"Pane Bianco, Bianco’s celebrated Phoenix sandwich shop that opened in 2005, is here for lunchtime slices and sandwiches, plus salads, grab-and-go salumi and cheese boxes, and more, all at attainable prices. Originally the larger Pizzeria space served slices and sandwiches from a window during the day, but that kitchen setup proved unsustainable. Bianco partnered with Seth Sulka and announced a standalone daytime restaurant in the former Tartine Bianco space a few buildings over. Pane Bianco is now a full-time counter operation with a new electric pizza oven that should help move along the daily lines that once queued at the Pizzeria’s old slice window. Pane Bianco will offer a few slice options, plus 18-inch whole pies to order. Most sandwiches, like the burrata or mortadella, will come on square focaccia bread cut into diagonal halves, though others, like a roast beef sandwich with green garlic aioli, might come on airy house-baked baguettes. Bianco also teased the return of circular puccia loaves that made Pane Bianco a famous name in Phoenix, loading on things like sweet cherry tomato halves in test runs. The space is done up in Bianco’s antique-heavy aesthetic, including a faux fireplace and other vintage pieces that he brought over from Arizona. And in his quest for clarity after years of confusion in LA, Pane Bianco is dead simple: Order here, pick up over there, and eat at of the counters, indoor tables, or outdoor seating. Pane Bianco is open Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with service planned to 7 p.m. eventually." - Matthew Kang
