Swiches

Swiches is one of my new favorite lunch spots. It is located on Farmington Ave in Berlin, CT, and shares the same building with the Whole Donut. Swiches is a great alternative to terrible Subway "sandwiches". When you walk in it has a typical food assembly line, and has seating for roughly 20 people if you choose to dine in. I always seem the same 3 sandwich artists working and they are all very pleasant. One thing that seems weird is the Asians wear these plastic face shields like they are going to perform surgery, but nonetheless they put together an awesome sandwich.

What I had today:

Turkey Capri Panini:

Smoked Turkey, Provolone, Spinach, Tomato, Roasted Red Peppers, Oil & Balsamic Vinegar on grilled flat-bread - I added Sundried Tomatoes

All the meats here are Boar's Head brand which is the only way to go if you are running a legit deli. If they don't have the meat ready to go they run into the back room and slice it fresh for you. This can increase wait times if you are in the rush, but the freshness is well worth the couple extra minutes. Today I had the smoked turkey fresh from the slicer. All the veggies and toppings are equally as fresh, they have an entire bowl of avocado in one of the trays and cut it up fresh for every sandwich. Side note - this is one of the only places I have been to that has pepper jack cheese on the menu, a serious upgrade for your favorite sandwich. My order today was served on flat-bread that was grilled to perfection on the panini maker. The panini is a wonderful creation that causes all the meats,cheeses,toppings and of course sauces to warm and melt together to gooey greatness. They package the whole thing in a nice to-go container and even through in a slice of pickle if you are into that. This is all all around great sandwich shoppe and very reasonable considering how far and above the quality is to any fast food, my order today with a bottled water was just over $8. Future updates to come as I explore more of their signature sandwiches.