I'm a firm believer in giving any new place I try a second chance. So after a first try fail a few months back we gave Dave's another go tonight. Still unimpressed.
I got the Hey Dave. Just a basic roast beef, cole slaw, Swiss, and some special sauce. Should be a pretty good sammy! Well, it was alright. Nothing special to reflect the premium pricing or the boasting of being the best sandwich shop in Cleveland.
One bite of the pickle and it went straight to the trash. It was intolerably salty. There was no other flavor layer. Pure salt.
Throughout the bread was a layer of two slices of roast beef. Two. Like Subway style. The rest of the sandwich was then stuffed with the coleslaw, lettuce, and the proprietary sauce. All three of these items were okay. But I like coleslaw on my sandwiches. I don't like coleslaw sandwiches.
Down to the bread. It seems like it's made fresh which is awesome but maybe not stored properly? We ordered later in the day. The outside had a nice crunchy crust to it but the inside had no soft chew to offset it. It ended up being just flakey and dry throughout. Thank goodness for all that coleslaw and sauce!
It's an indie business and clearly people really like it which I always like to see. But I just feel that for what they charge, it should be a little bit better. It's just not for me I guess.