Schlotzsky’s

Good sandwiches. Potato salad needs work. This place would do in a pinch but like most places that advertise themselves as ‘delis” they are a long way from comparison with a NYC deli in most every way that matters.
The reuben I had was good, if not great, but like I said I was really disappointed with the potato salad. It was sort of the quality I would expect if I bought a tub of it at Walmart.

I had a huge California Chick here and it saved the damn day! I was starving from traveling. The cashier was lovely and patient. A little pricey for two sandwiches and a bag of chips but that seems to be the thing for sandwich places these days. Also, the joint was clean which I think we can all appreciate.

I haven’t had a schlotsky sandwich since 1984, so I was really looking forward to this one — as tasty as I remember! Plus the staff were friendly and helpful. Did you know this restaurant also sells Cinnabon?!? Oh, but don’t get the cinnamon bites — they’re stale.

When visiting Grandma in Arkansas, there are few things one must do. These things all fall in line with recreating bits of the childhood that was spent with the grandparents… those long and hot summers. 120 degree heat down on the pasture with the horses, dogs, and ticks.
On this list is Saturday Mass of course, catching up with her friends on the new stuff from the Yankee up in the big city, and dinner/​lunch out at favorite spots.
Schlotzky’s doesn’t count as something we enjoyed back when I was a kid hangin’ about, fishing and shooting off my .22 pistol at cans. But since Schlotzky’s closed up and moved out of Grand Rapids, this has been adopted in the Fort Smith visit to Grandma’s routine.
Why? Cause Schlotzky’s is the only 5 star sandwich experience around, in my humble opinion. Schlotzky’s gets it right with their own bread, their own sauce, signature combinations of flavors, offerings, and condiments. All that and nostalgia to boot.
Now that I’m in San Diego, I have seen a Schlotzky’s and am very interested in showing Sarah what a 5 star chain sandwich experience is like.
Oh, and you can’t forget the soups! The soups here! Oye!