Obika’s Take Out Sandwiches Finally Get the Big +/-
*Sigh* … Obika. What are we going to do with you? When I first heard that Obika, the Italian mozzarella bar chain, would be opening it’s first American outpost in Midtown I was pretty excited. It sounded really good. Actually, that’s not true. It sounded expensive. Imported meats and cheeses? There was no way this place was going to be in the Midtown Lunch price range (i.e. under $10 for a filling lunch.) So, when they finally released the menu, and the take out sandwiches were all under $10, I was kind of excited. I like cheese. I like meat. I like sandwiches. (And most of all, I like Italy.) This could be good.
Not surprisingly, the opening week was pretty hectic. They were overwhelmed and understocked, and as a result the sandwiches were running out pretty early in the day (sometimes even before the accepted lunch start time of Noon.) Reports were coming in that they were pre-made, waiting under the glass, and kind of on the small side, especially for $8. After waiting about as long as I could wait, I finally hit up Obika to see for myself whether these sandwiches could pass the Midtown Lunch standards.
The report, and plenty of sandwich porn, after the jump…
Posted by Zach Brooks at 11:30 am, November 6th, 2008 under 56th btw. Mad+5th, Italian, Obika.