Gigi's Cafe
Cafe · Burlingame ·
Huge, generously filled sandwiches with fresh ingredients
Huge, generously filled sandwiches with fresh ingredients
"One of the best sandwiches I’ve had recently was from a Burlingame office park. Gigi’s Cafe, set on the ground floor of an office building, right across the street from Embassy Suites, is a daytime cafe and sandwich shop hidden on the first floor of an office building. The mostly takeout operation (there are a few seats at the edge of the parking lot) serves a handful of breakfast items like croissants and egg-filled burritos, alongside a comprehensive sandwich menu. As a tuna melt devotee, the Fishin’ 4 Heat immediately caught my eye, with tuna salad, pepper jack cheese, avocado, lettuce, tomato, and jalapenos on a craggly Dutch crunch roll. I almost missed the turnoff for Gigi’s — a tight driveway at what looks like a dead end — on my visit. Towards the end of the day, the cafe was quiet, with one other diner in the parking lot hunched over a table, caught in a sandwich trance. Unwrapping the Fishin’ 4 Heat, it was the size of a small animal — almost too large to hold, but I found a way. The tuna was the right texture, and the cheese did lend a welcome kick. The Dutch crunch fared better than most bread would, doing its best to hang on to the oversized creation. I’m already looking for my next excuse to take to Burlingame and head back to Gigi’s." - Dianne de Guzman
"Gigi’s is a stylish, throwback little find that hearkens to both the midcentury panache of Musso & Frank and the vintage feel of New York City’s Bemelman’s Bar and Monkey Bar. The overall look comes from the late architect Osvaldo Maiozzi, who died earlier this year but made Gigi’s his last work. Andrew Cosbie designed the interior, looking at everything from the linens, textiles, and other tactile elements, like the reclaimed marble flooring, mohair booths, and vintage Italian light fixtures. In addition, interior architect Aejie Rhyu of ARA-la Studio handled details like brass shelving, wood paneling, and millwork. Taken together, it all feels like an ageless hotel bar but placed street side amid the part of Tinseltown where actual movie and TV magic happen." - Farley Elliott
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