Comments on: FreeFoods Duck Pastrami Sandwich is a Triumph. A Freakin’ Expensive Triumph.

By: 5lunch

5lunch — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:43:20 +0000

The sandwich is no longer $9.99. They jacked it up to $12. Way out of my league

By: Sarah Hellerman

Sarah Hellerman — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:26:17 +0000

Mike Cosentino is not my coworker

By: Ming

Ming — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:21:15 +0000

I tried the sandwich for the first time just now from the location between Lexington and 3rd Avenue on 51st Street.

The price of the sandwich is $12 + $1 tax. I usually don’t spend more than $6 or $7 for lunch in midtown so that hit me pretty hard. Also, they serve the bread on sourdough, which doesn’t look like the type of bread in the pictures above. I would’ve much rather had it regular white bread.

All that being said, the sandwich was pretty damn good. I think the best part of the whole sandwich, other than the nice thick pieces of duck, is the spicy-ness.

Sorry for the lack of comments but I ain’t no Food Network judge or anything. I just eat what tastes good and this sandwich definitely fit the bill. Would I get it again? Probably not. But that’s because I’m a cheapo and not because of any lack of goodness.

By: Mike Cosentino

Mike Cosentino — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:03:41 +0000

A co-worker and I went and had this sandwich after reading this yesterday. It was delicious.

I hope that FreeFoods keeps it on the menu since I’ll be having it a lot more often.

By: AMBUWS29

AMBUWS29 — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:11:02 +0000

Sweet mother this sandwich is good. Juicy, vaguely spicy, perfectly prepared. I finally dragged myself over and ate it today. It’s only on the menu through the end of the month, or so says a sign in there, so get it while you can.

By: Mamacita

Mamacita — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:01:48 +0000

^^ I haven’t had a chance to try it yet, dammit, does this mean the good duck batch is done with? Did I wait too long?? :-(

By: buns

buns — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:56:20 +0000

i had the opportunity to try this today. like johannas had mentioned, mine looks nothing like the picture. not pink and fatty duck, but dry, grayish, and liver-y tasting meat. duck, cheese, bread, cannot go wrong, but i have to say i was disappointed. and probably would go as far to say that if one goes to freefoods expecting it to look like the picture above, they’d be let down. the bread in one half of it was falling apart and for a few bites i was holding the duck itself.

not sure if this is a trend or a few instances of negligence, but i’d say to anyone looking to try this sandwich to keep your expectations in check

By: Johannas Staplebum

Johannas Staplebum — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:39:25 +0000

I’m conflicted.

I do like duck. A lot. I like bread. I like cheese. I like all the components of this sandwich.

The appeal of this sandwich is pretty clear: quality components, time and care put into the preparation, for a reasonable price. The guy who put the sandwich together did a very generous job.

However, my sandwich looked nothing like the pink, moist, and gooey pic in Zach’s post. The duck was gray and a little dry-stringy, with a consistency not unlike that of liver. And for the first half of the sandwich I ate, there was too much pepper (for those naysayers who say that is just the pastrami-ness, I will offer up the fact that the taste of pepper overwhelmed all else). The sandwich press failed to warm the refrigerated duck and cheese, which results in crispy–and delicious–bread, but a cold sandwich. If you want a cold sandwich, fine, but the point of heat in the middle of the sandwich–of this sandwich–is to allow the components to become less disjointed and a happy ducky mess.

The point is, I’m willing to give the promise of the sandwich another try–even at $10.83–but this time around, the wonderful quantity of food was overwhelmed by pepper and the flavors kept separate by incomplete heating.

By: christina

christina — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:16:30 +0000

ordered the sandwich through seamless web (enticed by a $5 off your first order coupon). delivered to me with tax and tip under $7. you can’t beat that. about the sandwich: the duck was quite tasty! moist and flavorful with a good kick of pepper. the saurkraut not so much…. IMO too much ginger/carrot… could not taste the russian dressing at all (perhaps they forgot it in mine). overall totally worth $7, probably worth $10…. i’m a lunch packer (yes, how strange that i am addicted to this website) and also a self-titled cheapo and hate to spend ANY money on lunch……… but this was pretty good.

By: Clues

Clues — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:42:06 +0000

Send them an e-mail (from their website)…

contact@freefoodsnyc.com