Serious Sandwiches: The New Crockery Cafe Turkey Sandwich
There are turkey sandwiches, and then there are (cue the Hallelujah music) TURKEY SANDWICH!
The difference? The former is usually made from a thinly sliced substance cut off a giant hunk of meat that sort of resembles a turkey breast, while the latter is a much more serious affair, requiring the roasting (and shredding) of an actual turkey before both the white and dark meat are piled high into what will become a (cue the Hallelujah music) TURKEY SANDWICH!
The New Crockery Cafe is a small mom-and-pop hole in the wall in the design district of San Francisco that specializes in the music-inducing kind of turkey sandwich. Every morning for 18 years they've roasted a whole 35-pound turkey, just for lunchtime sandwiches—and unlike at Thanksgiving, they never have leftovers. Around 10:30 a.m., the turkey comes out and is shredded just in time for the lunch crowd to arrive. By 1:30 p.m., the turkey is usually gone, a surprising feat, until you find out the sandwich costs less than $6.
"The works" gets you white and dark meat with lettuce, tomato, pickles, salt, pepper, mustard, mayo, and, of course, cranberry sauce. Don't think mustard and cranberry sauce go together? Not an issue. The sandwich is so big, it's impossible to get both in the same bite.
Check out the video of one of these things being made. (My favorite part is the laughter Nuha "The Turkey Lady" induces when topping what would be a normal sandwich size amount of dark meat, with three times the amount of white meat.)
The New Crockery Cafe
Address: 1 Division Street, San Francisco CA 94103 [map]
Phone: 415-861-3805
Photograph and video courtesy of Mark Jambas
About the author: Zach Brooks is the proprietor of Midtown Lunch, where he blogs about affordable lunchtime eats in Midtown Manhattan. The guy knows his sandwiches.
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4 Comments:
Haha, I am totally going to this place!
I heart the city =)
chlamers at 1:24PM on 09/12/07
It seems like the theme of our serious sandwiches is size. They're all huge. Is that just happenstance, or did I miss a memo?
Christina at 5:09PM on 09/12/07
the seattle equivalent is bakeman's. they roast a whole turkey every day too, and pile it high (just be sure you know what condiments you want before you get to the counter) for hordes of biz folk who make their way to this basement joint every day, willing to tolerate long lines (they move fast) and harassment from the owner for a
bigsanford at 7:35PM on 09/21/07
This place is great! "mom and pop" are super sweet. Actually they usually make 2 turkeys every day (35 pounds each!!!) and sometimes 3 when the turkey plate is the special of the day. That's what "mom" told me a few years back.
It's like thanksgiving every day! Mmmm, now I"m waiting for Monday to roll around so I can go get my fix!
sususal at 6:18PM on 09/22/07