Ok, I gotta be frank. Everyone knows I LOVE MY DiBella's. But this location loses a star because I kinda got the feeling that they skimp on quality for the sake of efficiency.
I went in at CRAZYTIME. AKA lunch hour. The line was Chipotle-style in length. They had a pretty good system of the sandwich makers waving and a manager escorting those in line to the nearest worker. Very assembly line. That's fine. But for some reason, the bread didn't taste as fresh, the ingredients not as plentiful. That's sad.
Maybe it was just a fluke. And really, who am I to complain? I got my sandwich fairly quickly and I ate it just as quickly. It tasted fine. But ... it wasn't up to DiBella's standards. Which is five stars all the way.
I'll visit again soon; maybe they're still working out their kinks. I'll try to go at an off-time and see if there's any difference.
By the way, I hate this parking lot. I always park in the back, but even that was a madhouse yesterday. Oh well. All the business dudes in Independence have to eat somewhere, and I suppose this new development is as good a place as any.