Which Sandwich?

We ate them when we were little for lunch; they were homemade and handmade by our moms and neatly wrapped and packed with a brown paper bag. There were many varieties of them and it was so exciting opening that brown paper bag up to see what was for lunch. Could it be PB & J, ham and cheese, a BLT, turkey, ham, chicken, tuna, gummy bears or even green eggs and ham? (My third grade teacher once made green eggs and ham for our class, bless her soul, I licked the plate clean.) We all have eaten sandwiches at one point in our lives, but as we grow older we develop a different taste for different kinds of sandwiches, a more exquisite and refined taste. It also seems that fast food restaurants are also expanding into this cheap but effectively selling product. One restaurant that would follow into that category is a franchise called “Lee’s Sandwich”. It is a Vietnamese franchise that has opened up many stores, some that stay open 24/7. They offer gourmet baguette sandwiches that are relatively cheaper then Subways. Lee’s tries to appeal to your exquisite side by including a somewhat large selection of sandwiches. Those sandwiches are stuffed with mayo, meat patty, with pickled veggies and plenty of greens and a choice of one main type of meat (pork, beef, chicken, tuna etc). Lee’s logo has a picture of the Eiffel tower which I believe is their attempt to relate their food to the fine dining of the French, hence the baguette. Such restaurants try to appeal to our childhood preferences but in a more grown up fashion while some restaurants such as Subways and Quiznos throw at us a $5 dollar/ foot long sandwich deal. But when you think about it $5 a fast mounting price if left unnoticed. I like Subways, Lee’s fails to appease my taste, if there aren’t any Subways around and I wanted a sandwich I’d just make one myself. Either that or go to some ma and pa shop to get a cheap and quick meal. What about you?