Midtown Lunch

I wasn’t the only one to find the New Orleans-style sandwiches at Cheeky Sandwiches on Orchard St. delicious, it seems. The Times did a short review in its $25 and under column and loved both the half and half po’ boy and chicken biscuit that I recently sampled. Just stay away from that veggie muffalata on their menu, which Zach deemed an abomination for its lack of cold cuts…or any meat.

When I first heard that Cheeky Sandwiches was opening on Orchard St. (btw. Hester & Canal), I got pretty excited because there are few places serving food from New Orleans at all in the city, let alone po’ boys and other sandwiches. When I took over as head downtown lunch’er, it immediately went on my short list to check out. Well, I have done some quality control assessments and careful research. Hot, hot sandwich porn after the jump. Read more »