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| - We were heartbroken when Brennan's announced that they were closing, so we were thrilled when this reboot was announced. The fruit is still there, though in a much smaller scale. Cheese options didn't seem downsized very much of at all, and there are still plenty of free samples. Fewer bottles of wine for sale, but did notice a new mix/variety of beer, including some hard to find microbrews.
Still have huge selection of Jacobson Bros meats as well as their delicious potato salad. The biggest change is the addition of their made to order "Dynamite Sandwiches". A small seating area next to the windows - three tables and a bunch of counter seating, or you can get them to go. You order at the counter, they give you a bar code ticket to take to the front register to pay (grab drinks, chips, anything else in the store that you want, on the way). Open kitchen behind the counter, so you can watch them as they build your sammie.
MANY sandwich options, including a whole section of grilled cheese sammies, which made this cheese eating vegetarian happy. I got the one that featured my absolute favorite Brennan's cheese: Basil Farmer cheese, and they added marinated tomatoes and arugula. It was gigantic, and I only planned on eating half of it when I saw it, but accidentally ate the whole thing because it was too good.
Many, many meaty sandwiches available - hot and cold. A deli case of stewing meats to stare at you as you make your decision. The guy working greeted us immediately, letting us know how proud he is of their Cuban sandwich. One of the Hubs' faves, so he immediately went for it. Bread was crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, panini pressed to perfection. Juicy, chock full of a ton of ham and smoked pork. Perfect balance of flavors, and for sure one of the best Cubans in town (& he has tried MANY of them). He is already planning on bringing his coworkers here for their next lunch outing (next week!) and trying to plan which sandwich to try next - if he can tear himself away from the Cuban.
For sure skip the chain sandwich joints littering up the west side, and go to Brennan's instead. Their new sandwiches are definitely dynamite!!
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