When Michael Fiore, the earl of sandwich, was building his restaurant, Tempo, he found there was no good sandwich place around. So in the extra space next door, he decided to open his own, to feed his employees and the neighborhood (not a bad marketing strategy either, to offer a down-market version of their high-quality product). The result is Tempo Presto, located at 256 5th Ave in Brooklyn, which brings the same intense attention to detail from Michael's kitchen to the lowly sandwich. — BEN POPKEN
Videography by Alex Goldberg.
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Try looking harder, I doubt cheap sandwiches are unique to California. :) As with most meals, the best priced places do not do sandwiches as their main business.
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]]>Wow $7 for a sandwich? Ouch. You must be paying for the presentation (that's one fancy sandwich). I'm spoiled on my 4 (banh mi) for $5 at a local vietnamese deli.
Lee's is another place that has some great sandwiches, but they're getting ridiculously expensive for a chain. I used to eat at one across the street from my campus, but their ideal location allowed them to jack the prices up every couple months.
For those that live in Southern California the Gypsy Den has killer rabbit-food sandwiches. I usually require a little more (/some?) animal in my sandwiches, but theirs are incredible.
]]>A half pound of meat, a quarter pound of cheese, on a kaiser roll...
Subway is a VERY poor substitute.
Such is the Mango
]]>Wow, that's way better than those overpriced $8 samiches!
Seriously, impress me with a $5 samich. And if it ain't hot, it ain't no samich, son.
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