Sandwich Exchange Express

Homemade sandwiches take a little time and are great. Worth the wait. The Bostonian is my favorite!

I work directly across the street and I’ve thought about going here dozens of times. I guess that gives you an idea what you’re working with here — I’m sure you’ve got a place just like it near your place of employment.
But hey, I was actually kind of surprised when I finally got my act together and stopped in for lunch. SEE’s got a decent selection and reasonable prices. I had a Chicken Pesto Press, which was runny with too much pesto, but the taste was there, and it was solid. Good enough where I’d get it again for lunch, but I’m still intrigued by some of there other offerings, so I’m going to attack those first.
As far as the wait time issue goes — my coworker and I waited a bit longer than average for our sandwiches, but it wasn’t anything particularly notable. Perhaps the guys at SEE put their speed shoes on and stepped up there game a bit.
Bottom line — I’ll be back for lunch again in the near future, without letting dozens of idling thoughts of SEE’s sandwiches go unrealized this time.

Anything but an express. Even with no one else in line, I waited over 20 minutes for a standard, off the deli board sandwich. Hey, the staff is friendly and the food is good, but expect to pay for it. This seem to be the only shop in the area… so for lunch-​goers, bag your lunch or give yourself extra time and pocket money for when you stop in there.

The regular sandwiches are their best item, really big and tasty. The Grilled Chicken was mediocre, not fresh chicken and kind of small.

oh my god, THIS PLACE. it’s not much of an exaggeration to say that if it weren’t for its primo location — sandwiched (heh, see what i did there?) in between office parks — no sane person would come here more than once. it’s almost become a fun game to see if i can beat my previous record for the longest time waiting to get my order (20 minutes), except for the fact that i’m usually too starving and angry to be amused.
let’s get one thing straight: the food is decent. i’m actually quite a fan of the ultimate grilled cheese and the bostonian, but the service is seriously ridiculous. on the legendary, epic visit, i had ordered the bostonian (roast beef) with no mustard. simple enough, right? cut to 10 minutes later when the kid in the back FINALLY looks at my order and is trying to get the cashier’s attention for about 3 more minutes to find out if, when i said «no mustard», i meant «put mayonnaise on it» instead. i piped up, «nope!» how bout ya just make my sandwich and not worry about adding condiments, bud?
10 more minutes go by and i nicely tell the lady who puts the trays and pickles out that i’ve been waiting for close to 20 minutes. «the bostonian takes a while,» she says, then checking with the kitchen staff. oh, okay… did they need to go kill the cow or something?
suddenly, miraculously, a wrapped bostonian pops up not 30 seconds later. what a strange coincidence!
and this was not an isolated incident — they seem to thrive on incompetence at the ol’ sandwich exchange. so, unless you’re in the mood for stomach grumbles and mediocre sandwiches, don’t go out of your way.