Midtown Lunch

Most people who know of Saluggi’s in the uppermost part of Tribeca on Church St. (btw. Canal & Lispenard) know it for pizza. A look at the menu online told me this maybe wasn’t the best place for a solo diner to go. When I got there I discovered they have a special of two slices and a soda for $6.50, but I already had my heart set on one of their sandwiches – particularly the sausage and broccoli rabe variety.

The sandwiches are all $8 or $9, with the one I chose coming in on the upper end of that range. The price seems a little less terrible once you see how large the sandwich is, and the fact that you get a large portion of fries or a salad with it. If you’re not a big eater (or have some sort of self-restraint), you could get two meals out of this.

This was one gut-bomb of a delicious sandwich although as you can see it’s heavy on the broccoli rabe. The ratio of greens to Italian sausage (you can get hot, sweet, or both) was a little skewed but the bread was great and it’s not like you can’t pick some of the roughage out if you don’t like it.

If you’re in need of a hearty lunch this one fits the bill. Otherwise, you may want to go with the pizza slice special.

Saluggi’s, 325 Church St. (btw. Lispenard & Canal), (212) 226-7900, www.saluggis.com