Which Wich Superior Sandwiches

Which Wich is a great concept and perfect for people like me who are constantly overexplaining their sandwich orders in a concentrated effort to avoid lettuce! The concept is so simple, you write your order on the bag, hand it to their friendly cashier and voila, a few minutes later, out comes your perfect sandwich. I love the frequent visitor card, the fact that they are a Diet Coke joint and not Diet Pepsi (shudder) and the fact that I know what I am getting every time — very consistent. I love Planet Sub and Potbelly too, but for a sandwich chain, Which Wich is a decent choice!

Super good! Good price. Great service.
This was my first visit and man did they impress! Super flavorful, which can be lacking in some sandwiches, lots of healthy options, and tons of choices to truly make the sammie yours! I ordered and paid ahead through Unilocal and they got my order perfect and it made my experience very fast. The staff were very attentive and helpful.

This place is terribly run! There is no management! Only college kids who play around who watse your time while you wait for them to finish talking to each other and horseplayin, throwing napkins on each other, to finally get time to make your damn sandwich. Also the blonde cashier acting as if i was wasting HER time by asking what the hot pepper mix consisted of! Its on the sauce menu and its not even a sauce. Apparently her shift was ending or something cuz she had her huge purse on her shoulder while ringing me up. But showing me the pepper mix was SOO much effort for her. I came here once when it opened and vowed not to come back. 2years later i regret giving it another try! The loud guy who was also horseplaying, as everyone else, said to us when they got done chatting loudly and playing around «wow, ur still here waiting for your sandwhich?» And gave me a free drink. I still wont come back!

I’ll round up and give Which Wich 4 stars. However, consistency is a problem. Some times the sandwiches are great, other times not so much. I am not sure exactly what all the issues are, but freshness of bread seems to be one.
Cookies are also very good.

This is a great family ran location of college town focused franchise. The toasted subs are top notch and have unique and premium toppings for no added cost (hummus, spinach, walnuts, etc). The base subs aren’t cheap, but these blow away any other chains in town.
This is a Coke joint with the real machines (no touchscreen cough syrup). If splurging on calories, try the cookie (run through the oven) or the shakes.
Inside is Chipotlized with sometimes chilly stainless. They have a rapid loyalty with extra punches for Royals winning streaks, etc. The bag setup is annoying the first time, but you’ll be a fan after the initial overload of options.
Also, the bathroom is fine and clean (at least during lunch). Not sure what other commenter experienced other than any Westport bathroom probably has the possibility of bar hoppers abusing them on weekends/​nights)

Had the Chicken Pesto on wheat bread skinny style and a hotwich and pesto spread with garlic great variety of choices. The Gyro was fantastic as well overall solid sandwich place!

Above average due to the vast options here! Really, I don’t think any sandwich place has this many options and consistently tastes this delicious. I always prefer toasted, which they do. It’s similar to Planet Sub and Pickleman’s but has more options. Good choice for a quick bite.

AWESOME! Our family has eaten there several times and love it, even our picky kids!

This was my first visit to a Which Wich, certainly my last to this location. The problem is that they were unable to make my sandwich as ordered even with the aid of the trademark Which Wich brown bag ordering system and a red marker clearly indicating my preferences. There were so many mistakes I wondered why I even filled out the order bag. To me this is the one thing they should be able to do correctly. I also thought the quality of the ingredients was slightly better than Subway. Very dissapointing.

Store was clean. I had a muffuletta sandwich with provolone. It was good. Ingredients were fresh didn’t have so much oil it dropped everywhere like some I’ve had here in KC. Store was clean. Service was quick and employees polite and knowledgable in product. I’d eat here again.

There’s a lot of cool options on the menu, but the better the option sounds, you’ll just have to imagine a more basic version of what you’re expecting. It will never be bad, it just won’t blow you away. For example; ordering a gyro, your choices are still white, wheat, lettuce wrap, or bowl. Without the pita wrap is it even a gyro? Can I even pronounce gyro correctly? No and no, but it’s not far off either.
Buffalo chicken wise, its the regular chicken with the wing sauce on it. I don’t mind calling bullshit on the lack of breaded chicken. I deserve the early heart attack I’m entitled to by paying for somewhat unhealthier food.
Other than that the service was great and the staff was friendly. You can add bacon to anything, and you should.

I had heard this was the best new sandwich shop, so looking for a quick dinner option I decided to try it. I was pretty disappointed. It’s not terrible, but i don’t get the hype. I just had a turkey club. I checked off that I wanted avocados, I was charged for avocados but when I got home, no avocados. On top of that the american cheese is not even real cheese, it’s that gross processed stuff that comes wrapped in plastic. Gross. I usually try to avoid eating that crap so this was an extreme disappointment. The pickles are just pickles you’d get in a jar at the grocery store. Even the bread, which is the one thing you would think a «superior sandwich shop» would make in house, was just regular ol’ sub bread that you can get anywhere. There is nothing special about this place. I’ll be sticking to my regular Pickleman’s with their delicious house made pickles, bread and real cheese.

*I was just alerted to the fact that Which Wich doesn’t own those bathrooms I wrote about in my last review. They belong to and are the ownership of the nearby FreeBirds burrito shop.*
An addition to my earlier review– We visited here again on January 30^th. We had the same great food and service, but I was absolutely disgusted when I used the restroom. It had a very foul odor, and looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in ages. It was absolutely disgusting– with visible dirt and other stains on the walls and floor. It was especially odd because the dining room was quite clean and there was a staff member cleaning off tables frequently. He needs to extend that cleaning to the restroom!

So in the war of the sandwich shops steps a new contender. Which Wich definitely brings a unique style to the fast food sub game. No counters where you see all the fixings you can choose. Instead you have a wall of bags.
You don’t order with a human. You select your bag based on what you want (Italian, Veggie, Beef, Pork, Chicken, etc.). The bag has all the options you want. Fixings, type of wich dressing, etc. You check off what you want on the bag and hand the bag to the cashier, he rings you up and your sandwich goes into the works. You can have any wich cold or hot which is a definite plus.
I had a Grinder (salami, pepperoni, and capicola). It was tasty. the bread was soft and worked well. Flavor was there and all in all, it was a good value for the money.
I’ll update as I go back to try new things. but in the meantime, definitely give them a try.

Little tricky if you’re a newbie but I have no doubt that you’ll catch on! ;)
1. You walk in… take a brown bag with the name of the sandwich you want on it…
2. Grab a marker.
3. Start at the top and make your way to the bottom with all your condiments/​toppings you’d like on your sandwich.
4. Give you lovely person behind the counter.
5. They make comment about how you did an awesome job filling out your brown bag order.
6. You feel good about yourself.
7. Wait for your name to be called (because you didn’t forget it at the bottom of the bag)
8. Get sandwich.
9. Eat & Enjoy.
This story IS based on a true story. I had the italian with provolone (warm) one night as a «quick fix» for dinner and it was delish. Whoever pieced together all the yummy toppings and delicious bread for this sandwich is an artist… oh wait, that’s me!
I’m going to call myself a Sandwich Artist now… Please do not look for me at your nearest Subway, I will not be there ;)

A good sandwich, it turns out, is hard to find. So go to Which Wich.
This is place makes a GREAT sandwich. If you are not overwhelmed the first time you go in to order you are a much better person than I. I don’t have the finger strength to type out how to order in the detail it deserves. Here is the short version; look at the board, pick your meat type. Grab corresponding sandwich bag. Fill it out with how you want your sandwich prepared — cheese, bread type, toasted/​not, toppings and other things. Write your name on the bag. Hand to person at the register and pay.
If you go through this process three times inside of a week-​and-​a-​half (like me) you are gold. I’m embarrassed to say I’ve earned a free sandwich already (I had the help of my family thank you).
Everything is good so I won’t give you my opinion on which Which Wich to order. I will say the kids meals are just OK, let’s leave it at that. Back to me. .. I found a turkey sandwich combination that replicates my favorite sandwich at my favorite place as a kid growing up in a state north of here. The missing ingredient was garlic, which Which Wich has! Mmmmm Which Wich!

I don’t get it. I don’t mean the whole schtick of filling out what you want on a paper bag. That I get and it’s fine. What I don’t get is all the rave reviews for a place that’s just perfectly average.
We wandered in here and I hadn’t read reviews but did remember seeing that people raved about this place. So it had to be at least somewhat good. We got the system and while some people love the choices, I am one of the most indecisive orderers you’ll ever meet and this place is sort of a nightmare for me on that level. But it would be really unfair of me to dock points due to my fear of commitment issues. Even if that commitment was only to a sandwich.
I decided to go with the pesto chicken, loaded up with veggies. The hubs went with a teriyaki chicken. I have to say I was all excited to load it up with veggies and that’s definitely a perk for me at these make-​your-​own sandwich/​burger places. I won’t go into the system since others explained it.
I expected this place to be kind of like Five Guys but for sandwiches. The prices initially seemed fair, as I thought I’d be getting a couple ounces of real chicken with fresh veggies. Except that wasn’t the case.
What I get was deli meat. And that’s where value went downhill. I have to say I was completely surprised by this. A place that claims to have fresh, innovative, superior should not be serving deli meat. Maybe that’s just my opinion but at this price point, I could get the real thing instead of something that’s been processed and salted. As for the rest of the sandwich, the pesto itself was kind of weak. I ordered it with the garlic and that did have a kick, which made me happy. And I liked the veggie options.
Maybe it’s because I grew up in a place where you can go to almost any corner and get yourself a sammy with good deli meat and veggies. I’m just not impressed and Wich Wich is nothing special at all. All in all, it was below average for sandwiches and just average for a fast food deli place and that’s ok. It is better than your average Subway or Jimmy John’s sammy but it’s still deli meat. I’ve had better sandwiches and won’t let the next new fast food type place sway me just because it’s new. I don’t see myself coming here again when I can get better food that’s processed meat product for the same price.

Kansas City has so many excellent sandwich shops:
Jimmy John’s has always been my personal favorite — really really fast sandwiches that taste pretty damn good. Goodcents is also a KC favorite. Which Wich just opened in the Westport area of town, so I stopped in to check it out:
The décor was similar to Chipotle — clean style, not overloaded with furniture, and spic and span. When I walked in, I immediately noticed the GIGANTIC board with nine different major meat/​veg categories, each with 5 or 6 options for sandwich types, and then a mile long list of spreads and toppings. I was a bit overwhelmed by all of the choices… but then I was cheerfully greeted by a waitstaff member, who asked if I had eaten there before. He clearly could see the wide-​eyed look of terror and indecision (I’m sure he was used to it with the new customers).
He was nice enough to explain how the sandwich system works: you pick a bag based on each of the major meat/​fish/​veg categories, then mark with a pen one of their sandwich types, and then mark off what toppings/​spreads/​toastings you want. It’s a 100% customizable sandwich — pretty cool!
I ordered a Grinder: a salami, cappacola, and prosciutto sandwich, added some pesto, provolone, and tons of veggies. They toasted the bread for me. It was delicious. Like Quizno’s on crack. And it came out in under 5 mins! I had also ordered a small chocolate shake. The waitstaff was busy, and I think forgot, but when they realized the error, to my surprise they produced a large one for me, with tons of apologies. Excellent service (something I’m finding is rare here in town). The whole meal was under $ 10 and I was stuffed.
I will definitely be back — I recommend this place and hope it does well in KC!

Finally this place opened! Their first day was this past Monday on June 10, 2013.
I’ve been to the one in California so I knew what to do. Their menu had a lot of choices of meat. Pretty much you would grab a brown paper bag below whichever meat you want, mark off whatever toppings you want in your sandwich, and write your name at the bottom. Then, you would pay for your food and wait till they call your name. I went for a 7 inch The Wicked sandwich and made it a meal (chips and drink) for about $ 9 (I forgot the total). The sandwich was good and just enough to fill me up.
It got busy around 12:15pm and I assume it would be the same for any other day since every sandwich would be a custom sandwich more or less. I don’t live close to here so it would be like a 20 – 25 minute drive. The staff were friendly and I think the manager was making sure everybody got what they wanted.
I’ll be back in the future to try some other sandwiches.

With more than 50 varieties of sandwiches, your biggest dilemma at Which Wich is, of course, which «wich» to choose from. The menu includes some unique flavors including the Elvis Wich — peanut butter, bacon, honey and banana — and the Thank You Turkey with cranberry and stuffing.
Ice cream shakes, salads, cookies and homemade chips are some other features that make this Westport sandwich shop a cut above the rest. The staff are incredibly enthusiastic and are happy to walk you through the ordering process (you fill out your order from a checklist located on your sandwich bag).
The Cuban and The Hula (ham and pineapple) are some of my initial favorites. I guarantee you will find something on the menu to satisfy your sandwich craving.