Rolling back into IUP I stopped at a little place I have now passed
multiple times. There was some fear involved. The Sandwich House is
right across the street from one of the worst sandwich experiences I
can remember at Miller’s Hoagies. If
the place across the street is any good at all…how could
Miller’s remain open? I had no
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A quaint little converted house the rooms of the bottom floor make up the dining area, the counter and the kitchen is attached out back. The whole staff and the other late afternoon customers were seriously friendly in a comfortable way.
I ordered the same thing I did across the street at the counter and
found a table. There was a key lime cake in the display, which they
replated for me and ran out to the table before the sandwiches
appeared. Life is too short…eat dessert first. The cake was a little
dry but the two different icings would finally settle a long debate
between Janet and I. She likes the no flavor whipped cream fluff
icing and says my preferred buttercream is too sweet. This cake had
a nice sharp citrus punch and was filled with fluffy light frosting
and the exterior was smeared with a sweet paste. A cake for all. |
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Started With Functional Citrus Dessert |
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Both sandwiches arrived with a side of fries.
The fries were done well but nothing to spend much time discussing.
The Italian supreme came with meats I recognized instead of the
sliced lung across the street. Baked ham, pepperoni, and cappicola
was topped with cheese and set on a bed of lettuce, tomato and
onion. The roll was clearly an out of the bag option but was
improved upon with a nice toast in the oven. After adding a little
packet of creamy Italian dressing the Italian sandwich wasn’t going
to wow like the recent trip to 9th Street
Deli but was high-quality and enjoyable. Flavor miles ahead of
Miller’s. They gotta be selling
something other than sandwiches over there to stay open. |
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I enjoyed the chipped steak hoagie more than
the Italian with flavorful and seasoned beef, melted cheese, fresh
crunchy and pickled vegetables, it was really tasty. The Sandwich
House might not churn out quite what they muster at
9th Street but they make really good
food in a nice place full of nice people. There’s no competition for
that. |
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Not A Bad Steak Sammitch Either |
Tastes Like Beef & Cheese, Imagine |
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B- | B+ | B | B | N/A | B- | ||
Chipped Steak Hoagie |