Sandwich Box

CLOSED.
THIS LOCATION IS CLOSED. They didn’t pay their rent and they have been evicted. This happened a few months ago. For some reason, it is not updated anywhere — including on the Sandwich Box website. The phone number used to be: 416−488−2300. It is disconnected.

Tasty and delicious sandwiches! On the pricey side but I keep going back when I can’t decide what I’m grabbing for lunch and I’m looking for a more healthy alternative. I can’t judge their salads, I’ve only ordered the sandwiches which are made right in front of you then toasted on a panani grill. It comes with a simple mixed green salad dressed in very light dressing. I wouldn’t go everyday just because it is $$. But a great place to have around.

For my healthy health food seeker friends, vegetarians, and vegans alike. I think I found a spot where we can all meet up for lunch. Thank GOD!
Located just east of Yonge and Eglinton this little spot is busy busy pumping out the triple S (Soup, Salad, and Sandwiches) every day. But which direction will you go? Left for a Sandwich and soup, right for a salad?
Yesterday I opted for a little re-​LEAF and ordered a custom salad with all-​a-​yall fixings. If memory serves me correctly I added: egg, chicken, chick peas, carrots, shredded apples with mustard seeds, blue cheese, Strawberries, croutons and Citrus dressing to my Spinach greens. What a creative little guy I am! It was delicious and the perfect amount to fill my hunger gap (however at first glance it appeared very small).
I can’t speak to the soup and sandwiches but they seemed to be popular with the in and out crowd (more so than the salad side of things) — I bet it was because your custom salad is charged by weight. My creation came out to nearly $ 12…over $ 15 with a drink and tax. Kinda pricey for what you get, I mean it’s salad folks… the most expensive item i put in there was the ¼−½ breast of chicken and the boiled egg.
Will I return? Ya sure, but keep in mind there are dozens of places just like it all over the city, some charging less for much much more.

At $ 8 for a sandwich it slightly on the expensive side, but we enjoyed them none the less.
You are able to choose from several different types of breads, spreads, meats and veggies. One of each is included.
The topping were far from overflowing, but the sandwich was a decent size and came with a small salad in the box which we weren’t expecting.
The store is a bit small with a few tables off to the side. If they were any more busy we would have had to go elsewhere to eaten our sandwiches.

I’ve been on low-​gi diet for 9 months and I have had very little rice or bread for a long time. Occasionally, I still have the carbs cravings and wanted to eat bread (I love bread, mind you). A friend of mine suggested me to go to Sandwich Box for lunch knowing that I am looking for a «healthier» lunch option.
Place was packed during lunch hours. Kinda regretted not going elsewhere.
I ordered a ancient grains bread, curried apple spread, roasted turkey breast, portobello mushrooms, gruyère cheese with the side salad.
Too little protein. The small amount of turkey breast really did not justify this $ 11 sandwich.
Too much carbs. As I said I haven’t had bread for a long time and my stomach was bloated after lunch. Also the bread was very hard and crunchy after grilling as if I was chewing two pieces of hard cardboards.
For a lunch sandwich with a small salad, $ 11 is on the pricey side.
I also think I came to the realization that I don’t like sandwiches any more. =(

Great place to grab lunch. Been wanting to try this place out for awhile, was eyeing the one on Adelaide, but now that I’m at Yonge and Eglinton this place is right by my work! Seriously, this would’ve helped me while I was on my vegan diet, tons of yummy vegan options here.
Basically a create-​your-​own sandwich/​salad place… kind of like Subway but completely taken up several notches. Today I got a Yukon Potato Foccaccia sandwich with hummus, avocadoes, portabello mushroom and boccacini and it comes with a side salad. Looking forward to trying the salad option next time. The combinations are endless, don’t think I could ever get bored of this place… I’d probably go broke before that happens though.
The only downside I can see is that they don’t have grilled pineapples as a topping choice and no seating. It’s strictly a take-​out place, hence the name.

Great model. Large selection of fresh breads and gourmet ingredients. For $ 7 you get to pick from a large selection of different breads, one of their spreads (sauces) and then three ingredients including vegetables, meats and mild to strong cheeses. To finish it off they grill the sandwiches in a press and then incude a green salad with balsamic dressing for a fantastic lunch. For the price you get quality ingredients such as sweet red peppers, portobello mushrooms, avocado etc…
These are the sandwiches you wish the ones you make at home look and taste like.

Pricey — yes, but worth it.
The salads i feel are a bit of a rip off, but the sandwiches are more worth it.
Essentially, for a lunch sandwich and garnish salad, you’re look at 10 – 12 bux.
So is it worth it? yes, only because they are using fresh, premium ingredients, and you are the master of your own destiny here — you design what you’re going to eat.
The two best ingredients i come back here for: olive bread and roasted egg plants. Spreads also include an olive tepenade.
Special good thing that i like, they serve san pelligrino oranciata here.

I have to admit I am a fan of this place. Although in order for me to be a fan I always look for value and I just think that this place is a bit on the high side for a quick sandwich and a drink. So I looked past the $ because the food is on the high side. The ingredients used are not your everyday item and I do give them credit for the creativity with their menu.
I never knew thay had the quick lunch menu, credit to Terry P. for mentioning that. I guess I should start reading more and less salivating. I think I will give the cheaper set lunch sandwich a try today. =o)
Yummm!

I pretty much eat there everyday!!! They should have a buy 10 get 1 free promotion like freshii!

I am a big fan of this place, and stop by at least once a week for lunch. It is quite popular among the Yonge and Eglinton lunch crowd. You basically have your choice of a salad bar or a customized sandwich. All ingredients are premium, with your choice of about 8 different breads (whole grain panini is my favorite), 6 or 8 spreads (I like the olive spread), 6 cheeses or so, a variety of high quality meats, and plenty of good veggies such as portobello, caramelized mushrooms, eggplant, roasted peppers, etc. For $ 7.95 you get a spread and your choice of three toppings — most people pick a meat, a cheese, and a veggie, but you can do it however you want. The sandwich is served with a mixed green salad which is a nice touch.
The salad bar also has high quality ingredients. You start by choosing your greens and then the staff will add whatever you want. They have ham and chicken, beans, chickpeas, nuts, strawberries, dried cranberries, olives and of course the regular assortment of tomato, cucumber, carrot, peppers, etc. There is a wide variety of salad dressings. When you are done, they weigh your salad and charge you by weight. Be prepared — it is easy to end up with a $ 9 — $ 11 salad if you add a lot of stuff.
They also have an ‘express sandwich’ at lunch time, which is a different sandwich every day that they have pre-​made but still grill fresh for you. It saves a couple minutes and $ 1 off the price. The place is clean and bright and the staff are always friendly. The prices are a little bit high, but you get what you pay for, and this is good stuff.

Stopped by here to grab a quick lunch. The sandwiches are tasty and interesting but not out of this world. Fresh mostly but the value is lacking. Making a sandwich isn’t rocket science and over $ 10 for a simple sandwich and drink is a bit much considering the ingredients. Overall this place reminds me of the prete-​a-​manger places… not great value but a fresh sandwich when you didn’t have time to pack one for yourself.

Just an FYI, I will not be reviewing any more lunch establishments for Unilocal … as I am certain this will be the only place I will ever want to eat again.
As so often happens to me, my eye was caught by the colour lime green* (I single-​handedly keep Garnier in business…) as I was walking home from the Y&E centre.
Walking in I was confronted with an immediate choice: Left for sandwiches or Right for salads. I went left and examined the extensive bread selection before opting for the swiss triangle.
Then came more decisions: what spead? (roasted garlic and cumin) want meat? (turkey breast) then 2 more toppings? (caramelized onions, sweet red peppers). Then it gets grilled and served in a little box perfect to stay or go, with a bed of crisp greens perfectly dressed in a light vinaigrette.
There are a lot of organic products and vegetarian and vegan spreads. 2 soup options (one meaty and one vegan). Extra toppings are a dollar a piece, but at $ 7.95 for the «build-​your-​own» option, I restrained myself.
I sat down and bit into what was the best sandwich I have tasted since I was little and my Grandma made me her special grilled cheese. I can’t even explain the glorious feeling that danced across my tastebuds; everything melded together perfectly.
$ 10 (exactly, no change) for a sandwich and bottle of water doesn’t make this a cheap lunch, but I will gladly sacrifice in other areas in order to fulfill my new life goal: to try every possible combination of sandwich they have (and soups, and salads, and any other line of business they care to pursue).
In short, I don’t care if it’s premature, I declare myself a devotee.
*I feel the need to clarify that I do not, in fact, ever WEAR lime green, as that would just be unacceptable in almost any circumstance.

OH MY GOSH!!! If I could write this review in all caps and guarantee that A) people would keep reading, and B) I wouldn’t be irritating the crap out of everyone, then I would, cuz that’s how excited I am about my first time experience at the Sandwich Box, at their Yonge & Eglinton location.
First off, the place is clean, immaculate, pretty, appealing to the eye, I’m impressed as soon as I walk in the door. Secondly, if you have not yet been to the Sandwich Box, YOU MUST GO! You just must! It’s THAT GOOD!
Onto the sandwiches! These gourmet sandwiches are like the best made to order sandwiches I’ve ever experienced, accompanied by the most exquisite choices of toppings!!!
The concept is delightfully simple, but variety is diverse and plentiful. You pick your bread, and I’m not talking white or wheat here folks, my choice was the «rosemary foccacia» (Yum-​O!) Then you pick your spread, again, not just mayo, or mustard, I chose «basil pesto» …aahhh! (mouth watering, yet? Huh?)
Next, you pick your meat, I chose the roasted chicken breast. And believe me, I was mighty fearful, coming from Subway and Quizno’s that I was going to be sorely disappointed with some poor disgusting processed chicken crap that they try to pass off as meat… but oh no! This was the real deal! Yippee!
After the meat, you pick your cheese and vegetables. You have the choice to forgo either and get 2 cheeses, and no veg OR no cheese, and 2 veg. But I was sold when I saw they had boccacini mozzarella! So I chose that, along with some roasted red peppers, yummy.
They put in on the grill and brush some olive oil on top to make quite the nice little warmed grilled sandwich for you. After which, they pack it neatly in a little box with a small amount of spring mix on the side, which I thought was soooo considerate! Everyone knows if you put lettuce on a sandwich and grill it or heat it, the lettuce wilts! (yuck!) So now you can take your sandwich, eat there or take away, and then assemble it with your fresh, and cold spring mix and still have the fresh, cold, bite from the crisp mix that they have provided for you!!! I thought that was the greatest idea!!! Huh?!?
As it turns out, that sandwich was so big, I actually got 2 meals out of it too! So I guess it depends how big your stomach and/​or appetite is, because my girlfriend was with me, and she ate all of hers in one sitting.
So, in conclusion, I will be making another trip back to the Sandwich Box, probably within the week, they have definitely found a loyal customer in me. I think the sandwich was around $ 7.50, and totally worth it, as far as I’m concerned. And lastly, in my humble opinion, if you have not yet made it to a Sandwich Box, YOU MUST GO AND TRY!!!