Fossette Foccaceria

The ham was amazing, the sauce inside the sandwich was incredible, and the bread used for the sandwich was unbelievable. The combination of flavors in the sandwiches felt like a journey to another world beyond America. It’s a shame they don’t sell the ham separately—otherwise, I would have bought their delicious Italian ham instead of eating the bland, and honestly, bad-tasting American ham. It’s unfortunate that America deprives itself of the best and can’t truly be great…

I recently got the chance to stop by Foccaceria with a close friend. It is a new sandwich shop near the convention center right across the street from Unconventional Diner. I got the Italiano sandwich. The image doesn’t do it justice. This was a great sandwich. Staff were friendly and well informed on all their sandwich. They have about 12 seats in the restaurant but they do get packed quickly. I highly advise trying this spot.

Delicious focaccia sandwiches with Italian inspired ingredients. I love the rather simple and limited menu and driven focus on ingredients(very Italian of them) The bread was fresh, flavorful, and a soft in texture. My Spicy Italian sub was not very spicy but had a great balance of sliced meat/arugula/mozzarella. I will be back to work my way through the menu for sure since I consider these sandwiches to be good value for the price. Something that is hard to say about many places in this downtown D.C. area. I mean realistically two people could eat this with a side of something or one very hungry sandwich lover like myself.

This is a *delivery* review. I ordered the tomato and mozzarella focaccia, let me tell you I've had many iterations of this type of sandwich but this was the best one I ever had. You could taste how fresh the bread and the ingredients were so high quality and the sauces were amazing. Can't wait to order again. The packaging was done well too.

New favorite neighborhood spot! We got two sandwiches and both were amazing and clearly made fresh. We also mentioned we were celebrating a birthday, and they offered us a piece of their lemon olive oil cake. We can't wait to go back - couldn't recommend it more!

One of the best sandwiches of my life!! I got the caprese (garlic aioli was fire) and my friends got one with eggplant, one with pesto, and one with spicy peppers. The pesto one was described as “tremendous.” Highly highly recommend!!!

Ordered an eggplant parm. Had a lot of crispy eggplant but very little of any other ingredient. Mozzarella and basil covered maybe 10% of the sandwich, tomatoes maybe 50%. No sauce or pesto or anything so it was very dry. Bread was good at least.

Great addition to the neighborhood! Got the Italiano and Testaccio and both were delicious. Only complaint is that they stop serving breakfast sandwiches at 11am which seemed early for a Saturday

I would 100% come back got the Mortazza and Testaccio and both were phenomenal. The focaccia is die for and the filling / flavor is amazing for both sandwiches. You cannot go wrong. Best sandwich place I've found in a bit and can't wait to return

I ordered pickup at Fossette, which has a variety of focaccia sandwiches that are Italian-inspired in flavor. The store doesn't have too much indoor seating (just a few tables) but has a cute cafe-type vibe. The person at the cashier was very nice and prompt. I didn't have to wait to pick up (and there wasn't a huge line when I went either). The food: I ordered the Abruzzo. Overall portion and flavor was good! Not the largest sandwich I've had, but similar in pricing to other sandwich joints near the convention center. The ingredients tasted very fresh! It said prosciutto for the sandwich, but I think it has prosciutto cotto instead? Wasn't mad, but just unexpected. I also saw they had tiramisu and couldn't resist. The lady fingers were nicely soaked in the coffee (not too soggy), and the cream was tasty as well. Overall, a solid option for a quick lunch in the convention center area.

Since I ate here yesterday for lunch and I can't stop thinking about it! Really! I picked up my food to go and went somewhere to eat , if you know me very well, you know that if the food is really amazing I will mostly likely forget to take photos of it! Guess what? It was really amazing! Lol Don't let the menu fool you. it's short, but not too short, and small, but not really! Every item is a masterpiece, so you'll spend ages debating what to order. Trust me, you'll end up getting two sandwiches because picking just one feels like a crime against your cravings! Luckily I had 2 more people so I got 4 different sandwiches and we tried all of them! The Abruzzo - excellent and new to my taste buds The Italiano - The Italian combo but elevated to a much higher level The Mortazza - simple but not simple! The stracciatela with pistachio crema and pistachio are phenomenal over the mortadela ! The Testaccio - very nice! I like it but to be honestly harsh I didn't feel the meat was actually short ribs but I still would order it again! Yes! It was amazing! I really wanted the Chicken Parm and the Parmigiano ( Eggplant Cutlet ) but unfortunately I still don't have super powers to eat whatever I desire all at once without gaining any weight or going in a food coma! I ordered online and I liked the simple system powered by Toast so my info was there already! Cool You can remove ingredients from the sandwiches but I don't recommend it! They know what they are doing! I'm looking forward to dine in one day because they also have an Espresso Bar!! What a pleasure to eat these wonderful Focaccia !! I have one take and I hope to see a comment from the management just so you can see their explanation for it! I really loved everything! But 2 Focaccia's were so soft and fluffy and the others weren't that fresh ( notice I said "that fresh") maybe because it was a slow day after Christmas? I'd love to hear back here so everyone can read it and no I'm not taking any stars down! 5 stars EXPERIENCE! I'LL ADD THEM TO MY STARGATES LIST! That list will contain places that are able to transport you in distance and time to take you for a complete different experience from another country or another time! Please open more locations! Come near the water in old Town Alexandria or National Harbor! We need you everywhere! Try it, vote for the review , message me, or compliment me with any comment or question, and don't forget to ... Pray for me ;)

Across the street from the Convention Center, this spot is a great place to grab sandwiches for lunch. It's a small spot with a few tables and bar seating. There's a small market inside selling coffee, olive oil, etc. The sandwiches are diverse. The chicken parm came with a thick piece of chicken cutlet with some sesame on it. It was tasty!

I recently got the chance to stop by Foccaceria with a close friend. It is a new sandwich shop near the convention center right across the street from Unconventional Diner. I got the Italiano sandwich. The image doesn't do it justice. This was a great sandwich. Staff were friendly and well informed on all their sandwich. They have about 12 seats in the restaurant but they do get packed quickly. I highly advise trying this spot.

Good quick lunch spot with massive sandwiches! I enjoyed the Mortazza a lot and thought they were pretty generous with the stracciatella and mortadella. The pistachio crema also added a little bit of sweetness which paired well with the salty mortadella. However, I kind of felt like the sandwich was missing something - it was delicious for the first few bites but could have used maybe something fresh to keep the flavor interesting. My friend got the Parmigiano, which was good, but the eggplant was so thin that you couldn't really taste much beyond the breading. My biggest disappointment was with the focaccia itself - it was quite dry and almost tasted a bit stale. It wasn't terrible but I was definitely expecting more from a place that focuses completely on focaccia sandwiches. Given the freshness of the other ingredients I think the sandwiches would be amazing with a better quality bread!

Was really excited to try this place. Went today for lunch and was really annoyed. I ordered their Italian sandwich that comes with three types of meat and mozzarella. I opened it to check the sandwich out before I took a bite because all I could see was meat and arugula and didn't want to eat it if I had received the wrong sandwich. I didn't see what I would expect to be fresh mozzarella on a sandwich, just a small amount (a teaspoon maybe) of some white cream. I figured this was some pistachio cream or something that made its way onto the knife. So I took it to the counter and told them they'd forgotten the cheese. They took it to the back and brought it back to me with no changes and told me the cheese was on the top. I tried to say more but they just left me. So, I opened the sandwich back up to verify my findings. There was still, at most, a teaspoon of what must have been the innards of a very small mozzarella ball--like the kind that comes three to an ounce. It literally looked like dressing there was so little, like maybe 1/3 ounce, which because of the aforementioned three packs of mozz balls, I can easily estimate. I am not someone who chooses restaurants for their portion size. But I do choose things based on balance and feeding me what I order. But there was plenty of meat on this and just barely any cheese. Plus they were pretty nasty to me when I gently asked about it. I am bummed because the sandwich was actually pretty good--way too much oil and a teaspoon of mozz but overall nice ingredients and great bread. But it was much better when I took the second half home and put cheese on it--like it says on the menu. The least they could have done was give some stupid reason why there were four ounces of meat and 1/3 ounces of cheese. I may give them one more chance, but I'd really like the caprese and I'm not confident the mozz will out-weigh the balsamic.

For me, Fossette Focacceria's chicken parm earns a 3 out of 5 stars. While the portion size is generous several aspects fell short of expectations. The breading was disappointingly prone to falling off, and the chicken itself lacked freshness. Furthermore, the cheese failed to achieve a proper melt, and the tomato sauce tasted artificial. The bread, a crucial component of chicken parm, also missed the mark, failing to deliver the desired crispiness. Overall, while Fossette Focacceria's chicken parm satisfied my hunger, it didn't quite hit the spot in terms of quality and flavor. The service however was quick and the inside was cute with places to sit and enjoy.

This brand new spot on the boarder of Logan Circle and Shaw is a great addition to the neighborhood! Owned by the next door parent restaurant All Purpose, Fossette is a solid breakfast and lunch sandwich shop that carries coffee, wine, pasta and more! I ventured here today on its grand opening and can tell this will become one of my favorite places. The staff is friendly and service was fairly quick. I ordered the breakfast focaccia sandwich and the bread was amazing. Though they don't have seating yet, there seems to be a bar that will ultimately have high stools for sitting. This is definitely designed to be a carry out spot, but Logan Circle is nearby if you're in a need of a place to relax and enjoy these awesome sandwiches. I'm so happy to see a local business open in this space!

First off, I'm a big Chef Mike fan. All-Purpose and Red Hen are GOATs in my book. When I was 16, I had his Feast of the 7 Fishes, and it changed my life. This place missed the mark for me. I've been twice, once by myself, and once with my brother, who was a lifelong picky eater that only started eating the entire food pyramid recently, after eating things at Red Hen, First, the service was a 10/10. It was fast and friendly. The location doesn't have a bathroom, but that's out of their control, so I can't fault them for it. Also, other sandwich joints I like in DC don't have bathrooms either, which is fine. For context, my ideal version of these sandwiches, is the way they're made by Salvo's Cucina Casalinga. I've tried the tortufo and the mortazza. My problem with both is, they were too small. Now, this isn't an issue of false advertising, their website photos show what you get. The focaccia has a nice crisp to it since they lightly toast it. Ideally, I'd want 1.5x thicker bread, double stracciatella, a more generous slathering of condiments, and like two more slices of meat. If they had a big boy upgrade of the mortazza, with this, I'd get it. I can only assume it's not like that, because your team figured out it wasn't profitable or what people will pay for, which I understand, no hard feelings. The tartufo had honey on the outside of the sandwich, and I had to take the subway home with sticky fingers, since there wasn't a hand sanitizer dispenser(or I could've missed it). When my brother went, he had the testaccio, and he couldn't taste any horseradish or parm fonduta. That makes me sad, given All Purpose sells a big dippie cup of the fonduta(also known as nectar of the gods) with their pizza for 4 bucks, so a dollars worth would've been perfect on it. For what it's worth, my disappointment with the sandwiches inspired me to make my own focaccia and at some point, I'll make some sandwiches too. Finally, I wish there'd been an option of a side I could order, maybe some cold stuffed cherry peppers, or crazy sticks made from the AP dough(a boy can dream...). I will probably not be back, but my dad, who is also a Chef Mike superfan, swears I need to try the chicken parm sandwich, so we'll see...

Great sandwiches, foccacia is fluffy and perfect for them, ordering online was easy and orders are ready quickly. Will be back to try more

Best sandwich in the DMV! The menu has so many great options. While it was difficult choosing one, I went with the chicken parm special - a masterpiece. The quality of the focaccia and sandwich ingredients are second to none. The chicken cutlets were perfect breaded, with a touch of sesame. It worked perfectly. The mozzarella, basil, and signature All Purpose red sauce were lagniappe. Foccette is a great value given the quality of the ingredients. I'm looking forward to returning to try the breakfast sandwich. The nice young lady I ordered from informed breakfast wraps up around noon. Not surprisingly, Chefmike has hit another grand slam - check out his other spots as well: All Purpose Pizza; (all locations); Red Hen (where the magic began); and Aventino. We need more Chef Mike's making deliciousness a reality.

I ordered for *delivery* the mozzarella and tomato focaccia. This was so fresh and absolutely delicious. The delivery order was packed well. I've had a lot of mozzarella and tomato sandwiches but this was the best one I've ever had, from the focaccia to the sauces perfection. Must try!

I had the braised beef focaccia and it was excellent. Gave me feelings of being at my grandmothers for Sunday sauce and making a sandwich from the braised beef. It was the bomb

Wow, so yummy! I ordered the Abruzzo, with prosciutto, salami, zucchini, and roasted red pepper. My husband had the Testaccio with roasted beef rib. Both were delicious, very large portions. Highly recommend!!

We visit DC often and love trying new places! The menu is small and sandwiches are on the pricier side for their size. Between the Italiano and Mortazza, I preferred the Mortazza. Both sandwiches were on the salty side (typical with cured meats), but the focaccia was very soft and fluffy.

My office had wanted to try this place, and we ordered in for lunch. The sandwiches are hefty portions, and the focaccia is delightful. Ingredients are all fresh, and I would definitely go back again to try more options.

Amazing sandwiches. Can't wait to come back. Ingredients, focaccia, all of it really good.

Just came in on a saturday afternoon. This place is incredible. Each of the three people in our group had a different sandwich (eggplant parm, caprese, Italiano), and everyone was very happy with their choice. We also got a lemon ricotta dessert and coffee, both of which were great. Staff were super friendly and helpful. We will be back!! (Probably too often).