Sandwich Contest Results
The results are in!
We ran our Sandwich contest at the end of June and the feedback was great.This past month we've run each of the entries that we recieved on our menu as the daily specials and asked the customers who tried it what they thought.
Here are the highlights:
The Nor' Easter - we sold a lot of this sandwich and people really enjoyed it, the kicker was the cranberry mayo that we spread on the bread - we will be adding this to our rotation of specials sometimes and the Multigrain bread it was served on is sure to become a staple on our menu because it was so good!
The Hawaiian - this one was my favorite! {but not the winner :( } the housemade pickled ginger with a spicy brown mustard and grilled pineapple was an awesome treat and those who tried it really enjoyed it.
Limburger with Onion on Rye - This generated more conversation (and more smell) than anything we've ever put on our menu! People who like Limburger were so excited to see it on a menu and to get that special treat, we heard lots of childhood memories and everyone wanted to share how they liked it served the best. Those who didn't like it - including some of our kitchen staff - turned up their nose, but I kept reminding them that they didn't know if it was good if they never tried it!
There were a few other entries but the winning entry actually sold out in just a two days and everyone enjoyed it.
The entry came from Brad from Niagara Popcorn and it was a very simple request "Roasted Red Peppers with Gruyere".
I hunted WNY for an affordable Gruyere cheese and found that the price ranges from $12/pound (if you buy it in BULK) to $22/pound...making it a very pricey cheese for sandwiches. Gruyère Cheese is a hard yellow cheese, named after the town of Gruyères in Switzerland - we actually thought it tasted very similar to a standard swiss cheese when melted with the peppers.
SO, we are going to be adding a Roasted Red Pepper with Swiss Cheese Panini Melt brushed with herb infused olive oil - it's not quite the same as using Gruyere, but it will make it able to be the same price as our other sandwiches so we can all afford to enjoy it! AND it makes Brad our contest winner!
Stay tuned throughout the fall as we'll be updating our menu with some new sandwiches (including Brad's) and some new ingredients that we think you'll all enjoy :)
Written Tuesday, 09 August 2011