutz complemented the beef well. The whole sandwich was also gigantic, and I had foolishly ordered "cheese fries" on the side, which turned out to be potato wedges drenched in Cheez Whiz. In other words, fantastic but way too much food and grease for one meal. Let's just say dinner was a light salad that night. This though was a great find, and apparently some of my office mates have fallen in love with the place. Perfect if you're in the mood for grease and roast beef. 4.6.
Sorry for the picture quality. Tebaya is a Japanese chicken wing place in Chelsea, and I had a bizarre sense of deja vu going in, as I had been here years ago, before I worked in the general area, and thought it was fantastic. When I walked in, that memory flooded back, as I immediately recognized the place and the owners. And guess what? Everything was as great as I remembered it. This sandwich is basically tons of fried chicken stuffed into a burger bun and slathered with katsu sauce and...mayo. Yeah, you heard me right. It was absolutely lip-smackingly great, and the chicken wings you can see in the foreground were excellent as well. This gets my highest recommendation. 4.7.
So I don't know what happened with the camera here, but blurry pickles! Anyways, this is the Rueben Crusher from R.U.B. (Righteous Urban Barbecue), which is basically a reuben sandwich with smoked pastrami and grilled onions. In other words, awesome. There's not a lot to write up here, but the sandwich was absolutely delicious, mainly because of the quality of the meat. There were also two dipping sauces that were good enough to eat on their own. Definitely recommended, although a bit too expensive (12 bucks). 4.4.
And last but not at all least, the elusive Chick-Fil-A sandwich! There is only one Chick-Fil-A in New York, and it is located in of all places an NYU food court. Four of us from the office went to try it out, prepared to do some elaborate fibbing and sneaking around to get in. Much to our surprise and honestly delight, no fibbing or sneaking was necessary as we just waltzed right in. The place is actually a "Chick-Fil-A Express," meaning that everything was just out there ready for the taking, including nuggets, waffle fries and the sandwich (my favorite thing was that you did have to request dipping sauce from the guy making the sandwiches, and there was a two sauces per person max).
And the sandwich? It was great. I mean, it was clearly fast food (and the bun was a bit soggy from sitting under heat lamps too long), but the chicken was perfectly cooked and high quality, although very greasy. My favorite food there was actually the chicken nuggets, but the fries were good as well. Overall, not in the same tier as the best sandwiches I've had on the list, but close, and if I hadn't experienced the wonder that is Roll N Roaster it would be by far the best fast food I've ever had in New York. 4.0.
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