Food review: Italiano Sandwich

Restaurant: Toaster Oven (San Francisco)
Food description: White bread, mortadella, capicola, salami, pepperoni, provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, hot peppers, onions, pickles, mayo, mustard, oil, and italian seasoning
Food rating: 8.5 out of 10
Times ordered: 10+

First off, let me say that I don't order this sandwich with the hot peppers, but I'm sure it would be excellent with that extra spiciness too. I also get light mayo, because I hate it when people drown my sandwiches in condiments. As far as the quality of this sandwich, I'm loving it. The ingredients are all fresh, the toasting is not overdone to the point of "so crunchy that it hurts the top of my mouth" or underdone to the point of "why is this bread so damn soggy". The mix of meats has an great flavor. And at $4.99 its great value. I always get chips with the sandwich because it's not that big, so you need the filler to go with it, but the chips they have there are good, and not the run of the mill stuff. This is a tasty, quick lunch to grab before a meeting or if you are lunching at your desk.

Food review: Kitchen sink sandwich

Restaurant: Toaster Oven (San Francisco)
Food description: Sandwich with salami, ham, roast beef, turkey, and provolone on a wheat roll
Food rating: 8 out of 10
Times ordered: 10+

For a top-notch sandwich joint that's also quick and cheap, Toaster Oven is your place. I've tried most of the sandwiches on the menu, and the kitchen sink sandwich is my favorite. I actually modify the recipe a bit, leaving out the roast beef. It clashes a little with the other 3 meats plus it's too stringy and requires some post-lunch floss action which ain't really my thing. They're a little stingy on the meat, but you can add more for a buck. The way they make sandwiches here is they put the meat and cheese on a roll, put it through a toaster and then comes the toppings . The cheese is perfectly melted and it's not like those fake panini sandwiches where the meat is all cold in the middle. I don't know where they get it from, but their bread is ridiculous. It's probably the best part of the sandwich: not too chewy, not too thick, toasted on the outside and soft on the inside. Every time I walk by this place, the scent of fresh bread reminds me to keep coming back.