my first yelp review

There’s no good reason to be posting this here besides that I wrote it really quickly, and then I liked it. I also haven’t written a real post in a while so let’s pretend I didn’t write this for yelp. If you guys are in town again, I’ll take you there cause I’m the mayor on 4square, so, you know, I’m kind of a big deal.

Zenwich
Elmhurst, IL

Typically when it comes to fusion you get two sub par cultural offerings combining to make something that hopes to be more than the sum of its parts.

Zenwich does it right though. All the Asian dishes that are in the sandwiches would stand on their own without the fusion. The curry beef/chicken, bulgogi, crab cakes, satay, and katsu are all legit delicious.

The bread they use is Ciabatta, which does its job very well in maintaining the structural integrity of the sandwich. This is a very important and often overlooked aspect of a good sandwich. If you order the curry sandwich, you will be impressed by how well the bread holds up to a dish that is saucy by nature (not cause I hate ‘cha!). The bread also has enough give so that if you were to bite into it, it won’t squeeze all the ingredients out the back. Also very important. I hate it when I bite into a delicious sandwich/burger only to have my meats and cheeses blow a raspberry out the backside.

Through the successful combination of stand alone quality ingredients, and sandwich ergonomics, Zenwich has indeed created an offering that is greater than the sum of its parts. Just remember to order ahead of time, or be prepared to wait a bit. The sandwiches are all made fresh to order so it takes a bit (approx 10min) to cook it all. This is the only knock I can think of against this delightful restaurant.

TL;DR Zenwich = Gotenks.

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