I was so pleasantly surprised by my first meal at Which Wich, located in Middleton between Abuelo’s and Ruth’s Chris, that I went there two more times in that same week. If you like having it your way, this is the place to go, as you can customize every aspect of the more than 50 subs on the menu.
When you walk in, you’ll see a huge board that displays all the choices. You grab a brown bag that corresponds to the sandwich type (e.g. beef, chicken, etc.), then mark up the bag with your preferences, such as size (7″ is $5.25, 10″ is $7.25, 14″ is $9.25), bread type and of course, toppings.
I thought the BBQ Pork and Slaw was fantastic. The pork itself was flavorful (I look forward to eating it again in the Cuban on a future visit), and I liked the mildly sweet sauce. I added crispy onion strings, but they got too soggy in the sauce (rookie mistake by me).
The gyro also was a delight, especially the tzatziki sauce. However, it just wasn’t the same having it on sub bread instead of pita bread. On the other hand, I still enjoyed the No Rye Reuben, despite getting it on wheat bread. That’s because the corned beef was perfectly tender, and the added jalapenos gave it a nice kick.
If you want to go carb free, you can order any sub as a salad with iceberg lettuce or spinach. In retrospect, I should have ordered a chicken dish, such as Chicken Pesto, but instead I ordered the Grinder (salami, pepperoni and capicola). It was okay, but the entire time I was eating it I kept thinking, this would be better as an Italian sub.
Other sub types include vegetarian, breakfast (served all day) and Kidswich (e.g. PBJ, grilled cheese, etc.).
Which Wich is open every day for lunch, dinner and carryout.
Both offer lunch and dinner during the day. Dragon I is a sister restaurant to Nam’s Noodle and offers mainly Vietnamese dishes, while Osaka House serves Japanese primarily through carryout and delivery, since its capacity is only 19.
From singing we go to dancing at Osaka House. The entrance to the bar is on Gilman Street, not State Street, which sort of gives you the feeling you’re going to a secret club. I’ve heard it called the “sake lounge,” but the manager told me it really has no name.
Meanwhile, the IPA was milder than I thought it would be (not a bad thing). Still, the beer had an excellent aroma and just the right amount of hop flavor (for me, this means not an overwhelming amount).
