CLEVELAND PICKLE, YOU'RE THE BEST. And fear not, fellow pickle-haters: You need not love this shop's signature food to love this shop's food. Anything made with pickles can be made without pickles, & some of the ingredients that include "pickle" in the name are not, in fact, pickles, but rather cleverly disguised names for certain sauces, relishes, etc. The staff is friendly & happy to help you work through the menu to figure out what you'll like best, even providing a menu that has its top three bestsellers highlighted.
I'm a big fan of the Payne Avenue Panini - though I'd call it a "hot sub" before I'd call it a panini - which features Asian-inspired flavors: pork meatballs, radish relish, cilantro, carrots, adobo sauce, lime.... HEAVEN. Also, it's enormous - as I gather all their sandwiches are - so it'll either keep you full or feed you for two meals. Their sandwiches are pretty messy, so frankly, they're better eaten in than taken to go, but whatever you decide, you're probably going to leave happy.