San Francisco Sandwich Shop Opens First Texas Location in Austin | Eater Austin

"Opening May 15 as the chain’s first Texas location in the Austin area, this Cedar Park shop is part of a local partnership between founder Ike Shehadeh and former Houston Astros pitcher Mark Appel. The brand is known for a long menu of hot, sauce-drenched sandwiches, and this location debuts three Texas-only sandwiches: the Running Brushy (roast beef, the chain’s barbecue sauce, green chiles, and pepper jack), the Cluck Ranch (a vegetarian take with vegan steak), and a fried chicken sandwich topped with honey, barbecue sauce, honey mustard, and a mix of pepper jack, Swiss, and cheddar. To celebrate the Texas debut, the restaurant is giving away free sandwiches to the first 50 guests on Thursday, May 23 at 10:30 a.m. The rapidly growing chain has over 50 locations across California and Arizona and traces its roots back to its 2007 opening, when it was called Ike’s Place." - Nadia Chaudhury