3.5 stars
You could say this is an interim review until I try San Francesco's again, but on first try I was slightly disappointed.
Maybe they were ready to go home that Saturday night, maybe the halved mushrooms that had ran out could have made all the difference, or maybe the poor veal that ended up in the sandwich was fed something unsavoury. Whatever it was, the sandwich was not that great. The cut was fine (not chewy), the cheese was barely detectable, the jalapeno had the most personality, and the kaiser roll was just a kaiser roll (obviously. I always get surprised at people getting excited for kaiser rolls)
That being said, the staff are super cool. The girl at the register almost made up for the mediocre sangwich! She informed us that San Francesco's has been open for more than 60 years and her family has operated it for the last 30 yrs. We also got to try some of the packed dried sausage (looks like chorizo), which is made in house and tastes great. I'll definitely pick some up the next time I visit.
Again, I look forward to hopefully updating this review after a few more tries b/c I do love the people and the space!
Note: the only seating space is a bench outside the shop