All Too Well - Culver City
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Inventive sandwiches blending Italian, Lebanese, and deli flavors
Inventive sandwiches blending Italian, Lebanese, and deli flavors
"The newly opened outpost at the Platform in Culver City is the second location of the sandwich shop and the founder’s first restaurant outside Chicago; the shop serves inventive takes on sandwiches that intentionally blur the lines between Italian, Lebanese, and classic deli flavors. The shop’s origins and menu philosophy are closely tied to the founder’s family history of working as butchers and in delis, and he notes that the name is a reference to a Taylor Swift song but insists, “It’s not Taylor Swift-themed.” Describing his approach to the project he says, “I wanted to do that, and I figured I can do it, but I can do it my way,” and “The way I like sandwiches.” Menu highlights include the Bombay Chulet — born from repurposing ingredients and using a Bombay chile crunch and fried onions from the restaurant — assembled on schiacciata (a thinner-than-focaccia Tuscan sandwich bread) with prosciutto, garlic mayo, fig jam, stracciatella, and arugula; the founder describes it as, “It hits the Mediterranean thing mixed with the Indian flavors.” Other offerings include a Culver City–exclusive Kobe with smoked turkey, bacon crumbles, tomato, stracciatella, basil pesto, and garlic mayo; the Tunaverse with tuna salad, Roma tomato, shredded lettuce, and ajvar pepper spread; and named personal tributes such as the smoked turkey Niff Jen (after his wife) and a tomato-and-feta sandwich called Cousins. The sandwiches are served pressed, with char lines on the schiacciata adding another dimension of flavor and texture. The founder plans to travel between Los Angeles and Chicago to oversee both locations and says, “I just want to be a part of the community, he says. “I know I’m an outsider, but I think what I’m doing is unique, and I’m putting myself out there.”" - Rebecca Roland
"In case you were wondering, yes, this place is named after the 10-minute Taylor Swift song. This Chicago sandwich shop’s first West Coast location is across from the Platform in Culver City. There’s an LA-specific menu with sandwiches named Shaq and Kobe, but some Chicago bestsellers made the trip, too, like the Niff Jen with turkey, stracciatella, and fig jam, and the Bombay Chulet, with turkey, prosciutto, and chili crunch. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Cathy Park
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