Bakesale Betty - Oakland, CA

Chicken Sandwich

Why I went to Bakesale Betty:  My friend Hermine and SFGate article

The Good:
Chicken Sandwich built this place - great bread and spicy, jalapeno cole slaw.  Behind the counter is basically an assembly line for the sandwich

The Bad:
Limited lunchtime hours
The lunchtime line outside gets long, really long
No parking lot so good luck finding meters or spots in residential Oakland where the block never ends
Very limited seating

The Options:
Stick with the sandwich cuz that's pretty much all they have in terms of real food
Good selection of baked sweets

Shout Out:
My friend Maki from Japan who I dined with

Primanti Bros - Moon Township, PIttsburgh, PA

PIttsburger - cheese steak #2 best seller

Corned Beef

Lunch Slice - $1.50 with a sandwich

Why I went to Primanti Bros (though I hit up a suburban location and not the original):  It's mentioned everytime Pittsburgh food is mentioned and appeared in She's Out of My League

The Good:
The cole slaw makes the sandwich along with the bread.  Great sports bar atmosphere!  $1.50 slice of cheese pizza at lunch

The Bad:
The Pittsburger cheesesteak mystery meat patty comes straight from a pre-Jamie Oliver thrashed school cafeteria.

The Options:
Lots of options for meats to choose from and a single or a double (single should be plenty).  Had the corned beef which is the original and the aforementioned Pittsburger.  If you're in Chicago, hit up Lucky's for a comparable sandwich.

Shout Out:
The Popovich family, Mario Lemieux, Kirk, Stainer, Molly