My Favorite Restaurants: The Amazing Sandwich Deli and Bar

My Favorite Restaurants

"The Amazing Sandwich Deli and Bar"
CHIANG MAI, THAILAND

May, 2000
updated December 2002

Summary

I am very particular when it comes to sandwiches, as I tend to prefer warm meals to cold sandwiches. The Amazing Sandwich Deli and Bar solves my problem, for it serves perfectly prepared sandwiches made to your specifications. The wide range of choices should satisfy everyone's taste. Breakfast is available, plus a selection of meat pies and sweet pies.

The service is laid back and non-intrusive, but most of the customers have no problem with that, for they are talking with their companions, reading up on Chiang Mai, or simply chowing down on the good food.

For years I had no favorite luncheon place in Chiang Mai, but the drought is over. Move over JJ's, there is a new sandwich shop in town.

Menu Favorites

The specialty of the house is, obviously, sandwiches made to your order. Your "specifications" would be more correct, for you must make selections in many categories to fully specify your sandwich. I think this approach is particularly nice, as I know that my taste in meats, cheese, condiments, etc. does not match that of other people, and vice versa. So, here is the short list of your choices:

Bread: 4 choices
Meats: choose 2 from a list of 12. Add additional choices for only 5 baht each.
Cheese: choose 2 from a list of 8. Alas, no Swiss cheese, but still a very good choice.
Vegetables/fruit/nuts: choose 4 from a list of 10.
Dressings: choose 3 from a list of 8.
Herbs/spices: choose 3 from a list of 6.

Whew! It only sounds difficult. Actually, it is easily done, except that you are certainly going to be hungry immediately after considering all the ways you can satisfy your sandwich craving.

I do like their French Fries - light, not overcooked, and tasty.

I have yet to try the sweet pies - each time I to order pie, they were out. Better for my waistline, I suppose, but my review feels incomplete. The pies are homemade by the farang who owns the shop, so in the optimistic view of things, the pie must be great and they were sold out due to overwhelming demand. This being Thailand, one could equally guess that the pie maker didn't come to work, but since all other evidence is positive, I think the optimistic view is more likely.

By the way: one very gratifying aspect of this already fine operation is CONSISTENCY. Every time I have eaten there, the food was made the same way to the same high standards. That is outstanding !

How to Get There

Very easy to find, as it is two doors north of the Thai International ticket office in central Chiang Mai. Every tourist map should show this landmark, so there is no excuse for not finding it and enjoying a simply great sandwich.

Amazing Sandwich
252/3 Pra Phoklao Road
Chiang Mai

(053) 218846

Open 9 AM to 9 PM daily except Sunday.

The Amazing Sandwich Deli and Bar
Phrapokklao Road, between Thai International and the Vista Hotel
Chiang Mai 50100 Thailand

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