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| - I really, really, really, really enjoyed Even Stevens Sandwiches. They appear to have done very well on Yelp which is why I opted to try them! The restaurant is insanely clean. The tables and booths were clear. The floors were immaculate and the service was friendly, prompt and made me feel welcome. The decor is hip, fun and modern. Their logo consists of an animated / cartoon hand holding up a peace sign. In addition to their delicious meals, they have t-shirts for sale representin' their name / logo. It's a fun place I would suggest seeing for yourself. Enough about the decor, how 'bout those sandwiches?
I was going to try the Ruben because who in the heck doesn't love a good Ruben sandwich? But everyone sells a Ruben these days. I mean, you can get a Ruben anywhere. Heck, even Arby's sells a Ruben so I opted for something unique to Even Stevens - their Mihami Vice a.k.a. The Cubano. While this sandwich may be prevalent and popular in Miami, FL, it is not so prevalent in Arizona. Plus, I love pork. And speaking of pork. I'm getting ahead of myself here. I do that when I'm writing an overly excited review on Yelp about food I've just devoured. So anywho, the sandwich is served on a fresh baked baguette which is chewy, but not too chewy like a good baguette should be. Wedged inside of the baguette is a large helping of their infamous roasted pork. Soooo much flavor! The pork was tender, melt-in-your-mouth and exactly what I needed after a hard Wednesday at the salt mines. But wait! There's more! Lying next to all that roasted pork is you guessed it. More pork. This time in the form of some delicious ham which was also equally awesome. It wasn't dry or tough like ham can sometimes be. So you've got the roasted pork, the ham, the baguette AND under all of that pork melted to the baguette are several slices of swiss cheese. Cooling off all that ham on the sandwich are a few dill pickle spears and the condiment is a what they refer to as a 'creamy mustard'. Quite frankly, I don't care what they call it. It was a concoction that hit the spot on this late Wednesday afternoon! Coupled with the sandwich was a heaping pile of potato chips lying next to it.
Their fountain soda machine is also one of those weird fun ones that have the capability of mixing several thousand different combinations of flavors together. So if you want grape Coke (I'm being facetious) or whatever... you can have that, too.
My only minor, minor, minor gripe was the simple fact that I did not get a napkin when my food was brought to my table. There were no napkins on the table and the only pile of them were next to the window where the server collects your food. So it would appear they would bring the napkin to the table when they bring you your lunch / dinner, but I didn't get one. AND that's not that big of a deal. Still no reflection on my meal as a whole and still not a reason why I would not hesitate to recommend Even Stevens to any of my friends, family or fellow Yelpers. Oh! You guys! I totally forgot! So... also, I 'checked in' here with Yelp when I arrived and I scored this gigantic oatmeal-raisin cookie just for checking in on Yelp! (no photos of the cookie. I ate it on the way home. sorry, not sorry) Seriously good sandwiches. Seriously good cookies. Awesome chill decor and an awesome chill vibe in the whole place. Go check it out for sure.
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