This place is such a go to for me that I take it for granted. So much so that I've completely forgotten to review it until now. I've pretty much been coming here sporadically over the last 3 years but now almost every week.
Avenue is just solid and consistent and, believe it or not, reasonably priced for an eatery smack in the middle of the king to queen overpriced lunch zone. You can actually have a sandwich AND soup or fries for under $10 instead of paying $13+ for a burger with a side of diddly squat with a fat 20% tip expected for a whole lot of nothing.
The peameal bacon is a bit nuts though. Half an inch thick and greasy as hell but you can't say they don't hook you up, even if I like my peameal thinner, like at insomnia.
The navy bean soup is awesome and straight up like your dad telling you to "listen when I'm talkin' to you, son!" Have it with a pastrami sandwich and scud missile amounts of mustard.
If you're dining alone, sit at the bar like a mensch. Don't take up a booth because you'd rather be at Weslodge nibbling on fennel and wondering why the waiters wear gun holsters.