Jennifer P.
Yelp
So I heard that this place has sandwiches that rival DiRienzo's (on Beech, really close by) so I had to check it out. In terms of cleanliness, this place has DiRienzo's beat in my opinion. Only the staff handle the bread, unlike DiRienzo's where the bread is in open baskets and customers stick their hands in and grab the bun they want and place it on the counter and the staff take it to make the sandwich. I also didn't see any flies at Sherwood Supermarket.
You get your choice of bread (egg bread, rye, whole wheat, white, 12-grain or 7-grain). I had the egg bread. It's sandwich slices style not bun style. I had the ham sandwich special ($3.99). It came with cheese, tomato, lettuce and your choice of mayo, regular mustard, Dijon mustard, honey mustard, or "Sherwood Sauce" which is apparently mayo, mustard and black pepper. I had the Dijon mustard and let me tell you, it is potent. My sinuses cleared up immediately! The bread was very fresh and soft. The ham was tasty and the toppings were fresh and generous. The sandwiches range in price from $3.99 to $4.99.
The DiRienzo sandwiches are larger (but they are all $5, so Sherwood Supermarket is cheaper depending on what you get), but not necessarily tastier. I still really like the DiRienzo (Hot) Roast Beef Sandwich - it's real roast beef, not deli meat, but I think for cold cut sandwiches, I will be going to Sherwood Supermarket instead.
I'd say that the sandwiches at Sherwood Supermarket are similar to the sandwiches at Continental Delicatessen (in the Byward Market).
They have a small parking lot in front.