According to this article in Apple Valley Patch (as well as a nearly identical one in Eagan), a chain sandwich shop, which opened in Savage several months ago, is expanding to other locations including Apple Valley and Eagan. The shop which prides itself its poorly rated ordering format and ridiculous number of toppings, has received mixed reviews from people all over the local area. However, the most surprising thing is their insistence on expanding to so many South Metro towns so quickly.
From the article:
Eccles, who owns another Which Wich location in Savage, says the restaurant’s variety sets it apart from it’s competitors. Which Wich has 51 sandwiches on its menu, and hundreds of possible combinations that more adventurous sandwich enthusiasts can try.
The most unusual sandwich the restaurant carries on its menu is the “Elvis Wich,” a combination of bananas, bacon, honey and peanut butter, Eccles said.
“We cover the gamut from your basic turkey sandwich to our version of the monte cristo or the French dip,” Eccles said. “We have shrimp, buffalo sauce, you name it. There’s a myriad of stuff you can put on top of your sandwich.”
From reviews seen on the online review site which we will not mention here, many reviewers say their unorthodox ordering method makes for a long wait even when no one is inside the store. One person noted they waited 12 minutes, “fast” by Which Wich standards, and a second left after waiting 30 minutes for their food. Another reviewer noted they can get the same food in less time and for less money at the beloved Blue Ox in Burnsville.
Trying to look at their online meny provides a list of their sandwiches but clicking for more information provides a page where you further customize a sandwich such as “Beef & Whiz” with a lot of ingredients which aren’t enabled by default likely leaving people confused, including me. Most of the sandwiches are plays on the standards and nothing really stood out to me as “wow!” simply because with that many options it’s hard to really zero in on something worthwhile. While I suppose it would be worth a try, this isn’t high up on my list especially that they’re throwing up all over the South Metro and overextending themselves when they should have probably just died off like all chain sandwich shops deserve to do.
Based on what you’ve seen here and elsewhere what do you think about Which Wich? Have you ever had it? If so, what did you think? Did you take a look at the menu? Did you find the format a little too much for you or is that fine? Whatever you have to say about Which Wich in Eagan, Which Wich in Apple Valley or Which Wich in Savage, go ahead and comment on as I’d love to hear your thoughts.
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February 1st, 2013 at 8:09 am
I went to the Which Wich in Highland Park not too long after they opened last year. The food was fine from what I can remember but I do remember waiting for what I thought was a long time (5-10 minutes?) for my food and remember thinking if it takes that long when they were “slow” I couldn’t imagine what it would be like when they were busy.
February 1st, 2013 at 8:27 am
There’s a Which Wich downtown in the US Bank building that I walk by several times a week. It open a few months ago and had HUGE lines. I heard from co-workers that it was good, but expensive (and slow!) for a sandwich.
I haven’t tried it – the gimicky sandwich places just don’t do it for me. I’m not a fan of Potbelly and I can’t think of anything at Which Wich that would make me want to try it. I did notice the one in Savage recently and wondered how well they would do in that strip mall location.
You’d be much better off heading down to the street and getting a sandwich from a food truck – like Get Sauced. Best pork sandwiches I’ve had!
February 1st, 2013 at 8:29 am
I have been going to the WW in Bloomington for lunch about once a week. It is slower than most “fast food” places, but in my opinion it is worth the wait. I enjoy having all the options.
My go-to sandwich at WW is the buffalo chicken on wheat with blue cheese, spinach, crunchy onions, avocado ($1 extra) and banana peppers.
It’s a good sandwich, maybe a little on the pricey side at nearly $10 with a drink.
Compared to Subway, Cousins, Blimpies, Jimmy Johns, Quiznos, etc… I’ll take WW every time.
Compared to the Mighty Buffalo at Blue Ox, Blue Ox is better, bigger, cheaper, and faster. In fact, I think I might head to Blue Ox today.
February 1st, 2013 at 8:32 am
I had Blue Ox on my birthday. Their roast beef open faced special is fantastic but I’m still super partial to the Buffalo :-)
February 1st, 2013 at 8:40 am
When the I drove past the Highland Park location a year or so ago, I went home to check the website only to find it was just another chain with a gimmick.
Like mentioned, when I reviewed the god awful list of sandwich choices I sort of thought why bother. I have all of those choices and more at the local supermarket if I want to make up my own concoction. I want a restaurant to tell me what I should order. I want to go to a place that has something special that I would not normally be able to get anywhere (like 100% of the sandwiches at Be’Witched for example).
That is what makes the comment above about a “basic turkey sandwich” so hilarious. I can go to Byerly’s and choose from about 100 different kinds of bread and probably 25 different varieties of roasted/smoked/honey glazed turkey for less money than it would cost me to get a choice of 5 breads or whatever and the single kind of turkey they have at this place.
It’s a stupid concept.
February 1st, 2013 at 9:11 am
Unless they have some sort of small menu you can grab at the door with the choices, places that have everything listed on a well with their million choices are hard for me, being nearsighted. I’d be the one to slow everyone else up. :( I can’t say this is a place I’d ever go, being gluten intolerant too.
Plus I could see parking be a bit of a pain if the other businesses in that same little strip mall start to pick up.
February 1st, 2013 at 10:41 am
I looked at the ingredients lists on their website and saw some alarmign things:
OIL OLIVE BLEND 90% Soybean Oil, 10% Olive Pomace Oil
EGG PATTY Whole Eggs, Nonfat Milk, Corn Syrup Solids, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid. Contains: Egg,
Milk.
WHICH WICH BAGUETTE WHITE Unbleached Flour (Wheat, Malted Barley), Water, Salt, Sugar, Contains less than 2% of
each of the following: Soybean Oil, Guar Gun, Wheat Gluten, Datem, L-Cysteine, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes, Monoglycerides, ADA,
Corn Flour, Acetic Acid, Lactic Acid. Contains: Wheat
THIS ISN’T FOOD.
February 1st, 2013 at 11:44 am
Yeah – anything that calls itself a ‘blend’ raises a red flag. Even the 10% olive oil is the cheap stuff that your body can’t even really use.
Does an egg patty need corn syrup?
February 1st, 2013 at 9:42 pm
This is all anyone needs to know…
http://vimeo.com/26129657
February 2nd, 2013 at 12:58 pm
Nurd, that video sums it up. I counted maybe 3 or 4 “superior sandwiches” in the whole thing.
February 4th, 2013 at 12:00 pm
I’ve been to the location in Savage twice. The wait is ridiculous. It is just so slow that you would be better going to a place to be seated (you’d be spending about the same money, too.)
The first time I went I got the buffalo chicken. I was very dissapointed because it was sliced chicken. I’ve never dug on sliced chicken and actually prefer the frozen, microwaved chunks at Subway better. Second time I got the pulled pork. Very good. I would do it again. The only thing is that it’s all about your choice of toppings. If you screw up, there goes 10+ dollars.
The buffalo sandwich at Blue Ox is amazing. I moved to Southern MN from Savage in August for a teaching job. Blue Ox buffalo sandwiches, Chipotle, and being less than 15 minutes from a good grocery store are the three biggest things I miss.
February 4th, 2013 at 2:38 pm
Welcome Mr. V
Great first comment. I hope you decide to keep them coming.
lefty
February 5th, 2013 at 9:30 am
Thanks, Lefty, I’m going to try to. I lived in the Lazy Lighting-verse for about 3.5 years and my sister still lives in Savage so I get up there enough to hopefully contribute something.